Impact of the PROCESS guideline on the reporting of surgical case series: A before and after study

Background Steatotic grafts are more susceptible to ischemia-reperfusion injury than are normal grafts. Therefore, using steatotic grafts for liver transplantation (LT) is associated with high primary dysfunction and decreased survival rates. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of graft steatosis on post LT outcomes. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis of 271 LT recipients from 2005 to 2016 was performed and patients were classified based on two types of steatosis, macrosteatosis (MaS), and microsteatosis (MiS). Each category was subdivided into three groups according to the degree of steatosis: no (< 5%), mild (≥5 to < 30%), and moderate (≥30 to ≤60%). The primary hospital stays and 6-month postoperative complications were analyzed by the Clavien–Dindo classification system. Additionally, patient and graft survivals were studied. Results Significant differences were observed in grade III MaS ( p -value = 0.019) and grade V MiS ( p -value = 0.020). A high trend of early graft dysfunction was found in the moderate MaS and MiS groups; however, they were not statistically significant ( p -value = 0.199 and 0.282, respectively). Interestingly, the acute cellular rejection (ACR) rate was found to be inversely proportional to the degree of steatosis in both categories but it did not reach a significant level ( p -value = 0.161 and 0.111, respectively). Conclusion Excellent post LT long-term outcomes using grafts with mild and moderate steatosis were determined. Further studies are needed to evaluate the newly proposed relationship between ACR and steatosis.

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“…The study was performed utilizing the “Strengthening the Reporting of Cohort Studies in Surgery (STROCSS)” statement. 13 …”

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Impact of Graft Steatosis on Postoperative Complications after Liver Transplantation

Ahmed¹,

El‐Badry

Mocchegiani³

et al. 2018

Surg J

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“…In the absence of good reporting quality, readers are unable to meaningfully assess the research, rendering it less useful [ 3 ]. The existence of reporting guidelines and the mandatory implementation of these guidelines by journals have shown to improve the reporting quality among various types of studies [ [4] , [5] , [6] ].…”

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STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery

Mathew

Agha²

2021

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

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“…The lack of reporting of a set number of outcomes frequently hinders systematic reviews. Core outcome sets that standardize reporting have offered a solution in surgical studies, 35,36 and the incorporation of such outcome sets in AR and VR studies should be explored as it is anticipated that this would improve the quality of studies in this field. Unfortunately, the quality of the included studies in this systematic review with all articles being case-reports or case series and without a comparator.…”

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confidence: 99%

Use of Augmented Reality in Reconstructive Microsurgery: A Systematic Review and Development of the Augmented Reality Microsurgery Score

Omran

Abdall-Razak

Borg³

et al. 2019

J Reconstr Microsurg

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Background Augmented reality (AR) uses a set of technologies that overlays digital information into the real world, giving the user access to both digital and real-world environments in congruity. AR may be specifically fruitful in reconstructive microsurgery due to the dynamic nature of surgeries performed and the small structures encountered in these operations. The aim of this study was to conduct a high-quality preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) and assessment of multiple systematic reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2) compliant systematic review evaluating the use of AR in reconstructive microsurgery. Methods A systematic literature search of Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases was performed using appropriate search terms to identify all applications of AR in reconstructive microsurgery from inception to December 2018. Articles that did not meet the objectives of the study were excluded. A qualitative synthesis was performed of those articles that met the inclusion criteria. Results A total of 686 articles were identified from title and abstract review. Five studies met the inclusion criteria. Three of the studies used head-mounted displays, one study used a display monitor, and one study demonstrated AR using spatial navigation technology. The augmented reality microsurgery score was developed and applied to each of the AR technologies and scores ranged from 8 to 12. Conclusion Although higher quality studies reviewing the use of AR in reconstructive microsurgery is needed, the feasibility of AR in reconstructive microsurgery has been demonstrated across different subspecialties of plastic surgery. AR applications, that are reproducible, user-friendly, and have clear benefit to the surgeon and patient, have the greatest potential utility. Further research is required to validate its use and overcome the barriers to its implementation.

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Impact of the PROCESS guideline on the reporting of surgical case series: A before and after study

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Impact of Graft Steatosis on Postoperative Complications after Liver Transplantation

Impact of Graft Steatosis on Postoperative Complications after Liver Transplantation

STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery

Use of Augmented Reality in Reconstructive Microsurgery: A Systematic Review and Development of the Augmented Reality Microsurgery Score

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