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Patient Safety in Surgery

Issue 1/2022

Content (40 Articles)

Open Access Tranexamic Acid Correction

Correction to: Tranexamic acid lowers transfusion requirements and hospital length of stay following revision total hip or knee arthroplasty

Arianna L. Gianakos, Bishoy N. Saad, Richard Haring, Luke G. Menken, Sherif Elkattaway, Frank A. Liporace, Richard S. Yoon

Open Access Bone Defect Research

Safety and efficacy of a novel retrograde route for femoral bone graft harvesting by Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator: a pilot study on 24 patients

Fernando Bidolegui, Sebastián Pereira, Cristina Irigoyen, Robinson Esteves Pires

Open Access Research

Operating room efficiency in a low resource setting: a pilot study from a large tertiary referral center in Ethiopia

Samuel Negash, Endale Anberber, Blen Ayele, Zeweter Ashebir, Ananya Abate, Senait Bitew, Miliard Derbew, Thomas G. Weiser, Nichole Starr, Tihitena Negussie Mammo

Open Access Care Research

Knowledge and practice of tracheal tube cuff pressure monitoring: a multicenter survey of anaesthesia and critical care providers in a developing country

Arinze Duke George Nwosu, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Fidelis Anayo Onyekwulu, Adaobi Obianuju Amucheazi, Richard Ewah, Okechukwu Onwuasoigwe, Irene Akhideno

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Three-dimensional printing models increase inter-rater agreement for classification and treatment of proximal humerus fractures

Luiz Fernando Cocco, André Yui Aihara, Flávia Paiva Proença Lobo Lopes, Heron Werner, Carlos Eduardo Franciozi, Fernando Baldy dos Reis, Marcus Vinicius Malheiros Luzo

Open Access Basic Surgery Research

Predictive Power of the "Trigger Tool" for the detection of adverse events in general surgery: a multicenter observational validation study

Ana Isabel Pérez Zapata, Elías Rodríguez Cuéllar, Marta de la Fuente Bartolomé, Cristina Martín-Arriscado Arroba, María Teresa García Morales, Carmelo Loinaz Segurola, Manuel Giner Nogueras, Ángel Tejido Sánchez, Pedro Ruiz López, Eduardo Ferrero Herrero, Antonio Zarco Pleguezuelos, Manuel Romero Simó, Albert Caballero Bouza, David Parés Martinez, Juan Francés Julián Ibáñez, José María Balibrea del Castillo, Xavier Morales Sevillano, Benjamín Díaz-Zorita Aguilar, Lorena Martín Román, Marcos Gomez Ruiz, Tamara Fernández Miguel, Carmen Cagigas Fernandez, Alejandro Moreno Bargueiras, Oscar Cano Valderrama, Daniel Alonso Rivera, María Gutiérrez Samaniego, Manuela Elia Guedea, Elena Córdoba Diaz, Jose Antonio Gracia Solanas, Angela Bañuls Matoses, Ángel Macero, Jose Daniel Sánchez López, María Antonia Vaquero Pérez, Jose Alberto Rojo López, Francisca Lima Pinto, Eneida Bra Insa, Ignacio Rodríguez Prieto, Erlinda Daniela Padilla Zegarra, Mario Franco Chacon, Robert Memba Ikuga, Rosa Jorba Martin, Fernando Alcaide Matas, Paula Troncoso Pereira, Víctor Soria Aledo, Carmen Victoria Pérez Guarinos, Sixto Genzor Rios, Miguel Ángel Dobón Rascón, Sandra Núñez Fernández, Ernesta Valerias Domínguez, Manuel García García, Vanesa Zambrana Campos, Pere Rebasa Cladera, Mariano Artés Caselles, Matías Cea Soriano, Daniel Gambí Pisonero, Santos Jiménez de los Galanes, Maria Dolores Frutos Bernal, Ana Delegido García, Beatriz Gómez Pérez, Carlos Montero Zorrilla, Javier Cortés Climent, Cristina Vallejo Bernad, Ruth Bustamante Mosquera, María Blázquez, Jesús Muriel López, Juan Carlos García Pérez, Juan Ocaña Jiménez, Gloria Paseiro Crespo, Cristina Pardo Martínez, María García Nebreda, José María Fernández Cebrián, Virginia Casanova Durán, Manuel Ferrer Márquez, Javier Aguiló Lucía

Open Access Basic Surgery Review

The role of teamwork and non-technical skills for improving emergency surgical outcomes: an international perspective

Philip F. Stahel, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Francesca Dal Mas, Simon Paterson-Brown, Boris E. Sakakushev, Christine Nguyen, Gustavo P. Fraga, Steven Yule, Dimitrios Damaskos, Andrew J. Healey, Walter Biffl, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena

Open Access Editorial

Servant leadership: an endangered species?

Philip F. Stahel, Niaz Ahankoob, Christine Nguyen

Open Access Care Research

Patient safety assurance in the age of defensive medicine: a review

Amrita Shenoy, Gopinath N. Shenoy, Gayatri G. Shenoy

Open Access Thoracic Trauma Research

Increased injury severity and hospitalization rates following crashes with e-bikes versus conventional bicycles: an observational cohort study from a regional level II trauma center in Switzerland

Till Berk, Sascha Halvachizadeh, Johannnes Backup, Yannik Kalbas, Thomas Rauer, Ralph Zettl, Hans-Christoph Pape, Florian Hess, Jo Ellen Welter

Open Access Preoperative Risk Evaluation Research

Attitudes about use of preoperative risk assessment tools: a survey of surgeons and surgical residents in an academic health system

Nisha Pradhan, Adam R. Dyas, Michael R. Bronsert, Anne Lambert-Kerzner, William G. Henderson, Howe Qiu, Kathryn L. Colborn, Nicholas J. Mason, Robert A. Meguid

Open Access Research

Challenging the dogma to “always operate” acute hip fractures: a proof-of-concept pilot study for nonoperative management of undisplaced femoral neck fractures

Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Jan-Henning Wölm, Richard Martin Sellei, Andreas Ladenburger

Safety and efficacy of manual vacuum aspiration under local anesthesia compared to general anesthesia in the surgical management of miscarriage: a retrospective cohort study

Toshiyuki Kakinuma, Kaoru Kakinuma, Ayaka Kaneko, Masataka Kagimoto, Yoshimasa Kawarai, Motomasa Ihara, Koyomi Saito, Yoshio Matsuda, Michitaka Ohwada, Hirokazu Tanaka, Nobuhiro Takeshima, Kaoru Yanagida

Open Access Research

The safety of a novel single-drape cover for sterile back tables in the operating room compared to the standard two-drape method: an experimental study

Mohammadreza Zarei, Saeed Babajani-Vafsi, Mohammad Hassan Kazemi-Galougahi, Ashraf Bakhshi, Neda Mirbagher Ajorpaz, Mahdi Ghorbani

COVID-19 Review

The Stark law, from inception to COVID-19 blanket waivers: a review

Amrita Shenoy, Gopinath N. Shenoy, Gayatri G. Shenoy

Research

Compliance with the World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist and related postoperative outcomes: a nationwide survey among 172 health facilities in Ethiopia

Manuel Kassaye Sibhatu, Desalegn Bekele Taye, Senedu Bekele Gebreegziabher, Edlawit Mesfin, Hassen Mohammed Bashir, John Varallo

Open Access Care Review

The impact of EMTALA on medical malpractice framework models: a review

Amrita Shenoy, Gopinath N. Shenoy, Gayatri G. Shenoy

Open Access Expert Opinion Review

Trans-sacral screw fixation of posterior pelvic ring injuries: review and expert opinion

Navid Ziran, Cory A. Collinge, Wade Smith, Joel M. Matta

Open Access Hypotension Research

Effect of perioperative magnesium sulfate and labetalol infusion on peripheral perfusion and postoperative pain in nasal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Alshaimaa Abdel Fattah Kamel, Marwa Mohamed Medhat, Dina Abdelhameed Elsadek Salem, Sara Mohamed Abdel Naby

Open Access Triage Research

Predictors of transfer from a remote trauma facility to an urban level I trauma center for blunt splenic injuries: a retrospective observational multicenter study

Constance McGraw, Charles W. Mains, Jodie Taylor, Cecile D’Huyvetter, Kristin Salottolo, David Bar-Or

Open Access Research

Does altitude increase the risk of traumatic aortic injuries? A retrospective cohort study among six level I trauma centers in the United States

Stephanie Jarvis, Patrick Rudersdorf, James Poling, Andreas Hennig, Kristin Salottolo, Travis Bouchard, Allen Tanner, Wendy Erickson, Sidra Bhuller, Logan Ouderkirk, Jeffrey Simpson, Kaysie Banton, Elizabeth Kim, David Bar-Or

Open Access Care Research

Implementation of continuous temperature monitoring during perioperative care: a feasibility study

Judy Munday, David Sturgess, Sabrina Oishi, Jess Bendeich, Allison Kearney, Clint Douglas

Open Access Research

The “teach-back” method improves surgical informed consent and shared decision-making: a proof of concept study

Kevin D. Seely, Jordan A. Higgs, Lindsey Butts, Jason M. Roe, Colton B. Merrill, Isain Zapata, Andrew Nigh

Open Access Research

The implementation of physicians assistant in a surgical ward improves continuity in daily clinical work and increases comprehensibility of nurses and physicians

Sascha Halvachizadeh, Sarper Goezmen, Sibylle Schuster, Michel Teuben, Matthias Baechtold, Pascal Probst, Fabian Hauswirth, Markus K. Muller

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

The value of artificial intelligence for detection and grading of prostate cancer in human prostatectomy specimens: a validation study

Maíra Suzuka Kudo, Vinicius Meneguette Gomes de Souza, Carmen Liane Neubarth Estivallet, Henrique Alves de Amorim, Fernando J. Kim, Katia Ramos Moreira Leite, Matheus Cardoso Moraes

Open Access Knee Dislocation Hypothesis

Lower Extremity Staged Revascularization (LESR) as a new innovative concept for lower extremity salvage in acute popliteal artery injuries: a hypothesis

Joseph Edwards, Rebecca N. Treffalls, Hossam Abdou, David P. Stonko, Patrick F. Walker, Jonathan J. Morrison

Open Access Subdural Hematoma Brief Report

Correlation between intracranial pressure monitoring for severe traumatic brain injury with hospital length of stay and discharge disposition: a retrospective observational cohort study

Christopher W. Foote, Stephanie Jarvis, Xuan-Lan Doan, Jordan Guice, Bianca Cruz, Cheryl Vanier, Alejandro Betancourt, David Bar-Or, Carlos H. Palacio