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Surgeries, Volume 4, Issue 2

June 2023 - 15 articles

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Articles (15)

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2,311 Views
8 Pages

Use of Ethanol Injections to Create a Complete Atrioventricular Block in a Rat Model

  • Abdelmotagaly Elgalad,
  • Ahmed E. Hanafy,
  • Angel Moctezuma-Ramirez,
  • Allison Post,
  • Mathews John,
  • Yutao Xi and
  • Mehdi Razavi

27 April 2023

Complete atrioventricular block (AVB) is an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from a defect in the cardiac conduction system. Patients with complete AVB are at risk of symptoms ranging from syncope or hypotension to cardiovascular collapse or sudden ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,991 Views
13 Pages

The Evaluation of a Surgical Task-Sharing Program in South Sudan

  • Mina Salehi,
  • Irena Zivkovic,
  • Stephanie Mayronne,
  • Jean-Pierre Letoquart,
  • Shahrzad Joharifard and
  • Emilie Joos

19 April 2023

Five billion people lack access to surgery, with the highest burden being in sub-Saharan Africa. As the surgical workforce is crucial in closing this gap, the University of British Columbia collaborated with Médecins Sans Frontières to...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,317 Views
11 Pages

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome Manifesting as an Early Complication after Lower Bilobectomy

  • Carmelina C. Zirafa,
  • Alessandra Lenzini,
  • Paolo Spontoni,
  • Claudia Cariello,
  • Luca Doroni,
  • Adrea Pieroni,
  • Anna S. Petronio and
  • Franca Melfi

18 April 2023

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is an uncommon clinical condition characterized by orthostatic dyspnea and hypoxemia. The case of a female patient who manifested postoperative episodes of sudden oxygen desaturation, dyspnea, and systemic arteria...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,413 Views
12 Pages

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Pathogenesis and Its Relation to Obesity—Where Do We Stand? A Narrative Review

  • Vasiliki Chatziravdeli,
  • Evdokia Psaroulaki,
  • Grigoriοs Rodiftsis and
  • Georgios Katsaras

4 April 2023

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common adolescent hip disorder in children 9–15 years old with an incidence that ranges from 0.33:100,000 to 24.58:100,000. Idiopathic SCFE is strongly associated with obesity, while atypical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,130 Views
11 Pages

3 April 2023

Rabbits are commonly used for pharmacokinetic (PK) and toxicokinetic (TK) studies in the research setting, requiring repetitive venipuncture, which can be challenging in this species. The auricular vessels are commonly used for venipuncture in rabbit...

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