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conclusions scarring of the neck produces problems with function, and appearance. in our view, the supraclavicular flap, a thin flap of good texture, is an excellent and highly reliable flap for covering defects of the anterior neck. this flap is easy to harvest, with good functional and aesthetic results. results thirty-seven of the 41 flaps survived completely, but there were three cases of d...

knowledge of surgery is one of the milestones in islamic civilization. the purpose of this study was to find principles and proven techniques used by muslim surgeons, third to twelfth century ah. the present study, enjoying a historical approach, used a descriptive analysis method with matching samples. the findings of the study revealed that, during this period, some of the principles and tech...

BACKGROUND This study examined the impact of virtual reality (VR) surgical simulation on improvement of psychomotor skills relevant to the performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS Sixteen surgical trainees performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy on patients in the operating room (OR). The participants were then randomized to receive VR training (ten repetitions of all six tasks o...

BACKGROUND Allocation of the correct amount of operating room (OR) "block time" can provide surgeons with access to sufficient OR time to complete their elective cases while optimally matching staffing with the elective case workload (to maximize labor productivity). To evaluate how to predict accurately total hours of elective cases performed by a surgical group using data from surgical servic...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of the Human Reliability Analysis of Cataract Surgery tool to identify the frequency and pattern of technical errors observed during phacoemulsification cataract extraction by surgeons with varying levels of experience. DESIGN Observational cohort study. Thirty-three consecutive phacoemulsification cataract operations were performed by 33 different ophthalmic sur...

background depending on the cause, 40-90% of every deep dermis insult ends up in scar formation. several modalities have been suggested as a treatment but a high rate of recurrence is reported in most of those interventions. high dose radiotherapy has been shown to be effective in reducing the recurrence rate. this study tried to determine the effectiveness of low dose rate radiotherapy followi...

INTRODUCTION Controversies exist regarding the accuracy of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) determination of transition zone volume (TZV) when compared with enucleated adenoma weight. AIM To determine the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the TZV by TRUS, by comparing preoperative radiological findings with the enucleated prostate adenoma volume, measured by fluid displacement volumetr...

BACKGROUND Calls are increasing for physicians to disclose harmful medical errors to patients, but little is known about how physicians perform this challenging task. For surgeons, communication about errors is particularly important since surgical errors can have devastating consequences. Our objective was to explore how surgeons disclose medical errors using standardized patients. METHODS T...