careful treatment planning, space management, augmentation of bone and attention to the details of implant surgical and prosthetic techniques are important factors when treating anterior maxilla specially replacement of missing teeth. this case report addresses a chair-side ridge augmentation procedure using autograft bone harvested with trephine drills and placed without using screws and the f...

BACKGROUND Although gastric cancer has been decreasing in incidence in many countries, it is still the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Its prognosis is poor and depends, among other factors, on early diagnosis as well as on surgeon expertise. AIM To compare the outcomes of gastric cancer patients treated at a university hospital by a general surgical team and later on by ...

Surgery is a team effort. In this video, we display how we record two surgeons’ eye motions during a simulated surgical operation, then performed Cross Recurrence Analysis (CRA) on the dual eye-tracking data to develop a valid technology to assess shared cognition. Twenty-two dyad teams were recruited to perform object transportation task using laparoscopic techniques. Outputs from CRA, includi...

BACKGROUND High-performing and high-reliability teams are an important component of service delivery. With a focused emphasis on safety in acute care hospitals, understanding the nature of surgical teams and team performance is an essential component to achieving high-quality surgical care. More information is needed about the challenges to effective team functioning in the operating room, the ...