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Institutional Red Blood Cell Transfusion Rates Are Correlated Following Endovascular and Surgical Cardiovascular Procedures: Evidence That Local Culture Influences Transfusion Decisions [PDF]
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020 Background The relationship between local hospital culture and transfusion rates following endovascular and surgical cardiovascular procedures has not been well studied.
Eirini Apostolidou +9 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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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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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 ...
Madhavan, Ramaswamy +9 more
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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.
Mastoraki, S +4 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 ...
Gigon, F +3 more
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Leukodepleted Packed Red Blood Cells Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Major Cardiovascular Surgical Procedure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Cardiology Research and Practice, 2019 Background. Leukocytes contained in the allogeneic packed red blood cell (PRBC) are the cause of certain adverse reactions associated with blood transfusion. Leukoreduction consists of eliminating leukocytes in all blood products below the established safety levels for any patient type.
Daniel Simancas‐Racines +8 more
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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1985 Phrenic nerve injury (PNI) with resulting hemidiaphragmatic paralysis occurred in 19 (2.1 +/- 0.5%) of 891 closed cardiac surgical procedures during a twenty-three-year period. Diagnosis was confirmed by standard radiographic criteria. Phrenic nerve injury was most commonly noted following systemic-pulmonary artery anastomosis, ligation of persistent ...
H X, Zhao +4 more
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Obesity Surgery, 2019 Several reports highlight bariatric surgery as an efficient and long-lasting strategy for weight loss. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and to compare the effectiveness of different surgical procedures, employing the Framingham Risk Score (FRS).Retrospective longitudinal ...
Oliveira, SC +12 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 ...
Lubahn, Jordon G. +12 more
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