Academic Articles & Research Papers

Assessment of nurses' knowledge and perceived awareness in postoperative wound care for open-heart surgery patients in palestine: a cross-sectional study.

Alwawi A, Fares M, Aldirawi A, Karaja M • BMC nursing (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12912-026-05193-8 PMC: PMC13737544

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Study protocol for a randomized controlled multinational trial to analyze the effects of an app-based patient education textbook (Ready4OP App) to increase health literacy before major oncologic surgery and its potential effects on surgical outcomes in Slovenia, Spain, and Germany-the APERIO Trial.

Sliwinski S, Stickl FJ, Faqar-Uz-Zaman SF, Detemble C et al. • Trials (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-10052-7 PMC: PMC13737784

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AI decision-support in the initial management of orthopedic trauma: a systematic review.

Jasti S, Moenning CR, Foster DT, Sirven A et al. • Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s13018-026-07107-5 PMC: PMC13737610

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Navigating digital surgical advice: evaluating the reliability of large language models for pediatric phimosis.

Fung ACH, Park JYJ, Lee ECL, Wong CWY et al. • World journal of pediatric surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2026-001276 PMC: PMC13735349

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The Japanese Hernia Society (JHS) Guidelines for Adult Groin Hernia Management 2024.

Idani H, Shimada G, Suwa K, Honda Y et al. • Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1002/ags3.70295 PMC: PMC13735530

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National Institutes of Health funding to neurosurgery departments, FY2015-FY2025: real-terms trends, training infrastructure, and MeSH retrieval coverage.

Lawson McLean A, Kahr J, Senft C • Brain & spine (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2026.107486 PMC: PMC13734819

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Association between short-term fine particulate matter exposure and hospital-acquired pneumonia risk in critically ill post-cardiac surgery patients: a 10-year cohort study using distributed lag non-linear models.

Li T, Yu Y, Liu C, Liu Z et al. • Frontiers in public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1867760 PMC: PMC13736763

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Addressing the workforce gap: a call to action for aortic surgery training in Peru.

Cubas WS, Lino Gutierrez GR • Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascular (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v7i3.678 PMC: PMC13738445

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Emergency Department Visits Within 90 Days of Elective Hand Surgery: A Healthcare Utilization Study.

Ross K, Glazebrook H, Douglas JA, MacLellan J et al. • Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1177/22925503251371057 PMC: PMC12408531

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Mortality From Rural Traumatic Brain Injury Are Underestimated Without Inclusion of Prehospital Deaths.

Rutter G, Joseph M, Ferch R, Hansen MA et al. • ANZ journal of surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1111/ans.70734 PMC: PMC13536218

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Stakeholder Consensus Selection of Data Elements and Indicators for a Pancreatic Cancer Surgical Outcomes Registry in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: Modified Delphi Process.

Lockie E, Skandarajah A, Zalcberg J, Brown K et al. • ANZ journal of surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1111/ans.70789 PMC: PMC13536200

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Socioeconomic Disadvantage, but Not Remote Location, Is Associated With Poorer Survival After Resection of Colon Cancer in Queensland Patients: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Lonne MLR, Cao AMY, Jenkin A, Clark DA • ANZ journal of surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1111/ans.70770 PMC: PMC13536274

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Kinesiophobia and autonomous motivation for cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac surgery: sequential mediation by social support and psychological resilience.

Shen T, Leng T, Peng Q, Chen Q et al. • Frontiers in psychology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1782488 PMC: PMC13534029

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The evolution of cardiothoracic surgery training: from apprenticeship to AI-assisted simulation.

Leivaditis V, Mulita F, Androutsopoulou V, Maniatopoulos AA et al. • Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.5114/kitp.2026.163273 PMC: PMC13535811

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Hugo™ RAS versus da Vinci(®) for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in localized prostate cancer: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective comparative studies.

Mirza W, Haider MH, Habib T, Ali RN et al. • BMC surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03952-7 PMC: PMC13540807

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Article processing charges in colorectal surgery journals: a cross-sectional bibliometric analysis of cost, citation impact, and geographic disparity.

Choi SJ, Chae G • Annals of coloproctology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3393/ac.2026.00542.0077 PMC: PMC13539203

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Tele-assisted presurgical infant orthopedics using RAS/SAS protocol for cleft lip and palate in LMICs: a case report.

Angulo SD, Gómez JP, Franco J, Echeverri C • International journal of surgery case reports (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1097/RC9.0000000000000720 PMC: PMC13544843

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Non-syndromic craniosynostosis: contemporary concepts in biology, diagnosis, and distraction-based operative strategy.

Baek W • Archives of craniofacial surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.7181/acfs.2026.0127 PMC: PMC13547622

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Workforce growth without reach: National trends in access to high-volume parathyroid surgeons.

Delaney LD, Dudek Z, Weldon P, Cisco RM et al. • Surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110188 PMC: PMC13552613

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Performance and reliability of large language models on the European Board of Hand Surgery examination: a multi-model evaluation study.

Güler I, Muir L, Grieb G, Moog P et al. • The Journal of hand surgery, European volume (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1177/17531934261436305 PMC: PMC13558795

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