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Management and perioperative outcomes of traumatic brain injury: retrospective study

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 47 (2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Cranioencephalic traumatism (CET) is a cause of mortality and morbidity in the surgical patient. However, the perioperative management of this entity has not been evaluated in the country's health institutions, despite its high disease burden and potential adverse clinical outcome...

Factores de riesgo asociados a complicaciones perioperatorias en la resección transuretral de próstata con bipolar. Revisión narrativa de la literature

Iatreia; 32 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: la resección transuretral de próstata (RTUP), independiente de si es con equipo monopolar o bipolar (RTUP-B), es la cirugía estándar en el manejo quirúrgico de los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior (STUI) o de las complicaciones derivadas de la obstrucción por hiperpla...

Laparoscopic approach in surgical staging of endometrial cancer

Abstract Objective To compare laparoscopy with laparotomy for surgical staging of endometrial cancer. Methods A cohort of women with preoperative diagnosis of endometrial cancer who underwent surgical staging was retrospectively evaluated. The main study end points were: morbidity and mortality, hosp...

Coronary artery bypass surgery in Brazil: analysis of the national reality through the bypass registry

Abstract Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most frequently performed heart surgery in Brazil. Recent international guidelines recommend that national societies establish a database on the practice and results of CABG. In anticipation of the recommendation, the BYPASS Registry w...

Prevalencias de complicaciones asociadas a la instalación de catéter venoso central para hemodiálisis

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: Placing central venous lines under ultrasonographic guidance reduces the complications of the procedure. Aim: To compare prevalences of complications of central venous line placements with or without ultrasonographic guidance. Material and Methods: Descriptive study that contemplated the co...

Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors for Related Complications of Chemical Ablation on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (4), 2019
Abstract Background: The analysis of risk factors for predicting related complications has not been reported to date. Objective: This study aims to investigate the risk factors of related complications of percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation (PTSMA) for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomy...

Impact of the appendiceal position on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric appendicitis

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate how symptoms vary according to the appendiceal position in pediatric patients and to demonstrate that the laparoscopic approach is safe and effective in any appendiceal location by comparing each location to another. Methods: The medical records of 1,736 children ag...

Efficacy of preoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and the re-dilation technique in minimizing miosis after femtosecond laser in cataract surgery

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess the efficacy of using a nonste­roidal anti-inflammatory drug preoperatively and of applying the re-dilation technique when necessary to minimize pupil size variation when comparing the degree of mydriasis before femtosecond laser pretreatment with that at the beginning of ph...

Tratamiento endoscópico subcutáneo de la diastasis de músculos rectos y de otros defectos de línea media

Rev. argent. cir; 111 (1), 2019
Antecedentes: la diastasis de rectos constituye la separación de la línea media o línea alba, originada en una laxitud de las fibras entrecruzadas de la aponeurosis de ambos músculos rectos. En la actualidad se discute su corrección quirúrgica, existiendo una multiplicidad de factores que lo justif...

Thromboprophylaxis for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract The authors report an update of the main methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis after total knee replacement, which are divided into mechanical and pharmacological methods. The current principal used drugs, their dosages, and the comparative risks and benefits are also reported....