Surgical techniques and technology are steadily improving, thereby expanding the pool of
patients amenable for spine surgery. The growing and aging population in the United States …

The level of endothelial glycocalyx (EG) shedding is associated with morbidity and mortality,
and vascular endothelial barrier dysfunction is one of the pivotal clinical problems faced by …

Groin hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States,
with more than 700,000 performed every year. These repairs are commonly performed in an …

Abstract Background The Trans Rectus Sheath Extra-Peritoneal Procedure (TREPP) is an
open procedure in which the mesh is placed in the preperitoneal space and is therefore …

Background Perioperative anesthetic management of patients with diabetic foot undergoing
surgical treatment is challenging due to their poor cardiovascular health status. According to …

Introduction Older age and frailty increase the risk of poor recovery after surgery. We
hypothesized that general surgery operations performed by supervised chief residents, as …

Background Open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR) can be conducted under either general
anesthesia (GA) or local anesthesia (LA). Despite a lack of evidence supporting improved …

We read the study by Xi et al [1] on the comparison of laparoscopic versus open inguinal
hernia repair in elderly patients in a sample where 91.3% underwent open surgery and only …

Résumé Introduction La réparation d'une hernie inguinale ouverte (RIO) peut être effectuée
sous anesthésie générale (AG) ou sous anesthésie locale (AL). Malgré l'absence de …

Purpose Decreasing resident operative autonomy is an alarming trend, and reasons behind
it are multifactorial. One possible reason may be shifts in anesthetic technique. We …