Safety and Efficacy of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cages and Cadaveric Allografts in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) for Treating Lumbar Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis by Huo-Liang Zheng, Bo Li, Shao-Kuan Song, Peng-Bo Chen, Xin-Feng Zheng, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Sheng-Dan Jiang

“…There have been many studies in the operative management of pyogenic spondylodiscitis with foreign materials. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Ambulation Results in a Significant Increase in 90-Day Mortality in Surgically Treated Hip Fractures by Robert S. Wood DO, Maddie Vergun BS, Elizabeth Herrera MPH, Jacqueline Krumrey MD

“…Methods This retrospective matched case-control study analyzed patients who underwent operative management for hip fractures between August 1, 2021, and August 1, 2023, at a single Level II trauma center. …”
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Budgeting Practices and Performance of Town Councils in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council. by Kembabazi, Primah

“…The study findings on the effect of zero-based budgeting on performance were; Zero-based budgeting is budgeting from scratch which affects performance, Zero-based budgeting is more helpful to operational managers in their activities, and Zero-based budget in starts with lower-level managers which helps them to perform. …”
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“It's a good idea, but…”: a qualitative evaluation of the GoldiCare intervention in Norwegian home care services by Heike Fischer, Fredrik Klæboe Lohne, Fredrik Klæboe Lohne, Marius Steiro Fimland, Skender Elez Redzovic

“…The objective of this qualitative process evaluation study was to gain insights into how the implementation outcomes of acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, adoption and fidelity, respectively, impacted the implementation of the GoldiCare intervention.MethodsWe conducted ten individual interviews with operations managers and five focus group interviews with home care workers from the intervention units. …”
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Composite submental flaps in facial reconstructive surgery involving the zygoma and orbit by Usman Khan, Sebastian Haupt, Matthew Rigby, S. Mark Taylor, Martin Corsten, Jonathan Trites

“…A third case was a 75-year-old immunosuppressed male with a 6.5 cm SCC of the right cheek with invasion of the orbit and zygoma following prior resection as well as high dose radiotherapy. The operative management of all cases involved harvesting the SIF on its vascular pedicle alongside the inferior portion of the mandible with rigid fixation to address the bony defects. …”
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Frailty Is Associated With Decreased Survival in Adult Patients With Nonoperative and Operative Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 381,754 Patients by Evan N. Courville, MD, Oluwafemi P. Owodunni, MD, MPH, Jordyn T. Courville, BS, Syed F. Kazim, MD, PhD, Alexander J. Kassicieh, BS, Allyson M. Hynes, MD, Meic H. Schmidt, MD, MBA, Christian A. Bowers, MD

“…We investigated frailty’s impact on traumatic subdural hematoma (tSDH), examining its relationship with major complications, length of hospital stay (LOS), mortality, high level of care discharges, and survival probabilities following nonoperative and operative management. Background:. Despite its frequency as a neurosurgical emergency, frailty’s impact on tSDH remains underexplored. …”
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Hubungan Umur, Jenis Kelamin dan Perlakuan Penatalaksanaan dengan Ukuran Tonsil pada Penderita Tonsilitis Kronis di Bagian THT-KL RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2013 by Annisa Oktaria Shalihat, Novialdi , Lili Irawati

“…Results of this study showed that the distribution of most patients with chronic tonsillitis based on age in the age group 11-20 years 70 patients (47.0%), female gender 84 patients (56.4%), tonsil size T3-T3 82 patients (55%) and operative management of 93 patients (62.4%), There is significant relationship between age with tonsil size (p = 0.000), there is no significant relationship between gender with<br />tonsil size (p = 0.806) and there is significant relationship between management treatment with tonsil size (p = 0.010) in patients with chronic tonsillitis in departement of ENT-HN at the DR. …”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

“…Aim: To assess cardiac morphology, function, perfusion and myocardial viability in patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease, and to stratify patients into conservative and operative management based on the myocardial viability. …”
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Traumatic Bladder Ruptures: A Ten-Year Review at a Level 1 Trauma Center by John Barnard, Tyler Overholt, Ali Hajiran, Chad Crigger, Morris Jessop, Jennifer Knight, Chad Morley

“…Gross hematuria was noted in 95% of cases. Operative management was performed for all intraperitoneal injuries and 35.5% of extraperitoneal cases. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of immediate vs. elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury by Zhaohui Hua, Baoning Zhou, Wenhao Xue, Zhibin Zhou, Jintao Shan, Lei Xia, Yunpeng Luo, Yiming Chai, Zhen Li

“…Patients treated with open repair and non-operative management were excluded. After propensity-score matching for various factors, outcomes during hospitalization and follow-up were compared. …”
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Evaluation of the needs assessment process of the training courses for the staff of the general sports and youth departments by Shahin Hayati, Haleh Fazel, Lora Chapari

“…In the training section, ISO 10015 proposes a clear road map for management guidance so that senior managers can pay attention to the needs of top, middle, and operational managers as well as employees and meet their needs by changing and modifying training programs. …”
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