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Laparoscopy between the World Wars : the barriers to Trans-Atlantic exchange ; spotlighting Heinz Kalk and John C. Ruddock [PDF]

, 1997
This profile of laparoscopic pioneers between the world wars "spotlights" Heinz Kalk, a German surgeon, and John C. Ruddock, an American internist. Social, political and economic upheavals characterized the decades between World War I and World War II ...
Litynski, Grzegorz S.
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Assessing Cognitive Workload and Performance in the Operating Room: Challenges in Applying NASA‐TLX Among Experienced Surgeons

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Surgical performance and cognitive workload (CWL) are central determinants of operative outcomes. Most prior studies have relied on simulated environments, limiting their clinical relevance. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA‐TLX) to ...
Yit J. Leang, Stephen W. Bell, Kaleb R. Lourensz, Maria K. Vanguardia, Joseph C. H. Kong, Paul R. Burton, Wendy A. Brown   +6 more
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Invasive monitoring of the clinical effects of high intra-abdominal pressure for insertion of the first trocar. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: To analyze the effects of transitory, high intra-abdominal pressure on clinical, hemodynamic, blood gas and metabolic parameters. Methods: Sixty-seven laparoscopic patients were divided into groups P12 (n = 30, maximum ...
Afonso C. C. G. Machado, Bianca Marigliani, Fernanda A. B. Gama, Glicia C. Azevedo, Gustavo P. S. Miguel, Joao-Luiz Azevedo, José, Linda Bernardes, Octavio H. M. Hypolito, Otavio C. Azevedo, Otavio M. Becker Junior, Susana A. Miyahira   +11 more
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Impact of the patient’s body position on the intraabdominal workspace during laparoscopic surgery [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The effects of the patient's body position on the intraabdominal workspace in laparoscopic surgery were analyzed. METHODS: The inflated volume of carbon dioxide was measured after insufflation to a preset pressure of 15 mmHg for 20 patients ...
Jan Paul J. Mulier, Bruno Dillemans, Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge   +2 more
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hamman's crunch—A pathognomonic sign of pneumomediastinum

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Pneumomediastinum, particularly spontaneous pneumomediastinum, is uncommon and presents a diagnostic challenge. In human medicine, auscultation of Hamman's crunch, a crepitant, crunching noise, audible over the cardiac region in synchrony with the heartbeat, is considered pathognomonic for pneumomediastinum.
S. McCullagh, C. R. Daniel, J. A. Keen, N. J. Parkinson, B. C. McGorum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anesthesiologic effects of transperitoneal versus extraperitoneal approach during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: results of a prospective randomized study [PDF]

, 2015
To compare the effects of CO(2) insufflation on hemodynamics and oxygen levels and on acid-base level during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) with transperitoneal (TP) versus extra-peritoneal (EP ...
CRESTANI, ALESSANDRO, DAL MORO, FABRIZIO, GUTTILLA, ANDREA, Mangano, Angelo, Soncin, Rodolfo, Valotto, Claudio, ZATTONI, FILIBERTO   +6 more
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Surgical impact of laparoscopic and laparotomic elective ovariectomy on inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in anestrus dogs

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To compare the systemic inflammatory and oxidative stress responses after elective ovariectomy via open surgery (OPEN) or laparoscopy (LAP) in anestrus bitches. Study design Prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial. Animals A total of 26 healthy bitches.
Alfonso Calabria, Chiara Del Prete, Maria Pia Pasolini, Veronica Palumbo, Maria Anna Nappo, Silvia Ammirati, Davide Ciccarelli, Fabiana Micieli, Michal Andrzej Kosior, Carmine Carbone, Natascia Cocchia   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of inverse ratio ventilation on cardiopulmonary function in obese laparoscopic surgery patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of inverse ratio ventilation (IRV) strategy on cardiopulmonary function in obese patients under general anesthesia.
Wu Jinghua, Niu Xiong, Li Min
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Innovative technique for the study of pneumoperitoneum in the evaluation of abdominal pain after chemical irritation with zymozan Técnica original para o estudo da influência do pneumoperitônio na avaliação da intensidade da dor abdominal após irritação química com zimozan

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2008
PURPOSE: To assess the influence of pneumoperitoneum in mice submitted to peritoneal irritation provoked by the biological agent Saccharomyces cerevisae, by counting the number of abdominal contractions elicited.
Eduardo Crema, Bruna Ferrante Silva, Pauliana Lamounier e Silva, Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior, Fernando Cunha   +4 more
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