Clinical observations of 13- and 15-year-old patients with severe (118° and 133°) idiopathic scoliosis, subjected to operative correction with the use of segmental instrumentation are presented. Intraoperative monitoring of the spinal cord function was
Aleksandr S. Vasyura +3 more
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Surgical pleth index monitoring in perioperative pain management: usefulness and limitations [PDF]
Surgical pleth index (SPI) monitoring is a representative, objective nociception-monitoring device that measures nociception using photoplethysmographic signals. It is easy to apply to patients and the numerical calculation formula is intuitively easy to
Seok Kyeong Oh +2 more
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of systemic intraoperative anticoagulation during arteriovenous access formation for dialysis [PDF]
Purpose: Surgical arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or graft (AVG) is preferred to a central venous catheter for dialysis access. Surgical access may suffer thrombosis early after placement and systemic anticoagulation during surgical access formation may ...
Carradice, Daniel +5 more
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Background: Monitoring of motor function during surgery for supratentorial tumors under general anesthesia applies either transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) or direct cortical stimulation (DCS) to elicit motor-evoked potentials.
Tammam Abboud +10 more
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Ankle fracture surgery on a pregnant patient complicated by intraoperative emergency caesarian section. [PDF]
We report the case of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy who sustained an ankle fracture dislocation that could not be adequately closed reduced.
Coopersmith, Allen +3 more
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Acute Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: a Comparative Analysis of Open and Laparoscopic Surgery
Background. Acute adhesive small bowel obstruction (AASBO) is a common surgical emergency requiring immediate interventions. AASBO is a usual indication for both small bowel resection and adhesiolysis.
Sh. V. Timerbulatov +6 more
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Effect of allogeneic intraoperative blood transfusion on survival in patients treated with radical cystectomy for nonmetastatic bladder cancer: Results from a single high-volume institution [PDF]
Transfusion has been related to poor survival after surgery in several cancers. Recently, timing of transfusion has been proposed as crucial in the determination of poor survival expectanies after surgery, in fact, intra- operative but not postoperative ...
Briganti, Alberto +11 more
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ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti +12 more
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Hypotension prediction index in the prediction of better outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background The hypotension prediction index (HPI) is an algorithm designed to predict hypotension. Some studies have reported that HPI-guided hemodynamic management strategies decrease intraoperative hypotension and complications; however, the effect of ...
Yi Liu +9 more
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Background Intraoperative physiological monitoring generates a large quantity of time-series data that might be associated with postoperative outcomes.
Xu Zhao +4 more
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