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Surg Pract Sci
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
Introduction: The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol has been proven to accelerate recovery without increasing morbidity, but few data are available from developing countries. We aimed to demonstrate the correlation between compliance with the ERAS protocol and short-term outcomes in upper gastrointestinal (UGI) surgery.
Materials And Methods: Patients that underwent esophageal and gastric surgeries during March 2019 to June 2021 were prospectively enrolled in this nonrandomized cohort study.
Front Surg
January 2025
Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Türkiye.
Retained drain fragments, though rare, can lead to significant complications in orthopedic surgery(1). This case report presents a 57-year-old woman who developed gluteal tendinopathy and Trendelenburg gait two years after a total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to a retained drain fragment. A less experienced surgeon encountered resistance during drain removal on the first postoperative day and applied excessive force, unknowingly leaving a fragment inside.
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December 2024
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Interdisciplinary Centre Psychopathology and Emotion regulation, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Objective: The healthcare professional's attitude toward persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) seems to play an important role in access to and quality of care for patients with PSS. To encourage research on PSS attitude, we developed and validated the Professionals' Attitude to Persistent Somatic Symptoms Questionnaire (PAPSS).
Methods: A list of items was developed through theory and a focus group with PSS experts, with response categories on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree".
BMJ Open
December 2024
Ban Koh Mak Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital, Phatthalung Province Administrative Organization, Phatthalung, Thailand.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of medication non-adherence and influence of symptom perception and various barriers on medication adherence among Thai Muslim patients in a rural subdistrict of southern Thailand.
Design: Explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach.
Setting: A rural community in southern Thailand.
Int J Med Educ
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Objectives: The purposes of this study were to identify reflective processes from patients' points of view for difficult patient-doctor interactions and learn how the processes made medical students and residents aware of their own medical practice. These processes were compared in two countries (US and Japan).
Methods: The study was a descriptive qualitative study utilizing semi-structured interviews.
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