Abstract
Welcome to September 2022 issue of Scottish Medical Journal. The issue highlights advancements in medical education and research- a basic ambitions of journal since its inception more than 100 years back. Hassan et al. 1 bring in new knowledge on methods of teaching in neuroanatomy. Khatkar and colleagues 2 discuss virtual reality simulation questionnaire survey and reminds us importance of snap-shot assessment. Domenic G et al. 3 report relationship of body composition and BMI with colorectal cancer. In another common cancer in young men, Alifrangis et al. 4 provide a glimpse of current practise perspective of testicular cancer (Seminoma). Clinicians are exposed to risk of radiation injuries and in particularly those working in orthopaedics surgery. Snowden et al. 5 provide an assessment of knowledge amongst orthopaedic surgeons about radiation safety. Li et al. 6 in a meta-analysis describe an interesting association of polycystic ovarian syndrome with various cancers. Finally, Yitgin et al. 7 share their knowledge about optimal duration of surgical procedure for renal stones. They report a lower postoperative complications rate following retrograde intrarenal surgery in patients where procedural time is more than 60 min. There are several implications of these findings: First, it will improve delivery of information to urological surgeons so that careful planning is considered in reducing complications; second, it will help in better patient counselling and may be discuss alternate therapeutic approaches. Collins TC et al. 8 in a previous study reported intraoperative blood transfusion, operative time, return to the operating room, and the number of complications as strong predictors of length of stay in hospital for patients following surgery. These events are inter-related and hence quality assurance of intra-operative events should be focus of quality assurance in the future.
I trust the issue will be an enjoyable reading and generate discussion amongst colleagues and the future generations.