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Geriatric Surgical Service Complements Care of Older Adult Emergency General Surgery Patients
In this study, we identified geriatric surgical service interventions most relevant to EGS patients. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Frances Y. Hu, Lynne O'Mara, Masami Kelly, Emma Kerr, Christina Sheu, Samir Tulebaev, Zara Cooper, Rachelle E. Bernacki Tags: Geriatric and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Hypoxia Signaling Is Responsible for Muscular Adaptation to Exercise
The hypoxia signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in the regulation of metabolic response during muscular adaptation to exercise. To explore the role of hypoxia signaling in exercise performance, we generated a transgenic mouse model with inducible, skeletal muscle-specific knockout of ARNT (ARNT mKO). (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Yori Endo, Mehran Karvar, Indranil Sinha Tags: Geriatric and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Is Age Just a Number? Considerations in Acute Care Surgery in Nonagenarians and Centenarians
With rising life expectancy and low birth rates, elderly people make up an increasing proportion of the population of the United States. Studies estimate that by 2050, the nonagenarian population will reach 8.7 million. Elderly people have significant medical care needs and their need for surgical care will require nuanced evaluation of their surgical candidacy and operative risks. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexandra S. Vagasi, Jason S. Dcruz, Kyle W. Swentowsky, Christina Boutros, Shahriyour Andaz Tags: Geriatric and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Perioperative Telehealth Interventions in Geriatric Surgery_A Systematic Review
Telehealth has become mainstream during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its role in managing older patients is not well defined. This systematic review aims to assess the postoperative benefits of perioperative telehealth interventions in older adults. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Nangobi U. Kiboigo, Daniel Khashchuk, Gideon Wolf, Maria Paula Castro Reales, Elizabeth L. Walters, S. Jasmine Demos, Mark R. Katlic, Joshua H. Wolf Tags: Geriatric and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Transcriptional Response of Aged Skeletal Muscle to Aerobic Exercise
Exercise is beneficial for skeletal muscle functions across all ages. However, the response to exercise shifts with aging, resulting in anabolic resistance and limited gain in muscle strength and endurance. These changes likely reflect age-related alterations in transcriptional response underlying the muscular adaptation to exercise. The exact changes in gene expression accompanying exercise are largely unknown, and elucidating them is of a great clinical interest for optimizing the exercise-based therapies for sarcopenia. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Yori Endo, Mehran Karvar, Indranil Sinha Tags: Geriatric and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Evaluation of Low- and Middle-Income Country Authorship in the Global Orthopedics Literature
Within global health, there is growing recognition of the importance of building research capacity in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). However LMIC authors remain underrepresented as first and last authors in research conducted on LMIC populations. Our goal was to perform one of the first characterizations of LMIC authorship in global orthopedics. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Jason Young, Rachel Chen, Soyoun Choi, Ian B. Hayes, Paul A. Bain, Collin J. May Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Feasibility and Efficacy of an Mhealth-community Health Worker Telemedicine Intervention for Surgical Site Infection Diagnosis Among Women Undergoing Cesarean Section in Rural Rwanda
This study assessed the feasibility and diagnostic efficacy of a telemedicine intervention that uses mHealth-community health worker photo-Enhanced Screening (mC-PES) in rural Rwanda. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Theoneste Nkurunziza, Wendy R. Williams, Fredrick Kateera, Robert Riviello, Elizabeth Miranda, Laban Bikorimana, Anne Niyigena, Stefanie J. Klug, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Global Cleft Lip and Palate Trips: A Google Trends Analysis
Online search data resources such as Google Trends enable plastic surgeons and international outreach organizations such as Operation Smile to longitudinally track global demand in cleft care. Understanding patient awareness of orofacial clefts and evaluating demand for necessary procedures may serve to better target future mission trips. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Joshua P. Weissman, Narainsai K. Reddy, Nikhil D. Shah, Arun K. Gosain Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

International Survey of Medical Students Exposure to Relevant Global Surgery (ISOMERS): A Cross-sectional Study
There is a paucity of data on if medical students are being exposed to the field of global surgery. The International Survey on Medical students Exposure to Relevant Global Surgery (ISOMERS), aimed to evaluate the exposure of medical students to global surgery and their awareness of the key messages found in the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Reuben YK. Ooi, InciSioN Collaborative Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Personal Protective Equipment and Evidence-Based Advice for Surgical Departments During COVID-19
Inconsistencies regarding the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) have raised concerns for the safety of surgical staff during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This rapid review synthesises the literature that includes input from clinical experts to provide evidence-based guidance for surgical services. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Lorwai Tan, Joshua G. Kovoor, Penny Williamson, David R. Tivey, Trevor G. Collinson, Peter J. Hewett, Thomas J. Hugh, Robert T. Padbury, Sally J. Langley, Guy J. Maddern Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Pilot Testing of a Fit-for-purpose Surgical Headlight in Ethiopia
Adequate lighting is a precondition for surgery, however quality surgical lighting is often lacking in operating rooms in low-resource countries. Commercial surgical headlights are not widely available in these settings, as they are expensive and lack suppliers and maintenance mechanisms. We aimed to understand user needs of a fit-for-purpose surgical headlight for use in low-resource settings by evaluating a preselected headlight and the local surgical lighting conditions. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Muaad Hussien, Nichole Starr, Tihitena Negussie, Senait Bitew, Elizabeth Johansen, Belachew Dejene, Abebe Alemayehu, Seyoum Kassa, Carmen M. Burgos, Thomas G. Weiser Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Scaling Up Surgical Capacity in Kenya: The Kenya Hospital Assessment Tool (K-HAT)
Surgery has formerly been called the ‘neglected stepchild of global health.’ Although significant progress has been achieved in bringing surgical care to the forefront of global health discussions, the state of surgery in many Low- and Middle- Income Countries remains unchanged. A number of these countries are in the process of dev eloping National Surgical (including trauma), Obstetric, and Anesthesia plans (NSOAP), the vehicle that will be used to scale up surgical capacity. We aimed to describe the initial steps towards the development of the Kenya NSOAP and the development of the Kenya National Hospital Assessment ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Jaymie A. Henry Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Surgical Lighting in Liberian Ors: Using Human-centered Design to Close a Critical Patient Safety Gap
Operating room (OR) lighting is often inadequate in Liberia, and poses a safety risk for surgical patients. After assessing lighting challenges in Liberian ORs and conducting a pilot study of a fit-for-purpose surgical headlight for this environment, we conducted a ten-month follow-up of the previously distributed headlights using human-centered design principles. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Nina F. CAPO-CHICHI, Muaad Hussein, Nichole Starr, Natnael Gebeyehu, Jared A. Forrester, Paul T. Whesseh, Teyah S. Moore, Ansumana Camara, Thomas G. Weiser Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

Transplant Trends During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico, Interactions Within the Healthcare Sectors.
Worldwide, healthcare systems were challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tertiary hospitals, which perform the majority of organ transplants in Mexico, shifted gears to provide treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Maximiliano Servin-Rojas, Fernando Ramirez-Del Val, Antonio Olivas-Martinez, Armando Torres-Gomez, Luis Navarro-Vargas Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research

1-Year Audit of One Surgery Index: The Largest Directory of Open Access Global Surgery Research
Access to global surgery research is paradoxically unequal. We analyze the One Surgery Research Index (OSI) (https://research.one.surgery), an index that aims to collect, categorize and distribute open access(OA) Global Surgery research in one centralized archive. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Maryam Ali Khan, Mohamed Kahna, Aemon B. Fissha, Saqib Noor Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research