Push and Fluff technique for optimization of clot integration with stent-retriever: An in vitro model.

Background: For stent-retriever (SR) thrombectomy, technical developments such as the Push and Fluff technique (PFT) appear to have a significant impact on procedural success. This study aimed to (1) quantify the enhancement in clot traction when using PFT as compared to the standard unsheathing technique (SUT) and (2) to evaluate the performance of PFT in new versus established users of the technique.

Methods: Operators were divided between established PFT and SUT users.

Evaluation of a Community Hospital-Based Residencies' Intimate Partner Violence Education by a Domestic Violence Shelter Expert.

Intimate partner violence, or IPV, is estimated to affect an estimated 10 million Americans. From 2015-2017 our community hospital-based residencies trained first-year residents to improve education in recognizing and screening for IPV. This retrospective cohort study's goal was to analyze the longitudinal effectiveness of the educational program.

Arthroscopic Latarjet Learning Curve: Operating Time Decreases After 25 Cases.

Purpose: To demonstrate the learning curve associated with the arthroscopic Latarjet procedure and create a timetable to proficiency.

Methods: Using retrospective data of a single surgeon, consecutive patients who had an arthroscopic Latarjet procedure performed between December 2015 and May 2021 were initially reviewed for inclusion in the study. Patients were excluded if medical data were insufficient for accurate surgical time record, their surgery was transitioned to open or minimally invasive, or if their surgery was performed in conjunction with a second procedure for a separate issue.

Arthroscopic Latarjet procedure does not lead to loss of clinically significant external rotation at 0° and 90° of shoulder abduction.

Background: Several reports have shown that shoulder stabilizing procedures lead to postoperative external rotation (ER) deficits. However, no study on arthroscopic Latarjet procedures has investigated the effect on ER when the arm is abducted at 0° (ER) and 90° (ER). This study examined the relationship between the arthroscopic Latarjet procedure and the subsequent effect on ER and ER.

Multisite assessment of emergency medicine resident knowledge of evidence-based medicine as measured by the Fresno Test of Evidence-Based Medicine.

Context: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the application of scientific evidence while treating a patient. To date, however, there is very little evidence describing how residents in emergency medicine understand and incorporate EBM into practice.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine EBM theoretical and quantitative knowledge in emergency medicine residents in community hospital-based training programs.