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Quality and Readability of Online Patient Information on Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
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Online Resources for Patients Considering Hiatal Hernia Repair: a Quality and Readability Analysis
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Open AccessCommunicating Cardiac Pathology and Procedures: Patient and Medical Perspective
This article, co-authored by a family member of a patient with atrial fibrillation and a cardiothoracic surgeon, discusses the challenges of communicating cardiac diagnoses and treatment options from both the ...
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Delayed CRS-HIPEC Is Associated with Decreased Survival in Patients with Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Markov Decision Analysis
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What We Are Missing: Using Machine Learning Models to Predict Vitamin C Deficiency in Patients with Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Vitamin C (VC) is implicated in many physiological pathways. Vitamin C deficiency (VCD) can compromise the health of patients with metabolic and bariatric surgery (patients). As symptoms of VCD are elusive and...
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Evaluation of the educational quality of publicly available online videos on laparoscopic jejunostomy by utilizing the LAP-VEGaS guidelines
Despite its common nature, there is no data on the educational quality of publicly available laparoscopic jejunostomy training videos. The LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS (LAP-VEGaS) video as...
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Evolution of laparoscopic surgery in a sub-Saharan African country: a 30-year literature review in Senegal
The advent of laparoscopy has significantly reduced the morbidity associated with the majority of abdominal surgeries. In Senegal, the first studies evaluating this technique were published in the 1980s. The o...
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Factors associated with conversion in laparoscopic surgery in a low-resource setting: a single-center prospective study
Laparoscopy has a clear patient benefit related to postoperative morbidity but may not be as commonly performed in low-and middle-income countries. The decision to convert to laparotomy can be complex and invo...
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Ventricular Remodeling Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Decreases Need for Heart Transplantation: A Predictive Model
For patients with obesity and congestive heart failure (CHF) who require heart transplantation (HT), aggressive weight loss has been associated with ventricular remodeling, or subclinical alterations in left a...
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Open AccessCan Artificial Intelligence Improve the Readability of Patient Education Materials on Aortic Stenosis? A Pilot Study
The advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) dialogue platforms and large language models (LLMs) may help facilitate ongoing efforts to improve health literacy. Additionally, recent studies have highl...
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces the Need for Liver Transplantation in Patients with Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: a Predictive Model
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. As with the current obesity epidemic, the incidence of NASH continues to rise. Howeve...
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Open AccessDr. Google to Dr. ChatGPT: assessing the content and quality of artificial intelligence-generated medical information on appendicitis
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have recently been posited as potential sources of online medical information for patients making medical decisions. Existing online patient-oriented medical in...
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Learning curve of laparoscopic appendectomy in a low-resource setting: a cumulative sum analysis of operative length
Cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis is a valuable tool for quantifying the learning curve of surgical teams by detecting significant changes in operative length. However, there is limited research evaluating the l...
