Effects of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Inflammatory Responses and Injury of Lung Tidal Volume Changes during One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Chun-Yu Wu, Yi-Fan Lu, Man-Ling Wang, Jin-Shing Chen, Yen-Chun Hsu, Fu-Sui Yang, Ya-Jung Cheng

“…One-lung ventilation in thoracic surgery provokes profound systemic inflammatory responses and injury related to lung tidal volume changes. …”
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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Using Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Sealant versus Fibrin Glue as a Dural Sealant for Posterior Fossa Surgery in the United States by Marissa J. Carter

“…**Results:** In the base case, the cost of the hospital stay for the original surgery, which excludes the cost of complications, dominated costs for both cohorts. …”
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Two-Flap Technique, Superior Pedicle and Central Pedicle Retro Glandular Flap: Innovative Technique to Ensure Upper Pole Fullness after Breast Reduction Surgery by Rajat Gupta, Priya Bansal, Gautam Chaudhary, Shubham Sharma

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Post-midnight versus pre-midnight surgery for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and the risk 1469 factors of postoperative mortality: A single-center study by Yan-Ye Hung, Qingle Li, Xuemin Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang

“…Asian Journal of Surgery…”
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Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Pediatric Lower Abdominal Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Aldalati AY, Hussein AM, Ataya R, Alrabadi B, Odat RM, Idrees M, Al-dabagh A, Kamal Z, Aloudat O, Al-qaoud A

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Minimal Invasive Versus Open Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multicenter German StuDoQ|Liver Registry-Based Cohort Analysis in Germany by Simon Moosburner, MD, Chiara Kettler, Karl H. Hillebrandt, MD, Moritz Blank, Hannes Freitag, Sebastian Knitter, MD, Felix Krenzien, MD, Nora Nevermann, MD, Igor M. Sauer, MD, Dominik P. Modest, MD, Georg Lurje, MD, Robert Öllinger, MD, Wenzel Schöning, MD, Jens Werner, MD, Maximilian Schmeding, MD, Johann Pratschke, MD, Nathanael Raschzok, MD, members of StuDoQ|Liver of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie/StuDoQ

“…Annals of Surgery Open…”
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Classification of kinesiophobia in patients after cardiac surgery under extracorporeal circulation in China: latent profile and influencing factors analysis from a cross-sectional study by Qi Li, Rong Wang, Yanmei Gu, Tong Ren, Jing Jing Piao, Wenhui Xing, Yujing Liang

“…Objective To investigate the potential classification of kinesiophobia in patients after cardiac surgery under extracorporeal circulation from a psychosocial perspective, and analyse the characteristic differences among different latent levels of patients.Study design This is a cross-sectional study of Chinese adults after cardiac surgery under extracorporeal circulation, aged 18 years and older, recruited from a tertiary hospital in North China.Methods This study uses latent profile analysis to identify potential classifications of kinesiophobia in questionnaires from 348 patients undergoing cardiac surgery under extracorporeal circulation. …”
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Hear me out: an audit of paediatric ventilation tube surgery wait times in patients with recurrent acute otitis media and/or otitis media with effusion at Christchurch Hospital by Analise Yunzhen Wang

“…The median wait time from general practice referral to the day of surgery was 43.3 weeks. Patients were waiting a median time of 9.8 weeks after general practice referral to be seen in clinic and were spending 26.3 weeks on the waitlist for ventilation tube surgery. …”
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Hypofractionated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery for patients with early stage breast cancer in China Mainland: a single-arm prospective trial by Xiaomeng Zhang, Xiaofang Wang, Zhuohua Xu, Yajuan Chu, Xingxing Chen, Li Zhang, Jin Meng, Wei Shi, Zhaozhi Yang, Xin Mei, Xiaoli Yu, Zhen Zhang, Xiaomao Guo, Miao Mo, Guangyu Liu, Jiong Wu, Zhimin Shao, Jinli Ma

“…Patients aged ≥ 50 years who underwent breast-conserving surgery for unifocal non-lobular invasive breast cancer, with pathological T1 disease, clear margins, negative axillary nodes, and positive hormonal receptors, were recruited. …”
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Bridging the pain gap after cancer surgery – Evaluating the feasibility of transitional pain service to prevent persistent postsurgical pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis by Raghu S. Thota, S Ramkiran, Aveek Jayant, Koilada Shiv Kumar, Anjana Wajekar, Sadasivan Iyer, M Ashwini

“…This systematic review included articles involving all adult cancer patients undergoing cancer-related surgery experiencing pain, involving pharmacological, non-pharmacological and interventional pain modalities after an initial systematic pain assessment by pain care providers across diverse clinical specialities, targeting multimodal integrative pain management. …”
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Comment on article “A Simple Classification of Pancreatic Duct Size and Texture Predicts Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula: A Classification of the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery” by Jinlong Hu, MD, Yanfei Yang, MD

“…Annals of Surgery Open…”
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Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization: A Higher-Order Factor Underlying Pain-Related Anxiety, Pain Catastrophizing and Anxiety Sensitivity among Patients Scheduled for Major Surgery by Valery Kleiman, Hance Clarke, Joel Katz

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Predicting Factors Affecting Survival Rate in Patients Undergoing On‐Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Using Machine Learning Methods: A Systematic Review by Alireza Jafarkhani, Behzad Imani, Soheila Saeedi, Amir Shams

“…Conclusion This systematic review identifies key factors influencing survival rates after CABG surgery and highlights the role of machine learning in improving predictive accuracy. …”
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Effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on perioperative neurocognitive disorder in elderly patients undergoing major surgery and associated genetic variant analysis: a randomized clinical trial by Feifei Xu, Tingting Liu, Huiqing Liu, Jiao Deng, Shan He, Zhihong Lu, Haopeng Zhang, Hailong Dong

“…Methods From August 2020, 250 patients scheduled for major surgeries under general anesthesia were screened and 120 patients were randomly assigned to the control group or the RIPC group. …”
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Oncological outcomes following extreme oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (eOPBCS) for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC): A systematic review and meta-analysis by Megan Chua Wern Ee, Ashley Lee Shi Hui, Wong Hung Chew, Emmeline Elaine Cua-Delos Santos, Sean Li Siwei, Sng Ming Xian, Qin Xiang Ng, Serene Goh Si Ning

“…Advances in neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), breast-conserving surgery (BCS), and radiation have transformed treatment into a multimodal approach. …”
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Comparison of intravenous dexmedetomidine versus ketamine–dexmedetomidine combination on spinal block characteristics in patients undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgery – A randomised clinical trial by Annapureddy Sai Krishna, Jyotsna Agarwal, Samiksha Khanuja, Sandeep Kumar, Adam Khan, Khairat Mohammad Butt

“…This study was designed to compare the effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine versus low-dose ketamine–dexmedetomidine combination infusion on spinal anaesthesia in lower limb orthopaedic surgeries. Methods: This randomised study was conducted in 60 patients scheduled for unilateral lower limb surgeries under spinal anaesthesia. …”
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Assessment of Suspected Breast Lesions in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer during Follow-Up after Breast-Conserving Surgery Using Multiparametric MRI by Lamiss Mohamed Abd El Aziz Sad, Naglaa Lofty Dabees, Dareen Abd El-Aziz Mohamed, Amr Tageldin, Samar Galal Younis

“…The local recurrence rate of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) can be as high as 12%.The standard treatment for early-stage TNBC is breast-conserving surgery (BCS), followed by postoperative radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. …”
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Effects of SMILE Surgery on Intraocular Pressure, Central Corneal Thickness, Axial Length, Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness by Zhanlin Zhao, Sylvain Michée, Jean-François Faure, Christophe Baudouin, Antoine Labbé

“…An accurate re-evaluation of AL should be performed before cataract surgery among post-SMILE patients.…”
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The international trial of nasal oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery (NOTACS) in patients at high risk of postoperative pulmonary complications: Economic evaluation protocol and analysis plan. by Siddesh Shetty, Melissa Duckworth, Richard Norman, Jacquita Affandi, Sarah Dawson, Julia Fox-Rushby, NOTACS investigators, NOTACS Trial Steering Committee, NOTACS DMEC Committee

“…Compared to standard oxygen therapy (SOT), there is an equipoise regarding the effect of HFNT on patient-centred outcomes among those at high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications after undergoing cardiac surgery. The NOTACS trial aims to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of HFNT compared to SOT within 90 days of surgery in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. …”
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Evaluation of ChatGPT-4 for the detection of surgical site infections from electronic health records after colorectal surgery: A pilot diagnostic accuracy study by Josep M. Badia, Daniel Casanova-Portoles, Estela Membrilla, Carles Rubiés, Miquel Pujol, Joan Sancho

“…This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT for detecting SSI from electronic health records after colorectal surgery via comparison with the results of a nationwide surveillance programme. …”
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