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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery I: Patient Selection, Evaluation, and Planning. [PDF]

, 2016
Widespread adoption of minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement may be fostered by practice consensus and standardization. This expert opinion, first of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices in patient evaluation and selection ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K, Ailawadi, Gorav, Barnhart, Glenn R, Farivar, R Saeid, Fayers, Trevor M, Goldman, Scott M, Grossi, Eugene A, Guy, T Sloane, Hargrove, W Clark, Hummel, Brian W, Khan, Junaid H, Lehr, Eric J, Lewis, Clifton TP, Malaisrie, S Chris, Mehall, John R, Murphy, Douglas A, Rodriguez, Evelio, Ryan, William H, Salemi, Arash, Segurola, Romualdo J, Shemin, Richard J, Smith, J Michael, Smith, Robert L, Weldner, Paul W, Wolfe, J Alan   +24 more
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Incentive spirometry as a way to prevent pulmonary atelectasis development

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2019
The purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of incentive spirometry (IS) as a method of atelectasis prevention in patients with moderate or high risk of PPCs development after upper abdominal surgery. Materials and methods.
T. S. Kuzmenko, S. I. Vorotyntsev
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Surgical outcomes and perioperative risk factors of patients with interstitial lung disease after pulmonary resection

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Patients of interstitial lung disease (ILD) combined with pulmonary lesions are increasingly common in clinical practice. Patients with ILD are at significantly higher risk for complications after pulmonary resection (including lobectomy and ...
Chuan Huang, Yao-Guang Sun, Chao Ma, Peng Jiao, Qing-Jun Wu, Wen-Xin Tian, Han-Bo Yu, Hong-Feng Tong   +7 more
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Effect of intraoperative paravertebral or intravenous lidocaine versus control during lung resection surgery on postoperative complications: A randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background Use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for lung resection surgery (LRS), such as video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), has increased in recent years. However, there is little information about the best anesthetic technique in this context.
Francisco De la Gala, Patricia Piñeiro, Almudena Reyes, Carlos Simón, Elena Vara, Lisa Rancan, Luis Javier Huerta, Guillermo Gonzalez, Carmen Benito, Marta Muñoz, Pilar Grande, Sergio D. Paredes, Pablo Tomas Aznar, Alvaro Perez, David Martinez, Fernando Higuero, David Sanz, Juan Pedro De Miguel, Patricia Cruz, Luis Olmedilla, Elena Lopez Gil, Patricia Duque, Guillermo Sanchez-Pedrosa, Mayte Valle, Ignacio Garutti   +24 more
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The Knee Arthroplasty Trial (KAT) : design features, baseline characteristics and two-year functional outcomes after alternative approaches to knee replacement [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The aim of continued development of total knee replacement systems has been the further improvement of the quality of life and increasing the duration of prosthetic survival.
Campbell, Marion Kay, Fiddian, Nick, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Grant, Adrian Maxwell, Gray, Alastair, Johnston, Linda, KAT Trial Group, MacLennan, Graeme Stewart, McCormack, Kirsty, Morris, Richard, Murray, David, Ramsay, Craig R, Rowley, David, Walker, Allan   +13 more
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Association between mechanical power during one-lung ventilation and pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lung resection surgery: a prospective observational study

BMC Anesthesiology
Background The role of mechanical power on pulmonary outcomes after thoracic surgery with one-lung ventilation was unclear. We investigated the association between mechanical power and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing ...
Hong-Mei Liu, Gong-Wei Zhang, Hong Yu, Xue-Fei Li, Hai Yu   +4 more
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Relationship between Preoperative Pulmonary Function Test Parameters and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery

Ahi Evran Medical Journal
Purpose: The value of preoperative spirometry in laparoscopic obesity surgery is a subject of debate. The aim of our study is to investigate the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFT) and postoperative pulmonary complications.
Merve Ayık Türk
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Effects of intraoperative PEEP on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical resection for bladder cancer or prostate cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background There are increasing studies showing that the use of a lung-protective ventilation strategy has a lung protection effect in patients undergoing abdominal surgery; however, the appropriate positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) has not yet ...
Zhen-feng Zhou, Jun-biao Fang, Long Chen, Hong-fa Wang, Yong-jian Yu, Wen-yuan Wang, Jia-bao Chen, Miao-zun Zhang, Shuang-fei Hu   +8 more
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Beta-glucan reflects liver injury after preservation and transplantation in dogs. [PDF]

, 1999
Graft failure and extrahepatic organ complications, which frequently develop after transplantation, may be related to inflammatory mediators stimulated by endotoxin (ET). The role of endotoxemia after liver transplantation is controversial and may depend
Azoulay D, Bion JF, Blanot S, Clavien PA, Goto M, Hamilton G, Hodes DS, Kambayashi J, Kikuchi M, Levin J, Miyata T, Ruiz-Herrera J., Shuji Matsura, Starzl TE, Steininger R, Tadashi Katsuramaki, Tomomi Suzuki,, , Tanaka S, The Iwanaga S., Todo S, Yokoyama I, Yoshioka T, Zhang GH, Zhang GH, Zhu Y   +23 more
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Effect of posterior fusion surgery on idiopathic scoliosis in Iran

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2019
Background: Scoliosis is a sideways curve in the spine. Considering that postoperative complications are common among these patients, the aim of this study is to examine the postoperative complications of posterior fusion surgery with instrumentation ...
Masih Falahatian, Mohammad Farid Masaeli
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