Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Giovanni Colombo, Matteo Di Bari, Federica Canzano, Armando De Virgilio, Giovanni Cugini, Giuseppe Mercante, Giuseppe Spriano, Fabio Ferreli
Summary: The study demonstrates the potential of 3D-4K exoscope for temporal bone dissection, showing high-quality magnification and effective interactions between expert surgeons and trainees. The device allows expert surgeons to safely and effectively perform operations, while providing a valuable tool for training purposes.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Andreas Frithioff, Martin Frendo, Kenneth Weiss, Soren Foghsgaard, David Bue Pedersen, Mads Solvsten Sorensen, Steven Arild Wuyts Andersen
Summary: Training on 3D-printed temporal bones improves mastoidectomy skills and performs better than VR simulation in cadaver dissection. However, the performances in both training modalities remain at a modest level.
Article
Pediatrics
Go Miyano, Makoto Takahashi, Takamasa Suzuki, Hisae Iida, Eri Abe, Haruki Kato, Shiho Yoshida, Geoffrey J. Lane, Koichiro Ichimura, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Atsuyuki Yamataka, Tadaharu Okazaki
Summary: The study aimed to discuss the efficacy of live vs. remote cadaver surgical training for minimally invasive surgery. Results showed that all groups of interns showed improvements in their understanding of various aspects related to surgery after the training sessions. Remote observers had significant increases in field, anatomy, dissection, and planning; live observers and participants also showed improvements in different areas. The findings suggest that remote learning could be a viable option when resources are limited.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Pablo Gonzalez-Lopez, Giulia Cossu, Cynthia M. Thomas, Jeffery S. Marston, Cristina Gomez, Etienne Pralong, Mahmoud Messerer, Roy T. Daniel
Summary: Neurosurgery traditionally focuses on cortical anatomy and function, but recent advancements in neuroimaging and clinical studies highlight the importance of white matter tracts in neurological function. This has led to a shift in the way neurosurgical procedures are viewed. The development of the telencephalic flexure plays a crucial role in brain anatomy and is particularly important in glioma and epilepsy surgeries.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lorenzo Giammattei, Daniele Starnoni, Daniel Ronconi, Breno Camara, Mercy George, Giulia Cossu, Mahmoud Messerer, David Peters, Roy T. Daniel
Summary: Tentorial peeling has the potential to reduce the morbidity associated with temporal lobe retraction and venous injury.
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Sonali Praful Jatale, Sambhaji Govind Chintale, Vilas Rambhau Kirdak, Kaleem Azimoddin Shaikh
Summary: Cadaveric dissections are helpful for aspiring ear surgeons to learn the anatomy of the temporal bone and avoid injury to vital structures. The study aims to investigate the facial nerve and its variations, tympanomastoid segments, and anatomical variations such as dehiscence of the bony canal. The research provides insights into the anatomy of the temporal bone, the pneumatization pattern, variations of the facial nerve, and proficiency in dissection.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD & NECK SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thomas Fisher, Sergio Rojas-Galeano, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes
Summary: Malaria is a common and serious disease in developing countries. Accurate prediction of its prevalence is crucial for malaria control. Traditional differential equation models have limitations inaccuracy. This study proposes a specialist hybrid approach combining linear predictive model and recurrent neural network predictive model that outperforms current models.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Andreas Frithioff, Martin Frendo, David Bue Pedersen, Mads Solvsten Sorensen, Steven Arild Wuyts Andersen
Summary: The systematic review found 36 eligible studies on 3D-printed temporal bone models for surgical training. Most studies reported positive attitudes towards the models and their potential for training, but the overall quality of educational evidence was low, with most studies relying on expert and/or trainee opinion for evaluation.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
L. Giammattei, D. Starnoni, M. Messerer, R. T. Daniel
Summary: This article presents the surgical technique of basal cisternostomy, including procedures such as craniotomy and sphenoidal drilling. This promising technique does not require complex maneuvers and can be safely implemented by trained neurosurgeons.
FRONTIERS IN SURGERY
(2022)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
C. Aussedat, F. Venail, M. Marx, L. Boullaud, D. Bakhos
Summary: Acquiring surgical experience in the operating room is becoming increasingly difficult. Simulation of temporal bone drilling has become essential for training and is widely used. This review clarifies the limitations of traditional surgical training and discusses different types of simulation models available for temporal bone drilling.
EUROPEAN ANNALS OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Henry F. Thomas, Elena Kotova, Swathi Jayaram, Axel Pilz, Merrit Romeike, Andreas Lackner, Thomas Penz, Christoph Bock, Martin Leeb, Florian Halbritter, Joanna Wysocka, Christa Buecker
Summary: Multiple enhancers regulate the expression of Fgf5 gene, with a poised enhancer located in the first intron playing a crucial role at every time point. These elements are essential for the formation of a super-enhancer, which acts in a collaborative manner to induce Fgf5 expression.
Article
Oncology
Reka Szekely, Ferenc Imre Suhai, Kinga Karlinger, Gabor Baksa, Bence Szabaczki, Laszlo Barany, Gergely Poloskei, Gergely Racz, Odon Wagner, Bela Merkely, Tamas Ruttkay
Summary: By injecting barium sulphate enriched silicone suspension into isolated human cadaver lungs, a realistic artificial tumor-mimic model was created for practicing peripheral lung tumor resection. The study found that these mimics were easy to create, varied in shape and size, and provided a model for teaching every step of a surgical procedure.
PATHOLOGY & ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Alejandro J. Matos-Cruz, Orlando De Jesus
Summary: The project aimed to create a low-cost endoscope camera system using online-sourced materials for training institutions in low-income countries. The system, costing $443, featured a 34MP camera with recording capabilities and LED light source, and was successfully employed for endoscopic dissections in a cadaver laboratory setting.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Janusz Kaczmarek, Massimo Ortolano, Oliver Power, Jan Kucera, Luca Callegaro, Vincenzo D'Elia, Martina Marzano, Robert Walsh, Miroslaw Koziol, Ryszard Rybski
Summary: This article describes the concept and implementation of a virtual training laboratory (VTL) in the field of primary impedance metrology. The creation of a VTL offers a practical and cost-effective method of disseminating metrological knowledge and expertise. It aims to introduce new users to the operation of a digital impedance bridge, thereby promoting the adoption of this innovative and valuable impedance measurement technology. The VTL was developed as part of the EMPIR projects VersICal 17RPT04 and GIQS 18SIB07.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Caterina Zagona-Prizio, Michael A. Pascoe, Michaele Francesco Corbisiero, Violette C. Simon, Scott E. Mann, Katherine A. Mayer, James P. Maloney
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of bronchoscopy-enhanced cricothyrotomy training on cadavers. The results showed that this training method was helpful and efficient for trainees, and it could detect technical errors that might be missed in standard training programs.
Article
Rehabilitation
Gurpreet Singh, George McNamee, Laura Sharpe, Michael Lucas, Paul Lewis, Christopher Newton, Peter O'Sullivan, Ivan Lin, Kieran O'Sullivan
Summary: This study examined the use of the SFoQ by physiotherapists and their screening and documentation of psychological, social, and lifestyle factors. The results showed that physiotherapists rarely used the SFoQ and did not consistently screen or document multidimensional factors. However, more senior physiotherapists were more consistent in screening and documenting emotional factors.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Riikka Holopainen, Mikko Lausmaa, Sara Edlund, Johan Carstens-Soderstrand, Jaro Karppinen, Peter O'Sullivan, Steven J. Linton
Summary: This study investigates the validating and invalidating communication among physiotherapists before and after CFT training. The results show an increase in validating responses and a decrease in invalidating responses after the training. Increased validation is associated with an increase in physiotherapists' speech percentage.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Helen Slater, Joanne E. Jordan, Peter B. O'Sullivan, Robert Schutze, Roger Goucke, Jason Chua, Allyson Browne, Ben Horgan, Simone De Morgan, Andrew M. Briggs
Summary: This study identified the care-seeking priorities of people living with chronic pain and carers using the eDelphi method. The results revealed that important care-seeking priorities included validation, communication, multidisciplinary approaches, holistic care, partnerships, practitioner knowledge, self-management, medicines, and diagnosis. Cross-discipline health professionals agreed on the importance of these priorities and expressed confidence in their ability to support them.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Danica Hendry, Amity Campbell, Anne Smith, Luke Hopper, Leon Straker, Peter O'Sullivan
Summary: This field-based study explores the association between pre-professional student dancers' movement quantity and quality with pain severity and pain-related disability. The results suggest that there is a significant association between movement quantity and quality and pain-related disability, highlighting the adaptations dancers make in response to pain while continuing to dance. This research provides a compelling model for future studies on dancers' pain.
Article
Anesthesiology
Kevin Wernli, Anne Smith, Fiona Coll, Amity Campbell, Peter Kent, Peter O'Sullivan
Summary: This study qualitatively explores how people understand the relationship between movement, posture, and low back pain (LBP) during the recovery process. The findings reveal that most participants reported improvements over time with less protective movement and posture strategies. The qualitative findings integrate well with the quantitative measures, suggesting that movement and posture may form part of a multidimensional pain schema.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Tara Binnie, Peter O'Sullivan, Samantha Bunzli, Amity Campbell, Leo Ng, Peter Kent, Anne Smith
Summary: This study explored the meaning of knee confidence from the perspective of people with knee osteoarthritis and found that knee confidence is conceptualized in different ways by different individuals. It concluded that a multi-item measure is needed to effectively assess knee confidence in this population. Understanding the meaning of knee confidence can help clinicians and researchers provide targeted education and functional rehabilitation for people with knee osteoarthritis.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Fiona Webster, Laura Connoy, Riana Longo, Devdeep Ahuja, Dagmar Amtmann, Andrea Anderson, Claire E. Ashton-James, Hannah Boyd, Christine T. Chambers, Karon F. Cook, Penney Cowan, Geert Crombez, Amanda B. Feinstein, Anne Fuqua, Gadi Gilam, Isabel Jordan, Sean C. Mackey, Eduarda Martins, Lynn M. Martire, Peter O'Sullivan, Dawn P. Richards, Judith A. Turner, Christin Veasley, Hanne Wurtzen, Su-Yin Yang, Dokyoung S. You, Maisa Ziadni, Beth Darnall
Summary: Pain catastrophizing is a negative cognitive and emotional response to pain, which has stigmatizing effects in clinical settings and the media. An international study found that 45% of patients had heard of the term pain catastrophizing, and 12% had been labeled as a 'pain catastrophizer' by clinicians, resulting in negative experiences.
Article
Surgery
Christopher G. Maher, Aline Archambeau, Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon D. French, Julia Morphet, Michael K. Nicholas, Peter O'Sullivan, Marie Pirotta, Michael J. Yelland, Leo Zeller, Nivene Saad, Elizabeth Marles, Alice L. Bhasale, Christina Lane
ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Emergency Medicine
Christopher G. Maher, Aline Archambeau, Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon D. French, Julie Morphet, Michael K. Nicholas, Peter O'Sullivan, Marie Pirotta, Michael J. Yelland, Leo Zeller, Nivene Saad, Elizabeth Marles, Alice L. Bhasale, Christina Lane
EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Christopher G. Maher, Aline Archambeau, Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon D. French, Julia Morphet, Michael J. Yelland, Peter O'Sullivan, Marie Pirotta, Michael J. Yelland, Leo Zeller, Nivene Saad, Elizabeth Marles, Alice L. Bhasale, Christina Lane
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Christopher G. Maher, Aline Archambeau, Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon D. French, Julie Morphet, Michael K. Nicholas, Peter O'Sullivan, Marie Pirotta, Michael J. Yelland, Leo Zeller, Nivene Saad, Elizabeth Marles, Alice L. Bhasale, Christina Lane
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Peter Kent, Terry Haines, Peter O'Sullivan, Anne Smith, Amity Campbell, Robert Schutze, Stephanie Attwell, J. P. Caneiro, Robert Laird, Kieran O'Sullivan, Alison McGregor, Jan Hartvigsen, Den -Ching A. Lee, Alistair Vickery, Mark Hancock
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness and economic efficiency of cognitive functional therapy (CFT) with usual care for chronic low back pain. The results showed that CFT had greater clinical benefits and lower societal costs compared to usual care.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Christopher G. Maher, Aline Archambeau, Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon D. French, Julie Morphet, Michael K. Nicholas, Peter O'Sullivan, Marie Pirotta, Michael J. Yelland, Leo Zeller, Nivene Saad, Elizabeth Marles, Alice L. Bhasale, Christina Lane
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)
Editorial Material
Rehabilitation
Christopher G. Maher, Aline Archambeau, Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon D. French, Julia Morphet, Michael K. Nicholas, Peter O'Sullivan, Marie Pirotta, Michael J. Yelland, Leo Zeller, Nivene Saad, Elizabeth Marles, Alice L. Bhasale, Christina Lane
CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ian Cowell, Alison McGregor, Peter O'Sullivan, Kieran O'Sullivan, Ross Poyton, Ged Murtagh
Summary: The study developed a multidimensional clinical reasoning form (CRF) used in training physiotherapists for psychologically informed practice in treating low back pain. The CRF was found to positively impact the clinical reasoning skills of physiotherapists and helped personalize care from a biopsychosocial perspective.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)