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Abstract Background Access to surgical care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) such as Tanzania is extremely limited. Northern Tanzania is served by a single tertiary referral hospital, Kilimanjaro Christian Med...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are congenital anomalies of the lymphatic system, frequently affecting pediatric populations. While complete surgical excision remains a primary therapeutic opti...

Background: Traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) represent a major global health challenge affecting survival and quality of life. In resource-limited settings, their management is complicated due to restricted healthc...

BackgroundSurgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is an essential part of perioperative care, yet adherence to recommended practices varies across surgical categories. Differences in antibiotic choice and duration between ...

Background: Perforation peritonitis is a common surgical emergency. Perforation peritonitis results from the perforation of a diseased viscus, abdominal trauma, ingestion of a foreign body, and iatrogenic perforation. Th...

Aim: The study was planned to determine the nursing care needs of patients undergoing major surgical interventions (bypass, total hip replacement, brain tumor, cystectomy, lung resection-lobectomy, whipple) on the first ...

The nursing process is a problem-solving framework that enables the nursing staff to plan their care for a patents and clients as an individual or group basis . This requires nurses to be accountable for the care that th...

Peripheral nerve injuries pose long-term functional and psychological challenges, necessitating a multidisciplinary approach that integrates surgical, medical, and rehabilitative care. Rehabilitation psychologists play a...

Background and Aim: Objective assessment of the postoperative acute phase response following major orthopedic surgery, such as tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), is essential for distinguishing uncomplicated recov...

ObjectiveTo summarize the best evidence for non-surgical intervention in periodontitis among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and to provide a basis for medical and nursing staff to carry out periodontitis managem...

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of three conjunctival autograft-fixing methods: fibrin glue, sutures, and no glue or sutures; to examine patient comfort, complications, recurrence, a...

ObjectivesWith the continuous increase in surgical volume in China and the relative shortage of anesthesiologists, anesthesia nurses (ANs) play an increasingly critical role in perioperative care, particularly in the Pos...

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), or urothelial carcinoma, is the most common malignant tumor of the canine urinary bladder or urethra, often causing urinary obstruction. While chemotherapy is generally considered as pr...

Abstract Objectives Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is estimated to affect up to one-quarter of the Italian population, generating immense treatment costs. An emergent surgical treatment involving implantation of ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most aggressive malignancies, with overall survival outcomes that have improved only modestly in recent years. Careful preoperative evaluation is essential for d...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Evidence‐based practice (EBP) is central to high‐quality acute care, yet evidence on how specialist nurses engage with EBP remains limited. This study aimed to examine EBP beliefs, organi...

Key Points. Health care utilization rates in elderly kidney transplant were no different between the high kidney donor profile index and low kidney donor profile index group. Number of readmissions and surgical intervent...

Abstract Introduction The geriatric population is the fastest-growing age group and accounts for one-third of surgical patients. A growing body of evidence reveals that postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is the m...

Abstract Background Current guidelines recommend baseline insulin as the standard treatment for most people hospitalised with type 2 diabetes (PWT2D). However, they generally discourage the use of sodium–glucose cotran...

Natural rubber latex is found in numerous medical and dental products. Adverse latex reactions in dental patients and practitioners have significantly increased since the introduction of universal precautions for infecti...

Abstract BackgroundOptimal management of facial skin laxity requires a nuanced approach by health care providers working in aesthetics. Radiofrequency microneedling (RFMN) devices have emerged as a popular no...

Abstract Efficient operating room (OR) time management is critical for healthcare quality, yet the precise relationships among key OR metrics remain underexplored. This study analyzed data from 3,423 patients treated in ...

Abstract Ventricular shunt catheters are the standard of care for managing hydrocephalus, yet 40% of implanted catheters fail within two years of implantation, mainly due to proximal catheter obstruction. Prior literatur...

Background: While the S-enantiomer of Ketamine (S-Ketamine) is described to be more potent than the racemic form (Ra-Ketamine), with a shorter half-life and almost no side effects, both forms have never been compared in ...