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Purpose Healthcare professional engagement is increasing. This study aims to identify levels of adoption and engagement of several social media platforms by a large international cohort of hernia surgery specialists. Methods Hernia specialists attending the 38th International Congress of the European Hernia Society were identified. A manual search was then performed on Twitter, ResearchGate, and...
Introduction: There is a traditional belief that that an inguinal hernia can be the result of increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and therefore the development of a hernia may be attributed to single strenuous or recurrent strenuous events. As a result of this, litigation in this area is frequent. Methods: Medline was searched for English language publications using the keywords of ‘hernia’ or...
The beneficial effects of glutamine on immune function in vitro have been well described. Severely ill surgical patients undergo glutamine depletion and this has been implicated as a cause of immune dysfunction in vivo. With the introduction of the stable dipeptides of glutamine into total parenteral nutrition (TPN) regimens, the clinical effects of glutamine on the immune system have taken on an...
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