Publications by authors named "Richard Teo"
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is predominantly seen in males but has a better prognosis in females. No prior studies have investigated HCC recurrence based on sex combination following liver transplant donated after brain death (DBDLT). This study sought to elucidate the effects of donor and recipient sex on HCC recurrence rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Resident moral distress rounds were instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide a safe zone for discussion, reflection, and the identification of the ethical challenges contributing to moral distress. The sessions, entitled "Sip & Share," also served to foster connectedness and build resilience.
Design: A baseline needs assessment was performed and only 36% of general surgery residents in the program were satisfied with the current non-technical skills curriculum.
Objective: Symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms (sAAA) are considered surgically urgent. Recent data suggest delaying surgery allows for medical optimization without affecting outcomes. We investigated the association of the hospital day of surgery with 30 day outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Midgut malrotation results from abnormalities in the 270-degree counterclockwise rotation of the midgut around the axis of the superior mesenteric artery during embryological development, and classically presents early in life with symptoms of intestinal obstruction. Nevertheless, adult cases have occasionally been reported.
Presentation Of Case: An 80-year-old female with no surgical history was brought to our emergency department for acutely altered mental status.
Background: The effect of altered parathyroid hormone metabolism in renal insufficiency on intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring during parathyroidectomy is not well known. This study evaluates operative outcomes in patients undergoing parathyroidectomy guided by intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring for primary hyperparathyroidism with mild and moderate renal insufficiency.
Methods: A retrospective review of prospectively collected data in 604 patients with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing parathyroidectomy guided by intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring was performed.
Background: The importance of intraoperative parathormone "spikes" during parathyroidectomy remains unclear. This study compared patients with and without intraoperative parathormone spikes during parathyroidectomy using the criterion of a > 50% parathormone and determined the effect of intraoperative parathormone spikes on operative outcome.
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of prospectively collected data on 683 patients who underwent parathyroidectomy guided by intraoperative parathormone monitoring.
Background: With widespread use of diagnostic imaging modalities, incidental thyroid nodules are frequently identified in patients for unrelated reasons. If underlying thyroid cancer risk in such patients is significant, further evaluation becomes imperative. This study evaluates the malignancy rate of incidentally discovered compared to clinically apparent thyroid nodules in surgical patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies have shown that the blood pressure elevating effect of acute caffeine consumption was variable because of the heterogeneity of study participants, dosage of caffeine and study designs.
Objective: This research aimed to examine the effect of a single cup of coffee on the blood pressure of young adults.
Methods: Normotensive adults were randomised to receive either a cup of caffeinated drink (intervention group) or a cup of decaffeinated drink (control group).