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Background. Childhood cataract is an important cause of blindness in children and imposes a huge socio economic burden on society.  Purpose. Aim of the study is to identify the visual outcome after cataract surgery...

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a global public health concern. Despite the availability of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), many infections remain undiagnosed—particularly in older adults excluded ...

Abstract Background Traditional nasal packing following septoplasty imposes significant patient morbidity, including pain, obligate oral breathing, and sleep disruption. Negative pressure drainage (NPD) represents a mech...

Abstract Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) needs inter-disciplinary care through pre-hospital resuscitation, emergency and neurosurgical care, neurocritical care, and structured neurorehabilitation to maximize surv...

ABSTRACT Introduction Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) is a commonly performed procedure for evaluating complaints related to the upper gastrointestinal tract. It serves both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. O...

Background: Ankle fractures are common injuries that often present first to general practitioners, urgent care clinicians, or emergency medical services (EMS) teams. Inadequate prehospital management such as suboptimal s...

Abstract Objective To describe the clinical experience with the B-Lynch technique in the management of postpartum hemorrhage as well as the factors related to the indication of the technique and to present the success ...

Abstract Background Safe anesthesia is fundamental to safe surgery and depends on facility readiness, team behaviors, and consistent adherence to safety standards such as the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safe...

ABSTRACT Objective Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a cause of massive obstetric hemorrhage and maternal mortality. The application of family-centered delivery techniques (FCDTs) during surgery to treat this disease i...

Abstract Cross-lingual information retrieval limits global exchange of data because of the high diversity in the methods to classify, document and encode medical procedures. Traditional keyword-based or single-language s...

Abstract Background Tibial spine avulsion fractures (TSFs) are the pediatric equivalent of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The optimal management of type II fractures remains debated, and both conservative and...

Background: This study explores patterns of readmissions to a trauma service in the United Kingdom (UK), where expansion of the national trauma database to include all levels of trauma unit has been underway since early ...

Purpose: To assess the impact of non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) on the oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response of leukocytes, and to examine whether obesity modulates the biological response t...

Chi Phan,1 Iden Amiri,1 Marc Levi,2 David Fleischman1 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USACor...

BackgroundWorkplace violence (WPV) against physicians represents an escalating global concern, with significant implications for India. This phenomenon substantially undermines the mental health, professional morale, and...

While individual Jewish plastic surgeons have been recognized in the literature for their groundbreaking achievements, a comprehensive review of their collective contributions to plastic surgery is lacking. The goal of t...

Abstract Universal health coverage requires identifying who is covered by which services. However, weak health information systems hinder monitoring coverage of Essential Health Benefit Packages (EHBPs). We developed a m...

Background: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (TA) are among the most frequently performed paediatric surgeries, typically preceded by significant preoperative anxiety. Effective nurse–patient communication can alleviat...

Background: TikTok videos on orthopaedic topics receive high engagement, but the quality of content on knee osteotomies is unclear. Purpose: To assess the quality, reliability, and educational value of TikTok videos on k...

The nuclear factor kappa light-chain enhancer of activated B cells (NFKB1) pathway is a central regulator of inflammatory gene expression. NFKB1 haploinsufficiency can present with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)...

Odontectomy is a surgical procedure to extract impacted teeth and also commonly performed to address dental and oral health issues. One symptom observed prior to the procedure is anxiety that may cause patients to avoid ...

BackgroundTraditional perioperative metrics such as complication rates and length of stay (LOS) are fragmented and fail to capture the “ideal” recovery trajectory. “Textbook outcome” (TO) has emerged as a composi...

Gluteal compartment syndrome (GCS) is an uncommon non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis induced by staying in the same position for a long time during a surgical operation or under the effect of drugs. In bariatric surgery, overw...

Abstract Background Brain tumors during pregnancy are rare and pose unique challenges in diagnosis, management, and anesthetic care. This report is novel owing to the rare coexistence of a giant anaplastic oligodendrogli...