UPDATE IN SURGERY, OB-GYN, ANESTHESIA APRIL 2025

An Analysis of Colorectal Cancer In Ghana Implications for Low and Middle Income Countries

Pooled prevalence and factors of low birth weight among newborns in the top 20 countries with the highest infant mortality: analysis of recent demographic and health surveys

EEG-Guided Pediatric Anesthesia—A Quality Innovation?

EEG-Guided Titration of Sevoflurane and Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical profile and treatment outcome of patients with ileo-sigmoid knotting, an experience from Ethiopian setting: a six years review

Management of a Synovial Sarcoma at The Level of The Diaphragmatic Hiatus: A Case Report

Diagnostic yield of nine user-friendly bioinformatics tools for predicting Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter species among diarrheal patients from three major hospitals in Ethiopia

Removable Boot vs Casting of Toddler’s Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Warning Labels and Positive Labels for Pulse Oximeters

Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study

Spatial Distribution of Meningiomas: A Magnetic Resonance Image Atlas

Intravenous Lidocaine for Gut Function Recovery

Intravenous Lidocaine for Gut Function Recovery

Intravenous Lidocaine for Gut Function Recovery—Reply

Why Narcissists Emerge as Leaders Even in Childhood

An exploratory analysis on diastolic function in the intensive compared with less intensive blood pressure control to prevent adverse cardiac remodelling in children with chronic kidney disease (HOT-KID): a parallel-group, open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Specialist Surgeon Workforce in East, Central and Southern Africa

Addressing violence against women with disabilities: shift to action

Exploring the Role of the Vaginal Microbiome in HPV Infection Dynamics: A Prospective Cohort Study

The impact of mentoring relationships on professional identity formation in medical education: a systematic review

Knowledge acquisition and student perceptions of three teaching methods: a randomized trial of live, flipped, and interactive flipped classrooms

Comparison of textbook outcomes between laparoscopic and open total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Claudius Amyand Hernia: Reports of 2 Cases: Hospital Fousseyni Dao of Kayes/MALI

Obstetric Characteristics Associated with Laboratory-Confirmed Neonatal Sepsis at the Referral Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. A Cross-Sectional Study

Abdominal Injuries in the Child at the Hospital Fousseyni Daou de Kayes

Global maternal mortality associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Relieve the suffering: palliative care for the next decade

Efficacy of gut–brain neuromodulators in irritable bowel syndrome: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for AdrenalectomyExecutive Summary

Leadership in a Complex Environment: Thoughts after 40 Years in the Trenches

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health: tracking progress on health and nutrition

Prehospital triage of trauma patients: predicting major surgery using artificial intelligence as decision support

Comparing the Effect of Exercise and Metformin on Pancreatic Beta Cell Function in Nigerians with Prediabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

First-trimester exposure to macrolides and risk of major congenital malformations compared with amoxicillin: A French nationwide cohort study

Correction: Comparing cervical cerclage, pessary and vaginal progesterone for prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix (SuPPoRT): A multicentre randomised controlled trial

The academic progress of female general surgery and orthopaedic surgery trainees in South Africa

Post-traumatic stress disorder in international surgeons undertaking trauma electives in a South African trauma centre

Endovascular thrombectomy in acute stroke with a large ischemic core: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

A dedicated quality improvement programme can increase access to paediatric minimal access surgery in South Africa

Endoscopic findings in children born with oesophageal atresia in an academic unit in South Africa

Open abdominal wall defects and open spina bifida at a regional hospital in northern KwaZulu-Natal – bellwether conditions for neonatal surgery capacity

Zoster Eye Disease Study

A Bio-Instructive, Bioactive In Situ Polymerizable Wound Matrix Promotes Scar-Free Burn Wound Repair

Severe Morning Sickness Is Caused by a Specific Hormone—And It Could Unlock New Treatments

From novice to proficient: a longitudinal study of POCUS skill development through a hybrid certification program in the United Arab Emirates

Text message reminders for visit adherence among non-communicable disease patients in Haiti: A pilot study

New Tinnitus Guideline Offers Recommendations to Improve Patient Care

Genetic and Nongenetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation

Safety and immunogenicity of a virus-like particle Chikungunya virus vaccine

Development and Validation of the Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist (STORK)A Delphi Consensus and Multicenter Clinical Validation Study

Development and Validation of a Risk Model to Predict Intraoperative Blood Transfusion

Surgical success in obstetric fistula repair and associated factors: findings from a retrospective cohort study in Zambia

Immediate Skin-to-Skin Contact in Very Preterm Neonates and Early Childhood Neurodevelopment: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Community-based surveillance system structures and knowledge level of community-based surveillance volunteers on priority diseases in Ghana

Communicating With Patients About Surgery

Fracture Prevention with Infrequent Zoledronate in Women

Unveiling empathy determinants across borders: a comparative analysis of medical students from two geo-sociocultural backgrounds

Phantom-based training of ultrasound-guided breast biopsy in medical education: a randomized controlled trial comparing handheld and high-end ultrasound

Maternal-fetal medicine fellow experience in the first year of training compared to interview expectations based on interview modality

Task-sharing for non-communicable disease prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries in the context of health worker shortages: A systematic review

Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Ablation for AF

Communicating With Patients About Surgery

Preferences for Communication About Prognosis Among Children With Cancer, Parents, and Oncologists

Putting Patient- and Family-Centered Care at the Center of Pediatric Medicine—Lessons From Oncology

Developing a new pragmatic tool for assessing contextual fit and feasibility of evidence-based interventions towards effective implementation in global health

Improving risk analysis of the environmental drivers of the spillover, emergence/re-emergence and spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, Marburg virus and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the East Africa Region

Is negative pressure wound therapy beneficial for post-surgical wounds?

A proposed framework for monitoring and evaluating progress at the intersection of women, power, and cancer

Strengthening health systems and accountability: Senegal’s path to success in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health

Oral gepotidacin for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea (EAGLE-1): a phase 3 randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, multicentre study

The Nontoxic Cleaner That Kills Germs Better Than Bleach—And You Can Use It on Your Skin

Patient safety education in undergraduate medical education through a global lens: a scoping review

Effects of a long term faculty development program on improvement in quality of MCQs: an impact evaluation study

Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: a longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy

Ultrasound findings of free fluid in non-traumatic acute abdomen: a prospective case series study

Screening History, Stage at Diagnosis, and Mortality in Screen-Detected Breast Cancer

Challenges with developing nutritional recommendations to improve pregnancy outcomes

Barriers to and facilitators of clinician acceptance and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings: a scoping review

Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care in patients with surgical wound healing by secondary intention in the UK (SWHSI-2): an open-label, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

A proposed framework for monitoring and evaluating progress at the intersection of women, power, and cancer

Is negative pressure wound therapy beneficial for post-surgical wounds?

Immunological analysis of LC16m8 vaccine: preclinical and early clinical insights into mpox

Identification of predictors for complicated acute appendicitis: A retrospective cohort study from a high-volume hospital.

Schistosomal appendicitis: A serious and often misdiagnosed condition.

Africa: ‘AI Not a Substitute for Human Intelligence’ But Innovations Are Reshaping Global Surgery

Survival status and determinant factors of mortality among pediatric patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting surgery for hydrocephalus in Ethiopia

Long-term outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt therapy in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: a longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy

Enhancing clinical faculties’ knowledge, attitudes, and performance in clinical supervision: a workplace-based faculty development program using proctor’s model

A Prospective Clinical Audit into the Management of Postoperative Pain in the Postanesthesia Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Coastal Karnataka, India

Diagnostic Accuracy of the Serum-free Androgen Index in Diagnosing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Why Good Palliative Care Clinicians Get Fired

Cataracts: A Review

Awareness of Adverse Obstetric Outcomes in All Types of Fetal Congenital Heart Defects

Awareness of Adverse Obstetric Outcomes in All Types of Fetal Congenital Heart Defects—Reply

Prevalence of unintended pregnancy in the MENA region: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance

Battling antimicrobial resistance: new guidance and insights

Hemorrhage Causes Most Maternal Deaths Worldwide


Factors Contributing to the Burden of Family Caregivers of Surgical Patients

The Outcome of Non-cardiac Surgery among Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Institution-based Review of Cases in the       Low-Resource Setting

Varus Malunion as an Outcome of Pertrochanteric Fracture Fixation

Colorectal Cancer: A Study of Clinicopathological Characteristics and Surgical Interventions

Concordance of leadership documentation in curricula vitae and recommendation letters among applicants for general surgery residency

Communication in the operating room – No longer cold and sterile

How teaching surgeons communicate: An analysis of intraoperative discourse among male and female surgeons

The interplay of surgeon judgment and available evidence in the long-term outcome of ventral hernia repair

Predictive accuracy of the complex 30-day model for colon surgical site infections in emergent operations

Preventative interventions for postoperative delirium after intraabdominal surgery – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

“My Thoughts”: An editorial on the use of non-technical skills assessments in surgical departments

Long-term outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt therapy in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

The difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a narrative review

Laparoscopic primary suture of the common bile duct in patients with common bile duct stones: a comparative analysis of two suturing methods in terms of safety, efficacy, and convenience with 16-month follow-up

Innovative laparoscopic ‘Tunnel’ approach in managing hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a retrospective study

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its association with pregnancy and childbirth complications: A prospective cohort study

Understanding Women’s Pregnancy Intentions, Decision-Making, and Factors Influencing Reproductive Choices After Genital Fistula Repair in Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Appendicectomy plus standard medical therapy versus standard medical therapy alone for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis (ACCURE): a pragmatic, open-label, international, randomised trial

Appendicectomy: a novel treatment for ulcerative colitis?

Minimally invasive surgery for acute groin hernias: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sentinel Node Mapping with Blue Dye Injection after Lumpectomy Specimen Removal: Implications for Fluorescence-Guided Breast Surgery.