Professional Burnout Among Plastic Surgery Residents: Can it be Prevented? Outcomes of a National Survey.

Background: Plastic surgery residencies require significant investments of time and psychological resources. We herein determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome among plastic surgery residents and identify potentially protective factors.

Methods: A national cross-sectional study was conducted among French plastic surgery residents in March 2013.

A follow-up intervention in severely demented patients after discharge from a special Alzheimer acute care unit: impact on early emergency room re-hospitalization rate.

Background: Emergency room (ER) re-hospitalizations are prevalent in severe Alzheimer's disease affected older patients.

Design: Quasi-experimental before and after study.

Setting: Discharge of severely demented patients from a Special Alzheimer Acute Care Unit.

Evaluation of partial and total splenectomy in children with sickle cell disease using an Internet-based registry.

Background: Clinical outcomes of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total or partial splenectomy (PS) are poorly defined. The purpose of this retrospective study was to initiate an Internet-based registry to facilitate analysis of clinical outcomes for these children. We hypothesized that both surgical procedures would be well tolerated and would eliminate risk of splenic sequestration.

A randomized comparison of pupil-centered versus vertex-centered ablation in LASIK correction of hyperopia.

Purpose: To compare visual and optical outcomes of pupil-centered vs vertex-centered ablation in patients undergoing laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for hyperopia.

Design: Randomized, double-masked, prospective, single-center trial.

Setting: Institutional practice.

Slow-release oral morphine for opioid maintenance treatment: a systematic review.

This review article summarizes the results of all available clinical trials considering the use of slow-release oral morphine (SROM) for opioid maintenance treatment (OMT). All studies published up to October 2010 and assessing SROM for OMT in adult patients are included. Three independent reviewers assessed the selected articles using a standardized checklist.

Impact of meteorological conditions on the occurrence of acute type A aortic dissections.

The impact of meteorological conditions on the occurrence of various cardiovascular events has been reported. The aim of this work was to study the correlations between weather conditions and the occurrence of type A acute aortic dissections (AADs). Between 1997 and 2007, all the medical records of patients who underwent surgery for type A AADs in Toulouse University Hospital (France) were reviewed.