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A dedicated stitch to allow early safe mobilization avoiding drain-induced heart injury

Abstract Placement of a mediastinal drain is a routine procedure following heart surgery. Postoperative bed rest is often imposed due to the fear of potential risk of drain displacement and cardiac injury. We developed an encapsulating stitch as a feasible, effective and low-cost technique, which does no...

Effect of opium addiction on postoperative arrhythmia among patients undergoing cabg operation on cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Objectives: Postoperative arrhythmia is an important complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries among patients. It seems that opioid usage is implicated in the pathogenesis of this condition due to its impacts on different organ systems, such as the autonomic nervous syste...

A prospective study assessing feasibility of performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy in chronic kidney disease patients - What factors affect the outcome?

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives To primarily evaluate the functional outcomes of PCNL for bilateral renal calculi/calculi in solitary functioning kidney with Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD). To identify factors affecting the renal replacement therapy following PCNL. Materials and Methods Patients with bilateral rena...

Endoscopic endonasal double flap technique for reconstruction of large anterior skull base defects: technical note

Abstract Introduction: One of the main concerns in endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base has been the high incidence and morbidity associated with cerebrospinal fluid leaks. The introduction and routine use of vascularized flaps allowed a marked decrease in this complication followed by a gr...

Recuperación mejorada después de cirugía torácica: ERAS

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 71 (4), 2019
Resumen El concepto de Recuperación Mejorada Después de Cirugía, Enhanced recovery after Surgery (ERAS), engloba una serie de protocolos para el manejo perioperatorio optimizado en diversas patologías quirúrgicas. Los objetivos de estos protocolos son: mejorar los resultados quirúrgicos, disminuir ...

Trasplante hepático: evolución, curva de aprendizaje y resultados después de los primeros 300 casos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (8), 2019
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) is an option for people with liver failure who cannot be cured with other therapies and for some people with liver cancer. Aim: To describe, and analyze the first 300 LT clinical results, and to establish our learning curve. Material and Methods: Retrospective coh...

Cirugía de Rescate, Una Opción Eficaz Para Colecistectomía Laparoscópica Difícil
Cohort Study: Rescue surgery, an effective option for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy

INTRODUCCIÓN: El tratamiento estándar de la colecistitis aguda es la colecistectomía laparos-cópica (CL). La colecistectomía laparoscópica estándar (CLE) requiere la disección del triángu-lo de Calot y la exposición del conducto cístico; este procedimiento está asociado...

Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome following cataract surgery in a case of anterior megalophthalmos

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Intraoperative and postoperative cataract surgery in eyes with anterior megalophthalmos are challenging procedures. Herein we describe the case of a 53-year-old male with anterior megalophthalmos who developed unilateral Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome following cataract surgery....

Pulmonary hypertension could be a risk for deep vein thrombosis in lower extremities after joint replacement surgery

SUMMARY A background of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) indicates a progressive elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance, leading to overfilling, elevation of venous pressure, congestion in various organs, and edema in the venous system. This study aimed to investigate whether PH is a risk factor for deep ...

The Relationship between the Lee Score and Postoperative Mortality in Patients with Proximal Femur Fractures

Abstract Objective To verify the predictive value of the Lee score for mortality in a one-year period after proximal femur fracture surgery. The present study also evaluated the isolated predictive capacity of other variables. Methods A sample of 422 patients with surgically-treated proximal femur fr...