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The effect of a quantitative resuscitation strategy on mortality in patients with sepsis: A meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2008
Objective Quantitative resuscitation consists of structured cardiovascular intervention targeting predefined hemodynamic end points. We sought to measure the treatment effect of quantitative resuscitation on mortality from sepsis.
Brown, Michael D, Garrett, John S, Heffner, Alan C, Jones, Alan E, Kline, Jeffrey A., Shapiro, Nathan I, Trzeciak, Stephen   +6 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of myocardial perfusion imaging with czt technology. Systemic review and meta-analysis of comparison with invasive coronary angiography [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to summarize the evidence on stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) technology for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). The CZT cameras are newly introduced, and
Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe, Frati, Giacomo, Iskandrian, Ami E., Nudi, Francesco, Peruzzi, Mariangela, Schillaci, Orazio   +5 more
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Left ventricular systolic function evaluated by strain echocardiography and relationship with mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2018
Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction is associated with poor outcomes, but traditional measurements of systolic function such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) do not directly correlate with prognosis.
Arcadipane, A, Cecconi, M, Corredor, C, Fletcher, N, Lorini, F L, Sanfilippo, F, Tritapepe, L, Vieillard-Baron, A   +7 more
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Anthropometric index for Pectus excavatum Índice antropométrico para Pectus excavatum

Clinics, 2007
BACKGROUND: Pectus excavatum (PEX) is a depression of the sternum in relation to the costal cartilages. Clinical and objective measures for classifying the defect are rare and difficult to apply. The present study aimed to create an anthropometric index (
Eduardo Baldassari Rebeis, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Ângelo Fernandez, Luíz Felipe Pinho Moreira, Fabio B. Jatene   +4 more
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Intercostal nerve cryoanalgesia in the treatment of pain in patients operated on by the modified Nuss method with the BackOnFeet application—a new strategy to improve outcomes

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionThe surgical Nuss correction of the funnel chest deformity is a painful procedure without an established consensus of pain relief methods. High doses and long duration of opioids requirements impedes the ERAS protocol introduction. The aim of
Sławomir Zacha, Agata Andrzejewska, Barbara Jastrzębska-Ligocka, Aleksander Szwed, Elżbieta Modrzejewska, Wojciech Zacha, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Jakub Miegoń, Konrad Jarosz, Jowita Biernawska   +9 more
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Determining the indications for funnel-assisted implant insertion using a short incision in reconstructive breast surgery [PDF]

Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2020
Background In light of increasing demands for the use of a shorter incision during implant-based reconstructive surgery due to a paradigm shift to short-incision mastectomy and prior radiotherapy, as well as concerns about breast implant contamination ...
Hyeon Uk Jang, So Young Kim
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Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials [PDF]

, 2005
Background The objective of this study was to review the effects of adjunctive corticosteroids on overall mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation in HIV-infected patients with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) and substantial hypoxemia ...
Matthias Briel, Remy Boscacci, Hansjakob Furrer, Heiner C Bucher, JR Stringer, JE Kaplan, CJ Randall, CA Benson, TL Nielsen, S Gagnon, JS Montaner, M Clement, CJ Sistek, P Juni, JA Sterne, JP Higgins, JP Higgins, A Marx, SA Bozzette, V Jeantils, JS Montaner, S Walmsley, DT Fisk, KA Sepkowitz, MW Lambertus, MR Nelson, JE Gallant, JG Pareja   +27 more
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Pectus Excavatum / Pectus Carinatum: tratamento cirúrgico

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: Apresentar os resultados obtidos com técnica única para tratamento do Pectus Excavatum e Pectus Carinatum. MÉTODO: De 1976 a 2000 foram operados, 183 portadores de Deformidades da Parede Torácica Anterior sendo 98 Pectus Carinatum (70 P ...
Marlos de Souza Coelho, Wilson de Souza Stori Júnior, Lauro Del Valle Pizarro, Sérgio Augusto Zanin, José Lino Gonçalves, Nelson Bergonse Neto   +5 more
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BROAD PECTUS EXCAVATUM TREATMENT: LONG TERM RESULTS OF A BRAZILIAN TECHNIQUE

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2021
Objective: This study aims the treatment results of broad pectus excavatum after a long-term follow-up and skeletal maturity. Methods: Eighty-four children and adolescents with broad-type pectus excavatum were selected for evaluation after treatment ...
Davi de Podestá Haje, Sydney Abrão Haje, José Batista Volpon, Ana Carolina Oliveira da Silva, Leonardo Ferreira Braz Lima, Wilson Huang   +5 more
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Surgical Treatment of the Funnel Chest Deformation at the Children

, 2017
Introduction: Funnel chest deformation (FCHD) is the most common malformation of the chest. This anomaly appears as the cosmetic and functional disorders of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Digtiar Valeryi Andreevich, Kamenska Marianna Olegovna   +1 more
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