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Complications

Orthopaedic Nursing, 2006
In orthopaedics, there are many potential complications that may either be life-threatening or limb-threatening. Fat embolism, pulmonary embolism, and even hemorrhage may be life-threatening. Acute compartment syndrome, infection, and malunion or nonunion of a fracture can lead to loss of a limb or impaired limb functioning.
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Chlorhexidine's Complications

Journal of Perioperative Practice, 2010
Chlorhexidine is an effective cleansing skin-preparation agent and has many user benefits. It has, however, been associated with a number of complications which are highlighted in this paper. All users of chlorhexidine must be aware of these risks and employ insightful use of this chemical.
Niroshan, Sivathasan   +2 more
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Cardiovascular Complications

Diabetes, 1982
This report summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning the cardiovascular system in various animal models of diabetes and presents their major strengths and weaknesses for studying the important research questions in the field. Nonhuman primates have many desirable features for studies on the macrovascular and cardiac ...
A V, Chobanian   +6 more
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EARLY COMPLICATIONS: Cardiac Complications

Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 1999
Cardiopulmonary complications developing after pneumonectomy are described. Arrhythmias are seen in about 25% of patients undergoing pneumonectomy, and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are common. To date, the efficacy of medical prophylaxis has not yet been defined.
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Neuromuscular complications

2012
Although direct neoplastic involvement of muscle tis-sue is surprisingly rare, considering the large amount of body mass that is represented by muscle tissue, the most important and unresolved muscle effect is muscle cachexia.Other associations, such as inflammatory, paraneo-plastic, toxic, and several extremely rare associations,have been described ...
Wolfgang, Grisold, Andrea, Vass
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ORTHOPEDIC COMPLICATIONS

Radiologic Clinics of North America, 1995
This overview of the complications encountered in orthopedic cases focuses on, among other things, complications of spinal surgery. The incidence of infection in spinal instrumentation and other orthopedic procedures is discussed and followed by a review of the complications of total joint replacement.
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Postoperative Complications

Medical Clinics of North America
Surgery under anesthesia poses a significant stress to the body, and postoperative complications occur in up to 20% of cases. An understanding of postoperative complications, including assessment of patients at risk, risk mitigation, early recognition, and evidence-based treatment, is essential to provide high-value health care.
Heather E, Nye   +2 more
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Otoplasty Complications

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2009
Otoplasty, the correction of protruding ears, is a commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure. Although few and rare, otoplasty has associated risks and complications. Most of these complications can be minimized by appropriate patient selection, careful preoperative analysis and planning, meticulous surgical technique, and compliant postoperative ...
Todd G, Owsley, Teresa G, Biggerstaff
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Complicated diverticulosis

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002
"Uncomplicated" diverticulitis can be prevented from progressing into "complicated" diverticulitis by early diagnosis and active medical treatment. Complicated diverticulitis develops from a peridiverticular abscess, to a perforation with peritonitis, to fistulation into adjacent viscera, to luminal narrowing by inflammation or stricture formation ...
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Diuretic Complications

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2000
Diuretics are widely used and generally safe, but like any therapeutic agents, they may cause side effects.A review of recent literature pertaining to diuretic usage was performed, with emphasis on specific reports of side effects. Reports of large-scale hypertension trials employing diuretics were also examined for descriptions of diuretic-related ...
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