Background The association between night/after-hours surgery and patients' mortality is
unclear. Methods The protocol of this systematic review was registered in PROSPERO …

Background The burden of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries falls greatest on low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). To help address this burden, organizations host over …

Background Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) represents a surgical emergency
requiring intervention regardless of time of day. Whether such a “evening effect” exists …

OBJECTIVE Incidental durotomy is a common complication of elective lumbar spine surgery
seen in up to 11% of cases. Prior studies have suggested patient age and body habitus …

Background The outcomes of nonagenarian patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery are
not well understood. We investigated the 30-day mortality after surgical treatment of …

Pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures occur frequently. Often, the decision has to be
made whether to operate immediately, eg, during after-hours, or to postpone until office …

Background Recent work suggests that having aortic valve surgery in the morning increases
risk for cardiac-related complications. This study therefore explored whether mortality and …

Objective: To analyze operating room (OR) efficiency by evaluating fixed OR times for three
common urologic robot-assisted procedures. Methods: Over a 24-month period, we …

Purpose To systematically review the effects of surgeon fatigue on postoperative mortality
and postoperative complications after elective and non-elective surgeries. Methods A …

The future of EVLP involves usage of the system as a preservation modality, utilizing
advanced diagnostics to predict transplant outcome, and performing therapeutic …