Reduced-Size Left Lateral Segment Grafts in Infants Weighing <10 kg.

Background: Live donor liver transplantation for infants weighing <10 kg has unique complexities, as patient/graft size discrepancies may cause vascular perfusion deficiencies. Failure of the abdominal closure further complicates this already challenging procedure. To overcome these potential problems, several techniques for graft size reduction-either anatomic or nonanatomic-have been proposed in the literature.

Second-Line Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancer: a Retrospective Study.

Second-line chemotherapy is recommended for patients who have disease progression after first-line chemotherapy and have a good performance status. The aim of our study is thus to determine which chemotherapy regimen is more appropriate for second-line gastric cancer treatment. Patients were included if they met the following inclusion criteria: metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma pathology; no previous treatment for local gastric cancer (surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy); received first-line chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer and had the disease progress afterward; had adequate organ functions for second-line chemotherapy; had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score 0-2; and were HER-2 negative.

Outcomes of layered closure and adjunctive adhesive retention suture device use following ankle fracture open reduction and internal fixation: a single center, retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Wound edge necrosis, dehiscence, infection, and need for reoperation can occur following ankle fracture ORIF. An assistive retention suture device has been developed to serve as an adjunct to skin closure to help mitigate the potential for wound dehiscence and subsequent complications.

Objective: This single-center retrospective review compared early postoperative healing and functional outcomes following ankle fracture ORIF in 39 patients in which layered closure alone (n = 20) and layered closure with use of a DAC (n = 19) was performed.

Choice of anticoagulation in patients with low risk antiphospholipid syndrome.

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired hypercoagulable state necessitating long-term anticoagulation for secondary thrombosis prevention. Anticoagulation guidelines are predominantly based on data in high risk, triple positive patients, and favor Vitamin K antagonists over other forms of anticoagulation. The efficacy of alternative anticoagulants for secondary thrombosis prevention in low risk, single and double positive APS remains uncertain.

An audit to assess the number and reasons for on-the-day cancellations of elective oral and maxillofacial surgeries.

The aim of this audit was to identify the magnitude of on-the-day elective surgery cancellations within the oral and maxillofacial department at East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust, and then to be able to evaluate the reasons for them and suggest any necessary improvements to alleviate the situation.

The inflammatory prognostic index as a potential predictor of prognosis in metastatic gastric cancer.

Clinical studies aimed at identifying effective and simple prognostic markers for gastric cancer are still being carried out. Inflammatory prognostic index (IPI) is being recognized as a promising prognostic marker in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. To evaluate the prognostic utility of IPI in stage 4 gastric cancer.

The Close Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Hormone Receptor-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer.

Objective: The primary aim of the current study was to investigate the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MS) in early-stage breast cancer patients. Additionally, clinicopathological factors, such as anthropometric measurements and hormonotherapy, were examined for their roles as potential confounders of MS in these patients.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, all patients diagnosed with early breast cancer were included.

Ten Influential Point-of-Care Ultrasound Papers: 2022 in Review.

Keeping up with the latest developments in the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) literature is challenging, as with any area of medicine. Our group of POCUS experts has selected 10 influential papers from the past 12 months and provided a short summary of each. We hope to provide emergency physicians, intensivists, and other acute care providers with a succinct update concerning some key areas of ultrasound interest.