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Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic Referral for Elevated Hba1c Reduces Complication Rate in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is risk factor for complications after orthopedic surgery. Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that anesthesia preoperative clinic (APC) referral for elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduces complication rate ...
Breakwell, Susan, Kallio, Peter J., Nolan, Jenea, Olsen, Amy C., Pagel, Paul S., Topp, Richard   +5 more
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Elective, Non-urgent Procedures and Aesthetic Surgery in the Wake of SARS–COVID-19: Considerations Regarding Safety, Feasibility and Impact on Clinical Management

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2020
Background The worldwide spread of a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to a near total stop of non-urgent, elective surgeries across all specialties in most affected countries. In the field of aesthetic surgery, the self-imposed moratorium for
K. Kaye, F. Paprottka, R. Escudero, G. Casabona, J. Montes, R. Fakin, L. Moke, T. Stasch, D. Richter, J. Benito-Ruiz   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas, Mauro Monforte, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Penélope Romero‐Duque, Elena Pegoraro, Jordi Díaz‐Manera, Dmitry Vlodavets, Lorenzo Maggi, Marco Moscatelli, Adele D‘Amico, Montse Olivé, Jorge Alonso‐Pérez, Giacomo Comi, José Miguel Escudero‐Fernández, Gabriela S. Urcuyo, Anna Pichiecchio, Angela Berardinelli, Kristl G. Claeys, Claudio Bruno, Chiara Panicucci, Sara Bortolani, Eleonora Torchia, Enzo Ricci, Soledad Monges, Jorge A. Bevilacqua, Jorge Diaz‐Jara, Maggie C. Walter, Simone Thiele, Nicoline Løkken, John Vissing, Susana Quijano‐Roy, Robert Y. Carlier, Nicol C. Voermans, Chiara Marini‐Bettolo, Michela Guglieri, Volker Straub, Lea Leonardis, Francina Munell, David Gómez‐Andrés, Giorgio Tasca   +39 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hip strengthening exercise dosage is not associated with clinical improvements after total hip arthroplasty – a prospective cohort study (the PHETHAS-1 study)

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Postoperative rehabilitation exercise is commonly prescribed after total hip arthroplasty (THA), but its efficacy compared to no or minimal rehabilitation exercise has been questioned. Preliminary efficacy would be indicated if a dose-response
Merete Nørgaard Madsen, Lone Ramer Mikkelsen, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Kristian Thorborg, Thomas Kallemose, Thomas Bandholm   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhanced recovery after surgery [PDF]

, 2015
Enhanced Recovery or Fast Track Recovery after Surgery protocols (ERAS) have significantly changed perioperative care following colorectal surgery and are promoted as reducing the stress response to surgery.
Horgan, Paul G., McMillan, Donald C., McSorley, Stephen T., Watt, David G.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Opioid prescribing practices following elective surgery in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 2019
BackgroundPrescription opioid abuse has become a major issue across the world and especially in North America. Canada has the second highest number of opioid prescriptions per capita in the world, second only to the United States, with numbers continuing
Mathew Biskup, A. Dzioba, L. Sowerby, Eric A. Monteiro, J. Strychowsky   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

​Did a Non‐Medical Biosimilar Switching Policy Cause an Increase in Non‐Biologic/Biosimilar Health Care Resource Utilization or Cost in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang, Sandra Blitz, Nick Bansback, Michael Law, Mark Harrison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Appropriate Antibiotic Administration in Elective Surgical Procedures: Still Missing the Message

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2005
The aim of this study was to determine the appropriateness of antibiotic prophylaxis in selected elective surgical procedures in a tertiary referral centre.
Yunus A. Gu, Lim Chong Hong, Subhita Prasannan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis and the Risk of Recurrence and Ostomy

Annals of Surgery, 2019
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objective: To assess the comparative risk of recurrence and ostomy after elective resection or medical therapy for uncomplicated diverticulitis, incorporating outpatient episodes of recurrence ...
L. Thornblade, Vlad V. Simianu, G. Davidson, D. Flum   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Scoping Review on Artificial Intelligence–Supported Interventions for Nonpharmacologic Management of Chronic Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
This review summarizes artificial intelligence (AI)‐supported nonpharmacological interventions for adults with chronic rheumatic diseases, detailing their components, purpose, and current evidence base. We searched Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus databases for studies describing AI‐supported interventions for adults with chronic rheumatic diseases.
Nirali Shah, Alexis Castellanos, Yen Chen, John Piette, Amy Bucher, Susan Murphy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source