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Paediatr Anaesth 2021 Apr 21. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Dong Lake District, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.

Background: Stroke volume variation (SVV) appears to be reliable for predicting fluid responsiveness (FR) in adults and its predictive value in paediatric patients has been recently reported. However, its predictive value in children undergoing cardiac surgery is unclear.

Methods: A review and meta-analysis were performed on the diagnostic utility of SVV for predicting FR in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Read More

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Apr 21. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Objectives:  We evaluate the surgical outcome of clinically single-zone N2 lung cancer limited to aortopulmonary zone (AP zone; lymph node #5 or #6).

Patients And Methods:  We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer, in whom mediastinal lymph node metastasis was confined to AP zone.

Results:  A total of 84 patients who underwent upfront surgery were included in final analysis. Read More

Aktuelle Urol 2021 Apr 21. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Rostock.

Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a sporadic, life-threatening, necrotising infection affecting the perineum, perineal region and genitals. Published literature provides hints that the outcome of this disease has failed to improve in recent years. We have therefore performed a rapid evidence synthesis by searching the database MEDLINE. Read More

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2021 Apr 19. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Study Design: Prospective randomized double-blinded trial.

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of high dose versus low dose tranexamic acid (TXA) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) corrective surgery.

Summary Of Background Data: Corrective surgery for AIS is associated with significant blood loss. Read More

Nurse Educ 2021 Mar 30. Epub 2021 Mar 30.

Clinical Assistant Professor (Dr Ozkara San), NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York; and Associate Professor (Dr Dikec) and Assistant Professor (Dr Ata), Department of Psychiatric Nursing, and Professor (Dr Sendir), Department of Fundamental Nursing, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.

Background: Simulated patients (SPs) in mental health nursing education provide a unique approach to assist student development in complex assessment skills.

Purpose: The purpose of this international multisite study was to evaluate the use of two diverse mental health SP simulation scenarios on nursing students' satisfaction and self-confidence in learning to care for patients with mental health disorders in the United States (n = 70) and Turkey (n = 90).

Methods: A multisite cross-sectional study design was used. Read More