Introduction. Postoperative pulmonary complications occur in 5–70% of cases in surgical patients and are accompanied by significant short-term and long-term mortality.
О. V. Kravets
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Statin intensity and postoperative mortality following open repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm. [PDF]
BackgroundThere is a lack of evidence for the association between intensive statin therapy and outcomes following vascular surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between perioperative statin intensity and in-hospital mortality ...
Alshaikh, HN +4 more
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Intraperitoneal photodynamic therapy causes a capillary-leak syndrome. [PDF]
BackgroundIn patients undergoing intraperitoneal (IP) photodynamic therapy (PDT), the combination of aggressive surgical debulking and light therapy causes an apparent systemic capillary-leak syndrome that necessitates significant intensive care unit ...
Canter, Robert J +8 more
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Cardiac interventions in patients with achondroplasia: a systematic review. [PDF]
Patients with achondroplasia and other causes of dwarfism suffer from increased rates of cardiovascular disease relative to the remainder of the population.
Choi, Jae Hwan +6 more
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Survival after postoperative morbidity: a longitudinal observational cohort study [PDF]
Prolonged morbidity after surgery is associated with a risk of premature death for a longer duration than perhaps is commonly thought; however, this risk falls with time.
Emberton, M. +6 more
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A standardized comparison of peri-operative complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis versus McKeown. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: While our institutional approach to esophageal resection for cancer has traditionally favored a minimally invasive (MI) 3-hole, McKeown esophagectomy (MIE 3-hole) during the last five years several factors has determined a shift in our ...
Berger, Adam C. +6 more
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Intraoperative bronchial stump air leak control by Progel® application after pulmonary lobectomy [PDF]
Diffuse tracheobronchial calcification is a physiological condition associated with advanced age, especially in women. A calcified bronchus can be fractured during major lung resections (lobectomy, bilobectomy, and pneumonectomy), exposing patients to ...
Ibrahim, Mohsen +3 more
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Sequential drain amylase to guide drain removal following pancreatectomy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although used as criterion for early drain removal, postoperative day (POD) 1 drain fluid amylase (DFA) ≤ 5000 U/L has low negative predictive value for clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF).
Dillhoff, M. +15 more
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Background/Objectives: Pediatric postoperative pulmonary complication is a major event associated with increased in-hospital morbidity and mortality.
Alison Robles +6 more
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History of the Innovation of Damage Control for Management of Trauma Patients: 1902-2016 [PDF]
Objective: To review the history of the innovation of damage control (DC) for management of trauma patients. Background: DC is an important development in trauma care that provides a valuable case study in surgical innovation.
Ball, Chad G. +9 more
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