Implementation assessment of perioperatory antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in pediatric abdominal surgery. by Dagmaris Losa Pérez, Sergio Luis González López, Luis Pedro Hernández Sosa

“…In the surgical service area of the pediatric and universitary hospital ¨Paquito Gonzalez Cueto¨ a guide with good clinical practices in perioperative antibiotic profilaxis for abdominal surgery has been in use since the year 2000. <strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the following of this guide. …”
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Surgery for chronic pyothorax after failed amplatzer closure of bronchopleural fistula by Yohann Vincent, Alessandra Lenzini, Amir Hanna, Nicolas Leymarie, Brendan Le Picault, Elie Fadel

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Diabetes insipidus following pituitary tumor surgery: A case report by Caiju Bu, Juanming Liang, Shengxian Zhou

“…Asian Journal of Surgery…”
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Double Guided Surgery in All-on-4® Concept: When Ostectomy Is Needed by Gabriele Tonellini, Raquel Saez Vigo, Giorgio Novelli

“…To report a technique with double guided surgery for bone reduction and implant placement with the All-on-4 concept. …”
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Blood Management and Risk Assessment for Transfusion in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery by Pedro Fernandes, Joaquim Soares do Brito, Isabel Flores, Jacinto Monteiro

“…Evaluate the impact of a Quality and Safety Program (QSP) on the reduction of blood loss and transfusion needs in pediatric spinal deformity surgery, while defining risk factors for transfusion. …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Transanal Endoscopic Surgery for Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum by Ziwei Zeng, Xianrui Wu, Junji Chen, Shuangling Luo, Yujie Hou, Liang Kang

“…To evaluate the safety and feasibility of transanal endoscopic surgery for diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum (DCHR). …”
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Pneumomediastinum and Bilateral Pneumothoraces Causing Respiratory Failure after Thyroid Surgery by Michael Koeppen, Benjamin Scott, Joseph Morabito, Matthew Fiegel, Tobias Eckle

“…We report the first case of severe respiratory failure after thyroid surgery requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vvECMO). …”
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Isolated Inferior Rectus Muscle Entrapment following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery by Scott Shapiro, Jamie L. Schaefer, Sumeet Gupta, John Nguyen, Brian Kellermeyer

“…Orbital complications are known risks of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). The lamina papyracea and medial rectus muscle are the most commonly injured structures during ESS. …”
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Gender differences in robotic surgery for rectal cancer: A retrospective study by Muhammad Ali, Wei Wang, Liuhua Wang, Bin Liu, Jun Ren, Daorong Wang

“…Intelligent Surgery…”
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Assessing the Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Applicants to Orthopaedic Surgery Residency by Douglas J. Weaver, MD, Tanios Dagher, BS, Ngoc Duong, MS, Sara Winfrey, MD, Alexander Koo, MD, Tessa Balach, MD, FAOA

“…LGBTQ-identifying orthopaedic surgery applicants experience barriers related to their sexual identity, including derogatory comments, hostile clinical environments, and lack of LGBTQ mentorship. …”
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Impact of laparoscopic surgeries on optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in children by Mohsina Yasmeen, Sumaiya Sabreen, Akshay Bettanayaka, Saraswathi Nagappa

“…Background: The pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic surgeries elevates intracranial ICP because of the increased abdominal pressure, and ICP increases even further in the Trendelenburg position. …”
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Development and validation of the modified index of fragility in head and neck cancer surgery by Koorosh Semsar-Kazerooni, Keith Richardson, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Alex Mlynarek, Michael P. Hier, Nader Sadeghi, Marco. A. Mascarella

“…Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery…”
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Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool by Tomoichiro Ogawa, Takuya Shiba, Hiroshi Tsuneoka

“…This study retrospectively analyzed cataract surgeries to examine the usefulness of Surgical Media Center (SMC) (Abbott Medical Optics Inc.), a new cataract surgery recording device, for training of cataract surgery. …”
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Role of Albumin as a Nutritional and Prognostic Marker in Elective Intestinal Surgery by Christian Galata, Linda Busse, Emrullah Birgin, Christel Weiß, Julia Hardt, Christoph Reißfelder, Mirko Otto

“…The aim of this study was to investigate albumin, nutritional status, and inflammation in the perioperative course of patients undergoing elective intestinal surgery. Methods. A retrospective analysis of patients with preoperative measurements of nutritional parameters who underwent intestinal surgery between April 2017 and August 2018 at our institution was performed. …”
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Corneal edema after cataract surgery in diabetic and non-diabetic patients by Christina Indrajati, Atik Rahmawati, Nabila Ayu Mahardika

“…A total of 180 cataract patients scheduled for surgery at Sultan Agung Eye Center, Semarang, and Dr. …”
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Is Intra-Articular Magnesium Effective for Postoperative Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery? by Tuba Berra Saritas, Hale Borazan, Selmin Okesli, Mustafa Yel, Seref Otelcioglu

“…BACKGROUND: Various medications are used intra-articularly for postoperative pain reduction after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Magnesium, a N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, may be effective for reduction of both postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements.…”
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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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Comparison of Wide Conjunctival Flap and Conjunctival Autografting Techniques in Pterygium Surgery by Lokman Aslan, Murat Aslankurt, Adnan Aksoy, Murat Özdemir, Erdem Yüksel

“…Results showed that the effect of wide conjunctival flap techniques on primary pterygium surgery was found close to the conjunctival autograft techniques. …”
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Effects of Decompressive Surgery on Prognosis and Cognitive Deficits in Herpes Simplex Encephalitis by Ipek Midi, Nese Tuncer, Ahmet Midi, Aynur Mollahasanoglu, Deniz Konya, Aydın Sav

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Prevalence of Corneal Astigmatism in Patients before Cataract Surgery in Western China by Wei Ma, Chengguo Zuo, Weirong Chen, Shaoyang Zheng, Jiangang Xu, Ruowen Gong, Maierhaba Mijiti, Kaidiliya Alifu, Lin Ding, Mingkai Lin

“…To investigate the demographics and distribution of corneal astigmatism before cataract surgery in patients from western China and to compare and analyze these findings with those of patients in southern China. …”
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