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An Imaging-Compatible Oral Retractor System for Transoral Robotic Surgery
This study aimed to develop and validate a Computed Tomography (CT)/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-compatible polymer oral retractor system to...
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Can prophylactic HPV vaccination reduce the recurrence of cervical lesions after surgery? Review and prospect
Women with HSIL typically undergo conization/LEEP to remove cervical lesions, but the risk of HSIL lesions returning after surgical treatment remains...
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Surgical outcomes of ureteral reconstruction during cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundUreteral reconstruction is required after surgical resection of the tumor invading the urinary tract in ovarian cancer with low incidence....
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The Role of Colour Segmented Fluorescence (CSF) Mode and Same-day Administration of Low-dose Indocyanine Green in Liver Surgery: Our Initial Experience
Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence image guidance (I-FIGS) is increasingly used in liver surgery. Several regimens have been described regarding...
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Hospital factors and metastatic surgery in colorectal cancer patients, a population-based cohort study
BackgroundOnly a limited proportion of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receives metastatic surgery (including local ablative...
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A comparative study of patient satisfaction about anesthesia with dexmedetomidine for ambulatory dental surgery
ObjectiveIntranasal administration of dexmedetomidine for monitored anesthesia care (MAC) appears to be an effective, safe, and appropriate...
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The hospital costs of complications following major abdominal surgery: a retrospective cohort study
ObjectivePostoperative complications following major abdominal surgeries is a pressing concern for hospital care and health economics. Given the...
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Association between ventricular CSF biomarkers and outcome after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
IntroductionThe relationship between neurochemical changes and outcome after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a...
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Acute health-related quality of life outcomes and systemic inflammatory markers following contemporary breast cancer surgery
Contemporary breast cancer surgical procedures vary greatly by the amount of tissue removed, anesthesia time, and reconstruction. Despite historical...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis after 48 h postoperatively are not associated with decreased surgical site infections and other healthcare associated infections in pancreatic surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundIt is controversial whether antibiotic should be used prophylactically 48 h after pancreatic surgery. Hence, the association of antibiotic...
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Adaptation of a standardized lifestyle intervention to maximize health outcomes in adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients
BackgroundMetabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is safe and efficacious in treating adolescents with severe obesity. Behavioral/lifestyle programs...
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Assessment of Autologous Blood marker localIzation and intraoperative coLonoscopy localIzation in laparoscopic colorecTal cancer surgery (ABILITY): a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundLaparoscopic colorectal surgery has been proved to have similar oncological outcomes with open surgery. Due to the lack of tactile...
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Perineural invasion affects prognosis of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a propensity score matching analysis
BackgroundTumour perineural invasion (PNI) is a predictor of poor prognosis, but its effect on the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC)...
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Hip prosthesis and colon surgery, a decade of surveillance on surgical site infections in Italy, a prospective cohort study: rates, trends, and disease burden in DALYs
BackgroundSurveillance programs are a key element of interventions aiming to reduce rates of surgical site infections (SSIs). The aim of this study...
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Characterising the Long-Term Language Impairments of Children Following Cerebellar Tumour Surgery by Extracting Psycholinguistic Properties from Spontaneous Language
Following cerebellar tumour surgery, children may suffer impairments of spontaneous language. Yet, the language processing deficits underlying these...
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Preliminary evidence for endoscopic surgery combined with postoperative anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
BackgroudEndoscopic surgery can be used as the main treatment for advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC). However, there is a huge...
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MiR-146a reduces fibrosis after glaucoma filtration surgery in rats
PurposeTo explore the impact of microRNA 146a (miR-146a) and the underlying mechanisms in profibrotic changes following glaucoma filtering surgery...
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Propofol maintains Th17/Treg cell balance in elderly patients undergoing lung cancer surgery through GABAA receptor
Propofol is widely used in clinical anesthesia due to its advantages of rapid onset and less adverse reactions. This study focused on the role of...
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AKI-Pro score for predicting progression to severe acute kidney injury or death in patients with early acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
BackgroundNo reliable clinical tools exist to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) progression. We aim to explore a scoring system for predicting the...
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Participants’ perspectives of being recruited into a randomised trial of a weight loss intervention before colorectal cancer surgery: a qualitative interview study
BackgroundThe period between cancer diagnosis and surgery presents an opportunity for trials to assess the feasibility of behaviour change...