Benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing an open posterior component separation for abdominal herniorrhaphy [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: The implementation of open posterior component separation (PCS) surgery has led to improved outcomes for complex hernias. While the PCS technique has been shown to decrease recurrence rates, and provide a feasible option to repair hernias ...
Sellers, Austin
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Huge Interatrial Septal Aneurysm: A Coincidental but Rather Fatal Finding
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 We report the case of a patient with a huge interatrial septal aneurysm as an intraoperative coincidental finding that led to a fatal outcome. The patient was admitted to our hospital in order to undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting because ...
Petros Tzimas, Georgios Papadopoulos
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and perioperative complications: a systematic review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2012 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep related breathing disorder. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 25% in the general population.
Doghramji, MD, Karl +2 more
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Background Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP) refers to fluid collection in the abdominal cavity with a vague presentation of clinical symptoms.
Anh Dinh Bao Vuong +5 more
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International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021 Congenital malformations of the mitral valve in adults are rare, and may be associated with other congenital heart diseases, such as atrial septal defects (ASD).Cyanosis in a patient with ASD without pulmonary vascular disease, removes the possibility of
María Rojas Espinoza +4 more
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Risk Factors of Intraoperative Dysglycemia in Elderly Surgical Patients [PDF]
, 2019 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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Rapid Sequence Intubation for Head Injury Patients. A Practice
Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne, 2016 Rapid Sequence Intubation is one of most commonly applied procedures for trauma patient in emergency practice such as Medical Rescue Service as Emergency Hospital Ward, but in the case of patients with maxillofacial trauma it is usually complicated ...
Paweł Witt, Wojciech Leśniak
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The role of telemedicine in postoperative care.
mHealth, 2018 Telemedicine has become one of the most rapidly-expanding components of the health care system. Its adoption has afforded improved access to care, greater resource efficiency, and decreased costs associated with traditional office visits and has been ...
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Clinicopathological determinants of an elevated systemic inflammatory response following elective potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: The postoperative systemic inflammatory response (SIR) is related to both long- and short-term outcomes following surgery for colorectal cancer.
Horgan, Paul G. +6 more
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Levosimendan for patients with severely reduced left ventricular systolic function and/or low cardiac output syndrome undergoing cardiac surgery. a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Previous studies have shown beneficial effects of levosimendan in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Two large randomized controlled trials (RCTs), however, showed no advantages of levosimendan.
Arcadipane, Antonio +8 more
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