Intestinal complications associated with cardiovascular surgical procedures [PDF]
Critical Care, 2007 Intestinal complications after cardiopulmonary bypass procedures are infrequent but they carry a significant incidence of morbidity and mortality. Predictors of these complications are not well developed, and the role of fundamental variables remains controversial.
Stefanos Geroulanos +4 more
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International Journal of Advanced Research, 2022 Introduction:Asymptomatic bacteruria (ASB) is defined as the presence of significant bacteruria [>105) in a clean voided midstream urine from a patient without fever or symptoms of UTI. ASB should be screened and treated only in pregnant patients and individuals prior to their urological procedures as recommended by Infectious disease society of ...
Arifat Jabeen +2 more
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Staging of Surgical Procedures in Comorbid Congenital Tracheal Stenosis and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2020 Comorbid long segment congenital tracheal stenosis and congenital cardiovascular abnormalities in children pose significant challenges with regard to repairing these abnormalities simultaneously or in stages. The aim of this study was to explore whether this combination of abnormalities needs a staged approach for surgical repairs.All children who ...
Martin Kostolny +10 more
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Cardiovascular MR Imaging after Surgical Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot: Approach Based on Understanding of Surgical Procedures [PDF]
RadioGraphics, 2013 Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases for which patients are referred for postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging evaluation. The most common surgical procedures for TOF repair include infundibulectomy, transannular pulmonary artery patch repair, and right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit placement.
Ordovas, Karen G +7 more
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Impact of a major cardiovascular surgical procedure on patients' interests for advance care planning [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2015 Advance directives (AD) and/or a health care surrogate decision maker (HCS) are potentially helpful for caregivers to respect the patients' autonomy whenever their competence is affected. Patients planned for major cardiovascular surgical procedure requiring intensive care may consider AD/HCS as important or necessary because of the coming exposure to ...
Paolo Merlani +3 more
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Contemporary techniques and safety of cardiovascular procedures in the surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006 Renal cell carcinomas often form venous thrombi that extend into the vena cava. Frequently, cardiovascular consultation is necessary for complete surgical excision. We sought to investigate the risk factors, surgical techniques, and outcomes of patients treated for renal cell carcinoma with venous extension.We reviewed the records of 46 consecutive ...
Michelle C. Paul +12 more
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Acute lower limb ischemia due to thrombo-embolic arterial occlusions in two previously healthy men with markedly elevated Lp(a) [PDF]
, 2006 Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) is a well-documented risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Its role in acute thrombo-embolic occlusions of peripheral arteries is not known.
Federico Tatò +6 more
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SurgiCal Obesity Treatment Study (SCOTS): protocol for a national prospective cohort study of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Scotland. [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction The efficacy of bariatric surgery for large-scale, long-term weight loss is well established. However, many questions remain over the continual benefits and cost-effectiveness of that weight loss for overall health, particularly when ...
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Cognitive Outcomes of Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures in the Old: An Important but Neglected Area
Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2016 Older individuals can now undergo invasive cardiovascular procedures without serious concern about mortality, and the numbers and proportions of the over 65s and 85s doing so in Australia has been increasing over the last 20 years. There is overwhelming evidence linking cardiovascular conditions to late-life (65 years and over) cognitive impairment and
Peter J. Psaltis +3 more
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Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND The survival benefit of a strategy of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) added to guideline-directed medical therapy, as compared with medical therapy alone, in patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and severe left ...
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