Invasive Diagnostics and Therapy (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1374)

Contents
Compliance with the Surgery Safety Checklist: An Update on the Status
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Surgery Safety Checklist (SSC) and Patient Safety
	4 Sensibility of the Surgery Safety Checklist (SSC)
	5 Modification of the Surgery Safety Checklist (SSC) to Meet Modern Technologies
	6 Adaptation of SSC Content to Individual Specializations
	7 Conclusions
	References
Surgical Safety Checklist: Polychromatic or Achromatic Design
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	References
Surgical Strategy and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Bronchial Carcinoids
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Frozen Section or Intraoperative Cytology: Are We Ready for a Paradigm Shift in Thoracic Surgery?
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Clinical Outcome in Patients with Nosocomial COVID-19 Infection After Thoracic Surgery
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Study Population and Data Collection
		2.2 Institutional COVID-19 Screening Protocol for Patients and Medical Staff
		2.3 Statistical Evaluation
	3 Results
		3.1 Patients´ and Surgery Characteristics
		3.2 Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Before COVID-19
		3.3 Onset of COVID-19 Symptoms, Diagnosis of COVID-19, and Outcomes
		3.4 Potential Mortality Risk Factors in the Aftermath of COVID-19
	4 Discussion
	References
Cytological Diagnostic Procedures in Malignant Mesothelioma
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Patients
		2.2 Cytological Analysis and Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Determination
		2.3 Data Analysis
	3 Results
		3.1 Clinical Data
		3.2 Cytology
	4 Discussion
	References
Combination of Biochemical and Cytological Findings for Better Diagnosis in Pleural Effusions
	1 Introducton
	2 Methods
		2.1 Case ldentification and Data Collection
		2.2 Statistical Analysis
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Cytokines in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Step Towards Earlier Detection and Targeted Therapy
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Patients
		2.2 Preparation of Tissue Homogenates
		2.3 Bicinchoninic Acid (BCA) Protein Assay
		2.4 Hemoglobinometry
		2.5 Cytokines in Tissue Samples
		2.6 Statistical Analysis
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Primary Hyperparathyroidism Secondary to Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma: A Case Report
	1 Introduction
	2 Case Report
	3 Discussion
	References
Perception of Well-Being and Quality of Life in Obese Patients After Bariatric Surgery
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Do Multiple Brain Lesions Always Connote Worse Outcomes? Appraisal Evidence from a Tertiary Care Center in Koshi/Purbanchal Pr...
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Patients and Enrollment Criteria
		2.2 Sample Size Calculation
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Radioimaging and Demographic Profiles of Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Need for the Pragmatic Referral...
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References
Anticytokine Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Observational Report
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	References