Comparative Analysis of Surgical Outcomes Between Robotic-Assisted Pyelolithotomy and Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Renal Stones Larger Than 2 cm in Older Adults: A One-Yea... by Tu HA, Weng SC, Lin YH, Chen CL, Chen YT, Juang HH, Hou CP

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Simplified planning and marking of mastopexy and reduction mammoplasty: the circumvertical "Matryoshka" pattern by Bishara Atiyeh, Romeu Fadul, Natasha Habr, Fadl Chahine

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Impact of smoking on procedural outcomes and all-cause mortality following acute myocardial infarction: A misleading early-stage pseudoparadox with ultimately reduced survival by Mohammed Abusharekh, Jürgen Kampf, Iryna Dykun, Viktoria Backmann, Rolf Alexander Jánosi, Matthias Totzeck, Tienush Rassaf, Amir Abbas Mahabadi

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Biofeedback Enabled CALM (BeCALM)—the feasibility of biofeedback on procedural anxiety during radiation therapy: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial by Kerrie Clover, Amanda L Baker, Erin Forbes, Ben Britton, Sharon Oultram, Kristen Louise McCarter, Chris Wratten, Mahesh Kumar, Jodie Nixon, Minh Thi Tieu

“…Introduction Patients undergoing treatment for cancer who require radiation therapy (RT) report anxiety specifically relating to the RT procedure. Procedural anxiety can be detrimental to treatment delivery, causing disruptions to treatment sessions, or treatment avoidance. …”
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Aprendizagem de procedimentos e efeitos ansiolíticos: medidas eletrencefalográficas, motora e atencional Procedural learning and anxiolytic effects: electroencephalographic, motor and attentional measures by Claudio Elidio Portella, Julio Guilherme Silva, Victor Hugo Bastos, Dionis Machado, Marlo Cunha, Maurício Cagy, Luis Basile, Roberto Piedade, Pedro Ribeiro

“…The coherence measure was not a sensitive tool at demonstrating differences between cortical areas as a function of procedural learning.…”
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Pre-procedural abnormal von Willebrand factor function predicts clinical outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: a prospective cohort study by Haitham Abu Khadija, Mohammad Alnees, Mohammad Alnees, Omar Ayyad, Gera Gandelman, Nizar Abu Hamdeh, Amir Haim, Yazan Hamdan, Ramon Cohen, Duha Najajra, Alena Kirzhner, Tal Schiller, Jacob George, Alex Blatt

“…This study aims to identify primary predictors of these complications, emphasizing the roles of Decreased Platelet Count (DPC) and Acquired Von Willebrand Syndrome (AVWS).MethodsWe performed a prospective study with 80 patients planning to receive TAVI at the Heart Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel. Pre-procedural evaluations include the measurement of baseline platelet counts and the functionality of the von Willebrand factor. …”
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Non-fluoroscopic vs. fluoroscopic radiofrequency catheter ablation for pediatric atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a comparative study of procedural characteristics and ablation site by Chieh-Mao Chuang, Chieh-Mao Chuang, Pi-Chang Lee, I-Hsin Tai, I-Hsin Tai, I-Hsin Tai, Ying-Hsuan Peng, Ying-Hsuan Peng, Wen-Po Fan, Wen-Po Fan, Yu-Shin Lee, Ming-Chih Lin, Ming-Chih Lin, Sheng-Ling Jan, Sheng-Ling Jan, Yun-Ching Fu, Yun-Ching Fu, Shih-Ann Chen, Shih-Ann Chen, Shih-Ann Chen

“…BackgroundNon-fluoroscopic cryoablation is considered safe for pediatric atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), but concerns about prolonged procedures and recurrence persist, requiring continued use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA). …”
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Identification of essential topics and procedural skills for inclusion in a contextualised undergraduate anaesthesia and critical care clerkship in Rwanda: results of a modified Delphi process by Callum Forbes, Bruce Mutembe Nzobele, Barnabas T. Alayande, Françoise Nizeyimana, Jean Paul Mvukiyehe, Jocelyn M. Booth, Selam Degu Woldegiorgis, Benoucheca Pierre, James Littlejohn, Sheida Tabaie, Abebe Bekele, Craig D. McClain, Gaston Nyirigira, The African Anaesthesia Education Delphi Group

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Surgical treatment of a glenolabral articular disruption lesion using knotless labral repair and minced cartilage procedure: a case report by Anh Do, Alexander Pieringer, Markus Scheibel, MD

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Massive pseudoaneurysm caused by fabric tear of a thoracic endovascular aortic repair stent graft 15 years after the initial procedure by Kotaro Mukasa, MD, Yasunori Yakita, MD, PhD, Musashi Tsuda, MD, Shinichiro Abe, MD, PhD, Soichi Asano, MD, PhD

“…We report a 59-year-old man who presented with progressive back pain and a large pseudoaneurysm 15 years after the initial procedure for a ruptured thoracic aneurysm. Intraoperative angiography localized a type IIIb endoleak that originated from a fabric tear in the third stent segment. …”
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Early inflammatory response following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A comparison between endovascular procedure and conventional, open surgery by Marjanović Ivan, Jevtić Miodrag, Mišović Sidor, Vojvodić Danilo, Zoranović Uroš, Rusović Siniša, Šarac Momir, Stanojević Ivan

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Effectiveness, safety and overall satisfaction of early postpartum placement of hormonal IUD compared with standard procedure: An open‐label, randomized, multicenter study by Karin Lichtenstein Liljeblad, Helena Kopp Kallner, Jan Brynhildsen

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Quantitative Assessment of Apically Extruded Debris During Retreatment Procedures Using Three Nickel-Titanium Rotary Systems: An In Vitro Comparative Study by Luigi Generali, Federica Veneri, Francesco Cavani, Vittorio Checchi, Carlo Bertoldi, Angela Lucia Ingrosso, Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Eugenio Pedullà

“…Therefore, the aim of this in vitro study was to quantitatively assess the amount of apically extruded debris produced during retreatment procedures using three rotary NiTi retreatment systems in mature non-resorbed straight roots. …”
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Medicaid Reimbursement for Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Procedures Is Highly Inconsistent Among States, Ranging from 37% to 324% of Medicare Reimbursement by Adam P. Henderson BS, M. Lane Moore MD, MBA, Nathan C. Beckett BS, Paul R. Van Schuyver MD, Jack M. Haglin MD, MS, Joseph C. Brinkman MD, Karan A. Patel MD

“…Five codes had lower relative Medicaid reimbursement on average: CPT 27687 for repair procedures on the leg and ankle joint, CPT 28810 for amputation procedures on the foot and toes, CPT 28010 for toe tenotomy, CPT 28005 for incision procedures on the foot and toes, and CPT 28470 for closed treatment of a metatarsal fracture. …”
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The Maxillary Sinus Membrane Elevation Procedure: Augmentation of Bone around Dental Implants without Grafts—A Review of a Surgical Technique by Christopher Riben, Andreas Thor

“…Long-term edentulism may in many cases result in resorption of the alveolar process. The sinus lift procedure aims to create increased bone volume in the maxillary sinus in order to enable installation of dental implants in the region. …”
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Utilization of 3D printing modeling techniques in the simulation instruction of ultrasound-guided puncture procedures on scoliotic spines of spinal muscular atrophy by Di Xia, Fangliang Xing, Jiao Zhang, Jiaxin Lang, Gang Tan, Xulei Cui

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Procedure of the overdeterministic method for finding the field expansion coefficients at the crack tip based on a finite element solution for the stress tensor components by Maria A. Fomchenkova, Larisa V. Stepanova

“…The article proposes and implements a procedure for reconstructing the asymptotic series expansion of stress, strain and displacement fields in anisotropic materials, generalizing the Williams solution for linearly elastic isotropic materials, based on a finite element solution to the problem of deforming a sample with a defect in an anisotropic orthotropic material in the approximation of a plane problem of elasticity theory. …”
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Micropulse cyclophotocoagulation in the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma and congenital glaucoma. Part 1: hypotensive effect mechanisms, modern procedure protocol by O. V. Ermakova, E. A. Ragozina

“…In the first part of our review, we would like to focus on the history, mechanisms of action and procedure protocol of micropulse cyclophotocoagulation.…”
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Sistemática para apuração de custos por procedimento médico-hospitalar Systematic for determination of hospital costs per medical procedure hospital by Maury Leoncine, Antonio Cezar Bornia, Katia Abbas

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The Manchester Procedure as a Uterine-Preserving Alternative for Uterine Prolapse Due to Cervical Elongation: A Short- and Mid-Term Clinical Analysis by Claudia Liger Guerra, Lorena Sabonet Morente, Juan Manuel Hidalgo Fernandez, Manuel Navarro Romero, Cristina Espada Gonzalez, Jesus S. Jimenez-Lopez

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