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161 Rib-Sparing and Internal Mammary Artery-Preserving Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction with the Free DIEP Flap Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, March 11, 2013 Clinical Article
162 Efficacy of Acellular Dermal Matrices in Revisionary Aesthetic Breast Surgery: A 6-Year Experience Aesthetic Surgery Journal, March 11, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
163 Surface and mechanical analysis of explanted Poly Implant Prosthèse silicone breast implants British Journal of Surgery, March 11, 2013 Review Article
164 Therapeutic mammaplasty - Extending indications and achieving low incomplete excision rates European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article
165 Pure tubular carcinoma of the breast and sentinel lymph node biopsy: A retrospective multi-institutional study of 234 cases European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article
166 Androgen receptor-induced tumor suppressor, KLLN, inhibits breast cancer growth and transcriptionally activates p53/p73-mediated apoptosis in breast carcinomas Human Molecular Genetics, March 8, 2013 Review Article
167 Local treatment options for ipsilateral breast tumour recurrence Cancer Treatment Reviews, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
168 Bacterial biofilms and capsular contracture in patients with breast implants British Journal of Surgery, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
169 Prevention of Capsular Contracture with Guardix-SG After Silicone Implant Insertion Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
170 An evaluation of intraoperative digital specimen mammography versus conventional specimen radiography for the excision of nonpalpable breast lesions The American Journal of Surgery, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
171 Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction with Acellular Dermal Matrix Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
172 Impact of local surgical treatment on survival in young women with T1 breast cancer: long-term results of a population-based cohort Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, March 5, 2013 Clinical Article
173 National survey of breast cancer specimen orientation marking systems European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 5, 2013 Review Article
174 Comprehensive Outcome and Cost Analysis of Free Tissue Transfer for Breast Reconstruction: An Experience with 1303 Flaps Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, March 4, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
175 Cost minimisation analysis of using acellular dermal matrix (Strattice) for breast reconstruction compared with standard techniques European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article
176 Low-Kilovoltage, Single-Dose Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer: Results and Impact on a Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Program Journal of the American College of Surgeons, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article
177 Computed-aided diagnosis (CAD) in the detection of breast cancer European Journal of Radiology, March 1, 2013
178 A new level 1 oncoplastic technique for breast conserving surgery: Rotation glandular flap The Breast, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article
179 Postoperative complications and survival of elderly breast cancer patients: a FOCUS study analysis Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article
180 A validated web-based nomogram for predicting positive surgical margins following breast-conserving surgery as a preoperative tool for clinical decision-making The Breast, February 27, 2013 Clinical Article
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryAs published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryAs published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
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