Background Obtaining a complete cytoreduction in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC)
is one of the most significant prognostic variables for long-term survival. This study …

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy + early postoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy
versus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy alone: assessment of survival …

Background Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
are increasingly used to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer. It is …

Background Preoperative irradiation reduces local recurrence of soft tissue sarcomas (STSs),
but major wound complication rates approach 25–35 %. Using a novel neoadjuvant …

Background Computer-based surgical simulators capture a multitude of metrics based on
different aspects of performance, such as speed, accuracy, and movement efficiency. However…

Background When learning multiple tasks, blocked or random training schedules may be
used. We assessed the effects of blocked and random schedules on the acquisition and …

Introduction Past education literature has shown benefits for random practice schedules (termed
contextual interference) for skills retention and transfer to novel tasks. The purpose of …

Purpose To compare the number of lymph nodes harvested in laparoscopic versus open
colorectal cancer surgery early in a surgeon's career. Methods We reviewed the data of 80 …

In the last decade, a considerable effort has been made to develop new methods for
producing low cost titanium and titanium powders. The Armstrong process is a new method of …

Hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in our daily lives due to their use as commodity materials (eg
polyethylene) and fuels. Heavier Group 14 element hydrides, termed herein as “inorganic …