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Eur J Surg Oncol
December 2024
Department of Computer Application, Guizhou University of Commerce, Guiyang, China. Electronic address:
Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) with laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LaTME) in patients with middle and low rectal cancer.
Methods: A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases was conducted to identify studies evaluating TaTME and LaTME from inception to June 2023. An additional search update was conducted in November 2024 to capture recently published studies.
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
March 2024
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Anesthesiology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Unit, Department of Anaesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansour, Egypt. Electronic address:
Innovations and challenges for lung separation or isolation have evolved during the last few years. In this chapter, we present the up-to-date, robust evidence available during the previous five years supporting the positions of the different devices, techniques, and tricks for their use in adult and pediatric patients undergoing various thoracic surgical interventions. Additionally, we presented an update on lung isolation in patients with airway difficulty and the suggested training level to master these techniques.
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September 2024
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, L1, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address:
Preeclampsia is a life-threatening complication that develops in 2-8% of pregnancies. It is characterized by elevated blood pressure after 20 weeks of gestation and may progress to multiorgan dysfunction, leading to severe maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The only definitive treatment is delivery, and efforts are focused on early risk prediction, surveillance, and severity mitigation.
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September 2024
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, USA. Electronic address:
Uterotonics are the mainstay of management for postpartum haemorrhage and an understanding of their use is essential for the obstetric anaesthetist. First-line uterotonics comprise oxytocin and carbetocin, which act on the oxytocin receptor, and recent research has shown that lower doses of first-line uterotonics can be used to adequate effect. The oxytocin receptor is known to undergo desensitisation with exposure to the agonist over time and with increasing concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOtolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Objective: To provide an updated evaluation of clinical effectiveness and sequelae of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in obstructive sleep apnea.
Data Sources: PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL.
Review Methods: Included studies described patients with obstructive sleep apnea that completed maxillomandibular advancement with any reported sequelae.
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