Patients' inability to perform a preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise test or demonstrate an anaerobic threshold is associated with inferior outcomes after major colorectal surgery. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Surgical patients with poor functional capacity, determined by oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold (AT) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), experience longer hospital stays and worse short- and medium-term survival. However,
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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 3D printing Special Interest Group (SIG): Guidelines for medical 3D printing and appropriateness for clinical scenarios [PDF]
, 2018 Este número da revista Cadernos de Estudos Sociais estava em organização quando fomos colhidos pela morte do sociólogo Ernesto Laclau. Seu falecimento em 13 de abril de 2014 surpreendeu a todos, e particularmente ao editor Joanildo Burity, que foi seu ...
Ballard, David H, et al,
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Regionally acquired intestinal failure data suggest an underestimate in national service requirements [PDF]
, 2009 Objectives, setting and patients: With complete case referral for prolonged parenteral nutrition (PN) beyond term equivalent, serving a stable population of 1.25 million people, we describe the long-term outcome and survival of patients referred to an ...
Barclay, Andrew +9 more
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Massive Localized Abdominal Lymphedema Treatment Challenges
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020 Summary:. Massive localized lymphedema of the abdomen is a rare condition resulting from a neglected lower abdominal pannus associated with significant disability and morbidity.
Khaled Al-Tarrah, MBchB, MRCS +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives This study aimed to develop a simulation model to support orthopaedic elective capacity planning.Methods An open-source, generalisable discrete-event simulation was developed, including a web-based application.
Martin Pitt +12 more
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Neuronavigation system in neurosurgery: Technical details and our early clinical experiences
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 Introduction: Image-guided surgery is the need of time in neurosurgery. The use of neuronavigation has a significant impact on various neurosurgical procedures.
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Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]
, 1987 https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1251/thumbnail ...
Giorgi, Gabriel
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Surgery for Partial Seizures and Cortical Dysplasia
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 The role of ictal or continuous epileptogenic discharges (I/CEDs), recorded during intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG), in the planning of surgical resection for patients with cortical dysplastic lesions (CDyLs) and intractable partial seizures ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Taxonomic classification of planning decisions in health care: a review of the state of the art in OR/MS [PDF]
, 2011 We provide a structured overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource capacity planning and control in health care, and a review of relevant OR/MS articles for each planning decision. The contribution of this paper is twofold.
Boucherie, Richard J. +3 more
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Development and validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT). [PDF]
, 2014 Existing risk stratification tools have limitations and clinical experience suggests they are not used routinely. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a preoperative risk stratification tool to predict 30-day mortality after non-cardiac ...
Moonesinghe, SR +3 more
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