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Postoperative Endophthalmitis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2004
Postoperative endophthalmitis remains a serious clinical problem in ophthalmology, with an incidence of approximately 0.5%. Prognosis is largely determined by the virulence of the offending organism. The Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study (EVS) was a prospective, randomized trial comparing various diagnostic and treatment modalities in cases of ...
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A Prospective Randomized Study for Postoperative Pain Relief of Lower Extremity Fractures: Efficacy of Intrathecal Morphine Administration [PDF]

, 2010
2010-08Systemic opioids are known to be effective for controlling postoperative pain. Intrathecal morphine administration can be performed in a simple manner concurrently with spinal anesthesia.
Terashima, Teruo, Machino, Masaaki, Kinoshita, Susumu, Hida, Tetsuro, Oka, Yoshiharu, Kato, Fumihiko, Yukawa, Yasutsugu   +6 more
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Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2015
Unexpected acute respiratory failure after anesthesia is a diagnostic challenge: residual neuromuscular blockade, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, laryngospasm, atelectasis, aspiration pneumonitis, and other more uncommon causes should be taken into ...
J. I. Alonso-Fernández, J. R. Prieto-Recio, C. García-Bernardo, I. García-Saiz, J. Rico-Feijoo, C. Aldecoa   +5 more
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Selective digestive decontamination solution used as “lock therapy” prevents and eradicates bacterial biofilm in an in vitro bench-top model

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2020
Background Most preventing measures for reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are based mainly on the decolonization of the internal surface of the endotracheal tubes (ETTs).
María Jesús Pérez-Granda, Beatriz Alonso, Ricardo Zavala, María Consuelo Latorre, Javier Hortal, Rafael Samaniego, Emilio Bouza, Patricia Muñoz, María Guembe   +8 more
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Management of a huge right atrial thrombus in a patient with multiple comorbidities

The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2020
Background Floating right heart thrombi (RHT) represent an underdiagnosed, potentially hazardous, and to some extent rare phenomenon in patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism (APE).
Peter Philip Shaker Selwanos, Ahmed Osman Ahmed, Karim Mohamed El Bakry, Ahmed Nazmy Elsharkawy, Omar Alaaeldin Mohamed, Hatem Hosny, Amir Anwar Shaker Samaan   +6 more
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Postoperative irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: Retrospective comparison of accelerated radiochemotherapy and standard radiotherapy [PDF]

, 2000
Background: Comparison of accelerated radiochemotherapy (aRCT) and standard radiotherapy (sRT) in postoperative treatment after macroscopically complete resection of squamous cell cancers of head and neck.
Kiszel, Z., Busch, M., Kastenbauer, E., Panzer, Monika, Dühmke, Eckhart, Klaiber, R., Jund, R., Schaffer, Moshe, Winter, W.   +8 more
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Risk factors for new antidepressant use after surgery in Sweden: a nationwide, observational cohort study

BJA Open, 2023
Background: Whilst somatic complications after major surgery are being increasingly investigated, the research field has scarce data on psychiatric outcomes such as postoperative depression. This study evaluates the impact of patient and surgical factors
Matilda Widaeus, Daniel Hertzberg, Linn Hallqvist, Max Bell   +3 more
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Eradication of P. aeruginosa biofilm in endotracheal tubes based on lock therapy: results from an in vitro study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Despite the several strategies available for the management of biofilm-associated ventilator-associated pneumonia, data regarding the efficacy of applying antibiotics to the subglottic space (SS) are scarce.
María Jesús Pérez-Granda, María Consuelo Latorre, Beatriz Alonso, Javier Hortal, Rafael Samaniego, Emilio Bouza, María Guembe   +6 more
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Chronic preoperative pain and psychological robustness predict acute postoperative pain outcomes after surgery for breast cancer [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Few epidemiological studies have prospectively investigated preoperative and surgical risk factors for acute postoperative pain after surgery for breast cancer.
Thompson, Alastair M., R Powell, Bruce, J., Thornton, A. J. (Alison J.), Powell, R.; id_orcid, Powell, R., Scott, Neil William, Powell, Rachael, Heys, S.D., Thornton, A. J., M Johnston, Wells, M., A M Thompson, Scott, N W, Thompson, A.M., Scott, N. W., M Wells, Johnston, M., Scott, N. W. (Neil W.), Powell, R. (Rachael), J Bruce, Thompson, A. M., Thornton, Alison J, Heys, Steven (Steven D.), Johnston, Marie, Recovery Study Group, Marfizo, S, S D Heys, Marfizo, S., S Marfizo, Wells, M, A J Thornton, Heys, S. D., Bruce, Julie, Wells, Mary, MSc, N W Scott, Bruce, J. (Julie)   +36 more
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Effect of timing of intraoperative administration of paracetamol on postoperative shivering: A randomised double-blind controlled trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Background and Aims: Paracetamol (PCM) has an anti-shivering effect and may also exacerbate intraoperative hypothermia. This study compares the incidence of shivering as the primary outcome and the incidence of perioperative hypothermia (
Medha Mohta, T Bindu Mounika, Asha Tyagi
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