Background/Introduction In comparison to open surgery, VATS lung resections are technically challenging operations as the operative field is transformed from a three dimensional multiangle wide view to a two dimensional screen. Therefore careful pre-operative and intra-operative planning is required to complete the procedure safely and successfully. All our patients undergo a Computed Tomograph...

PurPose: Treatment of post-operative pain after breast reconstruction remains a significant challenge for plastic surgeons. Liposomal bupivacaine (LB, Exparel Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Parsippany, NJ) has been proven to effectively relieve pain in the immediate postoperative period. The purpose of our study is to explore the effects of intraoperatively delivered LB on postoperative narcotic...

PurPose: Treatment of post-operative pain after breast reconstruction remains a significant challenge for plastic surgeons. Liposomal bupivacaine (LB, Exparel Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Parsippany, NJ) has been proven to effectively relieve pain in the immediate postoperative period. The purpose of our study is to explore the effects of intraoperatively delivered LB on postoperative narcotic...

An increasingly popular method for post-operative rehabilitation of an ACL reconstruction, as a substitute for traditionaltherapy, is blood flow restriction therapy (BFR). BFR therapy utilizes a pneumatic cuff to simulate strenuous exercisein an effort to stimulate muscle recruitment, mitigate atrophy, and promote hypertrophy in patients with load-bearinglimitations. Because t...

In Reply Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Romero-Quezada evaluated our study precisely and authors are grateful for their great survey on our article. There were some questions and concerns that we are going to answer. We wish it could help others to come up with better ideas and conclusions. 1. ACL tear may occur in two scenarios and we believe that there is not a third one: 1st- the ACL injury functionally ...

BACKGROUND In Canada, 4,400 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed yearly. Surgical resection is a key component of treatment in many of these cancers. Reconstruction of defects, with the goal of preserving function, is of utmost importance. Several choices are possible for reconstruction of larger defects, including both free and pedicled flaps. Free flap reconstruction is reliable and effective, ...

background: the technique most frequently employed for breast reconstruction, either immediate (ibr) or delayed (dbr), is the insertion of a prosthesis. the placement of a foreign body always carries the risk, albeit small, of peri-prosthetic infection and exposure of the implant that necessitates its removal, signaling the temporary or permanent failure of the reconstruction. methods: we retro...

background: the aim of this prospective, randomized, single-blinded study was to compare the effects of a carbohydrate drink 400 ml given 2 h before the surgery with preoperative overnight fasting on the gastric ph and residual volume, postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) and antiemetic consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. materials and methods: forty american so...

Background: The impact of NACT on immediate breast reconstruction outcomes remains unclear. We assessed the effect neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) post-operative complications and delay to adjuvant therapy among women undergoing reconstructions.