Background Transitioning from intravenous (IV) to oral opioids after posterior spinal fusion (PSF)
for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is necessary during the postoperative course. …

Objective Frailty has been shown to affect patient outcomes after medical and surgical
interventions. The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a growing metric used to assess patient …

Introduction Affective disorders (AD) have been shown to influence patient outcomes and
healthcare resource utilization across several pathologies, though this relationship has not …

Introduction Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of enhanced recovery after
surgery (ERAS) protocols for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) undergoing …

Objective Mobilizing out of bed and ambulation are key components of recovery following
posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, there remains …

Background Adverse medication effects may negatively affect quality of life (QoL), treatment
adherence, and tolerability/enrollment in investigational drug studies. No research has …

Purpose This study aims to assess the effectiveness of active teaching methodologies, namely,
problem-oriented learning and the case method, to develop sustainability competencies. …

The presence of hypoxic regions in solid tumors is an adverse prognostic factor for patient
outcome. Here, we show that hypoxia induces the expression of Ephrin-A3 through a novel …

Beamforming with uniform circular microphone arrays can be used for localizing sound
sources over 360∘⁠. Typically, the array microphones are suspended in free space or they are …

Since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect, both UNESCO and
other international organisations recommend empowering youth to implement the SDGs in …