The impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on patients undergoing TURBT: Perioperative outcomes and healthcare costs from US insurance claims data.

Objectives: To assess the impact of a positive history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) on perioperative outcomes, including length of in-hospital stay, readmission rates, 90-day postoperative complications, and healthcare costs in bladder cancer (BCa) patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) in the United States.

Patients And Methods: Patients aged ≥18 years with a BCa diagnosis undergoing TURBT were identified in the Merative® Marketscan® Research de-identified databases between 2007 and 2021. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted by relevant perioperative confounders was used to investigate the association between diagnosis of VTE before TURBT and 90-day complication rates, new postoperative VTE events, re-hospitalization, and total hospital expenditures (2021 US dollars).

Translating NIA-AA criteria into usual practice: Report from the ReDeMa Project.

Introduction: Biomarker-informed criteria were proposed for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) in 2011; however, the adequacy of this criteria has not been sufficiently evaluated.

Methods: ReDeMa () is a regional cohort of patients attending memory and neurology clinics. Core cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers were obtained, NIA-AA diagnostic criteria were considered, and changes in diagnosis and management were evaluated.

Buried penis secondary to ectopic scrotum.

Introduction: Ectopic scrotum is a rare clinical entity, potentially associated with other congenital abnormalities. We present the case of a patient with buried penis secondary to ectopic scrotum. The surgical technique was described, and a literature review was carried out.

Quality of life in adolescents who underwent congenital diaphragmatic hernia surgical repair.

Objective: The advances made in the surgical and postnatal treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have considerably improved patient survival, but morbidity remains significant. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect these sequels have on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of adolescents and young adults who have survived CDH, and to compare it with that of the general population.

Materials And Methods: A transversal descriptive study of patients diagnosed with CDH in our institution from 1997 to 2004 was carried out.

Re-interventions following appendectomy in children: a multicenter study.

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most frequent cause of acute abdomen in children. The objective of this study was to analyze the causes, approach, and results of complications requiring surgery following appendectomy.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study of the appendectomies conducted in three third-level institutions from 2015 to 2019 was carried out.

Dose of Cardiac Rehabilitation to Reduce Mortality and Morbidity: A Population-Based Study.

Background There is wide variability in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) dose (ie, number of sessions) delivered, and no evidence-based recommendations regarding what dose to prescribe. We aimed to test what CR dose impacts major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Methods and Results This is an historical cohort study of all patients who had coronary artery disease and who initiated supervised CR between 2002 and 2012 from a single major CR center.

Esthetic subunit approach in massive facial plexiform neurofibroma: a case report.

Plexiform neurofibroma is a presentation of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) which can cause great facial deformities. Treatment rarely has a healing effect, so the surgical approach is aimed at improving esthetics and function. It requires a cross-disciplinary approach and typically needs multi-stage surgery.

Measuring esophageal anastomotic stricture index as a predictor of dilatation following esophageal atresia surgical repair.

Introduction: Anastomotic stricture is the most common complication following esophageal atresia (EA) surgical repair. The objective of this study was to evaluate Anastomotic Stricture Index (ASI: relationship between pouch and stricture diameters in the postoperative esophagram) as a predictor of the need for esophageal dilatation.

Methods: A retrospective review of all patients undergoing EA repair in our healthcare facility from 2009 to 2017 was designed.

Hepatotoxicity after high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone in multiple sclerosis patients.

Hepatotoxicity is a rare adverse event of methylprednisolone that should be considered in clinical practice. In patients at risk, we propose liver function surveillance, by measuring hepatic enzymes concentration 15-30 days after methylprednisolone administration. Additionally, we propose ACTH, dexamethasone, or plasma exchange as alternate treatment options for these patients.

Iatrogenic salivary duct injury in head and neck cancer patients: Report of four cases and review of the literature.

Introduction: The lesions of the salivary ducts may be idiopathic, post- traumatic, or iatrogenic and lead to sialocele formation with persistent painful facial swelling or cutaneous fistula formation. No consensus on treatment of this condition exists: the options of treatment include needle aspiration, pressure dressings, antisialogogue therapy, radiotherapy, botulinum toxin and surgical approaches as duct repair, diversion, ligation, different drainage systems and even parotidectomy/submaxilectomy. The management and special features of iatrogenic salivary duct injury in patients with oral cancer who underwent head and neck reconstructive surgery has not been described yet.