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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nov 2015
Topics: Female; Health Services Needs and Demand; Hospitals, Veterans; Humans; Male; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Surgery, Plastic; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans
PubMed: 26196469
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BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) May 2002
Topics: Education, Medical, Graduate; Humans; Legislation, Medical; Surgery, Plastic; United Kingdom
PubMed: 12028962
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Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive &... Feb 2010
Topics: Animals; Clinical Competence; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Education, Medical; Humans; Surgery, Plastic
PubMed: 19577525
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.05.054 -
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dec 1992
Topics: Humans; Medicine; Specialization; Surgery, Plastic; Terminology as Topic
PubMed: 1448501
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The Nursing Clinics of North America Dec 1994There is no nursing specialty in which the marriage between physical and psychosocial care of the individual is so evident as in plastic surgery nursing. The patient's... (Review)
Review
There is no nursing specialty in which the marriage between physical and psychosocial care of the individual is so evident as in plastic surgery nursing. The patient's surgical outcome and adjustment to the body image change depend largely on nursing care. During the adjustment period, the patient is likely to confide in the nurse, and it is clear that the patient benefits from a knowledgeable and empathetic nurse. Nurses and patients have long recognized the value of nursing care in the treatment of the plastic surgery patient. As plastic surgery becomes more widespread in the next century, the unique skills of the plastic and reconstructive surgery nurse will be even more treasured.
Topics: Humans; Nurse-Patient Relations; Patient Selection; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Care; Specialties, Nursing; Surgery, Plastic
PubMed: 7991403
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Annals of Plastic Surgery Nov 2015Plastic surgery is one the most competitive residency programs. Data on match trends for plastic surgery residencies and traits of successful applicants are necessary...
BACKGROUND
Plastic surgery is one the most competitive residency programs. Data on match trends for plastic surgery residencies and traits of successful applicants are necessary for individuals applying into this highly desirable specialty.
AIM
Analyze recent trends in the independent and integrated match as well as to describe attributes of successful applicants.
METHODS
Data from National Resident Matching Program and San Francisco Match Program for 2007 to 2014 were compiled and analyzed. Statistical analysis and figure creation were performed using the R software package. For bivariate associations, χ or Fisher's exact test was used.
RESULTS
The number of available integrated plastic surgery positions through National Resident Matching Program has increased since 2007, whereas the number of independent residencies offered through the SF Match has steadily decreased. The average Step 2 scores, The number of research presentations, publications, abstracts, and the percent of students ranking plastic surgery only have increased. In a break from previous trends, percent of applicants with Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership and mean Step 1 board scores decreased. United States medical school applicants who matched were more likely to be AOA members and graduates from a top 40 medical school. There was no significant association between having an additional academic degree and successfully matching into integrated plastic surgery.
CONCLUSIONS
Integrated plastic surgery residency programs continue to be highly competitive, with overall increasing research experience, but slightly lower Step 1 scores and AOA membership than that in previous years. If the trend of decreasing independent and increasing integrated positions continues, the applicant only interested in plastic surgery may find the integrated pathway a more feasible option.
Topics: Career Choice; Education, Medical, Graduate; Humans; Internship and Residency; School Admission Criteria; Surgery, Plastic; United States
PubMed: 26418789
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000627 -
Clinics in Dermatology 1992
Review
Topics: Humans; Lip; Rhinoplasty; Surgery, Plastic; Surgical Flaps
PubMed: 1483246
DOI: 10.1016/0738-081x(92)90069-b -
Acta Medica Portuguesa Nov 1989On studying the state of the art in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery there are two different aspects that have achieved very different levels of advance and progress:... (Review)
Review
On studying the state of the art in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery there are two different aspects that have achieved very different levels of advance and progress: the organisation and establishment of this speciality, and scientific and technical progress. In an analysis of the former. The author outlines the principal problems facing Plastic Surgery in Portugal, the present shortcomings and the almost complete lack of coherent planning, and the prevailing rules for the training of new specialists. A study of the second aspect reveals manifest progress and innovation in many areas of this speciality. The Author describes in greater detail, controlled tissue growth, innovations with flaps, principally facial-cutaneous and inverted flow, advances in the remodelling of the face where there are many examples of implantation of material, modelling osteotomy and surgical interventions in the field of muscular dynamics, and lipo-aspiration which has extended horizons in both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Topics: Face; Humans; Lipectomy; Surgery, Plastic; Surgical Flaps; Tissue Expansion Devices
PubMed: 2562634
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Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive &... Jun 2010By the end of WWI, plastic surgery had reached unexpected heights. The high quality of the work done for soldiers with facial injuries and burns, either as an emergency...
EURAPS at 20 years. A brief history of European Plastic Surgery from the Société Européenne de Chirurgie Structive to the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS).
By the end of WWI, plastic surgery had reached unexpected heights. The high quality of the work done for soldiers with facial injuries and burns, either as an emergency or as a delayed procedure, demonstrated that this new discipline was honourable, worthwhile and socially crucial, thus deserving official recognition and independence. The establishment of new plastic surgery centres, scientific societies and specialised journals were the key to success for the achievement of this goal. In 1936, the Belgian Maurice Coelst (1894-1963) founded the Société Européenne de Chirurgie Structive, the first supranational society, with the aim of gathering once a year all those interested in this new branch of surgery and favouring confrontation of ideas by showing innovative clinical procedures. The very successful first Congress with a large international participation was held in Brussels, with Coelst as the president, the second in London, in 1937, organised by Kilner and the third in Milano, in 1938, arranged by Sanvenero Rosselli. Even live surgery was performed during the meetings. The beginning of the WWII stopped the Societé's activities, which were never resumed. In the late 1980s, when plastic surgery reached its zenith, the necessity was felt to create a new supranational society, different in its purpose from the existing European Section of IPRAS, later European Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS), an organisation where all the official European plastic surgery societies merged automatically. The aim was to promote the excellence of plastic surgery in Europe, to furnish an annual forum for the selection of the best scientific works presented at national societies and to stimulate research and education at a European level. Established in 1989, 53 years after the foundation of the Société Européenne de Chirurgie Structive, it was named the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS). The first scientific meeting took place in Strasbourg, France, city of the Council of Europe, on 7-9 June 1990. Based on the high scientific level of the clinical and aesthetic presentations, EURAPS soon ranked among the leading associations in Europe for plastic surgery and this leadership is now recognised all over the world. The EURAPS successfully celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2009.
Topics: Congresses as Topic; Europe; History, 20th Century; Humans; Societies, Medical; Surgery, Plastic
PubMed: 19913471
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.005 -
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nov 2015
Topics: Forecasting; Humans; Mobile Applications; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; Surgery, Plastic
PubMed: 26196468
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001673