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Developing an intervention to optimise the outcome of cardiac surgery in people with diabetes: the OCTOPuS pilot study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background Cardiothoracic surgical outcomes are poorer in people with diabetes compared with those without diabetes. There are two important uncertainties in the management of people with diabetes undergoing major surgery: (1) how to improve diabetes ...
Richard I. G. Holt, Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Giorgos Dritsakis, Kerensa I. Thorne, Lauren Cohen, Elizabeth Dixon, Mayank Patel, Philip Newland-Jones, Helen Partridge, Suvitesh Luthra, Sunil Ohri, Kareem Salhiyyah, Jo Picot, John Niven, Andrew Cook, on behalf of the OCTOPuS study group   +15 more
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Increased social media utilization and content creation by cardiothoracic surgery programs during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemicCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the landscape of professional activities, emphasizing virtual meetings and social media (SoMe) presence. Whether cardiothoracic programs increased their SoMe presence is unknown. We
Mohamed Gadelkarim, MD, Layan Alrahmani, MD, Celsa Tonelli, MD, Richard Freeman, MD, MBA, Wissam Raad, MD, James Lubawski, Jr., MD, Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, Zaid M. Abdelsattar, MD, MS   +7 more
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The global inhomogeneity index assessed by electrical impedance tomography overestimates PEEP requirement in patients with ARDS: an observational study

BMC Anesthesiology, 2022
Background Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) visualises alveolar overdistension and alveolar collapse and enables optimisation of ventilator settings by using the best balance between alveolar overdistension and collapse (ODCL).
Serge J. H. Heines, Sebastiaan A. M. de Jongh, Ulrich Strauch, Iwan C. C. van der Horst, Marcel C. G. van de Poll, Dennis C. J. J. Bergmans   +5 more
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Factors affecting timing of surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiation with esophagectomy is standard management for locally advanced esophageal cancer. Studies have shown that surgical timing following chemoradiation is important for minimizing postoperative complications, however in ...
Shannon J. Jiang, Andrada C. Diaconescu, Dyke P. McEwen, Laura N. McEwen, Andrew C. Chang, Jules Lin, Rishindra M. Reddy, William R. Lynch, Sidra Bonner, Kiran H. Lagisetty   +9 more
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Cardiothoracic surgery at a crossroads: The impact of disruptive technologic change

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2007
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, cardiothoracic surgery is arguably the most successful of all medical specialties. There are effective treatments including transplantation, for almost all cardiac and thoracic diseases that can be performed ...
Cohen David J
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Cardiothoracic surgery training in Africa: History and developmentsCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
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, Anayo J. Michael, MD, Fatma K. Ahmed, MD, Achanga B.S. Anyinkeng, MD, Jonas L. Ibekwe, MD, Abdullah K. Alassiri, MD, Victor O. Femi-Lawal, MD, Eric E. Vinck, MD   +7 more
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Surgical skills assessment during resident selection process: Survey of American cardiothoracic and Canadian cardiac surgery program directorsCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objective: Matching into cardiothoracic and cardiac surgery training programs is highly competitive. As surgical simulation becomes increasingly accessible, we present the various perspectives of program directors (PDs) on the potential assessment of ...
Klaudiusz Stoklosa, MD, Elie Fadel, MDCM(c), Terrence M. Yau, MDCM, MSc   +2 more
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Venous bullet embolism to the right ventricle: Case report and review of management

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Intravascular missile emboli to the right heart should be retrieved surgically if the risk of surgical complication due to sternotomy and cardiotomy is low. Endovascular retrieval is another possible method of extraction to be considered.
Luke Henderson, Ashley Wachsman, Joanna Chikwe, Fardad Esmailian   +3 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
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Risk prediction for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection following cardiothoracic surgery; A secondary analysis of the V710-P003 trial. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Identifying patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery at high risk of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection (SSI) is a prerequisite for implementing effective preventive interventions. The objective of this study was to develop a risk prediction
Fleur P Paling, Karina Olsen, Kristin Ohneberg, Martin Wolkewitz, Vance G Fowler, Mark J DiNubile, Hasan S Jafri, Frangiscos Sifakis, Marc J M Bonten, Stephan J Harbarth, Jan A J W Kluytmans   +10 more
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