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Impact of arterial procedures on coagulation and fibrinolysis - a pilot study

Abstract Objective: The main goal of our study was to assess the impact of vascular procedures on the activity of hemostatic and fibrinolytic pathways. Methods: We enrolled 38 patients with ≥ 45 years old undergoing surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm or peripheral artery disease under general ...

Predicting urine output after kidney transplantation: development and internal validation of a nomogram for clinical use

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze pre-transplantation and early postoperative factors affecting post-transplantation urine output and develop a predictive nomogram. Patients and Methods: Retrospective analysis of non-preemptive first transplanted adult patients between 2001-2016. The outcomes were hourly di...

Diminutive Incision Acromioplasty Assisted with Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Chinese Patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

West Indian med. j; 68 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Many causes can lead to shoulder pain and subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is the most frequently recorded disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects of diminutive incision acromioplasty assisted with arthroscopy for the treatment of Chinese patients...

Leucotrienos urinarios en pacientes pediátricos con trastorno respiratorio del sueño secundario a hiperplasia adenoamigdalina

RESUMEN Introducción: El trastorno respiratorio del sueño (TRS) afecta al 2% a 3% de la población pediátrica, siendo la hiperplasia adenoamigdalina (HAA) su principal causa. Se ha observado un aumento en los niveles de leucotrienos excretados en orina (LTU) en estos pacientes, los cuales se correlac...

Desarrollo de la resección colo-rectal mínimamente invasiva en un servicio de cirugía universitario

Introducción: A pesar de que la evidencia actual respalda ampliamente el abordaje laparoscópico para las resecciones de colon y recto en función de su seguridad y resultados oncológicos, el desarrollo y adopción del mismo ha sido lento y aún hoy no es de rutina en la mayoría de los centros. Se pre...

Complicaciones posoperatorias en pacientes con cirugía de válvula mitral

Acta méd. colomb; 44 (2), 2019
Resumen Objetivos: determinar las condiciones preoperatorias e intraoperatorias que aumentan el riesgo de morbilidad y mortalidad en el posoperatorio inmediato en los pacientes con cambio de válvula mitral, en la Clínica MAC San Rafael en el periodo del 2014 al 2017. Material y métodos: se realizó ...

The Portuguese version of "The Utrecht questionnaire for outcome assessment in aesthetic rhinoplasty": validation and clinical application

Abstract Introduction: The evaluation of surgical outcomes measured by patient satisfaction or quality of life is very important, especially in plastic surgery. There is increasing interest in self-reporting outcomes evaluation in plastic surgery. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform the tra...

Proposal of a new way to evaluate the external sphincter function prior male sling surgey

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To propose a new way to objectively evaluate the external sphincter function prior to male sling surgery. Materials and Methods: We evaluated the pre-operative sphincter function throughout sphincter pressure at rest (SPAR) and sphincter pressure under contraction (SPUC) obtained th...

Robot assisted radical prostatectomy in kidney transplant recipients: surgical, oncological and functional outcomes of two different robotic approaches

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: To date, few series on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have been published. Purpose: To report the experience of two referral centers adopting two different RARP approaches in KTRs. Surgical, oncological and functional results were...

Correlation analysis between short-term insulin-like growth factor-I and glucose intolerance status after transsphenoidal adenomectomy in acromegalic patients: a large retrospective study from a single center in China

ABSTRACT Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the associations of glucose tolerance status with insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and other clinical laboratory parameters of acromegalic patients before and after the patients underwent transsphenoidal adenomectomy (TSA) by conducting a single-ce...