Association of inferior vena cava filter placement for venous thromboembolic disease and a contraindication to anticoagulation with 30-day mortality [PDF]
, 2018 Importance: Despite the absence of data from randomized clinical trials, professional societies recommend inferior vena cava (IVC) filters for patients with venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) and a contraindication to anticoagulation therapy.
Brown, David L +3 more
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Health Technology Assessment, 2019 Background: Venous ulceration is a common and costly health-care issue worldwide, with poor healing rates greatly affecting patient quality of life. Compression bandaging has been shown to improve healing rates and reduce recurrence, but does not address
Manjit S Gohel +11 more
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ENDOTOXAEMIA, PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS, AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION [PDF]
, 1989 Plasma endotoxin was measured in 64 patients undergoing primary liver replacement. Endotoxin concentrations increased during the anhepatic phase of the operations, and remained high for several days.
Miyata, Tadanori +5 more
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Quality of life assessment of patients with and without venous ulcer
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2014 OBJECTIVES: to compare the quality of life of patients with chronic venous disease with and without ulcer and to identify the most affected aspects.METHOD: cross-sectional study with a sample of 204 patients with chronic venous disease.
Thalyne Yurí Araújo Farias Dias +5 more
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The expression of inflammatory cytokines, TAM tyrosine kinase receptors and their ligands is upregulated in venous leg ulcer patients: A novel insight into chronic wound immunity [PDF]
, 2015 The systemic host defence mechanisms, especially innate immunity, in venous leg ulcer patients are poorly investigated. The aim of the current study was to measure Candida albicans killing activity and gene expressions of pro- and anti-inflammatory ...
Filkor, Kata +6 more
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Management of chronic non-healing venous stasis ulcer through Siddha intervention - a case report
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative MedicineVenous stasis ulcer is a chronic vascular disease and majorly occurred in lower limbs. Recurrence of ulcer in lower extremities are common in venous stasis ulcer.
Nikil Niva John Raja +2 more
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Health Technology Assessment, 2014 Background: Compression is an effective and recommended treatment for venous leg ulcers. Although the four-layer bandage (4LB) is regarded as the gold standard compression system, it is recognised that the amount of compression delivered might be ...
Rebecca L Ashby +13 more
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Superficial venous surgery as a management for chronic venous leg ulcers
Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2016 Background Venous leg ulcer (VLU) is a chronic problem affecting thousands of patients annually. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of saphenous vein surgery as a management for chronic VLUs and to determine which group of ...
Mohamed Mohamed Mogahed +1 more
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 1985 The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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Left Common Femoral to Right Common Iliac Venous Bypass Through a Retroperitoneal Exposure
Vascular Specialist International, 2018 The endovascular recanalization of the iliocaval system has replaced venous surgical reconstructions as the primary treatment option in severe post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS).
Cesar Cuen-Ojeda +5 more
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