Articles: surgery.
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A retrospective study. ⋯ Shorter lengths of stays and more home discharges at the orthopaedic specialty hospital and community hospital settings did not compromise surgical quality or postoperative outcomes.
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To provide an overview of the current use of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in postgraduate general surgery training internationally. ⋯ This review provides guidance for certification and regulatory bodies, program directors, and institutions with ambitions to implement EPAs for assessment and curricular design. In settings where EPAs are already used, the data may facilitate refinement of programs and strategies.
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A prospective consecutive case study. ⋯ The vascularity of thoracolumbar metastases could be accurately evaluated using noninvasive CTP. When combined with preoperative embolization, this approach effectively and safely reduced intraoperative blood loss in the setting of separation surgery.
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Multicenter Study
Complication Rates Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Evaluation of the Category of Complication and Chronology.
Provide benchmarks for the rates of complications by type and timing. ⋯ 3.
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Retrospective analysis of data from the cervical module of a National Spine Registry, the Quality Outcomes Database. ⋯ Hispanic and NHB patients had worse patient-reported outcomes one year after cervical spine surgery compared with NHW individuals, even after adjusting for potential confounders, yet there was no difference in disability and neck pain outcomes reported for NHA patients. This study highlights the need to address inherent racial/ethnic disparities in recovery trajectories following cervical spine surgery.