Enhanced recovery after cesarean section (ERAC): Where are we in Austria?

Objective: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) recommendations for cesarean section (ERAC), likely the most common reason for laparotomy in women, were issued in 2018-19. We examined how current perioperative management at cesarean section in Austrian hospitals aligns with ERAS recommendations.

Study Design: We surveyed the 21 largest public obstetric units in Austria for alignment with 20 of the 31 strong ERAS recommendations regarding perioperative maternal care at cesarean section.

Combined Mastectomy and Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Salpingo-Oophorectomy in Transgender Men: a Cohort Study.

There are few data on complications with gender affirming surgery. The aim of this study was to assess peri- and postoperative complications of laparoscopic hysterectomy and mastectomy performed in a single sitting in transgender men. Assessment of intra- and postoperative complications in a series of 65 transgender men (mean age 27, range 18-47) undergoing concomitant mastectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy.

A New Synthetic Conduit for the Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Injuries.

Background: Peripheral nerve defects (PND) often cause lifelong physical disability, and the available treatment options are often not satisfactory. PND are usually bridged with an autologous nerve transplant or a nerve guidance conduit (NGC), when coaptation as preferred technique is not possible. The aim of this experimental study was to determine the effectiveness of a novel NGC for regeneration in the treatment of PND.

Opportunistic prophylactic salpingectomy for prevention of ovarian cancer: What do national societies advise?

Objective: To determine how many FIGO (International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology) member societies have statements regarding opportunistic (incidental, prophylactic, risk-reducing) salpingectomy at the time of benign gynecologic surgery and to categorize statements as positive, negative or ambivalent.

Study Design: The websites of the 130 FIGO member societies were searched for statements on opportunistic salpingectomy. We looked for separate statements and statements embedded in other documents such as clinical guidelines as well as statements by national societies of gynecologic oncology.

Safe and easy access technique for the first trocar in laparoscopic surgery.

Background: Access-related injuries are still an important consideration and may increase morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to present in detail a safe and easy technique for open insertion of the first trocar.

Patients And Methods: This technique has been used routinely in the vast majority of laparoscopic procedures at first author's department since 1998.

New synthetic prosthesis for peripheral nerve injuries: an experimental pilot study.

Introduction: Even the most modern technology has failed to induce satisfactory functional regeneration of traumatically severed peripheral nerves. Delayed neural regeneration and in consequence, slower neural conduction seriously limit muscle function in the area supplied by the injured nerve. This study aimed to compare a new nerve coaptation system involving an innovative prosthesis with the classical clinical method of sutured nerve coaptation.