Ann Surg Edu. 2020;2(2):ASE-02-1018 | Open Access
Shu Ting Liang, Brian J. Simmons and Matthew LeBoeuf
Background: Chronic wound care is a growing industry expected to reach $15 to $22 billion by 2024. New approaches are continually introduced and many incur a high hidden cost to the hospital and healthcare system.
Objective: To determine the true costs of three wound healing approaches by analyzing the cost, reimbursement, and net hospital proceeds of: traditional Unna boot wraps, minced grafting, ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Aug 18, 2021 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2021;2(2):ASE-02-1017 | Open Access
Julieta Giacone, Agustin C Valinoti and Emmanuel E Sadava
A 47-year-old female was referred to our institution, she had been previously evaluated in other hospital and a bilateral lymphadenopathy was suspected. On physical examination, two soft elastic masses measuring 4 cm in diameter were confirmed in each inguinal canal, which did not modify with Valsalva maneuver. We decided to perform a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with gadolinium, which showed bilateral ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Aug 13, 2021 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2021;2(2):ASE-02-1016 | Open Access
Yuan Chai, Rachel W Li, Robert Simic, Paul N Smith, Krisztina Valter and Ajay Limaye
Background: 3D imaging and 3D printing have been widely adopted and profoundly impacted our healthcare. The use of 3D technology has a great potential to facilitate pre-operative planning and clinical education, allowing versatile view and measure of landmarks from a patient’s model pre- and during operation. However, the current clinical practice is still dominated by computed tomography in ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Aug 12, 2021 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2021;2(1):ASE-02-1015 | Open Access
Espeed Khoshbin and Stephen Clark
The initiatives to increase the rate of deceased donors per million population and increase organ utilisation rates by the NHS together with the greater use of mechanical circulatory support devices will inevitably result in a need for more transplant surgeons over the next decade. We assessed the outcome of a new training fellowship scheme to date and surveyed the projected ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jul 08, 2021 PDF
Ann Surg Edu. 2021;2(1):ASE-02-1014 | Open Access
Héctor Guadalajara Labajo, Barbara Soria-Juan, Saúl Fernández-González, Álvaro Palazón, Isabel Pascual Migueláñez, Olatz Lopez-Fernandez and Damián García-Olmo
Background: The pandemic has challenged the traditional educational model of medical students, and it has introduced a new concept: ‘liquid education'. This study aims to test a solution agreed on a webinar between students and lecturers to adapt the evaluation under a contract during the first lockdown.
Materials and methods: This action-research used a concurrent transformative mixed-methods design ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jun 26, 2021 PDF
