Greater omentum flap in the treatment of infant postoperative mediastinitis [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Postoperative mediastinitis is a serious condition that presents high mortality rates. The greater omentum flap has been used with good results in postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery.
Nárlei Amarante Pereira +8 more
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Risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in adult surgical patients with metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as an accumulation of risk factors that include chronic hypertension, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance and obesity and leads to an increased risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Gow, Jeffrey +4 more
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Does the revised cardiac risk index predict cardiac complications following elective lung resection? [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) score and Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index (ThRCRI) score were developed to predict the risks of postoperative major cardiac complications in generic surgical population and thoracic surgery respectively.
A Bobbio +27 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 ...
Cox DR +19 more
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Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate possible interactions among Angiotensin-I converting enzyme genotype, insertion/deletion polymorphism and atherosclerosis of vein grafts in Iranian patients, and characterize their clinical and ...
Neda Zeinali +5 more
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Timing of bariatric surgery in people with obesity and diabetes [PDF]
, 2015 The use of bariatric surgery in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in severely obese subjects has been included in the clinical practice recommendations released by the most influential diabetologic associations.
Busetto, Luca
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Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 Introduction: There are several approaches for pericardiocentesis. However, there is no definite suggestion about puncture location after cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is any difference regarding puncture location
Aleks Değirmencioğlu +4 more
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Robotic endovascular peripheral arterial interventions: a proposal of a new learning model [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Objective: This study tests a suitable model for training robot-assisted peripheral vascular interventions and examines the learning curves of endovascular surgeons with different levels of previous experience and main focus of work, analyzing procedure ...
Andressa Cristina Sposato Louzada +5 more
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Requirements for cabin crew medical examinations and assessments [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of the current study is to review current regulations relatively to medical requirements necessary to achieve suitability to fly of the cabin crew. There are three classes of flight crew medical standards and licensing. A first class medical
Di Folco, Francesco +3 more
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A novel closed-chest porcine model of chronic ischemic heart failure suitable for experimental research in cardiovascular disease [PDF]
, 2013 Cardiac pathologies are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries, with myocardial infarction (MI) representing one of the major conditions leading to heart failure (HF).
Antonio Amodeo +15 more
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