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General Surgery 2024-1

The five selected open access articles address various critical aspects of surgical care, focusing on improving patient outcomes, safety, and sustainability in surgical practices.

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21 minutes | 0.25 CME credit

Details

+ CME credit: 0.25
+ Open access articles: 5
+ Duration: 00h 21m
+ Language: English
+ Available since 16 December 2024
+ Accredited by EACCME® until 6 March 2027

Target group

+ Surgeons would gain valuable insights into the management of conditions like appendicitis, particularly in special populations such as pregnant patients, as well as strategies to minimize postprocedural infections.

+ OBGYN specialists would find the discussion on appendicitis during pregnancy particularly relevant, as it involves critical considerations for both maternal and fetal health.

Target group

Covered articles

+ Appendicitis During Pregnancy: Best Surgical Practices and Clinical Management
Smolkin et al. Open Access Surgery.

+ Evaluation of the efficacy of chlorhexidine-alcohol vs. aqueous/alcoholic iodine solutions for the prevention of surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Qiong Yanga et al. International journal of Surgery.

+ Postprocedural infection rate after minor surgical procedures performed with and without sterile gloves: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Oshan Shrestha et al. International journal of Surgery.

+ A novel surgical risk predictor combining frailty and hypoalbuminemia – a cohort study of 9.8 million patients from the ACS-NSQIP database
Adriana C. Panayi et al. International journal of Surgery.

+ Interventions to achieve environmentally sustainable operating theatres: an umbrella systematic review using the behaviour change wheel
Aws Almukhtar et al. International journal of Surgery.

Learning objectives

+ Understand the best surgical practices for managing appendicitis during pregnancy, including the advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in patient care.

+ Evaluate the effectiveness of different preoperative skin antiseptics, specifically chlorhexidine-alcohol versus iodine solutions, in reducing the incidence of surgical site infections based on evidence from recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

+ Critically evaluate the effectiveness of sterile versus non-sterile gloves in preventing postprocedural infections in minor surgical procedures, based on evidence from recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

+ Understand the significance of combining frailty and hypoalbuminemia assessments in predicting surgical outcomes, and recognize the implications for improving preoperative evaluations and patient management strategies.

+ Identify and evaluate key interventions aimed at achieving environmentally sustainable practices in operating theatres, as well as understand the challenges and opportunities associated with their implementation in the healthcare sector.

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