Cardiothoracic surgery training in Africa: History and developmentsCentral MessagePerspective
Objective: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, responsible for 17.5 million deaths each year, 80% of which occur in low- and middle-income countries, including countries in Africa.
Victory B. Effiom, MD +7 more
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Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery [PDF]
Background: This review aims to examine the existing literature to address currently used virtual, augmented, and mixed reality modalities in the areas of preoperative surgical planning, intraoperative guidance, and postoperative management in the field ...
Mathari, Sulayman el +7 more
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Challenges and satisfaction in Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Programmes: insights from a Europe-wide survey [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The increasing complexity of surgical patients and working time constraints represent challenges for training. In this study, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Residents' Committee aimed to evaluate satisfaction with ...
Cerqueira, Rui J +44 more
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The impact of gender bias in cardiothoracic surgery in Europe: a European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery survey [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery designed a questionnaire to assess the impact of gender bias on a cardiothoracic surgery career. METHODS: A 46-item survey investigating gender
Kluin, Jolanda; https://orcid.org/ +18 more
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Non-pulmonary postoperative complications of cardiothoracic surgery. [PDF]
Cardiothoracic surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement, and transplantation, has considerably advanced, improving patient survival and outcomes.
Ufuk F, Ocak İ, Chelala L, Landeras L.
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Case–control study on the interplay between immunoparalysis and delirium after cardiac surgery
Background Delirium occurs frequently following cardiothoracic surgery, and infectious disease is an important risk factor for delirium. Surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass induce suppression of the immune response known as immunoparalysis.
Shokoufeh CheheiliSobbi +9 more
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A Brief History of Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care Medicine in the United States
Cardiothoracic surgical intensive care has developed in response to advances in cardiothoracic surgery. The invention of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine facilitated a motionless and bloodless surgical field and made operations of increasing complexity
Rafal Kopanczyk +2 more
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Cardiothoracic surgery usually causes tissue adhesion on the operation site which increases the risk of complications in the subsequent thoracic surgery including Nuss procedure.
Gyeol Yoo, Jin Yong Jeong
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Honorary authorship in cardiothoracic surgery
Background: Honorary authorship (HA) refers to enlisted authors who did not make sufficient contributions to a paper according to the guidelines, as defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Takkenberg, J.J.M. +9 more
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Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery [PDF]
The field of cardiothoracic surgery continues to evolve at a rapidly expanding rate. New technologies are under constant development and as patients present with more advanced pathophysiology and complex comorbidities, management becomes more dependent ...
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