Research Institute of Emergency Care

Management of metastatic spinal disease in low- and middle-income countries: an international survey of practices and challenges in Latin America

Spinal metastases impose urgent diagnostic and therapeutic demands; however, evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Latin America is sparse. We aimed to characterize real-world practices, access gaps, and priorities to in-form context-adapted guidelines. We con...

Mapping the lingual artery: a scoping review and proposed imaging-informed risk classification for surgical and radiological practice

The lingual artery (LA) shows significant morphological and topographical variation that can affect the safety and results of head and neck surgeries, carotid interventions, and free flap reconstructions. Traditional descriptions such as the thyrolingual trunk (TLT), linguofacial...

Photo-Responsive In Situ Forming Hydrogels for Drug Delivery: A Critical Review of Polymer Matrices, Photoinitiators, and the Gap Towards Clinical Translation

Local drug delivery increasingly relies on injectable hydrogels that form directly at the x‘administration site, among which light-cured systems are of particular interest: irradiation converts a liquid precursor into a depot and can trigger drug release with high spatiotemporal...