Factors associated with the mental health status of medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Japan.

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on university students, including those in medical schools, with disruption in routine education causing significant psychological distress. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with psychological distress among medical students during the period of enforced home quarantine from March through May 2020.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

An Improved Encapsulation Method for Cryopreserving Hepatocytes for Functional Transplantation Using a Thermo-reversible Gelation Polymer.

Background/aim: Thermo-reversible gelation polymer (TGP) can be converted into a gel state upon warming and liquid upon cooling. The present study aimed to demonstrate a new method for cryopreservation and encapsulation of rat hepatocytes using a TGP and their successful transplantation.

Materials And Methods: The isolated rat hepatocytes were microencapsulated using TGP, and stored in liquid nitrogen.

Immersion team training in a realistic environment improves team performance in trauma resuscitation.

Background: In the US military, it is common for health care teams to be formed ad hoc and expected to function cohesively as a unit. Poor team dynamics decreases the effectiveness of trauma care delivery. The US Navy Fleet Surgical Team Three has developed a simulation-based trauma initiative-the Shipboard Surgical Trauma Training (S2T2) Course-that emphasizes team dynamics to improve the delivery of trauma care to the severely injured patient.

Hyper-Realistic, Team-Centered Fleet Surgical Team Training Provides Sustained Improvements in Performance.

Objective: The high-stress, fast-paced environment of combat casualty care relies on effective teamwork and communication which translates into quality patient care. A training course was developed for U.S.

Nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma in the elderly: does age play a role?

Nonoperative management (NOM) of blunt splenic injury has become more frequent in the past several decades. Criteria that predict successful NOM remain poorly defined, and one factor that has been studied previously has been patient age. Previous studies have defined older patients as those greater than 55 years of age, but no studies have compared younger patients (55-75 years) with older patients (75+ years) within this age group.