A case of mitral valve plastics in the early postoperative period after orthotopic heart transplantation [PDF]
Today, heart transplantation is a gold standard treatment of the terminal chronic heart failure. Despite the constant improvement of the technique of this operation and the emergence of new protocols of immunosuppressive therapy, one of the main problems
B.M. Todurov +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]
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. +8 more
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Thirty-day postoperative mortality after colorectal cancer surgery in England. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To assess the variation in risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality for patients with colorectal cancer between hospital trusts within the English NHS.
Quirke, Philip +15 more
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Post-operative atrial fibrillation is influenced by beta-blocker therapy but not by pre-operative atrial cellular electrophysiology [PDF]
<b>Introduction:</b> We investigated whether post-cardiac surgery (CS) new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is predicted by pre-CS atrial cellular electrophysiology, and whether the antiarrhythmic effect of beta-blocker therapy may involve pre ...
Redpath, C.J. +15 more
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Quality of life following third molar removal under conscious sedation [PDF]
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess quality of life (QoL) and degree of satisfaction among outpatients subjected to surgical extraction of all four third molars under conscious sedation.
Valmaseda Castellón, E. +4 more
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Comparison of recognition tools for postoperative pulmonary complications following thoracotomy [PDF]
Objectives To evaluate the recognition of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following thoracotomy and lung resection using three PPC scoring tools. Design Prospective observational study.
Steyn, R. S. +26 more
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Analysis of Postoperative Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Carcinoma of Oesophagus: A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Introduction: Traditional transthoracic oesophagectomy is associated with high perioperative morbidity. Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy (MIE) techniques have been shown to have a decreased incidence of respiratory complications and an improvement ...
Sonai Datta Kakati +3 more
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Background. Shift from laparotomy to laparoscopy qualitatively changed surgery aggressiveness, allowed to reduce the number and severity of postoperative complications.
V. N. Klimenko +4 more
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Postoperative IOP prophylaxis practice following uncomplicated cataract surgery: a UK-wide consultant survey [PDF]
Background In order to minimise postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) rise, after routine uncomplicated cataract surgery, prophylaxis may be adopted.
Dhillon, Baljean +3 more
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There is no “gold standard” for the treatment of postoperative pain. According to statistics, from 30 to 75% of patients in the surgical departments continue to suffer from severe pain. Objective.
Vitalii Bereznytskyi +2 more
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