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Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: Where are we now?

OBJECTIVE To review: 1) Pathophysiology of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF); 2) Risk factors for POAF; 3) Prophylaxis of POAF; 4) Treatment of POAF; and 5) Future directions. METHODS We searched the Medline database for articles published between January, 1966 to September, 2008. We used the following keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Postoperative atrial fibrillation, Coronary Artery By...

Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery: Where Are We Now?

MIS joint replacement surgery is neither a single type of surgery nor a certain surgical approach. It is a concept which aims to achieve a smaller incision and, more importantly, less soft tissue trauma [2]. Through MIS approach joint surgeons hopefully can improve surgical outcome and patient’s satisfaction by reduction of blood loss, postoperative pain, improvement of cosmesis, accelerated di...

Fringe Projection Techniques: Whither we are?

During recent years, the use of fringe projection techniques for generating three-dimensional (3D) surface information has become one of the most active research areas in optical metrology. Its applications range from measuring the 3D shape of MEMS components to the measurement of flatness of large panels (2.5 m × .45 m). The technique has found various applications in diverse fields: biomedica...

Adhesive small bowel obstruction: where do we stand now?

Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most frequently encountered disorders in Emergency Surgery Departments worldwide without negligible hospital admission rates and social costs (1,2). Notwithstanding significant improvements in techniques and materials, intra-abdominal adhesions following abdominal surgery still represent a major unsolved and debated issue harbouring challeng...

The Battle Against COVID-19: Where Do We Stand Now?