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Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
January 2025
Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Study Design: Prospective cohort study.
Objective: This study aims to define Substantial Clinical Benefit (SCB) thresholds for PROMIS physical function (PF) and pain interference (PI) in lumbar or thoracolumbar spine surgery population.
Summary Of Background Data: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely used in spine surgery to assess treatment efficacy.
Ann Surg
January 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Centre 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of intrahospital oral benzodiazepine use in the surgical population of a tertiary care centre.
Summary Of Background Data: Oral benzodiazepines used for treating sleep disturbances and anxiety are widely used in the general population. Information regarding benzodiazepine use during hospitalization is scarce.
Cureus
December 2024
Urology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Nagpur, IND.
General anesthesia is the gold standard for breast cancer surgeries. Considering the nature of the surgery and its associated pain, various regional techniques are used as an adjunct to general anesthesia. Regional anesthesia as a sole anesthetic technique for breast cancer surgery is an upcoming technique - especially in high-risk patients considering the risk-benefit ratio, various regional blocks like pectoralis major block, pectoralis minor block, and erector spinae block - in which thoracic segmental spinal anesthesia is the recent one.
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December 2024
Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND.
A five-year-old male presented with abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, and constipation. Initial investigations suggested subacute intestinal obstruction. Laparotomy revealed intestinal perforation with peritonitis due to .
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December 2024
General Surgery, Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital, Dearborn, USA.
Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most frequent cancers in the United States. There are recognized guidelines for monitoring after curative CRC excision. This study looks into the rate of compliance with surveillance guidelines following CRC resection, as well as the impact of demographic characteristics.
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