Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) using intracorporeal anastomosis has recently become more prevalent due to the advancements of laparoscopic surgical instruments. However, intracorporeally hand-sewn anastomosis (IHSA) is still uncommon because of technical difficulties. In this study, we evaluated various types of IHSA following LG with respect to…[Read more]

Interference from related memories is generally considered one of the major causes of forgetting in human memory. The most prevalent form of interference may be proactive interference (PI), which refers to the finding that memory of more recently studied information can be impaired by the previous study of other information. BSJ-03-123 price PI is…[Read more]

A basic, procedure-specific, structure for evidence-based risk data is also described.

This paper reports results for the first phase of a larger pilot study aiming to develop a patient decision aid to replace traditional informed consent documents for the specified procedure. Implications for practice are encouraging in terms of reducing…[Read more]