A systematic review of the accuracy of prognostic tests and scoring systems for use in the Global Vascular Guidelines' PLAN concept for the treatment of chronic limb threatening ischaemia.

Introduction: The 2019 Global Vascular Guidelines recommend risk assessment for evidence based revascularization based on the acronym PLAN; Patient risk, Limb severity and ANatomical complexity of disease. This meta-analysis compares a multitude of prognostic tests within these categories.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of tests that estimated 1 year major event (amputation free survival and major adverse limb events) probability.

Rare case of an acute liver torsion.

Torsion of an abdominal organ often leads to an acute abdomen requiring emergency surgery. This report describes the rare case of an acute liver torsion in a 76-year-old man. Surgery revealed dislocation of the left liver lobe, which was flipped over to the right upper abdomen.

Outcome and risk factors for recurrence of early onset fracture-related infections treated with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention: Results of a large retrospective multicentre cohort study.

Introduction: Early Fracture-Related Infections (FRIs) are a common entity in hospitals treating trauma patients and are often treated with a Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR) procedure. Aims of this study were to 1) evaluate the recurrence rate after DAIR procedures for early onset FRI, 2) establish the number of surgical procedures to gain control of the initial infection and 3) identify independent predictors for recurrence in this cohort.

Methods: A retrospective multicentre cohort study was conducted in two level 1 trauma centres.

Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Patients with Cleft Lip, Alveolus, and Palate: An Executive Summary.

Significant treatment variation exists in the Netherlands between teams treating patients with cleft lip, alveolus, and/or palate, resulting in a confusing and undesirable situation for patients, parents, and practitioners. Therefore, to optimize cleft care, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) were developed. The aim of this report is to describe CPG development, share the main recommendations, and indicate knowledge gaps regarding cleft care.