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Evaluating the Effect of BMIs on Wound Complications After the Surgical Closure of Pressure Injuries

Surgeries
Background/Objectives: Pressure injuries (PIs) are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue localized over a bony prominence. Surgical complications following the closure of a PI include ulcer recurrence, wound dehiscence, hematomas, and infection ...
Stuti P. Garg, Kirtana Sandepudi, Krish V. Shah, Geneviève L. Putnam, Namrata V. Chintalapati, Joshua P. Weissman, Robert D. Galiano   +6 more
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Normalization of the right heart and the preoperative factors that influence the emergence PAH after surgical closure of atrial septal defect

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Surgical closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is contraindicated in the condition with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), whereas ASD closure in an effective intervention to normalize the structure and function of the right heart ...
Supomo Supomo, Agung Widhinugroho, Aditya Agam Nugraha   +2 more
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Definitive Closure of the Tracheoesophageal Puncture Site after Oncologic Laryngectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2022
Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) and voice prosthesis insertion following laryngectomy may fail to form an adequate seal. When spontaneous closure of the fistula tract does not occur after conservative measures, surgical closure is required.
Joseph M. Escandón, Arbab Mohammad, Saumya Mathews, Valeria P. Bustos, Eric Santamaría, Pedro Ciudad, Hung-Chi Chen, Howard N. Langstein, Oscar J. Manrique   +8 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcatheter closure of symptomatic aortopulmonary window in an infant [PDF]

, 2008
An aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital cardiac defect. In the majority of symptomatic neonates and infants, primary surgical repair is the treatment of choice.
Brockmeier, Konrad, Sreeram, Narayanswami, Pillekamp, Frank, Hannes, Tobias, Koch, Daniel   +4 more
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Medical and Surgical Treatment of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

, 2012
Primary angle closure glaucoma occurs when pathologies in the relative/absolute sizes or positions of anterior segment structures or abnormal forces in the posterior segment structures apply pressure on the peripheral iris, causing iridocorneal angle ...
Ahmet Özkök, Eray Atalay, Nevbahar Tamçelik, Erdoğan Cicik   +3 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short-term anti-TNF therapy with surgical closure versus anti-TNF therapy alone for Crohn's perianal fistulas (PISA-II): long-term outcomes of an international, multicentre patient preference, randomised controlled trialResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: The PISA-II trial showed that short-term anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy followed by surgical closure induces radiological healing of perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease more frequently than anti-TNF ...
Elise M. Meima - van Praag, Marte A.J. Becker, Kyra L. van Rijn, Karin A.T.G.M. Wasmann, Jaap Stoker, Geert R.A.M. D'Haens, Cyriel Y. Ponsioen, Krisztina B. Gecse, Marcel G.W. Dijkgraaf, Antonino Spinelli, Silvio Danese, Willem A. Bemelman, Christianne J. Buskens   +12 more
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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inverse 'D' incision technique in treatment of pilonidal sinus disease; excision with minimal tissue loss, closure without tension and lateral location of the suture line [PDF]

, 2019
WOS: 000496522400006PubMed: 31742211Purpose: Surgical excision is the preferred treatment modality for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus (PS). Notably, the desirable features of an ideal surgical intervention are excision with minimal tissue loss, closure ...
Doğan, Sami, Gürleyik, Emin, Çetin, Fuat   +2 more
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