Interventions to Reduce Surgical Waste Burden: A Systematic Review.

Background: Operating suites are significant drivers of waste, pollution, and costs. Surgeons can help fight the climate crisis by implementing innovative strategies aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of surgical procedures and decreasing operational costs, and moving toward a more sustainable healthcare system. This study aims to review the literature describing interventions that reduce surgical waste.

Plastic Surgery or Facial Plastic Surgery: Can the Public Tell the Difference?

Background: Social media and online advertising are increasingly used by plastic surgeons (PSs) to educate patients and obtain referrals, but it remains unclear whether the general public can distinguish the difference in training and accreditation among medical professionals advertising online. Our study elucidates the public's expectations regarding the distinction between plastic surgery and facial plastic surgery.

Methods: A survey was distributed via MTurk, an Amazon surveying service, to collect information about demographics and assumptions that would be made solely based on the terminology "facial PS" (FPS) and "PS.

Modernizing ED Care: Virtual Reality Enhances the Patient Experience during Minor Wide-awake Hand Procedures.

Background: Minor procedures in the emergency department (ED) can be distressing for patients. The emergence of virtual reality (VR) offers a promising new tool by immersing patients in an engaging three-dimensional world. Prior studies have shown VR's effectiveness during procedures in reducing pain, anxiety, and procedure duration but have not assessed its efficacy in the ED.

Microsurgical Needle Retention Does Not Cause Pain or Neurovascular Injury in a Rat Model.

Unlabelled: Approximately 20% of retained foreign bodies are surgical needles. Retained macro-needles may become symptomatic, but the effect of microsurgical needles is uncertain. We present the first animal model to simulate microsurgical needle retention.

Non-typhoidal soft-tissue infection after gender affirming subcutaneous mastectomy case report.

We present a case of a 32-year-old transgender male who underwent chest masculinization, complicated by purulent soft tissue infection of bilateral chest incisions. Cultures tested positive for non-typhoidal , methicillin-resistant , and . Herein, we discuss multiple factors contributing to the complexity of treating this patient's clinical course.