Surgery in a Patient with Haemophilia A and Lymphoma by M. S. Cruz, J. Santillan, J. Lesser, J. Ortiz, L. Forzani, P. Plaza

“…Here, we describe the case of a 43-year-old man with severe haemophilia A and a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, originally diagnosed as a haematoma, who underwent a splenectomy and several associated surgeries as part of his lymphoma treatment. Perioperative treatment with octanate® (human coagulation factor VIII) enabled the successful performance of all surgical interventions required in the context of lymphoma treatment. …”
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Impacts on Postoperative Bleeding of Surgery for Head and Neck Malignancies While Continuing Antithrombotic Agents by Koji Ushiro, Ryo Asato, Hiroki Ishida, Chisato Chikugo, Yukiko Ito, Takuya Tsuji, Jun Tsuji

“… Introduction Perioperative management of antithrombotic agents may affect bleeding and lead to thromboembolic complications, but there is no consensus on optimal protocol in head and neck surgery.…”
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Direct Anterior Approach for One-Stage Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in an ASA 3 Wheelchair-Dependent Woman by B. (Britt) Barvelink, J. T. (Arjan) Hooghof, R. B. G. (Roy) Brokelman

“…The procedure was completed as planned, without any major perioperative complications. Eight weeks postoperatively, the patient was able to mobilize unaccompanied using a walker. …”
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Recent Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Comprehensive Review by Raghunandan Venkat, Marlon A. Guerrero

“…Minimally invasive video-ssisted thyroidectomy is both safe and effective in the hands of the trained surgeon and, in selected patient populations, has comparative perioperative morbidity and better cosmesis as compared to conventional open thyroidectomy. …”
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Partial Nephrectomy in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device by Jules P. Manger, John A. Kern, Tracey L. Krupski

“…Left partial nephrectomy was performed. Perioperative care was without incident due to careful oversight by a multidisciplinary team. …”
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Enhanced Recovery in Surgery for Gastric Cancer by O. V. Ilyina, D. V. Ruchkin, I. A. Kozyrin, Yu. A. Stepanova

“…The review highlights the specific measures of perioperative nutrition, surgical approach, early postoperative diet, phase-out of routine nasogastric or nasojejunal tubes, audit of results. …”
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Selecting Candidates for Liver Transplantation: A Medical Ethics Perspective on the Microallocation of a Scarce and Rationed Resource by Eric M Yoshida

“…Liver transplantation has evolved over the past 35 years from an experimental procedure with high perioperative mortality to an accepted form of treatment with an approximate 85% one-year and 80% three-year patient survival rate. …”
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Use of Idarucizumab to Revert the Anticoagulant Effect of Dabigatran in Heart Transplant Surgery: An Institutional Experience by Álvaro Herrera-Escandón, Orlando Castaño-Cifuentes, Carlos A. Plata-Mosquera

“…Heart transplant is a surgical procedure with a high risk of perioperative bleeding in patients with a previous history of sternotomy, congestive liver disease, and/or use of oral anticoagulants. …”
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Anesthetic Management and Neuromonitoring in a Patient with Very Long-Chain Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency Undergoing Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report and Review of Liter... by Anna Tanaka, Tim Cai, Michael Platten, Luis E. Tollinche, Samuel J. DeJoy

“…Challenges included minimization of perioperative metabolic stressors and careful selection of anesthetic agents since propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) was contraindicated due to its high fatty acid content. …”
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A Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. Van ’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Arno P. Nierich

“…In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, use of perioperative screening for aortic atherosclerosis with modified TEE (A-View method) was associated with lower postoperative mortality, but not stroke, as compared to patients operated on without such screening. …”
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Update on Edoxaban for the Prevention and Treatment of Thromboembolism: Clinical Applications Based on Current Evidence by Ali Zalpour, Thein Hlaing Oo

“…The management of edoxaban in the perioperative setting, reversibility in bleeding cases, its role in cancer patients, the relevance of drug-drug interactions, patient satisfaction, financial impacts, and patient education will be discussed.…”
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Pain Neuroscience Education for Acute Pain by Adriaan Louw, Teresa Schuemann, Kory Zimney, Emilio J Puentedura

“…However, those who experience acute, sub-acute, and perioperative pain also have the potential for elevated levels of fear, fear-avoidance, and pain catastrophizing, indicating potential benefits from PNE. …”
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Evaluation and Transplantation of a SARS-CoV-2 Seropositive Kidney Candidate by Maya C. Graves, Sapna A. Mehta, Bonnie E. Lonze, Nicole M. Ali

“…To resume safe transplantation at our center, we found it necessary to (1) identify transplant candidates with possible exposure to or history of COVID-19 infection, (2) outline a clinical and laboratory assessment to determine adequate clinical recovery from COVID-19 for transplantation, and (3) determine whether the possibility of perioperative COVID-19 transmission from the patient to staff would pose unacceptable risk. …”
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Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Mimicking a Retained Laparotomy Sponge by Lauren E. Karnolt, Andrea L. Buras, Thomas J. Rutherford, Matthew L. Anderson

“…Dissemination of this knowledge will hopefully help to avoid radiographic misidentification of ORC in the perioperative window and minimizing the risk of unnecessary surgical interventions in the future.…”
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Recurrent Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a Patient with Protein S Deficiency by Masato Anno, Takashi Yamazaki, Nobuhiro Hara, Keishi Hayakawa

“…We assume that Protein S deficiency followed by perioperative bed-rest and surgical invasiveness led to severe hypercoagulability and subsequent drain obstruction. …”
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Clinical Observation of MRI Scanning Combined with Clinical Nursing for Surgical Breast Cancer Patients by Huan Zhang, Yanan Yin, Wenjing Tao, Ling Liu

“…The aim of this study was to explore the application effect of perioperative nursing care for patients with breast cancer. …”
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Challenges with reinforcement learning model transportability for sepsis treatment in emergency care by Peter C. Nauka, Jason N. Kennedy, Emily B. Brant, Matthieu Komorowski, Romain Pirracchio, Derek C. Angus, Christopher W. Seymour

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The Liver That Cured Christmas: Case Report of Orthotopic Liver Transplant in a Patient with Hemophilia B by Jesse E. Harris, Jonathan L. Balk, Constance M. Mobley, Kirk Heyne

“…Existing case reports have demonstrated favorable outcomes in patients outside of the United States who received continuous infusions of recombinant factor IX replacement in the perioperative setting after liver transplant. Given limitations in the stability of the recombinant factor IX products in the United States, a dosing strategy was comprised of once daily bolus dosing to achieve satisfactory factor IX levels. …”
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TILTomorrow today: dynamic factors predicting changes in intracranial pressure treatment intensity after traumatic brain injury by Shubhayu Bhattacharyay, Florian D. van Leeuwen, Erta Beqiri, Cecilia A. I. Åkerlund, Lindsay Wilson, Ewout W. Steyerberg, David W. Nelson, Andrew I. R. Maas, David K. Menon, Ari Ercole, the CENTER-TBI investigators and participants

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Efficacy of total transanal laparoscopic pull‑through and pure transanal endorectal pull‑through in the treatment of common‑type Hirschsprung disease by Guizhen Huang, Wenqian Huang, Chi Sun, Meng Li, Chaosheng He, Yi Su, Weili Xu, Suolin Li

“…The patients were divided into 2 equal-size groups according to the treatment method. Perioperative parameters were recorded, and regular follow-up was conducted by designated staff for over 10 years. …”
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