Annals of surgery
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Review
State of the evidence on simulation-based training for laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review.
Summarize the outcomes and best practices of simulation training for laparoscopic surgery. ⋯ Simulation-based laparoscopic surgery training of health professionals has large benefits when compared with no intervention and is moderately more effective than nonsimulation instruction.
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Comparative Study
Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy versus radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma.
To evaluate our preliminary experience of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ⋯ Our preliminary experience in using HIFU for recurrent HCC is promising. Further studies are needed to explore its treatment value for primary HCC.
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Review Meta Analysis
Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomographic angiography for blunt cerebrovascular injury detection in trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To compare the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) detection in trauma patients. ⋯ Existing evidence suggests that the diagnostic performance of CTA varies considerably across studies, likely due to an implicit variation in diagnostic threshold across trauma centers. Moreover, although CTA appears to lack sensitivity to adequately rule out BCVI, it may be useful to rule in BCVI among trauma patients with a high pretest probability of injury.