The Feasibility and Efficacy of Video Education with Individual Review in Early Surgical Education.

Purpose: Use of video-based education (VBE) to teach surgical skills has increased rapidly and been shown to accelerate students' and residents' time to satisfactory skill acquisition while also improving trainees' satisfaction. However, its implementation is limited by logistical factors such as: video quality, view obstruction, and excessive motion. We aim to study the feasibility of using VBE to teach medical students basic suturing skills.

Immobilization protocols for the treatment of cervical spine fracture: a scoping review.

Background: Current protocols on cervical immobilization postcervical spine fracture are widely accepted in the acute rehabilitation of older adults, however consensus on its overall effectiveness remains lacking.

Purpose: Summarize information from original studies on available cervical immobilization protocols following a cervical fracture and to answer the questions; Which types of study designs have been used to assess the effectiveness of these protocols? What are the currently reported cervical immobilization protocols following cervical fracture in adults? What is the effectiveness of these protocols? What adverse events are associated with these protocols?

Study Design: Scoping review was performed.

Patient Sample: Searches were performed on the following online databases from inception to February 23, 2023: EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL.

Mast cell activation syndrome: Current understanding and research needs.

Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a term applied to several clinical entities that have gained increased attention from patients and medical providers. Although several descriptive publications about MCAS exist, there are many gaps in knowledge, resulting in confusion about this clinical syndrome. Whether MCAS is a primary syndrome or exists as a constellation of symptoms in the context of known inflammatory, allergic, or clonal disorders associated with systemic mast cell activation is not well understood.

Clinical and financial outcomes associated with the utilization of right internal mammary artery versus radial artery in multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: Multi-arterial coronary bypass grafting with the left internal mammary artery as a conduit has been shown to offer superior long-term survival compared to single-arterial coronary bypass grafting. Nevertheless, the selection of a secondary conduit between the right internal mammary artery and the radial artery remains controversial. Using a national cohort, we examined the relationships between the right internal mammary artery and the radial artery with acute clinical and financial outcomes.