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Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Introduction: The incidence of pediatric tracheostomy is on the rise. More children are undergoing tracheostomy at a younger age and living longer and cared for at home. Caring for children with tracheostomy affects the caregivers' Quality of Life (QOL) and caregiver burden.
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January 2025
Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Introduction: Simulator training is an efficient method for the development of basic laparoscopic skills. We aimed to investigate if low-cost simulators are comparable to more expensive box trainers regarding surgeons usability, likability, and performance.
Methods: This multi-center, randomized crossover study included 16 medical students, seven abdominal surgeons, and seven urological surgeons.
Nurs Clin North Am
March 2025
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis Health, CA, USA.
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) nurses undertake critical duties after an earthquake. These tasks include emergency triage and treatment, prevention and management of infection, prevention of organ loss, psychological support to the injured, and close cooperation and support with other health care professionals. Although WOC nurses have received advanced training in wound management in the basic training and certified training programs they receive, wound management in earthquake conditions is not a part of their training.
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January 2025
Sorbonne université, Department of oral and maxillo-facial surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France; American Hospital of Paris, 63, boulevard Victor Hugo, 92202, Neuilly-Sur-Seine; 69 rue de la Tour, 75016, Paris, France. Electronic address:
Introduction: Alopecia resulting from burns represents a surgical challenge, with significant functional, physical, psychological and social consequences. Current management is based on various techniques. However, the results are most often very disappointing.
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January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
The aim of this study was to investigate the level of distress and the quality of life of operated and non-operated patients with pituitary tumors. Patients who presented to a neurosurgical center and two endocrinological services for outpatient follow-up after surgical treatment, as well as those under medical therapy or radiological follow-up without treatment, were invited to participate in the study. Sociodemographic, health-related quality of life and clinical data were assessed.
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