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Background Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 9–27% of all strokes worldwide and is associated with high mortality and disability. The main causes include vascular malformations, small- and large-vessel angiopathies, and coagulation ...
Gianluigi Morello+30 more
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Abdominoplasty in gastric bypass patients: anthropometric profile, comorbidities, and complications [PDF]
Introduction: Patients who undergo vertical-banded gastroplasty- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (VBG-RYGB) have significant weight loss, and abdominoplasty (AP) is an effective corrective surgery for removing excess skin.
Simone Corrêa Rosa+5 more
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Postoperative Ventilatory Care [PDF]
Postoperative ventilatory care implies that some significant percentage of surgical patients cannot breathe adequately in the postsurgical state and need to be appropriately assisted in order to do so. It further implies that there may be some difficulty
Heironimus, Terring W., III
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Extended Prophylactic Antibiotics for Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: The risk of surgical site infection (SSI) for breast surgery in patients without additional risk factors is low, below 5%. Evidence shows the risk of SSI is significantly elevated in patients undergoing immediate breast reconstruction (IBR ...
Chong, Weelic, Hai, Yang, Lazar, Melissa
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Anterior Cervical Infection: Presentation and Incidence of an Uncommon Postoperative Complication. [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multi-institutional case series. OBJECTIVE: The anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) affords the surgeon the flexibility to treat a variety of cervical pathologies, with the majority being for degenerative and ...
Arnold, Paul M.+14 more
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Background Telemedicine remains an important tool of healthcare services delivery especially in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its advantages include saving the time and money of the patients and the prevention of infection among healthcare providers.
A. Ashry, Mohamed F. Alsawy
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The Foundational Capabilities of Large Language Models in Predicting Postoperative Risks Using Clinical Notes [PDF]
Clinical notes recorded during a patient's perioperative journey holds immense informational value. Advances in large language models (LLMs) offer opportunities for bridging this gap. Using 84,875 pre-operative notes and its associated surgical cases from 2018 to 2021, we examine the performance of LLMs in predicting six postoperative risks using ...
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Managing Opioid-Tolerant Patients in the Perioperative Surgical Home. [PDF]
Management of acute postoperative pain is important to decrease perioperative morbidity and improve patient satisfaction. Opioids are associated with potential adverse events that may lead to significant risk.
Baratta, Jaime L.+3 more
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Defining and improving postoperative care [PDF]
Although much is known regarding the importance of postoperative care, the surveillance of patients after 30 days from the surgical procedure can be improved. It must be recognized that mortality between 30 and 90 days exceeds what is commonly considered "operative mortality"—death within 30 days of surgery.
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Background The postoperative period is critical for a patient’s recovery, and postoperative hypotension, specifically, is associated with adverse clinical outcomes and significant harm to the patient.
N. Smischney+6 more
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