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How safe are clinical systems? [PDF]
Th is study was commissioned by the Health Foundation to examine the extent, type and causes of failures in reliability in different healthcare systems: failures which have the potential to create risk or cause patient ...
Burnett, Susan+9 more
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Needle tenoscopy of the digital flexor tendon sheath in four horses
Summary Background Tenoscopy, performed under general anaesthesia (GA), remains the gold standard diagnostic modality for assessment of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS). A cadaver study described needle tenoscopy of the DFTS in a standing horse model, but the procedure has not been reported in clinical cases.
L. J. Breen+4 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Haemophilia A and B are hereditary bleeding disorders that require multidisciplinary perioperative management. Data on orthopaedic surgery outcomes with extended‐half‐life (EHL) recombinant Fc‐fusion factor VIII (rFVIIIFc) and factor IX (rFIXFc) products remain limited.
Luigi Piero Solimeno+10 more
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Anesthesiological aspects of tourniquet use in orthopedic surgery: Advantages and disadvantages [PDF]
A pneumatic cuff or tourniquet is a standard part of the operative procedure in orthopaedic surgery. Its role is to provide a bloodless surgical field, facilitate the surgeon's work, improve the visualisation and identification of anatomical structures ...
Milosavljević Ana
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TOURNIQUET-INDUCED HYPERTENSION
The anaesthetic records of 600 patients undergoing lower limb surgery were reviewed to determine the frequency of intraoperative arterial hypertension (defined as a 30% incision). The overall frequency of hypertension during operation in 500 patients to whom a tourniquet was applied during surgery was 11%.
R.D. Kaufman, Leonard F. Walts
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Classification of Platelet‐Activating Anti‐Platelet Factor 4 Disorders
ABSTRACT Introduction The prototypic anti‐platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorder—heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT)—features immunoglobulin G (IgG) class antibodies that activate platelets, monocytes, and neutrophils in a mainly heparin‐dependent fashion via Fcγ receptor‐dependent cellular activation.
Theodore E. Warkentin
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The Initial Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing [PDF]
We discuss the strengths of the medical response to the Boston Marathon bombings that led to the excellent outcomes. Potential shortcomings were recognized, and lessons learned will provide a foundation for further improvements applicable to all ...
Arabian, Sandra+20 more
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THE EFFECT OF APPLICATION OF TOURNIQUETS TO THE LEGS ON CARDIAC OUTPUT AND RENAL FUNCTION IN NORMAL HUMAN SUBJECTS 12 [PDF]
Francis W. Fitzhugh+4 more
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ABSTRACT Aims This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluated the efficacy of infrared (IR) devices versus the traditional palpation technique for first‐attempt success of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion in adults. Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
Bertrand Drugeon+11 more
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Background: This study examined the effects of repeated ischemic preconditioning (IPC) combined with normobaric hypoxia on anaerobic performance and physiological stress markers.
Miłosz Drozd+5 more
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