COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF HYBRID AND LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIRING COMPLEX INCISIONAL VENTRAL HERNIAS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Comparative effectiveness of hybrid and laparoscopic techniques for repairing complex incisional ventral hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The recently developed Hybrid Hernia Repair technique (HHR), an adaptation of the laparoscopic method, has been proposed as a potential alternative for the treatment of complex Incisional Ventral Hernias (IVH).While single-arm studies have reported promising outcomes, a comprehensive meta-analysis affirming these benefits is lac

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Provably secure and efficient proxy signature scheme

The size of proxy signature secret key in proxy signature scheme based on lattice basis delegation in fixed di-mension or bonsai tree is greater than that of original signature secret key.Aiming at the situation above, a new efficient proxy signature scheme is Wheels proposed.The random oracles are combined in the scheme and a smaller vector norm b

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Acute health problems due to recreational drug use in patients presenting to an urban emergency department in Switzerland

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: To describe acute toxicity of recreational drugs including novel psychoactive substances.METHODS: We included all cases presenting at the emergency department (ED) of the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland, between October 2013 and September 2014 with acute toxicity due to self-reported recreational drug use or Hallowe

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