https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113778
Upper airway stimulation device failures, primarily due to respiratory sensing lead damage, occurred in 4.6% of patients over a 7-year period at a single center, according to a retrospective study.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113778
Upper airway stimulation device failures, primarily due to respiratory sensing lead damage, occurred in 4.6% of patients over a 7-year period at a single center, according to a retrospective study.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113777
The free thoracodorsal artery perforator flap has shown to be a safe and effective option for head and neck reconstruction, based on a systematic review of 20 studies with low rates of flap failure and donor site morbidity.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113776
This study suggests that measuring intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels immediately after thyroid gland removal can predict postoperative hypocalcemia in thyroidectomy patients, allowing for early identification of those not at risk and potentially enabling early discharge and reducing the need for postoperative blood calcium testing.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113774
The artificial intelligence model ChatGPT shows moderate potential in risk stratification of thyroid nodules using text-based analysis, but its agreement rate with examiner-based evaluation is still low.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113773
The abstract reports a case series of patients who developed external auditory canal stenosis or atresia after transcanal endoscopic ear surgery, all of whom were successfully treated with dilation therapy or meatoplasty, highlighting the importance of timely intervention to prevent progressive scar hyperplasia and restore a normal-sized ear canal.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113771
This study discovered specific associations between various vectorcardiogram (VCG) parameters and factors such as age, sex, BMI, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and left ventricular hypertrophy, highlighting the potential of VCG analysis in assessing cardiovascular diseases.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113770
The combination of auricular acupuncture and pelvic floor muscle training is more effective than pelvic floor muscle training alone in reducing the impact of urinary incontinence and the odds of nocturia and urinary urgency in men following radical prostatectomy.