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Risk score elaboration for stroke in cardiac surgery

Abstract Introduction: Stroke is a complication that causes considerable morbidity and mortality during the heart surgery postoperative period (incidence: 1.3 to 5%; mortality: 13 to 41%). Models for assessing the risk of stroke after heart surgery have been proposed, but most of them do not evaluate po...

Is Vasoactive-Inotropic Score a Predictor for Mortality and Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?

Abstract Introduction: We aimed to investigate whether vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) is a predictor for early postoperative morbidity and mortality. Methods: This study was planned as a prospective cohort study, between Nov 20 2018 and May 15 2019, including a total of 290 patients aged 20 years or ...

Predictive factors of prolonged ventilation following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Introduction: In this trial, we initially aimed to investigate the major predictive factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in our center and, secondarily, we tried to find out the effects of the independent factors on morta...

Técnica TAPP en manos jóvenes. Es posible reproducir los resultados de la técnica Lichtenstein para la hernia inguinal sintomática primaria unilateral

Rev. argent. cir; 113 (4), 2021
RESUMEN Antecedentes: La hernioplastia inguinal es el procedimiento quirúrgico más frecuentemente realizado dentro de la Cirugía General. Se realizan anualmente 20 millones de hernioplastias; la técnica de Lichtenstein y la transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) mediante cirugía laparoscópica son las...

Estadía abreviada poscirugía bariátrica: una posibilidad real sin incrementar complicaciones ni readmisión de pacientes

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 73 (6), 2021
Resumen Introducción: Nuevas técnicas en cirugía bariátrica han permitido disminuir las complicaciones y la mortalidad quirúrgica. Estas mejoras han hecho posible disminuir la estadía hospitalaria y acelerar el proceso de recuperación permitiendo un potencial protocolo de alta temprana. Objetivos:...

Simultaneous resection for colon cancer and synchronous liver metastases: case series with follow-up

Int. j. morphol; 39 (6), 2021
SUMMARY: Treatment of colonic cancer (CC) and synchronic liver metastasis (SLM) is still controversial in relation to how to act. The aim of this study was to analyze initial single center experience in simultaneous surgical approach of patients with CC and SLM, in terms of overall survival (OS) and dise...

Identación escleral y retinopexia neumática
Scleral buckling and neumatic retinopexy

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 34 (4), 2021
Objetivo: Determinar los resultados de la técnica quirúrgica de identación escleral y la de retinopexia neumática en el desprendimiento regmatógeno de retina. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo en pacientes operados con la técnica de identación escleral y la d...

Endarterectomía de carótida bilateral en un mismo tiempo quirúrgico
Bilateral carotid endarterectomy at the same surgical time

Los pacientes con estenosis bilateral presentan una elevada incidencia de clínica hemisférica e infartos cerebrales en relación con la primera carótida y en espera de una segunda cirugía de la carótida contralateral estenótica. La endarterectomía de carótida bilateral en un mismo tiempo quirúrg...

Cirugía convencional del aneurisma tóraco-abdominal

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (12), 2021
BACKGROUND: Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is an infrequent disease and demands a highly specialized and experienced management. Open repair (OR) is the gold standard but it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Paraplegia and renal failure are the most important complications....

Incidência e fatores associados a complicações em feridas operatórias de mulheres mastectomizadas

Objetivo: descrever a incidência de complicações em feridas operatórias de mastectomia e identificar fatores associados. Método: estudo retrospectivo desenvolvido em uma coorte hospitalar de 545 mulheres mastectomizadas por câncer de mama no ano 2018 em um centro de assistência de alta complexidad...