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Mashup Score: 2Gender diversity in pediatric surgery: academic ranks and scholarly productivity amongst pediatric surgeons - PubMed - 21 day(s) ago
Women are not only underrepresented in pediatric surgery, but there are also significant differences in the distribution of faculty positions and scholarly productivity when comparing men and women. There is a pressing need to improve gender diversity and identify barriers that may prevent women fro …
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Mashup Score: 0Factors Associated With Delay to Care in Pediatric and Adolescent Adnexal Torsion - PubMed - 1 month(s) ago
Delayed diagnosis of adnexal torsion is common and associated with higher area deprivation index and farther distance from hospital. Risk of oophorectomy was higher in patients with delay. Improved diagnostics and increased awareness of social disparities are critical to decrease time to definitive …
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These findings show a higher incidence of suicide for US female physicians compared to female nonphysicians. Comprehensive and multimodal suicide prevention strategies remain warranted.
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Mashup Score: 222025 APSA Awards! Awards! Awards! - 2 month(s) ago
We Are Pleased to Announce the 2025 Winners of Scientific Awards, Individual Awards, Society Collaborations and APSAF Scholarships! Outstanding research presentations given during the APSA Annual Meeting. Award recipients must be trainees currently enrolled in a surgical training program (residency or fellowship). Presentations are judged on scientific merit and actual presentations. Shahyan Rehman, MD – Yale New Haven Hospital Jordan M. Rook, MD – Department of Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of
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Mashup Score: 0Small bowel magnetic compression anastomosis creation for bypass procedures in a porcine model - PubMed - 2 month(s) ago
GI Windows magnetic compression anastomoses creation in this porcine model revealed an overall ease of use, all while demonstrating procedural feasibility, safety, and clinical effectiveness. Surprisingly, in nearly all results assessed, SFM anastomoses were found to be comparable to the control sta …
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Mashup Score: 1Effectiveness and Risks of Probiotics in Preterm Infants - PubMed - 2 month(s) ago
Probiotics used in Canadian neonatal units were associated with decreased mortality in infants born before 34 weeks’ gestation and with a birth weight less than 1000 g with limited effects on NEC and late-onset sepsis. Probiotic sepsis was rare.
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Studies have shown that up to 63% of pediatric intensive care unit patients admitted with acute respiratory or cardiorespiratory illness require mechanical ventilation. Mechanical ventilator support can be divided into three phases: initiation, escalation, and resolution. Noninvasive ventilation is …
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(1) Excisional biopsies with 1-3 mm margins should be performed when feasible for clinically suspicious melanocytic neoplasms. (2) Definitive surgical treatment for CM, including wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), should follow National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines …
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Mashup Score: 2Too Big to Fail: Volumetric Analyses and Incidence of Posthepatectomy Liver Failure in 125 Major Hepatectomies in Children - PubMed - 5 month(s) ago
This is the largest reported single-center series of pediatric major hepatectomies. PHLF is exceedingly rare in children. The liver volume-to-BW ratio is higher in children compared with adults, and the FLR is sufficient even in extreme resections with <20% of the liver remnant. These findings st …
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Organizations should consider interventions to address the operative environment, provide appropriate staff support, and foster good teamwork. They can also consider interventions that alleviate time pressures and administrative burden while at the same time promoting sustainable workloads.
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Gender Diversity in Pediatric Surgery: Academic Ranks and Scholarly Productivity Amongst Pediatric Surgeons—Raises question of whether there or barriers in place that aren’t enabling women to be promoted to full... Read the new #ArticleofInterest here: https://t.co/KxH9c9LRSz