Plastic Surgery
RCT | Effectiveness of nail bed repair in children with vs. without replacing the fingernail
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:33h | UTCNews Release: New approach to nail bed injury surgery could significantly cut NHS costs – University of Oxford
FDA issues new information on cases of squamous cell carcinoma and lymphomas around breast implants
16 Mar, 2023 | 13:28h | UTCSummary: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided an update on reports of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the scar tissue (capsule) that forms around breast implants. The FDA is aware of 19 cases of SCC in the capsule around the breast implant from published literature, including 3 reports of deaths from the disease.
While the FDA continues to believe that occurrences of SCC in the capsule around the breast implant may be rare, the cause, incidence, and risk factors remain unknown. Health care providers and people who have or are considering breast implants should be aware that cases of SCC and various lymphomas in the capsule around the breast implant have been reported to the FDA and in the literature.
The FDA continues to ask health care providers and people with breast implants to report cases of SCC, lymphomas, or any other cancers around breast implants.
FDA Safety Communication: Reports of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in the Capsule Around Breast Implants – FDA Safety Communication – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Related:
FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants
Instant noodle burns common in pediatric scald injuries: Study highlights need for prevention efforts
21 Feb, 2023 | 11:50h | UTCSummary: The study examined pediatric scald burns at the University of Chicago Burn Center between 2010 and 2020 and found that 31% of burns were attributed to instant noodles. Children with instant noodle burns were typically older, more likely to be Black/African American, and from lower socio-economic backgrounds. They were also more likely to be unsupervised at the time of the injury. While instant noodle burns were smaller and required less operative intervention than other scald burns, some still required hospitalization and were associated with complications. The study highlights the need for targeted burn prevention efforts to reduce the incidence of these common but serious injuries.
Article: Pediatric instant noodle burns: A ten-year single center retrospective study – Burns (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids – HealthDay
Reconstructive burnout after mastectomy: implications for patient selection
16 Feb, 2023 | 15:02h | UTCCommentary: One in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout – HealthDay
SR | Silicone gel sheeting for treating keloid scars
15 Feb, 2023 | 15:53h | UTCSilicone gel sheeting for treating keloid scars – Cochrane Library
Consensus Statement | Development of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) surgical safety checklist
10 Feb, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The @WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the @ErasSociety guidelines come together.🔥
#ERAS teams can leverage 2 tools in 1 to improve care in critical perioperative communication moments https://t.co/EaXYyj7b56
via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork pic.twitter.com/WHJMjThubO— Mary Brindle (@MaryEBrindle) February 8, 2023
RCT | Tissue adhesive, adhesive tape, and sutures for skin closure of pediatric surgical wounds
9 Feb, 2023 | 13:35h | UTC
SR | Immediate breast reconstruction uptake in older women with primary breast cancer
1 Feb, 2023 | 13:04h | UTC
FDA warns of risks of body sculpting
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:44h | UTCFDA Warns of Risks of Body Sculpting – JAMA
Statement: Non-Invasive Body Contouring Technologies – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Systematic Review | Reconstructive surgery for treating pressure ulcers – little evidence to guide recommendations.
18 Oct, 2022 | 12:46h | UTCReconstructive surgery for treating pressure ulcers – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review | Laser therapy for treating hypertrophic and keloid scars – not enough evidence to guide recommendations.
30 Sep, 2022 | 12:27h | UTCLaser therapy for treating hypertrophic and keloid scars – Cochrane Library
Summary: Laser therapy for hypertrophic and keloid scars – Cochrane Library
RCT | Multiple doses of prophylactic intravenous antibiotics are no better than a single dose in implant-based breast reconstruction.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis was not superior to a single-dose regimen in preventing surgical site infection and implant removal after implant-based breast reconstruction in this RCT. https://t.co/p7GbNRMPfW #OAResarch
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 16, 2022
RCT | In patients with severe burns, supplemental glutamine did not improve outcomes.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:59h | UTCA Randomized Trial of Enteral Glutamine for Treatment of Burn Injuries – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
RE-ENERGIZE Study: In this trial involving critically ill patients with burn injuries, enteral glutamine supplementation did not reduce the time to discharge alive from the hospital. @DarenHeyland #europeanburnsassociation #eba #burns https://t.co/f69MDVmsNv pic.twitter.com/fMWr675aCJ
— NEJM (@NEJM) September 9, 2022
Review | Autoimmune/autoinflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants: a focus on silicone.
18 Aug, 2022 | 12:34h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🔥Check out a NEW review on #autoimmune/autoinflammatory syndrome induced by #adjuvants (ASIA): a focus on #silicone
👉https://t.co/ctLoUi79KN pic.twitter.com/BZCpp7iM8t— ClinRheumatol (@ClinRheumatol) August 17, 2022
RCT | Antiseptic skin agents to prevent surgical site infection after incisional surgery.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:54h | UTCAntiseptic Skin Agents to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Incisional Surgery: A Randomized, Three-armed Combined Non-inferiority and Superiority Clinical Trial (NEWSkin Prep Study) – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related:
M-A | Perioperative care bundles for the prevention of surgical-site infections.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:30h | UTC
Cohort Study | Association between excision margins and local recurrence in 1407 patients with primary in situ melanomas.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:03h | UTCCommentary: Margin Size Associated With Risk of Local Recurrence From Melanoma In Situ – AJMC
Burden of pressure injuries: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:06h | UTCBurden of Pressure Injuries: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study – Eplasty
Guideline | Eyelid surgery for upper visual field improvement.
28 Jul, 2022 | 13:19h | UTCAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Eyelid Surgery for Upper Visual Field Improvement – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (free for a limited period)
M-A | Breast cancer recurrence after immediate and delayed postmastectomy breast reconstruction.
28 Jul, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC
Pressure ulcers (pressure injuries) | Cochrane Library evidence and resources.
14 Jul, 2022 | 13:03h | UTCPressure ulcers (pressure injuries): evidence and resources – Evidently Cochrane
Guideline: Early mobilization and rehabilitation of critically ill burn patients.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:40h | UTC
Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials.
31 May, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCRelated Study: Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet AND Commentary: Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections – National Institute for Health and Care Research
Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1. Today: our @TheLancetInfDis meta-analysis based on @FalconRct – triclosan sutures and alcoholic skin prep to reduce surgical site infection.
Link to open access PDF:https://t.co/cj7yFdbNpB pic.twitter.com/VkKRaxCAtm
— Aneel Bhangu (@aneelbhangu) May 27, 2022
Report sets out blueprint to tackle global ethical issues around face transplants.
31 May, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCReport: AboutFace: A blueprint for sustainable face transplant policy & practice
Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre.
30 May, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCGuidelines for clothing in the operating theatre, 2021 – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine