Annals of surgery
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The aim of this study was to determine graft function and survival for kidney transplants from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) that persists at the time of organ procurement. ⋯ Kidney allografts from donors with persistent AKI are often discarded, yet those that were transplanted did not have clinically meaningful differences in graft survival and function.
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Although pain care decisions unfold as a negotiation between patients and surgeons, previous research has examined patient-level and provider-level factors contributing to racial disparities in surgical pain care in isolation. We call for changes in the investigations of such racial disparities at the levels of conceptualization, research design, analysis, and research team composition.
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This study assesses the user burden, reliability, and longitudinal validity of the AHQ, a novel VH patient-reported outcomes measure (PROM). ⋯ The AHQ is a patient-informed, psychometrically-validated, clinical instrument for measuring, quantifying, and tracking PROMs in VH patients. The AHQ exhibits low response burden, excellent reliability, and effectively measures hernia-specific changes in quality-of-Life following ventral hernia repair.
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Our aim is to provide a real-life picture of serous cystic neoplasms (SCNs) management once a presumptive diagnosis is made. ⋯ In the real-life scenario, SCNs still represent an indication for surgery particularly once large and symptomatic. During surveillance, resection occurs mostly in younger individuals for body/tail lesions. Evidence-based consensus on appropriate indications for surgery is urgently needed.
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We sought to construct a valid and reliable patient-reported outcome measure for patients with advanced malignancy and GIO. ⋯ The MDASI-GIO shows initial validity and reliability for assessing the severity of symptoms of patients with GIO and the interference of these symptoms in patients' daily functioning.