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WHAT EVERY SURGEON'S ETHICS SHOULD BE?

Thamer A Hamdan

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 1-2

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165457

Abstract
    thics is defined as moral principles that govern a person's behavior, the conductivity of an activity, or the branch of knowledge that deals with honest attitude.  Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. ...  Read More ...

IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC, A LITTLE NEGLECT MAY BREED GREAT MISCHIEF

Ahmed M Al-Abbasi

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 3-8

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165458

Abstract
    COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a highly communicable disease. There is urgent need for highlighting the ongoing outbreak to be public health emergency especially in our locality. Based on current published evidence, this review systematically summarizes the causative agent, epidemiology, ...  Read More ...

DOES ANTICOAGULANT THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS INCREASE BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS IN SPINAL SURGERY AND SPINAL CORD INJURY? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Anh TV Nguyen; Sonia Tran BMed; Thamer A Hamdan; Robin Turner; Ahmed Ramadan Sadek; Darren Lui; Alexander S Montgomery

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 9-20

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165459

Abstract
  This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis. The routine use of anticoagulants for the prevention of venothromboembolism in spinal patients is controversial and the risk benefit analysis is poorly described. The objective of this study is to collate the current evidence and quantify the risk ...  Read More ...

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR SPINAL OLIGOMETASTATIC DISEASE WITH SURGICAL AND CONVENTIONAL EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY DETERMINED BY LOCAL CONTROL, OVERALL SURVIVAL, PAIN RESPONSE AND TOXICITIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Priyanshu Saha; Thamer A Hamdan; Bisola Ajayi; Cristina Lupu; Timothy Bishop; Jason Bernard; Darren Lui

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 21-31

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165461

Abstract
  The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a benefit of using stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) versus surgery or conventional external beam radiotherapy (cEBRT) for spinal oligometastatic disease in terms of tumor control, pain control, toxicity and morbidity.  This systematic review ...  Read More ...

THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF TONSILLAR FOSSA CLOSURE AFTER TONSILLECTOMY; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Muhanned M Al-Ali; Ahmed M Al-Abbasi; Haider Sabri Hashim; Haider K Saeed; Ali M Altaie

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 32-37

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165463

Abstract
  The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of tonsillar fossa closure after tonsillectomy on the amount of intra-operative blood loss, post-operative pain and bleeding.  Sixty patients enrolled in this single blind case control study held at Basrah Teaching Hospital in the period from ...  Read More ...

THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CERVICAL SPINE IMMOBILIZATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

S. Epton; R. Preece; D. Hay; M. kaminaris; D. Lui; A. Trompeter

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 38-45

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165466

Abstract
  As both life expectancy and average population age continue to rise, so too does the incidence of cervical spine (c-spine) injuries. C-spine fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality, but the question is how best to treat them? This review is to compare the safety and efficacy of c-spine ...  Read More ...

HYPOCALCEMIA FOLLOWING THYROIDECTOMY; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN BASRAH, IRAQ

Rabee Hammed Qasim; Haider Kadhem Saeed; Ahmed M Al-Abbasi; Mohammed Mosa Mohammed

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 46-50

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165483

Abstract
  This study aimed to find out the frequency of hypocalcemia in different thyroid procedures and the risk factors for its development.  One hundred thirty six patients underwent different thyroid surgeries for different thyroid diseases in the Surgical and Otolaryngology Departments of Basrah Teaching ...  Read More ...

ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN DIMENSIONS FOLLOWING PASSIVE LEGS ELEVATION VERSUS HEPATIC COMPRESSION

Jasim M Salman; Mohammed Jamal Jasim; Salam N Asfar

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 51-60

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165484

Abstract
  Central venous catheterization has an essential role in the management of patients who are critically ill, and patients who have special operative interventions. In general, the bigger the vein cross sectional area and diameter the easier the catheterization will be. There are different maneuvers to ...  Read More ...

THE ACCURACY OF ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS

Ali Hameed Kadhem; Shaymaa Yaqoop Khalid; Wisam Hamza Al-Sewadi

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 61-64

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165486

Abstract
  Acute appendicitis is the most common causes of abdominal emergencies that necessitate surgical intervention. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.  This prospective study was performed in Alsadr Teaching Hospital from November ...  Read More ...

ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND BLEEDING IN THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE DAY FOLLOWING COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY

Rafid Yaseen Jabbar Almaidi

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 65-68

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165490

Abstract
  There are different techniques for tonsillectomy other than traditional such as; cold steel technique, bipolar diathermy, and nowadays the new plasma technology which is known as coblation (controlled ablation) tonsillectomy. This study aimed to assess the first 24 hours postoperative pain and bleeding ...  Read More ...

CONGENITAL INTESTINAL MALROTATION IN ADULT PATIENTS

Firas Jabir; Issam Merdan; Wissam Saoud; Hamed Laftah

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 74-80

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165493

Abstract
   Congenital intestinal malrotation is an impaired embryological development of the gut causing incomplete rotation and attachment of the intestines to the abdominal wall.  Three cases with congenital intestinal malrotation in adult patients were reviewed regarding their presentation, diagnosis ...  Read More ...

ACUTE APPENDICITIS AND ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGIES IN FEMALES

Ali Hameed Kadhem; Aamena AbdulAmeer Muhsin; Wisam Hamza Al-Sewadi

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 69-73

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165491

Abstract
  In females with right lower quadrant acute abdominal pain, gynecological & obstetric pathologies are the main disorders that should be eliminated from the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. This study included pathologic findings in 120 appendectomies in Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital in which exploration ...  Read More ...

NASOPHARYNGOSCOPY VERSUS PLAIN RADIOGRAPHY IN ADENOID SIZE ASSESSMENT

Safaa Khalaf Faleh; Husam Haider Salman; Haidar Mohammed Salih

Volume 26, Issue 1 , June 2020, Page 81-88

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2020.165495

Abstract
  This is a prospective comparative study of adenoid size assessment by using radiography versus nasopharyngoscopy using examination of the adenoid under general anesthesia (GA) as a standard method. This study was conducted on 35 children presented with signs and symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy. All patients ...  Read More ...