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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2021 Feb 26. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Department of Surgery, Haaglanden Medical Centre, P.O. Box 432, 2501 CK, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Introduction: Both the DHS and the PFNA are common and well-studied treatment options for stable trochanteric fractures. The aim of the current study was to compare the implant failure rates of these two implants in 31A1 type trochanteric femoral fractures.

Materials And Methods: A single-centre observational cohort study was conducted in the Hip Fracture Unit of a multicentre level 1 trauma teaching hospital between December 2016 and October 2018. Read More

JAMA Netw Open 2021 Feb 1;4(2):e210247. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Importance: In patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), rhythm control with either antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) or catheter ablation has been associated with decreased symptoms, prevention of adverse remodeling, and improved cardiovascular outcomes. Adoption of advanced cardiovascular therapeutics, however, is often slower among patients from racial/ethnic minority groups and those with lower income.

Objective: To ascertain the cumulative rates of AAD and catheter ablation use for the management of paroxysmal AF and to investigate for the presence of inequities in AF management by evaluating the association of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status with their use in the United States. Read More

Gland Surg 2021 Jan;10(1):186-200

Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Background: Robotic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (RSPDP) is an ideal procedure for benign and low-grade malignant tumors in the distal pancreas, and two splenic preservation techniques (the Kimura and Warshaw techniques) can be used for RSPDP. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the "Kimura-first" strategy for RSPDP and to investigate the risk factors affecting the preservation of the spleen and splenic vessels.

Methods: The electronic medical records of patients who underwent robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP) between October 2016 and December 2019 at our institution were retrospectively reviewed. Read More

J Multidiscip Healthc 2021 18;14:401-410. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Trauma & Vascular Surgery, HMC, Doha, Qatar.

Purpose: Demand for an organ transplant is surpassing the number of organ donors and hence increasing waiting lists worldwide, compelling many countries to adopt an opt-out consent system for organ donation. Opt-out is used in several European countries and has increased organ registration rate. No study on this subject has been published from the gulf region to associate sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and intention domains regarding an opt-out consent for organ donation. Read More

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021 Feb;101(7):492-497

Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.

To explore the factors that affect the fluctuation of intraoperative regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSctO) in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy. A retrospective analysis of 39 elderly patients undergoing elective laparoscopic hysterectomy in Yale New Haven Hospital from October 2016 to February 2017 was performed. Factors including patients' demographic data, past medical history, intraoperative monitoring index and rSctO index (baseline, maximum, minimum, maximum-baseline, baseline-minimum) were recorded. Read More