This dissertation evaluates how the decision-making regarding blood transfusion is done in trauma care and what variables are used. Then the variables discovered in the f [...]

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with poor outcomes, partly due to dysfunctional vascularization and complex tumor-stromal interactions. Th [...]

Providing timely and comprehensive feedback is fundamental in preparing surgical trainees for independent practice. A transition to digital platforms has helped increase [...]

Retrograde ascending aortic dissection or intramural hematoma (IMH) following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) are rare but serious complications. We present a [...]

It has been reported that obesity is associated with adverse outcomes following esophagectomy for resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). To our knowledge, however, n [...]

Digital education tools are a cornerstone in the evolution to a data-centered competency-based education system through EPAs. A successful migration requires a solid unde [...]

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder that predisposes to serious cardiovascular disease including aortopathy and arteriopathy. [...]

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of S100B as a protein marker for patients that are clinically diagnosed with an Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH). This study en [...]

Physicians have double the risk of death by suicide as compared to the general population, and suicide is the only cause of death in physicians that is more frequent than [...]

Surgeons are required to act as leaders, both in formal titled positions and informally in their day-to-day care of patients. Physicians colloquially referred to as the ' [...]