Publications by authors named "T R Hays"
A Novel Rat Model to Simulate Positive Margins in the Wound Bed of a Resected Sarcoma.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
November 2024
Background: One reason for local recurrence is the presence of positive surgical margins after tumor resection. An animal model accurately representing the microtumor burden will improve our understanding of these surgical margins. Using a rat model, we report a new methodology for creating microscopic tumors.
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- The study focuses on early preterm infants who are small for gestational age (SGA) and examines the role of genetic disorders in their high rates of morbidity and mortality.
- Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of infants born between 2000-2020, comparing the prevalence of genetic disorders in SGA infants (with and without congenital anomalies) to those who were appropriate for gestational age (AGA).
- Findings revealed that genetic disorders were identified in a small percentage of SGA infants, with trisomies 13, 18, and 21 being the most common, highlighting the need for further research on genetic factors contributing to their health outcomes.
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- * In 2023, the Pediatric ITP Consortium defined refractory pediatric ITP as no platelet response after treatment with all eligible emergent therapies.
- * Patients with high disease burden or lack of platelet response, despite various treatments, are identified as a challenging group that requires further research and the potential for new treatment options.
Combined anterior cruciate ligament/medial collateral ligament (ACL/MCL) injuries are relatively common, and multiple factors are involved in surgical decision-making, particularly when it comes to the MCL. Historically, most surgeons treated the MCL conservatively and performed staged MCL reconstruction after MCL reconstruction only if there was persistent medial instability. This was followed by a nonoperative approach for the MCL (when reconstructing the ACL) unless there was evidence of extreme (grade III or >1 cm) valgus instability, valgus malalignment, or mid-substance or tibial-sided injury, avulsion, or Stener lesion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApgar scores of 10 were once common but are now rare. We aggregated scores from US term infants from 1978 to 2021. We found that scores of 10 decreased by logarithmic decay independent of demographic changes.
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