Does hydrogen peroxide help mitigate the incidence of in cervical spine surgeries?

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common yet serious complication of cervical spine surgery. While initially thought to be clinically insignificant, ( is an important cause of infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of a hydrogen peroxide (HO) application during standard presurgical skin preparation to reduce the burden of in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery.

Monophasic Synovial Sarcoma in the Elbow Misclassified but Successfully Treated as Ewing's Sarcoma with Chemotherapy.

To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first published case of monophasic synovial sarcoma (SS) initially diagnosed as Ewing's sarcoma (ES), yet successfully treated with chemotherapy in a 24-year-old patient. The initial diagnosis showed a monotonous round cell tumor and positivity for CD99, characteristic of ES; however, the cytology was negative for the classic EWSR1 rearrangement of ES. The patient was treated with the standard chemotherapy protocol of ES - COG AEWS1031 Regimen A with vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and mesna - as well as with wide resection.

Clubfoot Cast Simulation Using Pressure Sensors: A Novel Way to Teach the Ponseti Method.

Objective: The standard of care in treating congenital clubfoot is the Ponseti method. Resident education of this skill traditionally involves direct casting of patients with attending feedback. With increased clinical time demands, mastery of the skill may not be achievable using direct resident - patient interactions.

Feedback Simulation for Acupressure Training and Skill Assessment.

Introduction: Previous acupressure studies have yielded varying results. This could be due to differences in the amount of pressure applied to the acupressure point (acupoint) by study personnel within a study as well as between studies. Standardizing the level of pressure applied at an acupoint could improve clinical care and future research.

Randomized trial of acupressure to improve patient satisfaction and quality of recovery in hospitalized patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Acupressure therapy may be potentially beneficial in improving postoperative symptoms like postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pain and sleep disorder and improving postoperative quality of recovery. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of acupressure therapy on postoperative patient satisfaction and quality of recovery in hospitalized patients after surgical treatment.

Methods/design: This three-group, parallel, superiority, blinded, randomized controlled trial will test the hypothesis that a combination of PC6, LI4 and HT7 acupressure is superior to sham or no intervention for improving postoperative quality of recovery in hospitalized patients.