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Cardiotoxicity from neoadjuvant targeted treatment for breast cancer prior to surgery

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Cancer treatment has been gradually shifting from non-specific cytotoxic agents to molecularly targeted drugs. Breast cancer (BC), a malignant tumor with one of the highest incidence worldwide, has seen a rapid development in terms of targeted therapies,
Yihua Liu, Li Zheng, Xingjuan Cai, Xiaojun Zhang, Yang Ye   +4 more
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Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively : a case control study [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery increases length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. A significant number of patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures require perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP ...
Tuli, Sagun, Shernan, Stanton K., Sagun Tuli, Garrett Lawlor, Shernan, Stanton, Rosenberger, Peter, Martina Nowak-Machen, Tobias M Bingold, Rawn, James D., Eltzschig, Holger K., Holger K Eltzschig, Eltzschig, Holger K, James D Rawn, Rawn, James, Bingold, Tobias Michael, Prem S Shekar, Shekar, Prem S., Shekar, Prem, Aya Mitani, Stanton K Shernan, Mitani, Aya, Lawlor, Garrett, Peter Rosenberger, Bingold, Tobias M, Nowak-Machen, Martina   +24 more
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Preoperative Evaluation in Bariatric Surgery

, 2021
An adequate preoperative evaluation is essential for the success of bariatric surgery. Preoperative optimization aims to educate the patient, promote healthy lifestyle habits, and study and treat the comorbidities to reduce the risk of perioperative ...
Acosta Mérida, María Asunción, Santana Ortega, Luis Manuel   +1 more
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ACC/AHA guidelines for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery: A critical point of view [PDF]

Clinical Cardiology, 2006
AbstractThis review examines the issue of preoperative cardiac evaluation from a critical point of view, based on recent medical literature. We reviewed the history of that field and focused on the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines, which are a cornerstone in the field of cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac ...
Michal, Barak, Ron, Ben-Abraham, Yeshayahu, Katz   +2 more
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Medical reasons that cause the postponement of scheduled pediatric cardiovascular surgeries in a tertiary center in Turkey: what should be the limit of postponement? [PDF]

Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal (PACCJ), 2016
Background Preoperative evaluation and elimination of the identified medical problems is one of the most important steps of surgeries to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortali- ty risks. The aim of this study is to present the medical reasons which
A. Türkmen Karaağaç, F. Güzelmeriç   +1 more
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Association of a Multimodal Perioperative Care Program With Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Implementation of a multimodal perioperative care program and reduction of postoperative complications. ABSTRACT Purpose This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of a multimodal perioperative care program in reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Keiichi Fujiya, Hiroshi Fuseya, Yusuke Yonenaga, Keiko Sanada, Toshimi Inano, Yumi Oguma, Kazuko Nakajima, Chikako Ando, Kumiko Oka, Yusuke Koseki, Kenichiro Furukawa, Yutaka Tanizawa, Masanori Terashima, Etsuro Bando   +13 more
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Does preoperative education reduce anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery? [PDF]

, 2010
The main purpose of the study was to find out whether preoperative education helps in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), by means of systematic review. About 28,000 CABG surgeries are done in UK every year, but
Isher, Sumeet K.
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Short‐Term Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue, Yujiro Nishizawa, Yoshinori Kagawa, Masahiro Hashimoto, Shinya Kato, Yoshihiro Morimoto, Taishi Hata, Makoto Fujii, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-intensity interval exercise training before abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (HIT-AAA): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: In patients with large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), open surgical or endovascular aneurysm repair procedures are often used to minimise the risk of aneurysm-related rupture and death; however, aneurysm repair itself carries a high risk.
Kerr, K., Kerr, Karen, Weston, Matthew; id_orcid, Tew, G.A., Tew, Garry A, Tew, Garry, Danjoux, Gerard, Batterham, A.M., Batterham, Alan M, Alan M Batterham, Gray, Joanne, Martin, D., Danjoux, Gerard R., Nawaz, Shah, Matthew Weston, Yates, David, Weston, M., Elke Kothmann, Tew, G. A. (Garry), Gerard Danjoux, Gray, J., Weston, Matthew, Yates, D., Garry A Tew, Kothmann, Elke, Martin, Denis, Denis Martin, Martin, Denis; id_orcid, Nawaz, S., Batterham, Alan, Shah Nawaz, Kothmann, E., Joanne Gray, Danjoux, G., David Yates, Karen Kerr   +35 more
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“Intrapericardial Approach” for Venous Outflow Reconstruction in Living‐Donor Liver Transplantation for Budd‐Chiari Syndrome: Surgical Techniques and LongTerm Outcomes

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Unlike deceased‐donor liver transplantation, living‐donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for Budd‐Chiari Syndrome (BCS) presents distinctive challenges in hepatic venous (HV)‐outflow reconstruction because diseased HV–inferior vena cava (IVC) cannot be entirely replaced with healthy donor vessels.
Koichiro Hata, Tetsuya Tajima, Satoshi Ogiso, Shinji Uemoto, Etsuro Hatano   +4 more
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