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Minerva Anestesiol
December 2024
Pain Management Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, EOC, Lugano, Switzerland -
Background: Surgical fear is present in many patients awaiting surgery. However, a validated Italian version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) was not available yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to translate the SFQ into Italian and to test its reliability and validity.
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January 2025
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Background: Patients who have had prior injections, surgeries such as arthroscopies, and have existing osteosynthetic implants in the hip and knee have an increased risk of periprosthetic infections when undergoing hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Osteosynthesis: For patients with osteosynthetic implants in the knee joint, a two-stage procedure (implant removal followed by TKA) is recommended based on the available literature and the high colonization rates. A two-stage procedure is also recommended for patients with hip implants.
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med
January 2025
Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
To investigate the effectiveness of isotretinoin use in patients with thick nasal skin to improve rhinoplasty outcomes. The Population Intervention Comparison Outcome framework was utilized for selecting relevant studies for review. The databases of Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Central, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched in June 2024.
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January 2025
From the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery (S.K., J.B.M.), University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; Department of Surgery (G.T.T.), Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, California; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery (R.M.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Radiology (J.A.G.), University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington; Department of Surgery (C.C.), UC Health Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado; Department of Surgery (K.L.K.), University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, California; Department of Surgery (M.C.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Shock Trauma Center (R.A.K.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery (N.L.W., B.L.Z.), University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; and Scott Department of Urology (M.C.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma initially published the organ injury scaling for the kidney in 1989, which was subsequently updated in 2018. This current American Association for the Surgery of Trauma kidney organ injury scaling update incorporates the latest evidence in diagnosis and management of renal trauma and is based upon a multidisciplinary consensus. These changes reflect the near universal use of computed tomography for renal trauma evaluation and the widespread adoption of conservative management across all grades of renal trauma.
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January 2025
Kyriaki Stefania Mitsaki, MBBCh, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCP, Department of Dermatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
Background: Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum (PPG) is a non-infectious neutrophilic dermatosis most commonly seen in the context of ostomies in inflammatory bowel disease. The lack of established treatment guidelines and high-quality evidence in the form of randomized controlled trials present a major challenge in PPG management, owing to the rarity of the condition. Treatment can be further complicated by difficulties in maintaining the stoma pouch seal with conventional topical corticosteroids.
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