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Renal replacement therapy after elective surgical procedures

Khirurgiya. Zhurnal im. N.I. Pirogova, 2019
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is not a rare postoperative complication in surgical patients. AKI dramatically affects patient's condition, increases hospital-stay and risk of lethal outcome. Moreover, AKI may be followed by deterioration of basic renal function in short- and long-term period.
T V, Marchenko, V V, Nikoda, E A, Lishova, A V, Goncharova, R B, Mayachkin   +4 more
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Sleep Deprivation, Elective Surgical Procedures, and Informed Consent

New England Journal of Medicine, 2010
The performance of scheduled elective surgery is one practice area that may be amenable to policies — beginning with informed consent — aimed at improving patient safety by reducing the adverse effects of physicians' sleep deprivation.
Michael, Nurok, Charles A, Czeisler, Lisa Soleymani, Lehmann   +2 more
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Effect of elective surgical procedures on tissue protein synthesis

Journal of Surgical Research, 1988
The purpose of the study was to examine whether an early decrease in protein synthesis rates occurred in any tissues after abdominal surgery in postprandial rats. Leucine-specific radioactivity in mixed protein and on tRNA was determined after continuous infusion of L-[3H]leucine.
V, Bakic, B V, MacFadyen, F W, Booth
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Transfusion Thresholds in Common Elective Surgical Procedures in Finland

Vox Sanguinis, 2000
Abstract Background and Objectives: Transfusion practices and thresholds in common elective surgical procedures were investigated in a nationwide multicenter survey in Finland. Materials and Methods: The records of 764 total hip replacement (THR), 397 total knee replacement (TKR) and 343 transurethral resection of the prostate ...
L, Capraro, L, Nuutinen, G, Myllylä
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Blood Ordering Practices in Elective and Emergency Surgical Procedures

Scottish Medical Journal, 1998
A retrospective study of preoperative blood ordering practices for 20 commonly performed elective and emergency general surgical procedures was carried out in a Glasgow teaching hospital. It was found that 50.6% of cross-matched blood was returned unused. This practice contributes to the wasteful outdating of blood held in cross match status but never
R S, Patel, J P, Richardson, C, Tait, J R, Anderson   +3 more
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Cancellation Causes of Elective Surgical Procedures in a Major Pediatric Surgery Department

Open Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Salsabil Mohamed Sabounji, Mbaye Fall, Cheikh Seye, Mouhamadou Mansour Diene, Gabriel Ngom   +4 more
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A Guideline for Anticipated Blood Usage during Elective Surgical Procedures

American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1979
A realistic guideline for transfusion therapy was prepared, with the cooperation of the departments of anesthesiology and surgery, in order to reduce excessive crossmatching. The guideline recommends an ABO-Rh type and an antibody screen, instead of the ""routine'' two-unit crossmatch, for elective surgical procedures where blood is seldom used.
L I, Boral, F J, Dannemiller, W, Stanford, S S, Hill, T A, Cornell   +4 more
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Evaluating opioid prescribing patterns following discharge from elective surgical procedures: a worrying trend during the ‘opioid crisis’ — an audit of elective surgical procedures

Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 2023
The 'opioid crisis' has reached epidemic proportions globally. Importantly, 30% of opioid dependency stem from opioids obtained on hospital discharge prescriptions.The aim of this study is to evaluate opioid prescription patterns on discharge of post-operative patients in an Irish Hospital.A retrospective cohort study was undertaken in a single ...
Aengus Meldon, Matthew G. Davey, William P. Joyce   +2 more
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Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver Transplantation and Elective Cardiac Surgical Procedures

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2011
Many centers are reticent to list patients for liver transplantation until coexistent cardiac disease is surgically corrected. Previous studies have documented considerable morbidity and mortality in liver failure patients undergoing cardiac operations. This study examined whether elective cardiac operations at the time of hepatic transplantation would
Brian, Lima, Edward R, Nowicki, Charles M, Miller, Koji, Hashimoto, Nicholas G, Smedira, Gonzalo V, Gonzalez-Stawinski   +5 more
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Resident impact on operative duration for elective general surgical procedures

The American Journal of Surgery, 2017
Resident involvement in operations increases operative duration. This study investigated resident impact on operative time for a single general surgeon in an outpatient surgical setting.A retrospective review was performed of index general surgical operations meeting inclusion criteria.
Matthew B, Dull, Chad P, Gier, Joseph T, Carroll, Dylan D, Hutchison, David J, Hobbs, Jeffrey C, Gawel   +5 more
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