J Neurosurg Anesthesiol
February 2024
Unlabelled: Marijuana use has grown rapidly in the last decade with a prevalence greater than that of cocaine and opioids. With its increasing recreational and medical use, potential adverse outcomes from heavy use may be associated with bullous lung disease and spontaneous pneumothorax. This case report has been reported in line with the SCARE Criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: A descemetocele is a rare type of keratopathy that occurs when an intact descemet's membrane of the eye undergoes a herniation through an overlying stroma. Previous literature has documented corneal damage via bacterial enzymes, especially, Pseudomonas and Neisseria species. Most recent prospective interventional studies showed treatment of these infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gun violence in the United States rose continuously from 2010 to 2022, spiking during the pandemic, and peaking in 2021 at 48,830 deaths (14.8 per 100,000). Previous reports investigated health and financial burden associated with gunshot wounds (GSWs) during 2004 to 2013; however estimates related specifically to head and neck (H&N) injuries have been lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Umbilical hernias are found in 2% of the American adult population with increasing prevalence in overweight and multiparous women. A mesh repair is considered to be a suitable option for those desiring non-cosmetic surgical repair. Despite the mesh plug's reported value in reduction of the recurrence of umbilical hernia from 11% to 1%, there is an increased risk in de-vascularizing the umbilicus with its use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn today's applicant landscape, the SARS-COV-2 pandemic has drastically altered the traditional model of in-person interviews shifting it to an online format often conducted by web-based applications. Fellowship programs and naturally fellowship program directors face a new challenge of standardizing information to be distributed to prospective fellowship applicants through American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) common application. Here we describe a set of 11 criteria recommended by other similar studies selected for evaluation of online program training platforms, where only 13.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSARS-CoV-2 manifestations have been an ongoing evolving topic that has spread beyond its initial respiratory associations. Recently, there have been reports of COVID-19 infections found to be associated with vascular pathologies. Here, we describe a case of a fully vaccinated COVID-19 adult male with past medical history of purpura fulminans that presented with diffuse necrotic cutaneous tissue sequelae resulting in intensive care unit management and dry gangrene of upper extremity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Posterior hip dislocation with an ipsilateral femur fracture is a rare injury - unfortunately, due to high-speed crashes, these complex injuries are increasing in nature.
Case Presentation: This case report examines a 24-year-old male who was involved in a high-speed motorcycle accident. X-ray imaging after clinical suspicion exhibited a posterior hip.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
November 2020
Abdominoplasty is a major surgical procedure met with high rates of patient satisfaction and improved self-image. While many patients are lured abroad due to discounted prices for such highly requested procedures, unfortunately, there are also associated complications. A 47-year-old woman presented due to abdominal scar dehiscence due to skin necrosis secondary to a discounted abdominoplasty in Mexico.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
September 2020
Background: Cardiology fellows, in particular, are in a unique position to mold the new cardiovascular workforce, especially in terms of risk prevention. There is a growing need for the cardiovascular workforce. In the United States, one person dies every forty-two seconds due to a cardiovascular adverse event.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF