ASCORE: an up-to-date cardiovascular risk score for hypertensive patients reflecting contemporary clinical practice developed using the (ASCOT-BPLA) trial data. [PDF]
, 2013 A number of risk scores already exist to predict cardiovascular (CV) events. However, scores developed with data collected some time ago might not accurately predict the CV risk of contemporary hypertensive patients that benefit from more modern ...
A K Gupta +27 more
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Continuous saline bladder irrigation for two hours following transurethral resection of bladder tumors in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer does not prevent recurrence or progression compared with intravesical Mitomycin-C. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundIntravesical Mitomycin-C (MMC) following transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), while efficacious, is associated with side effects and poor utilization. Continuous saline bladder irrigation (CSBI) has been examined as an alternative.
Asanad, Kian +4 more
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Hemispherectomy for Intractable Epilepsy
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2003 Charts of 111 patients, ages 2 months to 20 years, who underwent hemidecortication for intractable unihemispheric epilepsy in the period 1975-2001 were reviewed at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
J Gordon Millichap
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Carotid endarterectomy : the Maltese experience [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: Carotid endarterectomy significantly reduces the risk of cerebrovascular events in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with significant carotid stenosis. The recent American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines
Caruana, Luana, Cassar, Kevin
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Cefazolin Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty: Obese Patients Are Frequently Underdosed and at Increased Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]
, 2018 Background One of the most effective prophylactic strategies against periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is administration of perioperative antibiotics. Many orthopedic surgeons are unaware of the weight-based dosing protocol for cefazolin.
Greenky, Max R. +5 more
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STATINS USE IN THE PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2015 Optimization of pharmacotherapy in the preoperative period is the cornerstone of the risk modification of cardiovascular complications in the perioperative period. Particular attention has recently been focused on statins use. Evidence base of this drugs
V. V. Samoylenko +2 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2022 Background It is not clear whether the perioperative intestinal microenvironment of patients undergoing pancreatic tumor surgery is affected by intraoperative fluid therapy.
Xiaojian Lu +3 more
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Thromboembolic Events in the Perioperative Period [PDF]
, 2011 The first chapter provides an overview of cardiovascular risk identification and modification in the perioperative period. In this chapter the identification of patients at risk using various risk models and biomarkers is described.
Lier, F. (Felix) van
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A comparison of the effects of oral vs. intravenous hydration on subclinical acute kidney injury: a protocol of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Optimal treatment for established renal failure is living donor kidney transplantation. However this pathway exposes healthy individuals to significant reduction in nephron mass via major surgical procedure.
Aitken, Emma +3 more
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Glycaemic control in the perioperative period [PDF]
, 2017 The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the potential for perioperative dysglycaemia (hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia, stress-induced hyperglycaemia, or glucose variability) continue to increase dramatically.
Coursin, D. B. +4 more
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