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Algorithm approach for revision surgery following late-onset bleb complications after trabeculectomy: long-term follow-up

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to introduce a reproducible algorithm for the surgical management of late-onset (>2 months) bleb complications after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of eyes treated using a reproducible algorithm approach by a ...

Survival benefits of interferon-based therapy in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (1), 2017
Recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is universal and can lead to graft failure and, consequently, reduced survival. Hepatitis C treatment can be used to prevent these detrimental outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe rates of hepatitis C recurrence and sustained v...

Management of necrotizing scleritis after pterygium surgery with rituximab

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT The authors present a case of necrotizing scleritis after pterygium excision successfully treated with rituximab after attempts with high doses of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs. A literature review revealed case reports and a phase I/II dose-ranging randomized clinical trial using ...

Clopidogrel use after myocardial revascularization: prevalence, predictors, and one-year survival rate

Abstract Introduction: Antiplatelet therapy after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) has been used. Little is known about the predictors and efficacy of clopidogrel in this scenario. Objective: Identify predictors of clopidogrel following CABG. Methods: We evaluated 5404 patients who underwent CABG b...

Impact of anti-TNF agents in postoperative complications in Crohn's disease: a review

The real impact of biological therapy (anti-TNF agents) in abdominal operations secondary to Crohn's disease is a matter of debate in the international literature. Several studies demonstrated that there can be an increase in postoperative complications in patients previously treated with these agents. O...

Avaliação da dor na área doadora de pacientes com fissura labiopalatina submetidos a reparo do defeito ósseo alveolar com enxerto autógeno de crista ilíaca: um estudo prospectivo randomizado comparando dois extratores ósseos

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 29 (3), 2014
INTRODUÇÃO: Enxerto ósseo autógeno é o padrão no tratamento da falha óssea alveolar. Como a morbidade na área doadora após a obtenção de enxerto ósseo continua sendo um problema relevante em pacientes fissurados, este estudo avaliou a dor na área doadora de pacientes fissurados submetidos ao...

Síndrome neuroléptico maligno en postoperatorio tardío
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in postoperative period

Rev. chil. cir; 52 (4), 2000
La aparición de fiebre en el postoperatorio puede señalar una potencial complicación. A veces ésta sólo puede estar originada por drogas, especialmente neurolépticos, como en este caso. Varón 24 años sometido a gran cirugía tóraco-abdominal, por escopetazo con intento suicida. Con evolución fa...

Profilaxis antimicrobiana en cirugía
Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery

Rev. chil. infectol; 17 (supl.1), 2000
La profilaxis en cirugía se define como la administración de antibióticos con el fin de prevenir infecciones asociadas a procedimientos quirúrgicos. La comprensión de la fisiopatología de la infección de la herida operatoria es la clave de los principios básicos de la antibioprofilaxis. Ella nos ...

Uso de eritromicina en gastroparesia postoperatoria
Use of erythromycin in postoperative gastroparesis

Rev. chil. cir; 49 (5), 1997
La eritromicina, un antibiótico del grupo de los macrólidos, ha demostrado recientemente que tiene un efecto similar a la motilina sobre la fibra muscular gastrointestinal. Mostramos nuestra experiencia en 4 casos de tratamiento exitoso de la gastroparesia postoperatoria con eritromicina oral. Todos er...

Complicaciones urológicas del transplante riñon-pancreas
Urologic complications of the kidney-pancreas transplantation

Rev. chil. urol; 62 (1), 1997
Se analizan las complicaciones precoces ocurridas en los primeros 3 transplantes efectuados y que coinciden con las habitualmente publicadas I.T.U. hamaturia, uretritis, etc. Se presentan estas complicaciones y se analiza su manejo en cada caso. Se presentan estudios urodinámicos de los casos ya que vej...