Publications by authors named "N J Buck"
Introduction: Surgeons are often exposed to different types of operative room (OR) noise, for instance machine alarms, phone calls, and interacting objects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of OR noise on the surgeons' laparoscopic performance.
Methods: A total of 30 laparoscopic novices participated in this single-center, prospective, randomized cross-over trial after completing a standardized laparoscopic training until reaching proficiency.
Frameworks have been developed to standardize the assessment of carcinogenic potential in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, building upon decades of research. Carcinogenicity is also evaluated during the safety evaluation of food substances, using a comprehensive approach unique to each substance. To better understand these approaches, a retrospective assessment was conducted on the publicly available database of substances notified to the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) as being Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS).
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- This study looked at how using special laparoscopic tools with vibration feedback can help surgeons learn to handle tissue better.
- They tested three different types of vibrations while experienced surgeons and novices performed tasks like transferring pegs and tying knots.
- The results showed that using the right kind of vibration (F2) helped everyone use less force, especially during tougher tasks like suturing compared to not having any feedback at all.
The growing world population, changing dietary habits, and increasing pressure on agricultural resources are drivers for the development of novel foods (including new protein sources as well as existing protein sources that are produced or used in an alternative way or in a different concentration). These changes, coupled with consumer inclination to adopt new dietary trends, may heighten the intake of unfamiliar proteins, or escalate consumption of specific ones, potentially amplifying the prevalence of known and undiscovered food allergies. Assessing the allergenicity of novel or modified protein-based foods encounters several challenges, including uncertainty surrounding acceptable risks and assessment criteria for determining safety.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: During laparoscopic surgery, surgeons may experience prolonged periods without fluid intake, which might impact surgical performance, yet there are no objective data investigating this issue. Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of prolonged dehydration on laparoscopic surgical performance and tissue handling.
Methods: A total of 51 laparoscopic novices participated in a single-center, open-label, prospective randomized cross-over trial.