Dellon Decompression Using WALANT: A Safe and Effective Approach for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease by Sofija Tusheva, Gordana Georgieva, Blagoja Srbov, Savetka Paljoskovska Jordanova, Katerina Jovanovska, Stefania Azmanova Mladenovska, Muamet Memeti, Darko Aleksovski, Biljana Mileska Krzhaloska, Sofija Pejkova

“…While extensively used in hand surgery, its application in foot and ankle procedures, particularly for high-risk patients with diabetic neuropathy and peripheral artery disease (PAD), remains underexplored. …”
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Benefits and challenges of asynchronous telemedicine in obtaining a second opinion: a qualitative interview study by Edmund Neugebauer, Felix Muehlensiepen, Dunja Bruch, Susann May, Nadja Könsgen, Jan-Christoph Loh, Sebastian von Peter, Johannes Maximilian Albes

“…Objectives Asynchronous telemedicine-based second opinions, using a purely document-based and written procedure, offer an opportunity to support patients in their medical decision-making, particularly those who cannot secure a timely face-to-face appointment nearby. …”
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The INfectious DIsease REgistry BIObank (INDI-REBIO): protocol for the design and implementation of a single-centre, prospective registry and biobank in a tertiary care centre in I... by Maurilio Ponzoni, Carmen García, Diana Canetti, Antonella Castagna, Marco Ripa, Paolo Scarpellini, Massimo Locatelli, Simona Bossolasco, Paola Cinque, Angelo Roberto Raccagni, Elena Bruzzesi, Nicola Gianotti, Silvia Nozza, Laura Galli, Vincenzo Spagnuolo, Camilla Muccini, Ilaria Mainardi, Massimo Cernuschi, Francesca Alberton, Benedetta Trentacapilli, Maria Francesca Lucente, Riccardo Lolatto, Martina Strano, Costanza Bertoni, Francesca Sanvito, Tommaso Clemente, Flavia Passini, Chiara Tassan Din, Monica Guffanti, Girolamo Piromalli, Silvia Carletti, Elisa Cantarelli, Cristina Tresoldi, Anna Danise, Raffaele Dell’Acqua, Giovanni Gaiera, Hamid Hasson, Emanuela Messina, Giulia Morsica, Martina Ranzenigo, Caterina Uberti-Foppa, Katia Ruggieri, Viviana Castagna, Gaetana Annicchiarico, Alessandro Baglivi, Liviana Della Torre, Sabrina Bagaglio, Elisabetta Carini, Michele Bellomo, Sara Diotallevi, Flavia Badalucco Ciotta, Chiara Ballabio, Caterina Candela, Gaia Catalano, Chiara Maci, Roberta Monardo, Nicolò Moschetta, Marcella Negri, Rebecka Papaioannu Borjesson, Giacomo Ponta, Alessia Siribelli, Golnaz Torkjazi, Annapia Di Napoli, Floriana Gona, Marco Tonelli, Annunziata Macrì, Enzo Scifo

“…To advance the understanding and treatment of these diseases, biobanks and biorepositories play a crucial role in guaranteeing sample traceability through their entire life cycle (collection, acquisition and registration, processing, storage, distribution) and future analysis of clinical and biological data.Methods and analysis The INfectious DIsease REgistry BIObank (INDI-REBIO) is an observational, prospective, monocentric, open-ended registry with ad hoc procedures and a systematic collection of uniform clinical, laboratory, imaging and therapeutic data of patients with suspected or microbiologically documented bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infectious diseases from the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy). …”
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Ethograms predict visual fear conditioning status in rats by David C Williams, Amanda Chu, Nicholas T Gordon, Aleah M DuBois, Suhui Qian, Genevieve Valvo, Selena Shen, Jacob B Boyce, Anaise C Fitzpatrick, Mahsa Moaddab, Emma L Russell, Liliuokalani H Counsman, Michael A McDannald

“…The results demonstrate diverse threat behaviors – in a short and simple procedure – containing sufficient information to distinguish the visual fear conditioning status of individual rats.…”
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Five-minute test to prevent postcardiotomy reexplorationCentral MessagePerspective by Shingo Kunioka, MD, Tomonori Shirasaka, MD, PhD, Masahiko Narita, MD, Keisuke Shibagaki, MD, Yuta Kikuchi, MD, Yasuaki Saijo, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kamiya, MD, PhD

“…The postcardiotomy reexploration rate due to intrapericardial bleeding or cardiac tamponade within 1 week after surgery and the amount of bleeding until 2 days after surgery were compared. The FMT procedure involved counting the amount of bleeding by packing 4 to 6 surgical gauze sheets for 5 minutes. …”
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Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Navigation in Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery: Systematic Review by Carlos Delgado-Miguel, Javier Arredondo-Montero, Julio César Moreno-Alfonso, Isabella Garavis Montagut, Marta Rodríguez, Inmaculada Ruiz Jiménez, Noela Carrera, Pablo Aguado Roncero, Ennio Fuentes, Ricardo Díez, Francisco Hernández-Oliveros

“…<b>Introduction</b>: Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) is now widely regarded as a valuable aid in decision-making for complex hepatobiliary procedures, with increasing support from recent studies. …”
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Current trends in intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring among Asia–Pacific countries: an Asia–Pacific Spine Society survey by Hideki Shigematsu, Akimasa Yasuda, Ronald Tangente, Chris Yin Wei Chan, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Yong Hai, Daisuke Sakai, Kyu-Jung Cho, Chih-Wei Chen, Gabriel Liu, I Gusti Lanang Ngurah Agung Artha Wiguna, Brian Hsu, Mun Keong Kwan

“…The questionnaire covered various aspects of IONM, including its common modality, Tc-MEP details, necessities for consistent use, and recommended modalities in major spine surgeries and representative surgical procedures. Results Responses were received from 193 of 626 spine surgeons. …”
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Validity of the Nepali Ask Suicide Screening Questions tool for medical inpatients by Daman R Poudel, Arun K Sharma, Ram H Chapagain, Manisha Chapagai, Nathan J. Lowry, Mahesh R Sigdel, Krishna P Bista, Rahul Pathak, Arun Kunwar, Janna Patterson, Terrell Carter, Lisa M. Horowitz

“…Thereafter a separate team of psychologists, blind to ASQ results, conducted a brief suicide safety assessment (BSSA) as the gold standard for suicide risk screening. Results All study procedures were completed by 309 [54.0% male, mean age = 15.79(± 4.2) years] participants and were included in analysis. …”
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Constipation is Associated With Increased Hospital Utilization in Cystic Fibrosis: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis by Matt Pelton, Arvind Bussetty, Sarah Abdel-Meguid, Harrison Clement, Natale Mazzaferro, Tae Yang Park, Sugeet Jagpal, Christopher Vélez, Keerthana Kesavarapu

“…Constipation was independently associated with increased LOS (1.22 days, standard error [SE] 0.21) and total charges ($14,280, SE $12,308) among PwCF, despite undergoing a similar number of endoscopic procedures (−0.02 SE 0.06). These findings were unchanged on subgroup analysis for sex and indication for hospitalization. …”
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Synthesis of biosafe spirulina-derived carbon dots and their fluorescence imaging in zebrafish by Yue Wang, Zhizhi Gu, Jingyi Dong, Cunguang Liu, Jie Zhu, Zixu Wang, Jiaying Li, Meichen Lu, Jian Han, Shengnan Cao, Zhuang Xue, Yan Chen, Liyong Chen, Wei Wang

“…Currently, imaging materials are associated with relatively complex toxicity profiles and staining procedures, making the development of low-toxicity and rapid-staining biological imaging agents an urgent necessity. …”
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Outcomes in patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing catheter ablation for atrial arrhythmias by Adrian M. Petzl, MD, Justice Oranefo, MD, Alireza Oraii, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, David Lin, MD, FHRS, Ramanan Kumareswaran, MD, Robert D. Schaller, DO, FHRS, Gregory E. Supple, MD, FHRS, Timothy M. Markman, MD, FHRS, Gustavo Guandalini, MD, Matthew C. Hyman, MD, PhD, David S. Frankel, MD, FHRS, Andrew E. Epstein, MD, FHRS, Saman Nazarian, MD, PhD, FHRS, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Rajat Deo, MTR, MD, David J. Callans, MD, FHRS, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS, Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS

“…However, its presence did not correlate with long-term arrhythmia-free survival (P = 0.957). Procedure-related complications, particularly heart failure decompensation (16%), were important. …”
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Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a level-IV neonatal intensive care unit: a retrospective study by Julia Elzbieta Galuszka, Kim Thomsen, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Rikke Louise Stenkjaer, Rikke Nielsen, Karen Leth Nielsen, Andreas Petersen, Barbara Juliane Holzknecht, Mette Damkjaer Bartels, Morten Breindahl, Lise Aunsholt

“…Conclusion: We identified clinically relevant diseases, procedures, and facilities that predispose patients to potentially life-threatening MRSA infections. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of risk factors for dementia based on Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen results and questionnaire responses from healthy Japanese individuals registered in an... by Masayo Ogawa, Kazushi Maruo, Daichi Sone, Hiroyuki Shimada, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroshi Matsuda, Hidehiro Mizusawa

“…Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS, version 23.0, for Windows for demographic data and the MIXED procedure in SAS, version 9.4, for the linear mixed‐effect model. …”
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AESTHETIC VERSUS FUNCTIONAL SEQUELAE: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON YOUTH WITH CLEFT LIP MEASURED AGAINST A SEEMINGLY NON-COMPARABLE CONDITION by Diana Lora Parvu, Mario Zama, Oana-Maria Udrea, Catalin Ion Chiriac-Babei, Raluca Teodora Tatar, Diana Monica Preda, Adrian Vicentiu Voiculescu, Alexandru Ulici, Dan Mircea Enescu

“…Therefore, the desideratum is to comprehend the perceived psychological effect of facial sequelae in order to obtain better clinical communication, better understanding of their overall satisfaction and therefore diminished need for elective surgical procedures. …”
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Ultrasound Imaging and Machine Learning to Detect Missing Hand Motions for Individuals Receiving Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Nerve-Pain Prevention by Anna Rita E. Moukarzel, Justin Fitzgerald, Marcus Battraw, Clifford Pereira, Andrew Li, Paul Marasco, Wilsaan M. Joiner, Jonathon Schofield

“…Our findings suggest that despite the shifting motivations for performing TMR surgery this new generation of the surgical procedure not only offers prophylactic benefits but also retains promising opportunities for bionic prosthetic control.…”
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Duodenal duplication cyst at the second part of the duodenum with congenital duodenal position anomaly completely resected by laparoscopic partial duodenectomy: a case report by Yoichi Nakagawa, Hiroo Uchida, Satoshi Makita, Takahisa Tainaka, Akinari Hinoki, Chiyoe Shirota, Wataru Sumida, Hizuru Amano, Akihiro Yasui, Yoko Kano, Takuya Maeda, Daiki Kato, Yousuke Gohda

“…The patient was discharged on postoperative day 12 without any complications. Conclusions The procedure used in this case might not be easily applied in all laparoscopy cases. …”
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Machine learning and response surface methodology forecasting comparison for improved spray dry scrubber performance with brine sludge-derived sorbent by B.J. Chepkonga, L. Koech, R.S. Makomere, H.L. Rutto

“…In this study, hydrated lime (Ca(OH)₂) sorbent was prepared from industrial brine sludge waste using simple laboratory procedures and utilized in a laboratory-scale spray dry scrubber for desulfurization tests. …”
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Predicting alveolar nerve injury and the difficulty level of extraction impacted third molars: a systematic review of deep learning approaches by Hamza Al Salieti, Hanan M. Qasem, Sakhr Alshwayyat, Sakhr Alshwayyat, Sakhr Alshwayyat, Noor Almasri, Mustafa Alshwayyat, Amira A. Aboali, Farah Alsarayrah, Lina Khasawneh, Mohammed Al-mahdi Al-kurdi

“…BackgroundThird molar extraction, a common dental procedure, often involves complications, such as alveolar nerve injury. …”
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Feasibility of quality indicators on prehospital advanced airway management in a physician-staffed emergency medical service: survey-based assessment of the provider point of view by Thomas Riva, Andreas Krüger, Stephen Johan Mikal Sollid, Mathieu Pasquier, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, David Caillet-Bois, Alexandre Kottmann, Ludovic Maudet, Jean-Daniel Rouvé, L Suppan, Roland Albrecht

“…Electronic medical records and technological solutions facilitating automatic collection of vital parameters and timing during the procedure could improve the reliability of data collection for some QIs. …”
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Accuracy and Safety Between Robot-Assisted and Conventional Freehand Fluoroscope-Assisted Placement of Pedicle Screws in Thoracolumbar Spine: Meta-Analysis by Alberto Morello, Stefano Colonna, Enrico Lo Bue, Giulia Chiari, Giada Mai, Alessandro Pesaresi, Diego Garbossa, Fabio Cofano

“…The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of RS compared to fluoroscopy-assisted surgery (FS) in spinal fusion procedures. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted, using REVMAN V5.3 software. …”
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