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Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023
Introduction: Face transplantation has gained recognition, changing the clinicalsurgical scenario for restoring complex facial defects, as it attributes functional and aesthetic recovery to patients who have suffered serious accidents.
Martin Iglesias Morales, Mateus de Sousa Borges, Mario Roberto Tavares Cardoso de Albuquerque, Rodolfo Costa Lobato   +3 more
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Enhancing Preoperative Planning in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Using a Presentation Software

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2021
Preoperative planning (PP) is critical to ensure a successful outcome in orthopaedic trauma surgery. Since it was first described thirty years ago, no modifications have been made to the original preoperative planning (OPP) technique, which was written ...
Alejandro Ordas-Bayon, David Cabrera Ortiz, Karl Logan, Rodrigo Pesantez   +3 more
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Prehabilitation programs – a systematic review of the economic evidence

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
IntroductionPrehabilitation, which involves improving a patient’s physical and psychological condition before surgery, has shown potential benefits but has yet to be extensively studied from an economic perspective.
Yuhe Ke, Roderica Rui Ge Ng, Shalini Elangovan, Yun Hao Leong, Zhao Han Goh, Nicholas Graves, Nicholas B. Shannon, Nicholas B. Shannon, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Hairil Rizal Abdullah   +9 more
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Nasogastric tube insertion using airway tube exchanger in anesthetized and intubated patients [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016
BackgroundA nasogastric tube (NGT) is commonly inserted into patients undergoing abdominal surgery to decompress the stomach during or after surgery. However, for anatomic reasons, the insertion of NGTs into anesthetized and intubated patients may be ...
Hyae-Jin Kim, Hyeon Jeong Lee, Hyun-Jun Cho, Hae-Kyu Kim, Ah-Reum Cho, Narae Oh   +5 more
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Prediction of Long-Term Recovery From Disability Using Hemoglobin-Based Models: Results From a Cohort of 1,392 Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
Hemoglobin and its associated blood values are important laboratory biomarkers that mirror the strength of constitution of patients undergoing spine surgery. Along with the clinical determinants available during the preadmission visit, it is important to
Matteo Briguglio, Paolo Perazzo, Francesco Langella, Tiziano Crespi, Elena De Vecchi, Patrizia Riso, Marisa Porrini, Laura Scaramuzzo, Roberto Bassani, Marco Brayda-Bruno, Giuseppe Banfi, Giuseppe Banfi, Pedro Berjano   +12 more
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Preoperative incremental shuttle walk test for morbidity and mortality prediction in elective major colorectal surgery

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022
Background and Aims: The incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) is a simple reproducible and non-invasive test for assessing cardiopulmonary function. The maximum oxygen consumption is less than 10 ml/kg/min for ISWT distance of less than 250 m. This study
C N Soumya, Mary Thomas, Subha Ravindran, K M Jagathnath Krishna   +3 more
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Effect of video games on preoperative anxiety in 3- to-6-year-old of a sample of Iranian children undergoing elective surgery

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022
BACKGROUND: As pediatric surgeries are rising and current methods to reduce perioperative anxiety are lacking in preschool children. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of video games on preoperative anxiety in 3- to-6-year old of a ...
Elham Rostami, Sedigheh Khanjari, Hamid Haghani, Houshang Amirian   +3 more
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The Effect of Oral Honey Syrup (ma-ol-asal) Consumption on Preoperative Thirst and Hunger before Surgery and Hemodynamic Symptoms in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background and purpose: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is known as the standard treatment for inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder. This surgical method causes complications in the patients. To prevent gastric aspiration during anesthesia, long fasting
Sahar Qorban-Shamsi, Ebrahim Nasiri-Formi, Seyed Ezzatollah Hosseini Hashemi, Peyman Asghari, Abolfazl Hossein Nataj   +4 more
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The overlooked problem among surgical patients: Preoperative anxiety at Ethiopian University Hospital

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
IntroductionAnxiety was repeatedly reported as the worst aspect of the perioperative time. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of preoperative anxiety among adult surgical patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized ...
Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe, Tadesse Belayneh Melkie, Girmay Fitiwi Lema, Marye Getnet, Wubie Birlie Chekol   +4 more
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Safety and patient’s satisfaction of preoperative carbohydrate drink until 2 hours before colorectal cancer surgery: a single-center, prospective randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Annals of Coloproctology
Purpose Traditionally, fasting from midnight has been a standard practice in elective surgery for reduce the risk of aspiration. However, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs recommend clear fluid intake until 2 hours before anesthesia.
Yun Min Lee, Kyeong Eui Kim, Sung Uk Bae, Seong Kyu Baek, Woon Kyung Jeong   +4 more
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