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Surgical masks as source of bacterial contamination during operative procedures

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2018
Surgical masks (SMs) are used to reduce bacterial shedding from the mouth, nose and face. This study aimed to investigate whether SMs may be a potential source of bacterial shedding leading to an increased risk of surgical site infection.Bacterial contamination of the SMs was tested by making an impression of the external surface of the mask on sterile
Liu Zhiqing, Chang Yongyun, Chu Wenxiang, Yan Mengning, Mao Yuanqing, Zhu Zhenan, Wu Haishan, Zhao Jie, Dai Kerong, Li Huiwu, Liu Fengxiang, Zhai Zanjing   +11 more
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Surgical management for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma [PDF]

, 2011
Background Upper tract transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) are uncommon and aggressive tumours. There are a number of surgical approaches to manage this condition including open radical nephroureterectomy and laparoscopic procedures.
El-Mokadem, Ismail, Ismail El-Mokadem, Bhavan Prasad Rai, Nabi, Ghulam, Mike Shelley, Biyani, Chandra S., Bernadette Coles, Chandra S Biyani, Ghulam Nabi, Coles, Bernadette, Shelley, Mike, Rai, Bhavan Prasad   +11 more
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Surgical Use of Supraclavicular Artery Flap for Head and Neck Cancer Defects Repair: Personal Experience

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Introduction For a long time, major surgical defects after oncological surgery have always been challenging cases for surgeons in terms of wound healing and covering technique.
Luigi Filippo D'Aco, Laura Cagnoni, Carmelo Murè, Alessandro Piazza, Giuseppe Aresi, Davide Thomas Panciera   +5 more
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Transcatheter versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in high-risk patients. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: The use of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement has been shown to reduce mortality among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis who are not candidates for surgical replacement.
Makkar, Raj R, Samir Kapadia, Dewey, Todd, Pichard, Augusto D, Mack, Michael J, Vinod H. Thourani, Duolao Wang, Smith, Craig R, Webb, John G, Babaliaros, Vasilis, Moses, Jeffrey W, D. Craig Miller, Jeffrey W. Moses, Wang, Duolao, Craig R. Smith, Mathew Williams, Todd Dewey, Miller, D Craig, Michael J. Mack, John G. Webb, William N. Anderson, Tuzcu, E Murat, Thourani, Vinod H, Raj R. Makkar, Gregory P. Fontana, Svensson, Lars G, Kapadia, Samir, E. Murat Tuzcu, Paul Corso, Martin B. Leon, Williams, Mathew, Stuart J. Pocock, Bavaria, Joseph E, MD, Howard C. Herrmann, Augusto D. Pichard, Lars G. Svensson, Pocock, Stuart J, Jodi J. Akin, Joseph E. Bavaria, Fontana, Gregory P, Akin, Jodi J, Corso, Paul, Bavaria, Joseph E, Leon, Martin B, Herrmann, Howard C, PARTNER Trial Investigators, Anderson, William N, Vasilis Babaliaros   +47 more
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Hemicorporectomy; Describing a Single-Stage Surgical Technique: A Case Report

Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2023
Background: Hemicorporectomy is a life-saving operation to maintain the survival of patients with severe and irreversible pelvis and lower extremities injuries.
Yousef Fallah, Seyyed Hossein Shafiei, Pejman Pourfakhr, Parham Talebiyan, Mohammad Soleimani, Ehsan Pendar   +5 more
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Thirty-day postoperative mortality after colorectal cancer surgery in England. [PDF]

, 2011
OBJECTIVES: To assess the variation in risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality for patients with colorectal cancer between hospital trusts within the English NHS.
Quirke, Philip, Finan, Paul J, B. Rachet, E. F. Taylor, D. Forman, E. J. A. Morris, P. J. Finan, Thomas, James D, M. P. Coleman, Taylor, Elizabeth F, Forman, David, J. D. Thomas, Coleman, Michel P, P. Quirke, Rachet, Bernard, Morris, Eva JA   +15 more
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Elective pediatric surgery: profile description of children and late referral identification

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2023
Pediatric surgery receives great demand for referrals from primary care services in order to evaluate the need for surgical intervention. However access to this specialized evaluation and in intervention does not always occur at the appropriate time ...
CAROLINA TALINI, ARIANA RODRIGUES DA SILVA CARVALHO, CLAUDIA SILVEIRA VIERA   +2 more
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Role of the three-dimensional printing technology in complex laparoscopic renal surgery: a renal tumor in a horseshoe kidney [PDF]

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Purpose: To report our initial experience using a patient-specific 3D-printed renal tumor model for the surgical planning of a complex heminephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney.
Clàudia Mercader, Antoni Vilaseca, Javier Luis Moreno, Antonio López, Maria Carmen Sebastià, Carles Nicolau, Maria José Ribal, Luís Peri, Mertixell Costa, Antonio Alcaraz   +9 more
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Intraoperative oxygenation in adult patients undergoing surgery (iOPS): a retrospective observational study across 29 UK hospitals

Perioperative Medicine, 2018
Background Considerable controversy remains about how much oxygen patients should receive during surgery. The 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend that intubated patients receive a fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FIO2) of 0.
Clare M. Morkane, Helen McKenna, Andrew F. Cumpstey, Alex H. Oldman, Michael P. W. Grocott, Daniel S. Martin, Pan London Perioperative Audit and Research Network (PLAN)   +6 more
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Clinical review: Can we predict which patients are at risk of complications following surgery? [PDF]

, 2013
There are a vast number of operations carried out every year, with a small proportion of patients being at highest risk of mortality and morbidity. There has been considerable work to try and identify these high-risk patients.
Shah, N, Hamilton, M
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