Don't Fear the Bleed: Assessing Postoperative Bleeding Incidence After Instituting a Standardized Prophylactic Heparin Protocol in Bariatric Patients.

Bariatric surgery is a frequently performed procedure in the United States, accounting for ∼40,000 procedures annually. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery are at high risk for postoperative thrombosis, with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate of up to 6.4%.

Appropriateness of Online Chat-Based Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT) Answers to Common Questions on Inguinal Hernia Repair.

ChatGPT is a conversational AI model developed by OpenAI designed to generate human-like text based on the input it receives. ChatGPT has become increasingly popular, and the general public may use this tool to ask questions about different medical conditions. There is a lack of data showing if ChatGPT is able to provide reliable information on medical conditions to the general public.

Twitter and surgery: how social media can impact surgical education.

Introduction: Social media is now a ubiquitous form of communication. It has allowed individuals to connect and share ideas across the country and across the globe. Twitter allows user to share thoughts in 280-character "tweets," while also connecting these messages to community posts with hashtags.

Assessing outcomes in laparoscopic vs open surgical management of adhesive small bowel obstruction.

Background: Small bowel obstruction is typically managed nonoperatively; however, refractory small bowel obstructions or closed loop obstructions necessitate operative intervention. Traditionally, laparotomy has long been the standard operative intervention for lysis of adhesions of small bowel obstructions. But as surgeons become more comfortable with minimally invasive techniques, laparoscopy has become a widely accepted intervention for small bowel obstructions.

Current Barriers in Robotic Surgery Training for General Surgery Residents.

Objective: To assess the current barriers in robotic surgery training for general surgery residents.

Design: Multi-institutional web-based survey.

Setting: 9 academic medical centers with a general surgery residency.

Neuropsychological Deficits Chronically Developed after Focal Ischemic Stroke and Beneficial Effects of Pharmacological Hypothermia in the Mouse.

Stroke is a leading cause of human death and disability, with around 30% of stroke patients develop neuropsychological/neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as post-stroke depression (PSD). Basic and translational research on post-stroke psychological disorders is limited. In a focal ischemic stroke mouse model with selective damage to the sensorimotor cortex, sensorimotor deficits develop soon after stroke and spontaneous recovery is observed in 2-4 weeks.