Complex abdominal wall reconstruction is a high-risk procedure, but it can be performed safely if a systematic approach is followed. In this article, the authors present their evidence-based technique for abdominal wall reconstruction. This approach aims at reducing rates of complications and hernia recurrence, starting with critical patient selection; preoperative patient optimization; adheren...

We explore the relationship between directed generative models and reinforcement learning by developing a new approach to data imputation that combines ideas from both areas. We address data imputation by defining an MDP for which we construct policies parametrized by (reasonably) large neural networks. We then show how to train these policies using a form of (self) Guided Policy Search (Levine...

aims: the installation of intravenous catheter is an unpleasant and painful experience for many patients. then, it is necessary to provide new methods to either reduce or remove pain in the patients’ injection point. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of positioning (either sitting or lying) during the installation of intravenous catheter on pain level and the following anxiet...

Reconstruction of complex anterior abdominal wall defects, such as giant omphaloceles, remains a reconstructive challenge for plastic and pediatric surgeons. Though several repair techniques have been described in the literature, no standardized method has explicitly developed to treat patients. The utilization intraabdominal tissue expanders augment domain reported potential technique. Despite...

Transcriptome experiments are performed to assess protein abundance through mRNA expression analysis. Expression levels of genes vary depending on the experimental conditions and the cell response. Transcriptome data must be diverse and yet comparable in reference to stably expressed genes, even if they are generated from different experiments on the same biological context from various laborat...