A challenging case of tracheal foreign body retrieval following COVID-19 swabbing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in the number of tracheostomised patients in hospitals requiring ventilatory support. These patients require highly specialist care, but overwhelmed hospital systems with stretched human resources potentially leave these patients cared for by undertrained healthcare professionals. We describe a rare complication where a routine COVID-19 swab done incorrectly via a tracheostomy tube, resulted in a snapped-off swab in the trachea.

The use of mobile computing devices in microsurgery.

Mobile computing devices (MCDs), such as smartphones and tablets, are revolutionizing medical practice. These devices are almost universally available and offer a multitude of capabilities, including online features, streaming capabilities, high-quality cameras, and numerous applications. Within the surgical field, MCDs are increasingly being used for simulations.

London calling Gaza: The role of international collaborations in the globalisation of postgraduate burn care education.

Burn injuries represent a significant epidemiological problem, with the vast majority occurring in low- to middle-income countries. These regions also represent areas where lack of socioeconomic growth and geopolitical instability pose additional barriers not only to healthcare provision but also to the acquisition of continuing professional development. Long-distance, web-based learning programmes ('tele-education') have been identified as a successful and powerful means of propagating up-to-date medical education and training in poor-resource, isolated or conflict-ridden regions.

A review of the world's published face transplant cases: ethical perspectives.

The highly publicised case of the first ever partial facial transplant in 2005 sparked fierce ethical debates, moral arguments and strong opinions, both within the medical community as well as the general public and mass media. As more patients have undergone facial transplantation over the last decade, some of this initial scepticism has given way to a wider acceptance of this significant reconstructive development. However, despite an improved understanding of the perioperative technicalities and postoperative perils, the risks remain significant and the long-term outcomes are still largely unknown.

Twelve tips for postgraduate or undergraduate medics building a basic microsurgery simulation training course.

Microsurgery is used in a variety of surgical specialties, including Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery. It is considered one of the most technically challenging fields of surgery. Microsurgical skills demand fine, precise and controlled movements, and microsurgical skill acquisition has a steep initial learning curve.

Free-Tissue Transfer for the Reconstruction of War-Related Extremity Injuries: A Systematic Review of Current Practice.

Objectives: Extremity injuries in combat zones have devastating sequelae. The increasing survival of war-zone casualties, combined with rapid advances in microsurgery, means that there is a growing role for free-tissue reconstruction. We systematically reviewed the current practices in microsurgical reconstruction of combat-related extremity injuries, focusing on free-flap types, timing of surgery, and outcomes.

Cost of Stem Cell-Based Tissue-Engineered Airway Transplants in the United Kingdom: Case Series.

Stem cell-based tissue-engineered tracheas are at an early stage in their product development cycle. Tens of patients have been treated worldwide in predominantly compassionate use settings, demonstrating significant promise. This potentially life-saving treatment is complex, and the cost and its implications for such treatments are yet to be fully understood.

Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma (NCMH): a systematic review of the literature with a new case report.

Background: Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is a very rare, benign tumour of the sinonasal tract usually presenting in infants. We present a systematic review of NCMH cases alongside a case report of an adult with asymptomatic NCMH.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines.

A case report of abdominal compartment syndrome caused by malposition of a femoral venous catheter.

Introduction: Venous catheter malposition is a rare event with potential catastrophic consequences. To our knowledge we describe one of the first case reports of an adult presenting with a rare late complication of femoral venous catheter malposition: abdominal compartment syndrome.

Presentation Of Case: A 39 year-old female sustained severe cerebral injury in a road traffic accident.

Arbitrary coherence in theoretical decision making about surgical training: the effect of irrelevant subliminal anchoring.

Objective: The extent of surgical training given to undergraduates is variable and the decisions taken on the adequacy of the amount to be delivered are often made using little evidence. Therefore, these decisions are vulnerable to bias. Arbitrary coherence is a recently recognized behavior that can be induced by influencing subjects to anchor their answers to a series of questions to an unrelated anchor.