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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Obesity is a major risk factor for perioperative complications following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Bariatric surgery has been proposed to reduce these risks, but previous studies report inconsistent findings. The effect of bariatric surgery before arthroplasty remains uncertain.
Mohammad Faraz +3 more
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Journal of Ultrasonography, 2020 Despite their considerable clinical significance, intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome are rarely discussed in the context of ultrasonography. They occur in critically ill patients, usually hospitalized in intensive care units.
Smereczyński Andrzej +2 more
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TOpic: rare and special cases, the real "Strange cases" [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: The bladder hernia represents approximately 1-3% of all inguinal hernias, where patients aged more than 50 years have a higher incidence (10%).
AUTIERI, DOMENICO +48 more
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Port‐site hernia following laparoscopic gynecological surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.This systematic review of 70 346 patients revealed an estimated incidence of port‐site hernia of 0.29%. Fascial closure reduces risk but does not eliminate port‐site hernia, and no specific closure technique shows clear superiority. Abstract Introduction Port‐site hernia (PSH) is a rare but clinically relevant complication of laparoscopic gynecologic ...
Franciszek Ługowski +4 more
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Artificial Organs, EarlyView.14 100 LVAD patients across 21 studies were analyzed. Findings indicated that obese LVAD recipients had lower short‐term mortality and higher risk of infection, thrombosis and right heart failure. There was no difference in long‐term survival between obese and non‐obese patients.
Hugh Jacobs +11 more
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Associations of Abdominal Muscle Area and Radiodensity with Adiponectin and Leptin: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2018 ObjectiveThis study examined the associations of muscle area and radiodensity with adiponectin and leptin.MethodsA total of 1,944 participants who enrolled in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis underwent computed tomography to quantify body ...
Allison, Matthew A +3 more
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Artificial Organs, EarlyView.We report an insight from the PELS‐1– a multicentre, international registry focusing on postocardiotomy extracorporeal support use between 2000 and 2020. We focused on 24/2163 (1.1%) patients requiring V‐V ECMO after cardiac surgery. Mortality was high, with 21.7% of patients discharged alive and an overall 1‐year survival probability of 12.5 ...
Pasquale Nardelli +39 more
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Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims To explore sex‐specific heterogeneity in the prognostic discrimination of inflammatory markers for mortality across different glycaemic states. Methods This prospective cohort study included 450 438 participants from the UK Biobank (median follow‐up: 15.3 years), stratified by sex and glycaemic status.
Yawen Zhang +5 more
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [PDF]
, 2013 A 61-year-old gentleman who lives with his wife and 20-year-old son, presented to the polyclinic with a four week history of pruritus. On examination he was found to be jaundiced and his LFTs were high.
Bezzina, Sarah, Debattista, Daniel
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European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To compare the item difficulty and discriminative index of multiple‐choice questions (MCQs) generated by ChatGPT with those created by dental educators, based on the performance of dental students in a real exam setting. Materials and Methods A total of 40 MCQs—20 generated by ChatGPT 4.0 and 20 by dental educators—were developed based on ...
Nezaket Ezgi Özer +4 more
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