Effect of Coffee Consumption on Postoperative Ileus after Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Junjia Zhu, Wenlong Xu, Qi Sun, Jun Geng, Yifeng Yu, Zhenguo Zhao

“…Coffee has been reported to be beneficial for the recovery of gastrointestinal function. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of coffee consumption in the treatment of POI, following elective colorectal surgery. …”
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Study the Changes of Thyroid Hormones Levels Following Major Urological Surgery by Baghdad Science Journal

“…It has been proposed these changes due to surgical stress that inhibits peripheral conversion of T4 to T3 by inhibiting peripheral 5'-deiodinase activity, also The absence of pituitary response to changes in serum levels of T3 and T4.According to the results of this study there is a transient abnormality in thyroid function tests in patient undergoing elective major surgery and this abnormality due to surgical stress.…”
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Chimney-Graft as a Bail-Out Procedure for Endovascular Treatment of an Inflammatory Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Francesca Fratesi, Ashok Handa, Raman Uberoi, Ediri Sideso

“…Target vessel patency and normal renal function are present at 24-month follow-up. The treatment of j-iAAA can be technically challenging. ch-EVAR is a feasible and safe bail-out method for elective j-iAAA with challenging anatomy.…”
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Hypovolemic Status in Older Hip Fracture Patients Elucidated by Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography by Yasuhiro Watanabe, Toru Kaneda

“…Anesthesiologists must focus on the TTE-assessed parameters reflecting the volume status along with the cardiac function.…”
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Efficacy of Nalbuphine with Flurbiprofen on Multimodal Analgesia with Transverse Abdominis Plane Block in Elderly Patients Undergoing Open Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Randomized, C... by Yu Mao, Yuanyuan Cao, Bin Mei, Lijian Chen, Xuesheng Liu, Zhi Zhang, Erwei Gu

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Enhanced Recovery after Colorectal Surgery: 1st Year Experience in a Safety-Net Hospital by Stephanie D. Talutis, Uma R. Phatak, Angela H. Kuhnen, Pamela Rosenkranz, David McAneny, Jason F. Hall

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of an ERAS program on length-of-stay (LOS) among elective colorectal surgery patients at a safety-net hospital. …”
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A Retrospective Case Report on the Longevity of a Reimplanted Closed-Apex Avulsed Canine by Julian Leow, Robin Amanullah

“…The patient reported no loss of function. This case illustrates the potentially positive outcome of a replanted, non-root-treated, avulsed closed-apex tooth while highlighting the significance of patient-related factors.…”
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Iatrogenic Lens Injuries by Ümit Kamış, Gülfidan Bitirgen

“…When crystalline lens damage occurs, its negative effect on visual function may be eliminated by performing cataract surgery intraoperatively or in elective conditions. …”
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Respiratory risk assessment prior to extrathoracic surgery by P.F. Aucamp, M. Prins

“…Physicians are often asked to evaluate a patient prior to elective surgery for the purpose of risk identification and modification. …”
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Dysphagia in a young girl: A rare cause by Manjappillil Sabu Gokul, Pankaj Singhania, Abhranil Dhar, Pranab Kumar Sahana

“…Investigations include thyroid function tests, neck ultrasonography, technetium scanning, computed tomography scan, or magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Impact of regional anesthesia on left and right ventricular performance after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: randomized controlled study by K. V. Paromov, D. A. Svirskii, A. Hussain, L. A. Neledova, M. Yu. Kirov

“…There were no intergroup differences in parameters of LV or RV systolic function and LV diastolic function during study stages. …”
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Influence of Gender, Education Level, Alcohol Etiology, and Serum Sodium Levels on Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery in Patients Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplant Surgery in E... by Deepak Mishra, Natasha Khullar Kumar, Ramneek Kaur, Vijay Vohra, Neerav Porwal, Ajit Bhardwaj

“…For comparison of each variable, four different cognitive domains (global cognitive function, executive function, for intelligence, immediate/distant recall, and memory) were tested 24–48 h presurgery and 12–14 days postoperatively. …”
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An Unusual Cause of Lateral Knee Pain following Total Knee Replacement by Lynne Barr, Vikas Khanduja, Julian Owen

“…A 70-year-old male underwent elective total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. …”
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Maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes in ankylosing spondylitis by O. A. Krichevskaya, Z. M. Gandaloeva, N. I. Klimenchenko, A. B. Dyomina, T. V. Dubinina

“…There were no cases of preeclampsia. 52.9% of the patients had vaginal delivery, and 47.1% had a caesarean section (CS), which was elective in 87.5% of all CS cases. Indications for elective CS included severe hip joints involvement with altered function, and scar on the uterus. …”
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Optimal Design, Electromagnetic–Thermal Analysis and Application of In-Wheel Permanent Magnet BLDC Motor for E-Mobility by Yucel Cetinceviz

“…Consequently, in-wheel motor topology is proposed for small EVs, and the sizing equations, including primary, stator, and rotor dimensions, are developed step by step for the preliminary design. Then, a multi-goal function is introduced to obtain optimum motor design. …”
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Mortality-Related Factors and 1-Year Survival in Patients After Intracranial Stenting for Intracranial Arterial Critical Stenosis and Occlusion by Yusuf Inanc, Esra Polat, Mesut Karatas, Cengiz Sabanoglu, Kader Eliz Sahin, Ibrahim Halil Inanc

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: Intracranial stenting may provide long-term survival with low adverse event rates in elective and selected emergency cases. Advanced age, poor functional status, previous stroke, AF, and rheumatic mitral valve disease are associated with 1-year mortality.…”
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Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Liver Transplant Parturients by Nitu Puthenveettil, Susmitha Susan Mammen, Sajan Rahman, Amitha Aredath, Jerry Paul

“…Of the patients, 75% had elective cesarean delivery, which was performed under subarachnoid block. …”
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Audit on Current Practice of Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation of Anesthesia in the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 by Mamaru Mollalign, Amare Hailekiros Gebreegzi, Habtamu Getinet, Seid Adem

“…Most of the patients were emergency (29 (82.857%)), and the rest were elective (6 (17.142%)). Conclusion. Most anesthetists were good at preparing all available monitoring and drugs, making sure that IV line is well-functioning, preparing suction with a suction machine, preoxygenation, application of cricoid pressure, and checking the position of the ETT after intubation was performed. …”
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Effect of preoperative respiratory rehabilitation on post operative outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft patients: a randomized clinical trail by Aqsa Iqbal, Samara Shaukat, Qarib Ullah, Maham Murtaza, Kaukab Mazhar, Muhammad Ali Awan Malik, Iqbal Tariq, Haris Iqbal

“… Background: Coronary artery bypass graft, a surgical way to bypass blocked portions of coronary arteries, comes with many postoperative complications including a decline in pulmonary function. Some preoperative exercises help reduce such pulmonary complications and improve postoperative pulmonary function. …”
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COVID-19: Moral and Ethical Implications for Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons by Cris J. Min, Cesar Iturriaga, Victoria Wang, Rohit Verma

“…In this case report, we present a 66-year-old male patient, with a history of cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities, exhibiting an increasing loss of function over the course of 10 days amid the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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