6597 papers
This simulation study reveals that visually estimated blood loss is universally inaccurate across all operating room personnel, with systematic errors varying significantly by blood volume, material type, and provider role, highlighting a critical need for targeted simulation-based training, particularly for nursing staff and trainees.
This retrospective intra-patient comparative study of 40 patients undergoing bilateral reduction mammaplasty demonstrates that while monopolar electrocautery offers superior hemostasis and reduced bleeding compared to scalpel dissection, it is associated with higher early postoperative pain and drainage, yet yields comparable mid-term scar quality, establishing it as a reliable alternative when used with careful technique.
This 29-year bibliometric analysis of 201 publications reveals that while China leads global research output in robotic-assisted vascular surgery, the field is rapidly evolving from traditional open procedures toward advanced robot-assisted endovascular and extravascular techniques, with key themes focusing on efficacy, safety, and systematic implementation.
Despite comparable HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in neighboring Oakland and San Francisco, significant disparities in demographics, drug use patterns, and access to prevention services highlight the need for coordinated, locally tailored strategies to achieve HIV elimination by 2030.
This cross-sectional study of 2,006 healthcare workers in Ghana reveals that female sex, shorter work experience, and good knowledge of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are significant predictors of higher PEP utilization, highlighting the need for targeted education and improved reporting systems to address existing gaps.
This cross-sectional study of young adults reveals that shorter nighttime sleep duration is significantly associated with worse tear film parameters, increased dry eye symptoms, and a higher risk of dry eye syndrome, suggesting that sleep hygiene is a modifiable factor in ocular surface health.
This retrospective analysis of 34 female patients characterizes the multimodal imaging features of Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata (LPD), revealing that while its appearance closely mimics uterine leiomyomas and frequently leads to misdiagnosis, integrating a history of prior myomectomy with specific ultrasound, CT, and MRI findings can significantly improve preoperative diagnostic accuracy.
This study of over 756,000 Indian adults reveals that while hypertension is consistently linked to metabolic factors like obesity and high blood glucose across all regions and sexes, its social and behavioral correlates vary significantly by geography and gender, highlighting the need for context-specific prevention strategies.
This retrospective pre-post study demonstrates that implementing brief, required asynchronous modules on transgender, gender diverse, and intersex patient care within an obstetrics and gynecology clerkship significantly improved medical students' self-reported knowledge, comfort, and clinical vignette scores.
This two-cohort study demonstrates that while an Instructional Skills Workshop significantly and replicably boosts clinical teachers' self-efficacy across student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management, only gains in the first two dimensions are consistently associated with specific feedback experiences, suggesting classroom management improvements may stem from other sources.