Publications by authors named "Luiza P Serrano"

The state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, known as Burnout Syndrome (BS), is not only affecting the medical workforce but medical students in training. Gender, race, ethnicity, and potentially other variables can serve as significant risk factors contributing to BS among medical students. Despite the importance of understanding these disparities, very few studies in the U.

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Introduction: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is the transplantation of multiple tissue types as a solution for devastating injuries. Despite the highly encouraging functional outcomes of VCA, the consequences of long-term immunosuppression remain the main obstacle in its application. In this review, we provide researchers and surgeons with a summary of the latest advances in the field of cell-based therapies for VCA tolerance.

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Background: Remote patient monitoring (RPM), or telemonitoring, offers ways for health care practitioners to gather real-time information on the physiological conditions of patients. As telemedicine, and thus telemonitoring, is becoming increasingly relevant in today's society, understanding the practitioners' opinions is crucial. This systematic review evaluates the perspectives and experiences of health care practitioners with telemonitoring technologies.

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In 2020, Mayo Clinic established an Advanced Care at Home (ACH) program. ACH is a virtual hybrid hospital-at-home (HaH) program that combines telemedicine with in-home care services by utilizing a state that is software-driven, vendor-mediate medical supply chain. The program initially focused on acute medical diagnosis but has expanded to oversee surgical and postsurgical patients with continued inpatient needs.

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Upper and lower limb amputations are frequently associated with phantom limb pain (PLP). Recently, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been reported as a potential therapy of PLP. We have conducted a systematic review of literature to evaluate the efficacy of VR and AR in managing PLP.

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the second most common cause of death in women worldwide. Axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) is the most significant prognostic factor in breast cancer. Under the current guidelines, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of axillary staging in patients with clinically-node negative breast cancer.

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Background: Lymphedema practice is facing many challenges. Some of these challenges include eradication of tropical lymphedema, preclinical diagnosis of cancer-related lymphedema, and delivery of appropriate individualized care. The past two decades have witnessed an increasing implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in health-care services.

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Article Synopsis
  • Lymph node transfer surgery (LNTS) is an option for patients with secondary lymphedema (LE) who do not benefit from standard therapies, and animal models play a crucial role in researching this treatment.
  • A systematic review of literature highlights that vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) is more effective than avascular lymph node grafts (ALNG) and demonstrates better outcomes with increased VLNT procedures, while also noting the importance of factors like stem cell therapy in improving success rates.
  • The findings suggest that VLNT is currently the preferred surgical intervention for LE, with ongoing advancements in animal models aiding future research and understanding of treatment effectiveness.
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Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a rare, benign tumor found in the peripheral nerves which is challenging to diagnose. We present a case report of the use of ultra-high-frequency ultrasound (UHFUS) on a patient with an LFH to provide valuable information not available on other imaging modalities regarding tumor invasion of the nerve fascicles.

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