Exchange bias coupling and bipolar resistive switching at room temperature on GaSb/Mn multilayers for resistive memories applications.

This work present structural, morphological, magnetic, and electrical properties of GaSb/Mn multilayer deposited via DC magnetron sputtering at room temperature and at 423 K. The samples are characterized by forming layers of 3, 6 and 12 periods of the GaSb/Mn structure. Through XRD patterns, it was possible to stablish the formation of GaSb, MnGa, and MnSb phases.

Higher Complication Rates for Total versus Partial Thyroidectomy in the Pediatric Population.

Introduction: This study aims to analyze the relative risks for total thyroidectomies by comparing complication rates for total versus partial thyroidectomy in the pediatric population.

Methods: We queried the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) 1997-2012 for all cases of total (n = 3253) or partial (n = 2380) thyroidectomy. We then designed a propensity score matching model and compared total versus partial thyroidectomy based on surgical complications and outcomes.

Long-Term Outcomes after Adolescent Bariatric Surgery.

Background: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is a safe and effective treatment option for adolescents with severe obesity, but no long-term studies are available with more than10 years of follow-up data to document sustained improved outcomes.

Methods: A total of 96 patients who completed MBS at 21 years of age or younger in a tertiary academic center 2002 to 2010 were contacted for a telehealth visit. Body weight, comorbidity status, social/physical function status, and long-term complications were evaluated 10 to 18 years after surgery.

Radical Resection of Pediatric Fibrosarcoma Is Not Associated With Survival Benefit: A Nationwide Database Analysis.

Introduction: Fibrosarcoma is one of the most common nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas in the pediatric population. Surgical resection is the cornerstone of treatment; however, optimal factors regarding the extent of fibrosarcoma resection in localized versus regional disease is poorly understood.

Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was queried for patients who are 19 y old or younger with a diagnosis of fibrosarcoma from 1975 to 2016.

Nationwide outcomes of incidental appendectomy during cholecystectomy versus cholecystectomy alone in children: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Background: The utility of incidental appendectomy, appendectomy during another index surgery in the absence of appendicitis, has not been evaluated in the pediatric population during cholecystectomy. This study sought to compare nationwide outcomes after cholecystectomy with incidental appendectomy in children.

Methods: Patients ≤ 18 years old who underwent cholecystectomy from 2010-2014 were identified from the Nationwide Readmissions Database.