The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) published the 2012/2013 edition of the book entitled "Best Practices for Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy: Position and Guidance Documents of ASHP" with Bruce Hawkins as the editor. (ISSN: 15558975). Pages 582-667 of this book contain the section: "Therapeutic Guidelines on Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery". This section includes cur...

The systematic review is a new category of fellowship research project. A systematic review is a complete literature review based on a clearly formatted research question. In the performance of the systematic review all relevant studies are identified, and appraised for their quality. The data from all of the selected studies are then summarized. The systematic, explicit, and transparent approa...

PURPOSE: Academic plastic surgery training depends upon open access to learning reconstructive techniques provided by free vascularized soft tissue coverage. Key components of this approach include recruitment of an accomplished and diverse faculty, broad-based collaboration, patient geographic outreach, and fundamental support from all levels of staff. This study reviews a 10-year experience o...

INTRODUCTION: Recent data suggests 42 percent of surgeons report their patients are seeking aesthetic surgery to improve their appearance on Instagram and other social media.1 Despite the rising influence of Instagram in plastic surgery, few academic publications address Instagram, let alone evaluate its utilization in plastic surgery. We thus set out to systematically answer the following two ...

SUMMARY This report examines the meaning of validity and reliability and the role of psychometrics in plastic surgery. Study titles increasingly include the word "valid" to support the authors' claims. Studies by other investigators may be labeled "not validated." Validity simply refers to the ability of a device to measure what it intends to measure. Validity is not an intrinsic test property....

The aim of this paper was to collect currently available data related to the use of stem cells in aesthetic dermatology and plastic surgery based on a systemic review of experimental and clinical applications. We found that the use of stem cells is very promising but the current state of art is still not effective. This situation is connected with not fully known mechanisms of cell interactions...

Publication of peer-reviewed articles in journals remains the preferred means of communicating surgical and scientific advancements. Learning to publish is an important skill to gain for surgeons preparing for evidence based practice. Publications may also be used as evidence of academic pursuit and achievement during selection for surgical training posts. Bar a few courses, formal training in ...

SUMMARY Developing countries have been attracting more international patients by building state-of-the-art facilities and offering sought-after healthcare services at a fraction of the cost of the US healthcare system. These price differentials matter most for elective procedures, including cosmetic surgeries, which are paid for out of pocket. It is unclear how this rise in medical tourism will...