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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
January 2025
Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Purpose: Evidence to guide the application of damage control laparotomy (DCL) in emergency surgery patients is limited. We assessed whether DCL use for emergent small bowel or colon surgery increased over time and its impact on outcomes. We hypothesized that DCL would be utilized more often in patients with significant comorbidities or septic shock with improved outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Hand Surg Eur Vol
January 2025
Wayne State University School of Medicine; 540 E. Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
This study aimed to establish whether virtual reality can reduce patient anxiety and improve surgical satisfaction during wide-awake local anaesthetic no tourniquet hand procedures. Previously validated questionnaires were used to assess subjective anxiety and patient satisfaction. Objective anxiety was determined using patient blood pressure and heart rate measured four times during the procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDent J (Basel)
January 2025
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
The development of laser technology has revolutionized dentistry, offering complementary and alternative approaches to traditional techniques. Lasers have been successfully integrated into various dental procedures, enhancing treatment outcomes and patient care. Several types of lasers can increase the acid resistance of enamel, thus preventing caries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrain Sci
December 2024
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", Neurological Surgery, Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco" University Hospital, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
: Elastic image fusion (EIF) using an intraoperative CT (iCT) scan may enhance neuronavigation accuracy and compensate for brain shift. : To evaluate the safety and reliability of the EIF algorithm (Virtual iMRI Cranial 4.5, Brainlab AG, Munich Germany, for the identification of residual tumour in glioblastoma surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Background: Baseline systemic inflammation is associated with worse long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG], but the mechanisms of this association are unclear. This study aims to explore the association between pre-operative white blood cell [WBC] count and CABG graft failure.
Methods: We pooled individual patient data from two randomized clinical trials with systematic CABG graft imaging.
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