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Modern preoperative evaluation in ambulatory surgery - who, where and how? [PDF]

, 2022
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Ambulatory surgery is increasingly performed in medically complex patients. This dynamic environment requires new approaches to ensure cost-effective, efficient, and ultimately safe preoperative evaluation of the patient. This review
Urman, Richard D, Mark G. Filipovic, Luedi, Markus M, Richard D. Urman, Schwenter, Aline, Markus M. Luedi, Aline Schwenter, Filipovic, Mark G   +7 more
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Preoperative Evaluation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome [PDF]

, 2015
In patients with Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), preoperative evaluation should be routinely done in all patients with OSAS undergoing surgery or in all patients suspected to have OSAS to avoid problems during perioperative (pre-intra-post ...
Oya İtil, Itil, Oya
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Preoperative systemic inflammation predicts postoperative infectious complications in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer [PDF]

, 2009
The presence of systemic inflammation before surgery, as evidenced by the glasgow prognostic score (mGPS), predicts poor long-term survival in colorectal cancer. The aim was to examine the relationship between the preoperative mGPS and the development of
Leitch, E.F., Anderson, J.H., J H Anderson, R F McKee, McMillan, D.C., D C McMillan, Moyes, L.H., P G Horgan, McKee, R.F., L H Moyes, E F Leitch, Horgan, P.G.   +11 more
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Radio-chemotherapy as a preoperative treatment for advanced rectal cancer. Evaluation of down-staging and morbidity [PDF]

, 2002
Background: The standard therapy for patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer is generally considered to be surgery, If the patient is diagnosed with advanced disease, postoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) is usually recommended. In our study we
Wilkowski, R., Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Thoma, M., Dühmke, Eckhart, Schaffer, Moshe   +4 more
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Prevalence of precancerous gynecological lesions and gynecological cancer in patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Objectives This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the prevalence of precancerous or malignant lesions of the cervix and/or endometrium among patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy.Materials and methods Medical record of patients who had ...
Ornthicha Suphattanaporn, Apisith Saraluck, Jittima Mononai, Navamol Lekskul, Orawee Chinthakanan   +4 more
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Preoperative patient evaluation [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 1989
Screening laboratory testing seemed logical: if you could spot abnormalities before overt disease occurred, you could prevent disability. But it has not worked out that way for the majority of preoperative tests. We are now spending over $40 billion a year in the United States on preoperative testing and evaluation; 60 per cent of it is wasted. This is
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Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and outcome from coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]

, 2007
Background: An elevated preoperative white blood cell count has been associated with a worse outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Leukocyte subtypes, and particularly the neutrophil-lymphocyte (N/L) ratio, may however, convey superior ...
Small, Gary R., Gibson, George, Jeffrey, Robert R., Croal, Bernard L., Gibson, Patrick H., Cuthbertson, Brian, El-Shafei, Hussein, Hillis, Graham S., Ifezulike, Ada I., Buchan, Keith G.   +9 more
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Massive TAVR

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 65-year-old woman with a large adnexal mass was found to have severe bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement was chosen rather than surgical aortic valve replacement because of concerns over risks.
Siddharth Chauhan, MD, Simbo Chiadika, MD, Tariq Dayah, MD, Sam Chitsaz, MD, Prakash Balan, MD, JD   +4 more
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Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Positive Findings of Preoperative Flexible Bronchoscopy in Patients with Peripheral Lung Cancer

Current Oncology, 2022
(1) Background: It has yet to be determined whether preoperative flexible bronchoscopy (FB) should be routinely performed in patients with peripheral lung cancer.
Dongyu Li, Zaishan Li, Shaolei Li, Hongbing Zhang, Siqing Yao, Yi Li, Jun Chen   +6 more
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Impact of Racial Disparities in Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Surgical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background We investigated preoperative referral patterns, rates of cardiovascular testing, surgical wait times, and postoperative outcomes in White versus Black, Hispanic, or other racial or ethnic groups of patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric ...
Kaitlyn D. Ibrahim, Lauren A. Tragesser, Rohit Soans, Abdullah Haddad, Vikram J. Eddy, Joseph McComb, Martin G. Keane, Isaac R. Whitman   +7 more
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