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Bariatric surgery and brain health: A longitudinal observational study investigating the effect of surgery on cognitive function and gray matter volume [PDF]

, 2020
Dietary modifications leading to weight loss have been suggested as a means to improve brain health. In morbid obesity, bariatric surgery (BARS)—including different procedures, such as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), gastric banding (GB), or Roux-en-Y
Flöel, A., Grittner, U., Heßler, S., Ordemann, J., Prehn, K., Profitlich, T., Rangus, I., Witte, A.   +7 more
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Calculation methods for intraoperative blood loss: a literature review

BMC Surgery
Intraoperative bleeding is a common issue in various surgical procedures, and the extent of bleeding significantly impacts the safety, efficacy, and prognosis of surgery. Therefore, accurate assessment of intraoperative blood loss and timely intervention
Yi-Min Lin, Chao Yu, Guo-Zhe Xian
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Blood Loss Estimation Using Gauze Visual Analogue

Trauma Monthly, 2016
Background Estimating intraoperative blood loss can be a difficult task, especially when blood is mostly absorbed by gauze. In this study, we have provided an improved method for estimating blood absorbed by gauze.
Emran Ali Algadiem, Abdulmohsen Ali Aleisa, Huda Ibrahim Alsubaie, Noora Radhi Buhlaiqah, J. Algadeeb, Hussain Ali Alsneini   +5 more
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Tourniquetless Total Knee Arthroplasty With Modern Perioperative Protocols Decreases Pain and Opioid Consumption in Women [PDF]

, 2018
Background This study examined whether a modern total knee arthroplasty (TKA) protocol without a tourniquet results in less patient-reported pain and in-hospital opioid consumption compared to TKA with a tourniquet.
Dilley, Julian E., Hood, Mark, Jr., Kheir, Michael M., Meneghini, R. Michael, Ziemba-Davis, Mary   +4 more
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Assessment of Outcomes of the Modified Stoppa Approach in the Treatment of Acetabular Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy
Aims. To evaluate the efficacy of the modified Stoppa approach for surgical treatment of pelvic bone injuries based on clinical (sex distribution, fracture type), surgical (duration of operation, intraoperative blood loss, incision length, quality of ...
Nurgeldi Manap, Nagmet Mursalov, Mukhtar Abilmazhinov   +2 more
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Intra-operative blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose To review records of 371 patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) with intra-operative blood salvage to determine the allogeneic blood transfusion rate and the predictors for allogeneic blood transfusion. Methods Records
Beller, Elaine, Dan, Michael, Liu, David, Martos, Sara Martinez   +3 more
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Blood level changes in total knee arthroplasty with and without a tourniquet

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the difference between the total blood loss in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty with and without the use of tourniquet.
Marco Felipe Francisco Honorato de Barros, Evandro Junior Christovam Ribeiro, Rafael Gomes Dias   +2 more
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Comparison of regional blood flow values measured by radioactive and fluorescent microspheres [PDF]

, 2002
Fluorescent microspheres (FM) have become an attractive alternative to radioactive microspheres (RM) for the measurement of regional blood flow (RBF). The aim of the present study was to investigate the comparability of both methods by measuring RBF with
Habler, O., Harris, A. G., Kleen, M., Meisner, F., Messmer, K., Raab, S., Thein, E.   +6 more
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Metabolic Comparison of One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass, Single-Anastomosis Duodenal-Switch, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Rat [PDF]

, 2018
Background One-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) and single-anastomosis duodenal switch (SADS) have become increasingly popular weight loss strategies. However, data directly comparing the effectiveness of these procedures with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
Arble, Deanna M., Bozadjieva, Nadajda, Evers, Simon S., Frikke-Schmidt, Henriette, Lewis, Alfor, Myronovych, Andriy, Seeley, Randy J., Toure, Mouhamadoul Habib   +7 more
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Dose de-escalation of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator therapy for pleural infection. The alteplase dose assessment for Pleural infection Therapy project [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale: Intrapleural therapy with a combination of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) 10 mg and DNase 5 mg administered twice daily has been shown in randomized and open-label studies to successfully manage over 90% of patients with pleural infection ...
Bintcliffe, Oliver, Blyth, Kevin G., De Fonseka, Duneesha, Edey, Anthony, Lee, Y. C. Gary, Martin, Geoffrey, Maskell, Nick, Piccolo, Francesco, Popowicz, Natalia, Smith, Nicola A., Wong, Donny   +10 more
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