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How Does Pulmonary Function Change in Patients With Severe Thoracic Scoliosis 2 Years After One‐Stage Low‐Grade Osteotomy and Posterior Corrective Surgery?

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
One‐stage low‐grade osteotomy surgery with apical region correction and global balance significantly improved pulmonary function in severe thoracic scoliosis patients at 2‐year follow‐up. Increased thoracic height is regarded as the key correlating factor.
Junduo Zhao, Yang Jiao, Yizhen Huang, Heng Sun, Haoyu Cai, Haojie Chen, Jianxiong Shen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety Outcomes of Hybrid Open Chest Transvenous Lead Extraction: A Multicenter Experience

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background: Hybrid open chest transvenous lead extraction (TLE), combining surgical and endovascular techniques, may be utilized in patients requiring concomitant cardiac surgery or with high‐risk features for endovascular extraction. Outcome data in this population remains sparse.
Nadeev Wijesuriya, Helena Lytton Cobbold, Keisha Kellman, Nikolaos Vogiatzakis, Felicity De Vere, Sandra Howell, Alphonsus Liew, Jonathan M. Behar, Paolo Bosco, Gianluca Lucchese, Vias Markides, Neil R. Grubb, Vishal Mehta, Steven A. Niederer, Tom Wong, Christopher A. Rinaldi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison of a Solid Organ Transplant Population‐Specific Antibiogram With the Hospital‐Wide Antibiogram

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are vulnerable to infections with multidrug‐resistant organisms, and they often do not receive adequate empiric antimicrobials for serious Gram‐negative infections. Knowledge of differences in antimicrobial resistance rates in this specific population can help guide empiric antimicrobial ...
Arzina Aziz Ali, Scott Borgetti, Alan E. Gross, Alfredo J. Mena Lora, Ryan Knodle, Taha Ali, Nahed Ismail   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Volatile organic compounds as a diagnostic tool for malignant pleural mesothelioma [PDF]

, 2013
Lamote, Kevin, Nackaerts, Kristiaan, Van Cleemput, Joris, Van Meerbeeck, Jan   +3 more
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Amustaline/glutathione pathogen‐reduced red cell hemoglobin utilization in complex cardiac surgery: A post hoc analysis of the phase 3 ReCePI trial

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The ReCePI randomized, controlled trial compared amustaline/glutathione pathogen‐reduced (PR) and conventional red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in cardiac surgery. Study design and methods We performed a post‐hoc analysis of hemoglobin (Hb) utilization and safety outcomes.
Ian J. Welsby, Michael E. Sekela, Edward L. Snyder, James D. Gorham, John S. McNeil, Kathy Liu, Stanley Bentow, Thomas Gniadek, Laurence Corash, Nina Mufti, Richard J. Benjamin, for the ReCePI Study Group   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic value of pleural fluid neuron-specific enolase for malignant pleural effusion. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis
Lin X, Wen JX, Niu Y, Zhu HZ, Yan C, Cha SN, Zheng WQ, Hu ZD, Yan L, Huang JH, Chen H, Zhou Q, Jiang TW, Zhang M.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Analytical Validation of a Novel Point‐Of‐Care Quantitative Immunoassay for Feline N‐Terminal Pro‐Brain Natriuretic Peptide

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Point‐of‐care testing (POC) is widely utilized for rapid results for many different analytes. A new feline‐specific N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) quantitative assay (Vcheck V200, Bionote Inc) is currently available but has not undergone independent validation.
Emily A. Javery, Ryan C. Fries, Saki Kadotani, Leah Kruckman, Lindsey Humphries, Sumana R. Prabhakar, Michael F. Rosser   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing stage IV thymic carcinoma-a narrative review of radiation therapy strategies and options. [PDF]

Mediastinum
Shepherd AF.
europepmc   +1 more source

Robotic-Assisted Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy in Metastatic Pleuropulmonary Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Oncol Med
de Oliveira MC, D'Ambrosio PD, Cunha DP, Marotta RC, Said MM, Mingarini Terra R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effusion-Dominant Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma Without a Primary Mass: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Teoh SK, Wong YS, Ng YF, Cheah YW, Ganapaty S, Sani SSM.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source