Publications by authors named "Tyler Gaines"
Article Synopsis
- Testicular torsion is an emergency condition requiring timely surgery to either save or remove the affected testis, with urgency emphasizing the need to minimize ischemia time.* -
- The study aimed to explore how patient transfer impacts surgical outcomes, particularly focusing on race and socioeconomic factors, while determining the critical cutoff times for surgery to preserve the testis.* -
- Findings indicated that race and socioeconomic status did not significantly influence surgical success, but factors like age and timing from symptom onset were crucial, with optimal cutoffs identified at 10.5 hours for presentation and 14.5 hours for detorsion.*
Purpose Of Review: This review article will examine the current literature on hypospadias-related complications in adult patients.
Recent Findings: In this article, we will review the most recent studies evaluating hypospadias-related stricture disease, erectile function, fertility, and psychosexual outcomes in adult men with history of hypospadias repair in childhood. Managing hypospadias-related complications in adult patients is challenging to reconstructive urologists due to the compounded complexity of innate tissue deficiency and history of prior surgical repairs.
Study Design: This was an observational cohort study of patients receiving multilevel thoracic and lumbar spine surgery.
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify which patients are at high risk for allogeneic transfusion which may allow for better preoperative planning and employment of specific blood management strategies.
Summary Of Background Data: Multilevel posterior spine surgery is associated with a significant risk for major blood loss, and allogeneic blood transfusion is common in spine surgery.
Objective: To obtain data on prevalence and severity of climacteric symptoms in women with HIV (WWH) during the menopausal transition and early menopause and to evaluate for any differences in symptoms by CD4 count and viral load.
Methods: We conducted an in-person survey of female patients attending the Johns Hopkins HIV clinic, ages 40 to 50 years with at least one menstrual period within 6 months before the survey. Interviews utilized the Greene Climacteric scale, a validated menopause questionnaire.
Background: The National Institutes of Health and Center for Disease Control recommend the readability of self-administered patient questionnaires to be written at or below a sixth to eight grade reading level. The aim of this study is to evaluate the readability of commonly used urinary incontinence (UI), pelvic organ prolapse (POP), overactive bladder (OAB), and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) questionnaires.
Methods: Eighteen validated urologic questionnaires were analyzed using four readability assessment tools.
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the components of current parental leave policies in surgical practice and evaluate surgeon perceptions of parental leave.
Methods: Practicing surgeons were recruited to complete a survey via social media outlets and e-mail. Participants were asked questions regarding existing policies and their perspectives towards parental leave.