Study protocol for an observational cohort evaluating incidence and clinical relevance of perioperative elevation of high-sensitivity troponin I and N-terminal pro-brain natriureti... by Ekaterine Popova, Ángel Candela-Toha, María Alonso, Diego Parise, Míriam de Nadal, Ascencion Martin-Grande, Javier Pérez-Vélez, Juan Carlos Trujillo, Luis Gajate, Marcos de Miguel, Anna González-Tallada, Elisabeth Martínez-Téllez, Esther Cladellas-Gutierrez, Georgina Planas, Angélica de Pablo

“…The combination of perioperative natriuretic peptide measurement together with high-sensitivity cTns may help to identify changes in ventricular function during thoracic surgery. Integrating both cardiac biomarkers may improve the predictive value for cardiovascular complications after lung resection. …”
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Protocol for the REBOUND study: a cohort study to uncover fundamental mechanisms of accelerated ageing and impaired resilience following cancer surgery and treatment by Carly Welch, Animesh Acharjee, Rebecca Birch, João Pedro de Magalhães, Niharika A. Duggal, Alison Hainsworth, Jose R. Hombrebueno, Simon W. Jones, Jonathan Lewis, Ali Mazaheri, Helen M. McGettrick, Thomas Nicholson, Judith Partridge, Thomas Pinkney, Claire J Steves, Kristina Tomkova, Daisy Wilson, Thomas A Jackson

“…Cancer surgery and treatment may be associated with accelerated ageing in some older people; studying this process will improve understanding to enable treatments to prevent adverse effects on physical and cognitive function. Methods This study will recruit 172 participants aged 65 years and older scheduled to undergo elective colorectal surgery for cancer from two hospital sites (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust). …”
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A multi-pronged approach to addressing curricular challenges in undergraduate immunology education by Elena Tonc, Elena Tonc, Devavani Chatterjea, Devavani Chatterjea

“…This creates a barrier for immune literacy among biology students, and students at large, all of whom are nonetheless impacted by the workings of their immune system every day, and stand to benefit from understanding how it functions. We addressed this barrier with a multi-pronged approach of elective immunology courses, first-year seminars, a majors’ survey course with a skills-based lab, advanced topical seminars, and an inquiry-based immunological research methods course. …”
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Regional anesthesia for hip surgery: A review of current approaches and their application to clinical practice by Tiberio Evangelista, Camilla Pugno, Simone Finazzi, Alessandro Colombi, Dario Bugada

“…Hip surgery is extremely common and ranges from surgery for hip fracture to elective procedures in younger adults. Pain can mark the postoperative period and compromise functional recovery. …”
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The Latest Results and Future Directions of Research for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery in the Field of Colorectal Surgery by Min Ki Kim

“…In the pre-hospitalization stage, the concept of pre-hospitalization is emphasized; this involves checking and reinforcing the patient’s nutritional status and physical functional status before surgery. …”
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Electromagnetic Fields, Electrical Stimulation, and Vacuum Simultaneously Applied for Major Burn Scars by Salvatore Marafioti, Sheila Veronese, Claudio Pecorella, Carlo Felice Tavernese, Sara Costantino, Maurizio Busoni, Andrea Sbarbati

“…Background: Regeneration in the case of major burn subjects must involve tissue and structural regeneration, but also functional regeneration, as scars derived from burns often compromise motility. …”
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Total Hip Arthroplasty for Avascular Necrosis in a Patient With Hemophilia B by Siddhartha Dandamudi, BBA, Joyee Tseng, BS, John Ratz, BS, Lisa Boggio, MD, MS, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS

“…After exhausting treatment options, the patient elected to proceed with an elective total hip arthroplasty. …”
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Differentiated Prevention of Cardiac Complications of Extracardiac Surgery by A. N. Korniyenko, O. R. Dobrushina, E. P. Zinina

“…The frequency of cardiac complications of extracardiac surgery is 1.4% in patients over age 50 years following elective noncardiac surgery and amounts to 26.6% in those aged over 85 years after emergency abdominal operations. …”
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Post-traumatic pituitary stalk transection syndrome (PSTS) expeditiously manifested after a fall from a height combined with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a rare case report... by Yohei Ishiki, Atsuko Tamaki, Ken-ichiro Honma, Ken Yonaha, Takamitsu Yabiku, Taiki Teruya, Moriyuki Uehara, Yoshiro Nakayama, Rei Chinen, Tsugumi Uema, Sawako Nakachi, Shiki Okamoto, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…Notably, menstruation stopped after falling from a height. Pituitary function tests revealed GH deficiency, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism and hypoadrenocorticism. …”
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Effectiveness of dual-task computerized cognitive training in the prevention of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in coronary bypass surgery by O. A. Trubnikova, I. V. Tarasova, I. N. Kukhareva, T. B. Temnikova, A. S. Sosnina, I. D. Syrova, D. S. Kupriyanova, O. I. Barbarash

“…The best results of cognitive functioning were achieved in neurodynamics and short-term memory. …”
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Fast Track Surgery as the Latest Multimodal Strategy of Enhanced Recovery after Urethroplasty by Vladimir Beloborodov, Vladimir Vorobev, Temirlan Hovalyg, Igor Seminskiy, Svetlana Sokolova, Ekaterina Lapteva, Aleksandr Mankov

“…The use of the “fast track surgery” protocol in urethroplasty with generally similar treatment results makes it possible to achieve a better functional and objective condition of patients in the postoperative period due to less pain, shorter catheterization, and hospitalization.…”
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Comparison of the effects of two amino acids, Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and L-theanine, on sedation, anxiety, and cognition in preoperative surgical patients – A randomized co... by Shrinidhi S. Deshpande, Madhuri Kurdi, Amrita Baiju, A. S. Athira, Athira G. Sarasamma, Arunima K. Gangadharan

“…Psychomotor and cognitive functions improved with L-theanine and GABA (P = 0.0001) and decreased with alprazolam (P = 0.0001). …”
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Can ChatGPT Answer Patient Questions Regarding Ankle Fractures & Fixation? by Raegan Kelley MA, Aleksander Mika MD, Lauren Luther MD, Jacob Schultz MD, Phillip Mitchell MD, Nicholas L. Strasser MD

“…ChatGPT, a recently developed AI-based chat application, is one such application that has garnered rapid growth and popularity and exhibited high functionality in answering common patient questions regarding a gambit of orthopaedic procedures. …”
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Rehabilitation during intensive treatment of acute leukaemia including allogenic stem cell transplantation: a qualitative study of patient experiences by Lene Østergaard Jepsen, Lone Smidstrup Friis, Mette Terp Hoybye, Claus Werenberg Marcher, Dorte Gilså Hansen

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Markers of structural and cellular renal damage in localized renal cell carcinoma before treatment by E. M. Frantsiyants, N. D. Ushakova, D. A. Rozenko, N. N. Popova, A. D. Rozenko, A. V. Shulga

“…The purpose of the study was to analyze parameters of molecular markers of structural and cellular renal damage in localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with determining the nature of the initial abnormalities in the kidney functional state before the treatment.Patients and methods. …”
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BENTUK, FUNGSI, DAN MAKNA LELAKAQ SASAK SEBAGAI MEDIA KAMPANYE CALON WALIKOTA MATARAM by Usman Jayadi

“…Key words: type, function and meaning of Lelakaq Sasak in Mataram candidate regency election campaign.…”
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Inclusive Education Implementation: the Experience of the Faculty of Primary Education by Tetiana Dovzhenko

“…It has been determined that there are elective subjects “Fundamentals of inclusive education” (for the 3rd year students) and “Features of working with an inclusive child” (for the 4th year students) in the educational program “Primary Education” at the Faculty of Primary Education of H. …”
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Silent periprocedural myocardial infarction during non-cardiac surgery: a case report by E. V. Ivanova, A. V. Arsentyev, M. K. Illarionova

“…The physical examination of the patient was assessed using clinical, functional and laboratory methods, and following scales: Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI); Myocardial Infarction or Cardiac Arest (Gupta MICA); Caprini risk score/Caprini Risk Assessment Model; The Wells criteria for pulmonary embolism; Heavy, Hypertensive, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Elder, Filling Pressure (H2FPEF). …”
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Home health monitoring around the time of surgery: qualitative study of patients’ experiences before and after joint replacement by Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Ashley W Blom, Sabrina Grant, Ian Craddock, Micheal Whitehouse

“…Objectives Hip and knee replacements are common major elective surgical interventions with over 200 000 performed annually in the UK. …”
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The Impact of an Algorithm-Guided Management of Preoperative Anemia in Perioperative Hemoglobin Level and Transfusion of Major Orthopedic Surgery Patients by Dietmar Enko, Franz Wallner, Achim von-Goedecke, Christa Hirschmugl, Vinzenz Auersperg, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate a laboratory-guided therapeutic algorithm of preoperative anemia. 335 patients with elective hip or knee arthroplasty were included in this retrospective before-after study. …”
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