Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2020 Although adjacent segmental disease after posterior thoracic fusion surgery is rare, thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the yellow ligament in the lower thoracic spine could develop because of mechanical stress when the lower instrumented ...
Toru Funayama +10 more
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Surgical risk tests related to cardiopulmonary postoperative complications: comparison between upper abdominal and thoracic surgery [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2013 PURPOSE: To investigate if tests used in the preoperative period of upper abdominal or thoracic surgeries are able to differentiate the patients that presented cardiopulmonary postoperative complications.
Karine Aparecida Arruda +2 more
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The path of the first female surgeon to open-heart surgery - Nina Starr Braunwald
Heart Vessels and Transplantation, 2021 Nina Starr Braunwald - first female heart surgeon, a pioneer in cardio-thoracic surgery, certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the first elected to the American Thoracic Surgery Association, a wonderful wife and mother of three ...
Zairbek A. Syrgaev
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Evaluation of a novel saliva-based epidermal growth factor receptor mutation detection for lung cancer: A pilot study. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundThis article describes a pilot study evaluating a novel liquid biopsy system for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The electric field-induced release and measurement (EFIRM) method utilizes an electrochemical biosensor for detecting ...
Akin, David +22 more
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Application and Research Progress of Video Double-lumen Tube in Thoracic Surgery
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2022 The rapid development and promotion of minimally invasive thoracic surgery represented by video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery has gradually replaced traditional thoracic surgery technique as the primary choice for the treatment of pulmonary nodules ...
Cheng SHEN, Peng LIANG, Guowei CHE
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Kuban School of Thought in Thoracic Surgery: History of Its Formation and Development
Инновационная медицина Кубани, 2023 Introduction: The article discusses formation and development of the Kuban school of thought in thoracic surgery. We reviewed the main aspects of the accumulation of knowledge and experience in thoracic surgery and formation of a scientific association ...
A. N. Redko +5 more
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Risk factors for deterioration of renal function after coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: Various definitions of impairment of renal function after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are used in the literature. Depending on the definition, several risk factors are identified.
de Wolf, Andre +5 more
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JTCVS Open, 2020 Objective: In the United Kingdom, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the cessation of elective surgery. However, there remains a need to provide urgent and emergency cardiac and thoracic surgery as well as to continue time ...
Damian Balmforth, FRCS(CTh), PhD +26 more
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Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block for closed loop ileostomy repair in severe COPD: a case report [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018 Background and objectives: Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block is usually considered a good alternative to epidural thoracic for anesthesia and pain control in thoracic and breast surgery.
Rocco D'Andrea +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 ...
Bingold, Tobias Michael +9 more
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