Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|
Children (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Clinical Pathology Dr. Soetomo Academic Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60132, Indonesia.
(1) Background: This study is designed to establish thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) reference intervals tailored to different neonatal age groups and Indonesian local populations. (2) Methods: Dried blood spot neonatal TSH values, from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023, were used to establish the neonatal TSH reference intervals partitioned by sex, gestational age, and ethnic group at different neonatal ages. (3) Results: A significant difference in the reference intervals value was observed in sex, gestational ages, and parental ethnicity groups in different neonatal age subgroups ( < 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAfr J Emerg Med
December 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Background: In Nigeria, trauma care faces challenges due to high injury and death rates from road traffic accidents and violence. Improvements are underway, but gaps in service availability, training, and coordination persist, necessitating evidence-based interventions.
Purpose: To evaluate trauma care practices in Nigeria, focusing on practitioners' perceptions of training, resources, and care quality to inform policy and practice enhancements.
N Am Spine Soc J
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Spine surgical training faces increasing challenges due to restricted working hours and greater sub specialization. Modern simulators offer a promising approach to teaching both simple and complex spinal procedures. This study evaluated the acceptance and efficacy of spine simulator training using a lumbar herniated disc model tested by 16 neurosurgical residents (PGY-1-6), and compared 3D and 2D teaching methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Surg
January 2025
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 3401 N. Broad St., Zone C, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, TempleSurgery, United States.
Indian J Surg Oncol
September 2024
Department of Surgical Services, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011 Kerala India.
Privileging processes by an apex body such as National academy of Medical sciences(NAMS) or National Medical Commission (NMC) is the need of the hour to tackle unhealthy turf wars for medical sub-specialties among specialists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!