Both patients and surgeons can benefit from the educational opportunities that arise when second opinions are sought, aiding in care decision-making. The use of surgical second opinions arose as a cost-saving mechanism for third-party payers. Although research indicates minimal savings, second ...
12 During subsequent months, as the volume of patients with COVID-19 surged higher in the so-called second wave, regulation of surgical procedure scheduling was left to states and individual hospital systems The purpose of this study was to examine the association of 2 distinct COVID-19–...
Nano-surgery—laser surgery Nanoscale laser surgery is a novel idea created due to recent advances in nanotechnology. Femtosecond laser pulses, one-millionth of a billionth of a second, can be used to control cellular structures at the nanoscale. For example, a single strand within a cell may ...
Finally, we found quite varied opinions as to the skills required of surgical technologists. This likely reflects the diverse practice settings of the experts included in this study, as well as more general variability in surgical technologists’ role in different procedures. We had chosen to ...
The use of physician mothers’ groups within Facebook may have also introduced selection bias because opinions may not be representative of all US surgical resident mothers. Lastly, causal inferences cannot be made from the data because of the cross-sectional design. Conclusions Pregnancy and ...
Disclaimers: Opinions contained within are the private views of the authors, not to be interpreted as official or reflecting the views of the Department of Defense as well as Departments of the Army. The following research below is funded by the US Army Medical Research and Material Command. ...
and oncologic outcomes to HPV-negative patients, such as negative resection margin; local, regional and distant disease recurrence rates; and disease-free and overall survival rates that are comparable to those of HPV- positive patients; however, other surgeons24,42–43 held different opinions. Blan...
In otosurgical training, cadaveric temporal bones are primarily used to provide a realistic tactile experience. However, using cadaveric temporal bones is challenging due to their limited availability, high cost, and potential for infection. Utilizing cu
Having completed the first part of the examination, we may gently insert our second finger into the patient's anus. The length of the anal canal can be measured as an important component of anal continence (4–5 cm). When our finger is inserted in the patient's anus, we first try ...
Second, the PORTAL trial, also from China (trial registry: NCT04400357), is a multicenter, phase III, patient-blinded, non-inferiority trial that aims to primarily assess and compare the time to functional recovery of patients who undergo robot-assisted versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for benign...