... occlusion of a bleeding basivertebral vein.
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care, drainage of abscesses, and debridement of any necrotic tis-
sue, where appropriate, remain important ... proper wound
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this goal, most surgeons, avoid using small Ray-tec sponges in the
abdomen and avoid placing...
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clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory parameters.
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In patients with existing cardiac disease, recent changes in
symptoms must be identified. ... beta-blockade is indicated in
patients having intermediate risk surgery with one or more clinical
risk factors or any patient having vascular surgery. It i...
... rou-
tine preoperative electrocardiography in patients undergoing
noncardiac surgery. Am J Cardiol 2006; 97 (7): 1103–6.
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increased risk. Intermittent ... terramycin on the
intestinal bacterial flora of patients being prepared for intes-
tinal surgery. Proc Staff Meet Mayo Clin 195 1; 26(3): 49 52.
8. Poth EJ. The role of in...
... care.
CARE PATHS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY
Care paths in surgery are used in the management of patients under-
going commonly performed surgical procedures.(15) In colon and
rectal surgery, care ... explicit and well-defined standards for care. They
support introduction of evidence-based medicine and use of clini-
cal guidelines thus reducing variations in pa...
... abdominal rectopexy
with and without sigmoidectomy in rectal prolapse. Surg
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Figure 23.1 Perineal rectosigmoidectomy. ...
inner cylinder. (E) Anastomosis of distal aspect of remaining colon to the short
rectal stump. (From Beck DE, Whitlow CB. Rectal prolapse and intussusceptio...
... multidisciplinary involvement and plan-
ning, and comment that this surgery is not for the “occasional
participant”.(2) These data and others confirm that the overrid-
ing principle of this challenging ... When
initially introduced, complications including liver fracture, bleed-
ing, systemic cytokine induced lung injury, myoglobinuria and
pleural effusion reduced its overall pop...