Robotic-assisted surgery for endometrial cancer: a comparison of surgical and oncologic outcomes in patients with low and high BMI at an Indian tertiary care center.

The robotic-assisted surgery for endometrial cancer (EC) is becoming increasingly important, owing to the superior surgical outcomes. However, efficacy data from India is limited, particularly for older women who are obese. We undertook this study to compare the surgical outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery among Indian EC patients with a BMI of < 30 and ≥ 30 kg/m.

Enhanced recovery after surgery in cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: national survey of peri-operative practice by Indian society of peritoneal surface malignancies.

Objectives: The Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program is designed to achieve faster recovery by maintaining pre-operative organ function and reducing stress response following surgery. A two part ERAS guidelines specific for Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) was recently published with intent of extending the benefit to patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. This survey was performed to examine clinicians' knowledge, practice and obstacles about ERAS implementation in patients undergoing CRS and HIPEC.

The Long-Term Impact of Diastolic Dysfunction After Routine Cardiac Surgery.

Objective: To determine the impact of diastolic dysfunction (DD) on survival after routine cardiac surgery.

Design: This was an observational study of consecutive cardiac surgeries from 2010 to 2021.

Setting: At a single institution.

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Closing the Communication Gap Across the Ether Screen.

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been one of the most important additions to the field of heart surgery in the past century. However, significant morbidity associated with CPB has led to the increasing implementation of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB). The use of OPCAB has broadened surgical revascularization for patient populations at high risk for undergoing CPB, including the very elderly and patients with impending end-organ failure.

Open Surgical Access for Transfemoral TAVR Should Not Be a Contraindication for Conscious Sedation.

Objectives: The use of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is gaining favor in the United States, although general anesthesia (GA) continues to be common for these procedures. Open surgical cutdown for transfemoral TAVR has been a relative contraindication for TAVR with MAC at most centers. The objective of this study was to review the authors' results of transfemoral TAVR performed in patients with open surgical cutdown with the use of MAC.

Aggressive Aortic Arch and Carotid Replacement Strategy for Type A Aortic Dissection Improves Neurologic Outcomes.

Background: International registries for acute type A aortic dissection (TAAD) demonstrate stagnant operative mortality rates in excess of 20% and stroke rates of 9% to 25%, with little global emphasis on stroke reduction or carotid involvement. Cerebral malperfusion with TAAD has been linked to poorer outcome. We hypothesize that concomitant carotid dissection or complex dissection flaps in the arch play a major role in stroke development and that aggressive reconstruction of the arch and carotid arteries can improve neurologic outcomes in TAAD.

Ultrasound localization of the sacral plexus using a parasacral approach.

In this report, we describe the feasibility of locating the sacral plexus nerve using a parasacral approach and an ultrasound-guided technique. The parasacral region using a curved probe (2-5 MHz) was scanned in 17 patients in search of the medial border of the ischial bone and the lateral border of the sacrum, which represent the limit of the greater sciatic foramen. In addition, attempts were made to identify the piriformis muscles and the gluteal arteries.

Purification and biochemical characterization of simplified eukaryotic nitrate reductase expressed in Pichia pastoris.

NAD(P)H:nitrate reductase (NaR, EC 1.7.1.

Sciatic nerve palsy after total hip arthroplasty in a patient receiving continuous lumbar plexus block.

Unlabelled: We report a case of late-onset postoperative sciatic palsy after total hip arthroplasty in a 30-yr-old man with congenital hip dysplasia. The patient was receiving continuous lumbar plexus blockade and had received low-molecular-weight heparin 3 h before the onset of symptoms. Anatomic distinction between the nerve block and the sciatic palsy facilitated rapid diagnosis and treatment of a periarticular hematoma, with resulting neurologic recovery.