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The Effect of Cell Salvage on Bleeding and Transfusion Needs in Cardiac Surgery
Introduction. Cell salvaging is well established in the blood management of cardiac patients, but there remain some concerns about its effects on perioperative bleeding and transfusion variables.
Frixos Tachias +6 more
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Introduction Unintentional dural puncture (UDP) occurs in 0.5–1.5% of labour epidural analgesia cases. To date, little is known about evidence of UDP-related complications.
S. Poma +14 more
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Attitudes of surgeons to the use of postoperative markers of the systemic inflammatory response following elective surgery [PDF]
Background: Cancer is responsible for 7.6 million deaths worldwide and surgery is the primary modality of a curative outcome. Postoperative care is of considerable importance and it is against this backdrop that a questionnaire based study assessing ...
Dolan, Ross D. +3 more
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Aim To explore the experiences and needs of family members during the course of COVID‐19 critical illness from onset to rehabilitation. Design An exploratory qualitative study.
Helene Berntzen +3 more
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Background Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2 receptor agonist without any effect on the GABA receptor. It provides an excellent sedative and analgesic profile with few side effects.
Valerio Donatiello +8 more
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Children constitute a special group in pain therapy. Single nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with differences in postoperative, inflammatory pain perception and opioid requirement are the A118G SNP in the mu-opioid receptor 1 (OPRM1) gene and
Aleksander Turczynowicz +9 more
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus SARS-CoV2 is spreading over millions of people worldwide, leading to thousands of deaths, even among the healthcare providers. Italy has registered the deaths of 337 physicians and more than 200 nurses as
Gianluca Cappelleri +10 more
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Immediate postoperative care [PDF]
HE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL STATUS OF THE pulmonary vascular bed plays a pivotal role in the presentation and outcome of the child with congenital cardiovascular disease. However, it is in the immediate postoperative period that the child is most vulnerable to a sudden or sustained increase in pulmonary vascular resistance.
Adatia, Ian, Beghetti, Maurice
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Risk Factors of Intraoperative Dysglycemia in Elderly Surgical Patients [PDF]
BACKGROUNDː Dysglycemia is associated with adverse outcome including increased morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. Acute insulin resistance due to the surgical stress response is seen as a major cause of so-called stress hyperglycemia. However,
Knaak, Cornelia +8 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K +25 more
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