Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Norbert J. Pelc, David A. Chesler
Summary: This paper aims to describe the early introduction of CT imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), with the installation of the first CT scanner in 1973, and the preceding CT research work and related accomplishments.
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Surgery
Guodong Zhao, Qu Liu, Zhiming Zhao, Xiuping Zhang, Yuanxing Gao, Xianglong Tan, Rong Liu
Summary: The study describes the standard steps and core techniques of RPD from an experienced robotic center in China, aiming to simplify and optimize surgical techniques to standardize and model the RPD procedure for improved feasibility and repeatability.
UPDATES IN SURGERY
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Pranav Nanda, R. Mark Richardson
Summary: The MGH surgical epilepsy group's shift towards a seizure network paradigm has led to improvements in invasive monitoring methods, with more hypothesis-driven implantations, dominant use of sEEG depth electrodes, wider population coverage, and increased targeting of thalamic nuclei, optimizing the delineation of patients' seizure networks and critical treatment nodes.
NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
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Surgery
Yanik J. Bababekov, Sahael M. Stapleton, Daniel A. Hashimoto, Elan R. Witkowski, Alex B. Haynes, Allan M. Goldstein, John T. Mullen, Eric M. Isselbacher, Keith D. Lillemoe, David C. Chang
Summary: A web-enabled open innovation contest effectively engaged faculty, residents, and other critical role groups in quality improvement, while also helping leadership reaffirm a positive culture of inclusivity, maintaining an open-door policy, and democratically vetting and prioritizing solutions for quality improvement.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
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Surgery
Hussein H. Khachfe, Mohamad A. Chahrour, Joseph R. Habib, Jun Yu, Faek R. Jamali
Summary: The study assessed the quality and readability of online information on the Whipple surgical procedure, finding generally low quality and high difficulty in readability, indicating a need for improvement. Physician websites had the highest JAMA score, while unspecified websites had the highest DISCERN score.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jie Zhang, Maria J. Troulis, Meredith August
Summary: This study reviewed the demographic data, presenting symptoms, location, radiographic findings, treatment, and prognosis of pediatric jaw lesions in children treated at a single academic institution between 2006 and 2018. It found that common lesions included giant cell tumors, odontogenic keratocysts, and simple bone cysts. Most patients were asymptomatic and common presenting symptoms included swelling, pain, and tooth mobility.
JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
(2021)
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Dermatology
Hadley Johnson, JiaDe Yu
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the patch testing results from the Massachusetts General Hospital Occupational and Contact Dermatitis Clinic from 2017 to 2022. A total of 1438 patients were included, with 81.2% of patients having at least one positive patch test reaction and 75.6% of patients having at least one relevant positive patch test reaction. Nickel was the most common allergen (21.5%), followed by hydroperoxides of linalool (20.4%) and balsam of Peru (11.5%). Sensitization rates increased over time for propylene glycol and decreased for 12 other allergens (all P values <0.0004).
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Oncology
Yuanming Xu, Natalie Wen, Stephen T. Sonis, Alessandro Villa
Summary: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been increasingly used in cancer treatment, with oral adverse events such as xerostomia, oral mucosal disorders, and dysgeusia being more common than previously reported. These oral side effects often develop within a few months after initiating ICIT. Further studies are needed to understand the biological basis of these oral irAEs.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Antonia van Kampen, Guillaume Goudot, Sophie Butte, Dane C. C. Paneitz, Michael A. A. Borger, Vinay Badhwar, Thoralf M. M. Sundt, Nathaniel B. B. Langer, Serguei Melnitchouk
Summary: This study summarizes the experience of using minimally invasive surgery for mitral valve prolapse patients and introduces the introduction of robot-assisted surgery. The analysis of patient data found that minimally invasive surgery can improve the success rate of the surgery and patients have faster postoperative recovery.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
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Surgery
Mazhar Soufi, Mohammed Al-Temimi, Trang K. Nguyen, Michael G. House, Nicholas J. Zyromski, C. Max Schmidt, Attila Nakeeb, Eugene P. Ceppa
Summary: The study found that placement of gastrostomy or jejunostomy feeding tube (FT) during pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is associated with increased postoperative complications and prolonged hospital stay for patients. However, in patients with delayed gastric emptying (DGE) or postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), the placement of FT was not associated with postoperative outcomes.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
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Operations Research & Management Science
Michel De Lara, Jean-Baptiste Hiriart-Urruty
Summary: The study revisits the S-procedure for general functions with geometrical glasses, outlining a necessary condition and almost a sufficient condition for the validity of the S-procedure, all expressed in terms of convexity of augmented sets built from the data functions.
OPTIMIZATION LETTERS
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Tao-Hsin Tung, Ming-Chon Hsiung
Summary: This study investigated fatigue and its related factors in a medical professional population in Taipei, Taiwan. The prevalence of personal- and work-related fatigue was found to be high, especially in physicians and nurses. Lower seniority was also associated with severe personal- or work-related fatigue. Providing controlled working environments and health improvements is important for this population.
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Psychology, Clinical
Adele C. Viguera, Marlene P. Freeman, Lina Goez-Mogollon, Alexandra Z. Sosinsky, Sara A. McElheny, Taylor R. Church, Amanda Young, Phoebe S. Caplin, David Chitayat, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Lee S. Cohen
Summary: The study conducted by the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics (NPRAA) indicates that second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are unlikely to have a major teratogenic effect on infants when used during pregnancy. This provides pertinent information for women and their health care providers to make decisions regarding the use of atypical antipsychotics during pregnancy.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Wenjie Xie, Kuan Liu, Jianxiong Lai, Jian Li
Summary: This case report highlights the rarity of gastric stump carcinoma (GSC) after Whipple procedure and emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and surgical treatment. The successful outcome of stump gastrectomy in this patient suggests that surgery can be an effective approach for GSC if long-term survival is possible.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Litegebew Yitayeh Gelaw, Aschalew Afework Bitew, Eneyew Mebratu Gashey, Misrak Neway Ademe
Summary: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of Ceftriaxone resistance on bacteria isolated from clinical specimens among patients at GAMBY Teaching General Hospital Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The study found that Ceftriaxone resistance has been steadily increasing and that sex and type of clinical specimens are significantly associated with its resistance.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)