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Clinical Neurology
Alessandro Di Rienzo, Roberto Colasanti, Mauro Dobran, Erika Carrassi, Valentina Liverotti, Mara Capece, Alessio Iacoangeli, Maurizio Iacoangeli
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed 18 patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision due to implant exposure. The results showed that prompt and effective preoperative repair could prevent cerebrospinal fluid infection and successfully salvage the implant in most patients.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Chang Chen, Xiang Zhang, Zhi-Qiang Cheng, Bin-Bin Zhang, Xin Li, Ke-Xin Wang, Yong Dai, Yan-Lei Wang
Summary: The improved gunsight technique in enterostomy closure surgery can decrease the incision infection rate, shorten the postoperative hospital stay, reduce wound tension, and provide better wound cosmetic effects compared to traditional interrupted suture.
WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2023)
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Dermatology
Xiongfei Tang, Wenfeng Shi, Yuening Qian, Zhen Ge
Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether stitching remains significantly superior to staples in the closure of the knee arthroplasty. The results showed no significant differences in infection, dehiscence, cut length, and wound satisfaction, but there were significant differences in wound closure time and operating time.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Wenyao Cui, Tong Sun, Ke Wu, Chao You, Junwen Guan
Summary: The study plans to conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of VPS and LPS in treating INPH, with a follow-up period of 5 years. The outcomes assessed include shunt failure rate, clinical assessment scales such as mRS, INPHGS, MMSE, as well as complications occurring within the 5-year study period.
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Surgery
Michal Grat, Marcin Morawski, Maciej Krasnodebski, Jan Borkowski, Piotr Krawczyk, Karolina Grat, Jan Stypulkowski, Bartosz Maczkowski, Wojciech Figiel, Zbigniew Lewandowski, Konrad Kobry, Waldemar Patkowski, Marek Krawczyk, Tadeusz Wroblewski, Wlodzimierz Otto, Rafal Paluszkiewicz, Krzysztof Zieniewicz
Summary: Layered closure of upper abdominal transverse incisions should be preferred due to lower risk of incisional surgical site infections and higher suture-to-wound length ratio, despite a slightly longer closure duration.
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Clinical Neurology
Huan Zhang, Xiaozheng He, Linghai Xie, Hongbo Zhang, Xusheng Hou, Shizhong Zhang
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between preoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of leukocyte, chloride, glucose, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, adenosine deaminase, lactic acid, and protein, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. The results showed that CSF glucose < 2.8 mmol/L and CSF lactate >2.8 mmol/L are risk factors for infection after ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Rado Malalatiana Ramasy Razafindratovo, Celina Borges Migliavaca, Sylvie Chevret, Charles Champeaux-Depond
Summary: This study aimed to determine the overall infection rate of internal ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunt (IVCSFS) in adults with hydrocephalus. The analysis of 44 original articles showed an overall infection rate of 4.75%, with a decreasing trend over the past 32 years.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Timothy Wong, Justin Gold, Ryan Houser, Yehuda Herschman, Raja Jani, Ira Goldstein
Summary: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion is a common neurosurgical procedure, with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting being a widely used technique. In addition to VP shunting, ventriculopleural (VPL) shunting is also used in some patients, but can lead to complications such as pleural effusion and pneumothorax.
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Elias Polykandriotis, Jonas Daenicke, Anil Bolat, Jasmin Gruener, Dirk W. Schubert, Raymund E. Horch
Summary: This study reviewed the physical properties of different suturing materials under mechanical load and found that the linear tensile strength decreased significantly with the increase in crushing load cycles. Different materials also exhibited varying resistance to crush loading.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maarten P. van Wiechen, Didier Tchetche, Joris F. Ooms, Thijmen W. Hokken, Herbert Kroon, Francesca Ziviello, Angie Ghattas, Saifullah Siddiqui, Clemence Laperche, Ernest Spitzer, Joost Daemen, Peter P. de Jaegere, Nicolas Dumonteil, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem
Summary: The study found that plug-based closure for large-bore arteriotomy was not superior to suture-based closure, even though plug-based closure required fewer bailout maneuvers.
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2021)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nadiye Koroglu, Ilkbal Temel Yuksel, Berna Aslan Cetin, Zubeyde Aytufan, Necip Deniz, Aysu Akca, Gonca Yetkin Yildirim, Aytac Yuksel
Summary: This study compares the rates of surgical wound infection in women who undergo cesarean delivery with different methods of subcuticular skin closure. The results indicate that there is no significant difference in wound complications and superficial site infections between the two closure methods.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Dermatology
Yu Wang, Yuhao Wang, Shuai Wang, Shiqiang Hou, Dong Yu, Chao Zhang, Lanlan Zhang, Ning Lin
Summary: With the advancement of neurosurgery, the use of neurosurgical implants in older patients with multiple comorbidities has increased. This has led to a rise in infections associated with these implants, which can cause serious complications and abnormalities. In this article, we discuss infections linked to various types of implants used in neurosurgery, with a particular focus on the challenging issue of biofilms. More research is needed to evaluate treatment strategies for neurosurgical patients with implant-associated infections.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Zhao Li, Hao Wang, Han Zhang, Jiqi Yang, Xiaofeng Yang, Liang Wen
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the application of continuous two-stage lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) in the treatment of communicating hydrocephalus. The results showed that this surgical method simplified the procedure and had a low revision rate and shunt infection rate in clinical practice.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Robert J. Macielak, Anne Morgan Selleck, Armine Kocharyan, Jacob B. Hunter, Ankita Patro, Elizabeth L. Perkins, Christopher A. Hamilton, Neil S. Patel, Richard K. Gurgel, Alex D. Sweeney, Kevin D. Brown, Michael J. Link, Matthew L. Carlson
Summary: This study evaluated the safety and outcomes of cochlear implantation in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. The study found that cochlear implantation can be performed either contralateral or ipsilateral to the shunt without requiring shunt revision in most cases. However, additional considerations are necessary with programmable shunts to mitigate device interaction with the cochlear implant.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Mandana Behbahani, Clayton L. Rosinski, Nauman S. Chaudhry, Anisse N. Chaker, Ryan G. Chiu, Xinjian Du, Ankit I. Mehta, Gregory D. Arnone, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani
Summary: This retrospective study investigated the optimal inter-procedural timing for VPS and gastrostomy procedures. The results suggest that a >24-hour interval between surgeries can decrease the occurrence of the primary endpoint events.
NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)