Interhospital variation in the non-operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in adults [0.03%]
成人急性单纯性阑尾炎的非手术治疗在不同医院的应用差异分析
Baran Khoraminejad,Sara Sakowitz,Giselle Porter et al.
Baran Khoraminejad et al.
Background: Recent randomized trials have suggested non-operative management to be a safe alternative to appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis. Yet, there remains significant variability in treatment approach....
The impact of rurality on racial disparities in costs of bowel obstruction treatment [0.03%]
农村地区对结肠梗阻治疗成本的种族差异的影响
Corynn Branche,Nikhil Chervu,Giselle Porter et al.
Corynn Branche et al.
Background: Black race has been associated with increased resource utilization after operation for small bowel obstruction (SBO). While prior literature has similarly demonstrated differences between urban and rural insti...
Clinicopathological features and management of obstructive jaundice at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi. A retrospective cohort analysis [0.03%]
马拉维Queen Elizabeth中央医院阻黄的临床病理特征及处理:回顾性队列研究
L Kaomba,J Ngombe,W Mulwafu
L Kaomba
Introduction: The diagnosis of obstructive jaundice (OJ) is a challenge and is often made late especialy in low-resource settings. There is a paucity of data on the aetiology and prognosis of patients with obstructive jau...
A junior doctor led near-peer acute ENT/head and neck surgery workshop for medical students [0.03%]
初级医生带领的耳鼻喉科/头颈外科急性手术医学生工作坊
Wendy Liu,Tamara Preda,Warren Hargreaves et al.
Wendy Liu et al.
Background: Near-peer teaching (NPT) involves teaching by peers who are at a close, but not the same, level of training. This study investigated whether a novel surgical NPT workshop, designed and delivered by junior doct...
Are routine, daily chest radiographs (CXR) necessary following (VATS and RATS) lobectomies? [0.03%]
视频辅助肺叶切除和机器人辅助肺叶切除术后常规每日正位胸片有必要吗?
Nathan J Alcasid,Kian C Banks,Sheng-Fang Jiang et al.
Nathan J Alcasid et al.
Background: Consensus guidelines regarding the amount and necessity of post-operative imaging in thoracic surgery are lacking. The efficacy of daily chest radiographs (CXR) following video-assisted (VATS) and robotic-assi...
Association of severe obesity with risk of conversion to open in laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis [0.03%]
重度肥胖与急性胆囊炎患者胆囊切除术转为开放手术风险的关联性研究
Troy N Coaston,Amulya Vadlakonda,Joanna Curry et al.
Troy N Coaston et al.
Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cholecystitis and is associated with technical complications during laparoscopic procedures. The present study seeks to assess the association between obesity class and conve...
OSABSS: An authentic examination for assessing basic surgical skills in surgical residents [0.03%]
OSABSS:评估外科住院医师基本外科技能的真实考核方法
Leila Sadati,Fatemeh Edalattalab,Niloofar Hajati et al.
Leila Sadati et al.
Objectives: This study aimed to develop and validate the OSABSS (Objective Structured Assessment of Basic Surgical Skills), a modified Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), to assess basic surgical skills in r...
Reimagining general surgery resident selection: Collaborative innovation through design thinking [0.03%]
设计思维在普外科住院医师选拔中的应用:一种创新的方法
Tejas S Sathe,Joseph C LHuillier,Rebecca Moreci et al.
Tejas S Sathe et al.
Introduction: The process by which surgery residency programs select applicants is complex, opaque, and susceptible to bias. Despite attempts by program directors and educational researchers to address these issues, resid...
Treatment preferences in diverticulitis are common and rarely change after a clinic visit [0.03%]
憩室炎的治疗偏好及就诊后偏好的改变
Anna A Melio,Meredith Johnson,Jennifer A Kaplan et al.
Anna A Melio et al.
With the increasing prevalence of diverticulitis, professional guidelines encourage the individualization of treatment. However, the frequency of treatment preferences of both surgeons, and patients, and the resultant impact of that prefere...