Surgery, Ob-Gyn, and Anesthesia Update for August 2025

A synchronous virtual surgical lecture series on cardiothoracic, vascular, oncology, and transplant surgery for surgical trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa: the COSECSA learner perspectives

Near-Infrared Autofluorescence for Parathyroid Detection During Endocrine Neck Surgery

Experiences, perceptions and barriers to use of reusable menstrual products among university students globally: a systematic review 

Factors Associated With Early Versus Late Mortality Following Pediatric Burn Injury in a Resource-Limited Setting

Surgical Outcomes for Cervical Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Cancellation of elective surgery and its associated factors among scheduled patients at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional explanatory mixed-methods approach 

Perfusion index as a predictor of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in lower extremity orthopedic surgery: a prospective observational trial

Selective Conservatism in the Management of Spinal Stab Wounds Remains Applicable—A Critical Review of 169 Patients Managed at a Major Trauma Center in South Africa

Invited Commentary: “Improving Perioperative Mortality Rate Data Capture in Hawassa, Ethiopia: A Mixed Methods Study”—The Next Step in Building Surgical Capacity

Health-Related Quality of Life and Social Reintegration Indicators Following Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Prehospital Trauma Quality Improvement: The Role of Prehospital Database in Improving Timely Access to Trauma Care

Axillary Management for Patients Undergoing Total Mastectomy and a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node: Is Axillary Dissection Necessary?

Survival of the Patients With Breast Cancer Who Underwent Oncotype DX Recurrence Score Testing: Long-Term Survival Update of a Prospective Multicenter Study in Türkiye According to Different Cut-Offs

The Critical Transition in Surgical Experience: Impact of the Early Years of Surgical Practice on Perioperative Outcomes and Team Collaboration

Meta-Analysis to Determine Optimal Timing for Repair of Inguinal Hernia in Pre-Term Infants

Evaluation of risk factors for poor wound healing after cesarean delivery in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study

Act now to protect future generations’ health

Minimally Invasive Versus Open Parastomal Hernia Repair: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Postoperative Care After Reconstructive Surgery for Burn Contractures in Communities Affected by War: A Retrospective Study in Iraq

Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications Following Emergency Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Pediatric Cohort

Establishing an Essential Dataset for Trauma Registry in LMICs: Insights From a Delphi Survey

 Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Trauma and Intensive Care (ERATIC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) Society Recommendations: Paper 2: Postoperative and Intensive Care Recommendations

Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Trauma and Intensive Care (ERATIC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society and International Association of Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) Recommendations: Paper 1: Initial Care—Pre and Intraoperative Care Until ICU, Including Non-Operative Managementhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wjs.70002

Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Trauma and Intensive Care (ERATIC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) Society Recommendations: Part 3: Trauma Ethics and Systems Aspec

Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Intraumbilical Versus Periumbilical Incision in Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Bridging the Gap in Prehospital Fracture Management: Integrating Traditional and Modern Approaches in LMICs

Prehospital Extremity Fracture Management in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Lay First Responders and Traditional Bonesetters

Global Variation in Out-of-Pocket Payments for Cancer Surgery

Combined aerobic and resistance exercise training alters the spatial transcriptome of skeletal muscle in young adults

WHO and partners launch global guide to advance respectful maternal and newborn care

I’m Stepping Away. Can You Cover for Me?—Supporting Faith-Based Practices

The Power of Faith

Comparative Outcomes of Direct Versus Mesh Repair and Timing of Repair for Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Retrospective cohort study of perioperative factors and outcomes in emergency laparotomy in Palestine

Evaluation of risk factors for poor wound healing after cesarean delivery in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study

The impact of patient position changes on advanced hemodynamic indices in laparoscopic and open major abdominal cancer surgeries: retrospective study

ACL repair vs. reconstruction: a meta-analysis of outcomes across different tear characteristics

Gloving the Surgeon: A Practical Review of Surgical Glove Material Properties, Safety, and Waste

Association between knowledge levels and Menstrual Hygiene Management practices among adolescent girls with disabilities in selected schools in Wajir County, Kenya

Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies in Adults Aged 45 to 49 Years

Younger Adults, Earlier Screening—What We Are Learning About Colorectal Cancer and What Comes Next

Paediatric ambulant burn care treatment in a tertiary burn unit

Mortality of trauma patients in conflict-affected region: a retrospective observational study of ICU admissions and surgical management (CONGO)

Injury patterns in motorbike collisions – a retrospective review in an urban trauma unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

Suction tube uterine tamponade versus uterine balloon tamponade for treatment of refractory postpartum hemorrhage: A randomized clinical feasibility trial

Impact of child marriage on adolescents´ health and socioeconomic development: an essay on Ethiopian perspective 

 Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorder and its associated factors among weavers in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Factors influencing birth preparedness and complication readiness during pregnancy in Turkana County, Kenya

Training well-rounded healthcare professionals through developing religious/spiritual competencies: a grounded theory study in Iran

How do I deal with imposter syndrome?

How Your Diet Influences Your Colorectal Cancer Risk

Maternal near miss and maternal mortality and their determinants among pregnant women at a rural tertiary centre in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: A cross-sectional study

Pathological response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy at a single tertiary centre

What is the appropriate management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis in contemporary South Africa?

South Africa needs to embrace the role of antibiotics in the treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis

South Africa needs to reject the concept of antibiotics as the primary treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis

Minimal access surgical research and training in South Africa – a scoping review

Authorship Equity in Academic Surgery: Barriers and Pathways to Parity

Representation of Women as Editors of the Top Surgery Journals in the World

Prioritizing circulation over airway to improve survival in trauma patients with exsanguinating injuries: a world society of emergency surgery-panamerican trauma consensus statement

Usage of traditional medicine during pregnancy and the associated factors among Basotho women

Dalpiciclib combined with pyrotinib and endocrine therapy in women with ER-positive, HER2-positive advanced breast cancer: A prospective, multicenter, single-arm, phase 2 trial

I am Happy to Give My Opinion, Especially When Asked: Critically Assessing Editorial Board Composition in Surgery Journals

Reoperation for Chronic Postoperative Inguinal Pain

Mortality of trauma patients in conflict-affected region: a retrospective observational study of ICU admissions and surgical management

The effect of postoperative weight loss on difficult intubation in bariatric surgery patients: a prospective observational study

Enhancing surgical care for torture survivors: healing trauma, promoting recovery, and advancing best practices

‌Refined supraclavicular approach in unilateral thyroid surgery: balancing minimal invasion with oncologic radicality‌

Thyroidectomy versus antithyroid drugs in Graves’ disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

SAFETY OF EARLY DIVERTING LOOP ILEOSTOMY REVERSAL AFTER SIGMOID COLECTOMY WITH PRIMARY ANASTOMOSIS FOR PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS

SHOULD WE REDEFINE THE AGE OF GERIATRIC TRAUMA? AN INSIGHT FROM AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS TRAUMA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DATABASE 30-DAY MORTALITY RISK

Tibremciclib or Placebo Plus Fulvestrant in Hormone Receptor–Positive and ERBB2 -Negative Advanced Breast Cancer After Endocrine Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

It Takes a Village—Association of Women Surgeons’ Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons

Direct medical costs of congenital heart surgery for isolated lesions in Rwanda

Thoracic trauma in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Senegal in a prospective study of 295 patients

Improvement in Burn Care and Outcomes: A Developing World Perspective

Evaluation of Geographic Trends in Plastic Surgery Telemedicine Utilization

Global Utilization of Minimally Invasive Surgery: Practice and Challenges

The effects of communication training on communication competence – a 360° evaluation

The role of birth companionship in women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and postpartum anxiety and depression: An analysis of a cross-sectional survey

Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading on Early Surgical Outcomes – A Randomised Controlled Study

Spirituality, Healing and Indigenous Knowledge in Herbal Medicine: A Case of the Ndrukpa Ethnic Minority in Uganda

Human Papillomavirus and Cancer

Contraceptive Efficacy and Comparative Side Effects of a Mini Copper Intrauterine Device

Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiac Surgery

Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention

Tibremciclib or Placebo Plus Fulvestrant in Hormone Receptor–Positive and ERBB2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer

Liquid Biopsy Assay for Early Detection of Gastric Cancer

Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons

Reoperation for Chronic Postoperative Inguinal Pain

Pectus Arcuatum Definitions, Diagnostics, and Surgical Guidelines

Assessing the Safety of Nonintensive Care Unit Admission for Select Grade III Blunt Splenic Trauma

Why Potentially Elective General Surgery Becomes Emergent: A Multi-Methods Approach

Increased Associated Risk of Surgical Site Infections in Trauma Patients Who Are Smokers

80 Years After the First Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt: Cardiac Research in Canines That Saved Lives

“Surgery was a Rotation That I Dreaded:” Medical Student’s Perceptions of Surgeons

Assessing the Accuracy of Ultrasonography and Biopsy Necessity in the Management of Breast Lumps in Women Less than 40 Years

Knowledge Perception and Utilisation of Labour Analgesia Among Antenatal Clinic Attendees in a Tertiary Centre in Makurdi, North-Central Nigeria

Magnesium Sulphate Versus Fentanyl as Adjuncts to Epidural Anaesthesia for Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Comparative Study

Assessment of Clinical and Functional Outcomes of the Proximal Humerus Internal Locking Compression Plate in Different Neer’s Types of Proximal Humeral Fracture: A Prospective Observational Study

How Much is Too Much? Evaluation of the Clinical Relevance of Routine Preoperative Investigations in American Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) Grades I and II Patients Undergoing Minor to Intermediate Elective Surgeries at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital – Influence on Change in the Surgical Plan and Outcome

The efficacy of one-stage laparoscopic versus two-stage endo-laparoscopic management of cholecystocholedocholithiasis

Ethics of overtreatment and undertreatment in older adults with cancer

Ethical dilemmas experienced by midwives in their professional practice in Northwestern Ethiopia: a phenomenological interview study

An Appraisal of Anaesthesia Practices for Obstetric and Gynaecologic Surgeries in a Tertiary Health Center in Zaria, North Western Nigeria

Clinical and Radiological Severity of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head in Sickle Cell Disease Patients

The association between circulating SIGLEC6 and preeclampsia: observational studies of seven cohorts

Time-to-pregnancy in patients with previous breast cancer and unexposed women: a prospective exposed-unexposed cohort study

Neoadjuvant sintilimab and chemotherapy followed by transoral surgery for HPV-positive resectable oropharyngeal cancer: a single-arm, two-centre, phase 2 trial