Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients Over 75 Years Old: Early Results and Predictors of Hospital Mortality by Selman Dumani, Laureta Dibra, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Aferdita Veseli, Klodian Krakulli, Andi Kacani, Edvin Prifti, Ilir Tanku, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Adelina Musliu, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Initial One-team Experience and Short Review. by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Aferdita Veseli, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…The promoted advantages are less trauma, less bleeding, less pain, and fewer wound infections, allowing faster postoperative and decreased healthcare costs. …”
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Diagnosing and Treating ANCA-Associated Vasculitis within the COVID-19 Era: A Challenging Case Report by Erjola Likaj, Larisa Shehaj, Deniona Nunci, Lordian Nunci, Irda Rrugeja, Merita Rroji, Saimir Seferi, Nertila Gjonaj, Alma Idrizi, Arjana Strakosha

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Multidisciplinary management of transorbital transverse penetrating brain injury by retained knife by Eric Schinnerer, Vsevolod Shurkhay, Brandon L King, Changxing Liu, Michael Charles, Yashar S Kalani

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Thymus Hyperplasia and Thymoma Type B in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: Two case reports and Literature Review by Selman Dumani, Altin Kuqo, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Majlinda Ikonomi, Laureta Dibra, Alessia Mehmeti, Ejona Celiku, Altin Veshti

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Selection of Prosthesis in Aortic Valve Surgery: Short Review and Trend in our Practice in 10 Years by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Devis Pellumbi, Adelina Musliu, Fjoralba Qejvani, Altin Veshti

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Surgical Approaches for Aortic Root Aneurysm: A Comparative Analysis of the David and Yacoub Techniques by Ermal Likaj, Alessia Mehmeti, Selman Dumani, Fjorba Mana, Saimir Kuci, Ervin Bejko, Aferdita Veseli

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Geriatric falls: an enormous economic burden compared to firearms by Kartik Prabhakaran, Bardiya Zangbar, Aryan Rafieezadeh, Ilya Shnaydman, Jordan Michael Kirsch, Gabriel Rodriguez, Anna Jose, Matthew Bronstein

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Fragmenting projectiles: a case report and literature review of the G2 Radically Invasive Projectile by Andrew Bernard, Matthew Bernard, Christine M Dahlhausen, Andrew M Kirk

“…Understanding previous presentation and management of patients injured by the G2RIP can aid in improving patient care in the trauma center.…”
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Redo Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from Western Experience by Arber Aliu, Klodiana Durici, Ira Lazo, Altin Veshti

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Empowering recovery: a remote spirometry system and mobile app for monitoring and promoting pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with rib fracture by Ling-wei Kuo, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-An Liao, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Tai-Horng Young, Shih-Ching Kang, Szu-An Chen, Yu-San Tee

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New Pathogens in Blood Donors and Patients in Albania by Irena Seferi, Viola Shano, Brunilda Dakavelli, Vjollca Duro, Shpetim Qyra, Anyla Bulo

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From across the globe – traumatic injuries are an international concern at the US-Mexico border wall by Allison E Berndtson, Jay Doucet, Todd W Costantini, Laura Haines, Sarah Lagan, Laura Adams, Jarrett Santorelli, Gabriella Waters

“…The aim of this study was to describe the nationality of injured immigrants admitted to a Trauma Center serving a segment of the US-Mexico border wall and to report their ultimate destinations after discharge.Methods We performed a retrospective review of patients admitted to an academic, Level 1 Trauma Center after injury at the US-Mexico border wall from 2021 to 2022. …”
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Winds of war and military surgeon readiness: Commentary on ‘Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education’ by Matthew J Martin, Joshua Dilday

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Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education by John B Holcomb, Jan O Jansen, Eric A Elster, Matthew D Tadlock, Jennifer M Gurney, Emily W Baird, Daniel T Lammers, Richard D Betzold, Shaun R Brown, Matthew J Eckert, Daniel B Cox, Jeffrey D Kerby

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From Peril to Protection: an evaluation of regulations impacting eScooter injuries by Leslie M Kobayashi, Todd W Costantini, Jay J Doucet, Jarrett E Santorelli, Laura N Haines, Kendra M Black

“…We hypothesized that these local safety restrictions decreased the number of eScooter-related injuries presenting to our trauma center. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of eScooter-crash patients presenting to our Level 1 trauma center from July 2018 to June 2023. …”
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Gastric MALT Lymphoma with Giant Ulcer from Untreated H. pylori: Role of Endoscopic Biopsy – A Case Report. by Hysni Dede, Rovena Roshi, Gentiana Cekodhima, Manjola Tahiraj, Augusto Orlandi

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Clinical Management and Surgical Outcomes of Wandering Spleen with Splenic Torsion in Pediatric Patients: A Case Report by Shaban Memeti, Saimir Kuci, Toni Ristevski, Lazar Todorovic, Marijan Kamilovski, Blagica Krsteska, Haris Sulejmani

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Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

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Factors associated with failure of humerus nonunion surgery in patients with initial nonoperative management by Alexander Hysong, MD, Noah Harrison, MD, Samuel Posey, MD, Ziqing Yu, MS, Andrew T. Chen, MD, Patrick Pallitto, MD, Joseph R. Hsu, MD, William Obremskey, MD, Evidence-Based Musculoskeletal Injury and Trauma Collaborative (EMIT), Hassan Mir, MD, Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, Ishani Sharma, MD, MBA, Jenna Jones, Med, Luke A. Lopas, MD, Hassan Farooq, MD, Robert D. Zura, MD, Alexander Padovano, MD, Nathaniel Koutlas, MD, Steve Hemmerly, BS, Elsa Rodriguez, MD, Daniel E. Pereira, MD, Sharon Babcock, MD, Gabriel James Sowards, BS, Martha Holden, AAS, AA, Anna N. Miller, MD, Marc Schatz, MD, Jessica Rivera, MD, PhD, Katrina Bang, MD, Kamryn King, BS, Zachery Hong, BA, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Gabriella Lea Stribling, BS, Merritt John Thompson, MD, Tracy Johns, MSN, RN-BC, Rachel Seymour, PhD, Susan Odum, PhD, Stephen Sims, MD, Olivia Rice, MD, Ainsley Bloomer, MD, Katheryn Peterson, BSPH, Amber Stanley, BSPH, Mario Cuadra, MD, Gisele Bailey, MS, Matthew Braswell, MD, Landon Bulloch, MD, William Haynes, MD, Josef Jolissaint, MD, Julia Mastracci, MD, Andrew Wohler, MD, Eddie Komie Afetse, BS, BA, Cara Girardi, Juliette Sweeney, BS, Benjamin Averkamp, MD, Meghan Wally, PhD, Madhav Karunakar, MD, Kevin Phelps, MD, Laurence Kempton, MD, Christine Churchill, MA, CCRP, David Macknet, MD, Hannah Pollock, BS, Rodney Arthur, MS, Samuel Cohen-Tanugi, Isaac Boateng, James Michael Ruth, BS, Joseph Michalski, MD, Anna Hemminger, BS, Kathryn Leighty, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, MD, Thea Lance, BA, William Hunter Waddell, MD, Andres Fidel Moreno Diaz, MD, Joseph Gutbrod, BS, Christopher G. Herbosa, BS

“…Nine academic level 1 trauma centers. Patients/Participants:. One hundred twenty patients with humerus nonunion whose initial fracture was treated nonoperatively. …”
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