Expanding the spectrum on brain-heart interactions in cerebellopontine angle surgeries.

Lesions at the cerebellopontine angle (CP angle) are associated with various brain-heart interactions, which can include those from stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve along the scalp incision in a retrosigmoid suboccipital surgical approach. A 27-year-old male patient with recently diagnosed hypertension (on calcium channel blocker) underwent left CP angle lesion decompression. Transient episodes of bradycardia, hypotension, and bradypnea were observed from the skin incision onward, exacerbated during tumor manipulation.

Cultural competency and ethical behavior for collaboration in limited-resource settings: Guidelines from the Society of University Surgeons Academic Global Surgery Committee and the Association for Academic Global Surgery.

Background: There are an increasing number of global surgery activities worldwide. With such tremendous growth, there is a potential risk for untoward interactions between high-income country members and low-middle income country members, leading to programmatic failure, poor results, and/or low impact.

Methods: Key concepts for cultural competency and ethical behavior were generated by the Academic Global Surgery Committee of the Society for University Surgeons in collaboration with the Association for Academic Global Surgery.

Evaluating Global Surgery Partnerships From Low and Middle Income Country Perspectives.

Introduction: Little is known about perceptions of low-income and middle-income country (LMIC) partners regarding global surgery collaborations with high-income countries (HICs).

Methods: A survey was distributed to surgeons from LMICs to assess the nature and perception of collaborations, funding, benefits, communication, and the effects of COVID-19 on partnerships.

Results: We received 19 responses from LMIC representatives in 12 countries on three continents.

The First Generation of Asian American Pediatric Surgical Trainees in North America.

Introduction: Pediatric surgical trainees come from diverse races and ethnicities. However, Asian-Americans (AAs) including West, South, and East Asians may represent a unique group of individuals. We sought to identify any unique challenges and experiences.