... vomiting and sedation score (0=awake, 1=mild, 2=sleepy but awakable, and = very sleepy) and the length of stay in the PACU The latter was decided by a physician unaware of the randomisation and based ... 2006, after thyroid surgery might have different explanations including the skin incision, pharyngolaryngeal morbidity after intubation and neck hyperextension [17, 18] Multiple techniques and ... after thyroid surgery Eur J Anaesthesiol 2003; 20:490-5 Karamanlioglu B, Turan A, Memis D, Ture M Preoperative oral rofecoxib reduces postoperative pain and tramadol consumption in patients after...
... days before surgery (T0), 13 days (T1), and six months aftersurgery (T2) The time points for gall bladder patients were seven days before surgery (T0), 11 days (T1) and six months aftersurgery ... preoperatively (T0), 14 days postoperatively (T1) and six months postoperatively (T2) Questionnaires used at T0 and T1 were handed out during the routine preoperativeand postoperative visits by the treating ... pain and fatigue symptom levels after as short as seven days [13] Some researchers report that after a mean period of 2.5 years, patients had poor memory concerning their pain and function, and...
... radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of randomized trials Lancet 2005, 366:2087-06 Fisher B, Anderson ... whole breast irradiation will probably remain the standard treatment for intermediate and high risk cases Breast irradiation after conservative surgery is usually given daily for 5-6 weeks Results ... hypofractionation and those treated by conventional fractionation [9] However, the UK randomised trial [4] on hypofractionated radiotherapy using fraction sizes of 2, and 3.3 Gy in 1410 randomized patients...
... RT, and early complications aftersurgery for different preoperative radiotherapy regimens (5 × Gy and immediate surgery versus × Gy and delayed surgery versus conventional fractionated 50 Gy and ... rectal and metastatic lesions Follow-up visits were recommended at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months aftersurgery Follow-up imaging studies were performed at 1, 6, and 12 months after surgery, and treatment-related ... during the interval between RT andsurgery Treatment response andsurgery Most patients had a good clinical response based on imaging after pre-operative treatment For primary rectal lesions, a low...
... sternectomy andprimary wound closure with transposition of omental and/ or pectoralis major flaps and occlusive continuous saline irrigation (Table 2); one patient was treated by partial sternectomy and ... wound dehiscence, and elevated inflammation parameters; after other causes of infectious origin were excluded We followed up patients after discharge by telephone interview and by questioning ... from the wound, and endocarditis were excluded in this study Data obtained from medical records included demographic information, primary operative procedures, the interval from surgery until the...
... andafter cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011 6:3 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and ... control during andafter cardiac surgery may impart some benefit to patients following cardiac surgery, including a reduction in early mortality and the incidences of post-operative AF and the need ... between studies: the proportion of diabetic and non-diabetic patients; definitions of “tight” and “normal” glycaemic control during and/ or after surgery; and the method of measuring the outcome measures...
... prospective and randomized manner, the safety and the effectiveness of using preoperative IABP as support compared with postoperative IABP treatment Patients and methods Patients and inclusion ... study of on-pump and off-pump coronary bypass surgery for patients with triple coronary artery disease Chinese Medical J 2004, 117:342-346 Kirklin JK: Prospects for understanding and eliminating ... group A, the cause of death was right ventricular failure in one patient with preoperative massive right ventricular infarction, and multiple organ failure in two patient But in the group B, the...
... Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:46 increase the incidence [1,2] Patient counselling andmedical therapy of risk factors have become the basis for secondary CAD prevention afterprimary coronary ... time of primarysurgery in 73% of our patients and did significantly Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:46 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/46 ... the beneficial effects of medical therapy, because therapy afterprimary CABG was determined by the cardiologist and patients with recurrent symptoms received intensified medical therapy In the...
... Mortality and morbidity) and APACHE II (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II) scores were calculated after admission to the ICU [15,16] Patients were followed up for 60 days Diagnosis and ... had been randomised to the GDT group and 60 patients to the control group The groups were well matched for age, sex, blood loss, type of surgeryand anaesthetic technique (Table 1) and control ... complication rates and duration of hospital stay in high-risk general surgical patients Materials and methods Participants Adult patients scheduled for major general surgeryand deemed to be at...
... hours after major surgerysurgery Results are means ± SD *p < 0.0001 for low ScvO2 group; p = 0.02 for high ScvO2 group The difference between the high and low groups is significant overall and ... all patients All clinical managementand data collection were closely supervised by a member of the research team in Reductions in ScvO2 are common after major surgeryand are associated with an ... Takala J: Relationship between intra- and postoperative oxygen transport and prolonged intensive care after cardiac surgery: a prospective study Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1997, 41:810-817 15 Jenstrup...
... of MCP-1 and IL-6 were only observed three hours after CPB The levels of sCD40L did not change significantly until hours after CPB; thereafter a decline was observed at 10 and 24 hours after CPB ... higher levels of MIF hours after CPB and IL6 10 hours after CPB were related to the need to use high doses of vasopressors within the first 24 hours aftersurgery (p = 0.017 and p = 0.05, respectively) ... organ dysfunction after cardiac surgery in newborns [26] In addition, the development of postoperative organ edema – and presumably dysfunction – after CBP surgery could be predicted preoperatively,...
... minor and aseptic surgery, in 59% after cardiac and thoracic surgery, and in 95% of patients aftersurgery of the intestine Cardiac surgery per se and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) lead ... elevated and 18 hours after CPB PCT levels were lower in patients receiving dopexamine and epidural versus control afterand 18 hours WBC count was lower in dopexamine versus control at hours after ... OPCAB and CABG but not after TC TNF levels increased postoperatively in OPCAB and TC but not in CABG CRP and LBP levels increased postoperatively and peaked by the third day PCT levels peaked after...
... according to age and sex For each patient in the combined surgery group we therefore randomly selected a matched patient in the valve surgery group and a matched patient in the CABG surgery group ... Perioperative management All patients were premedicated with oral lorazepam (2.5 mg the day before surgeryand 2.5 mg on the morning of surgery) β-blocking agents were given until the day of surgery ... prime, and 500,000 KIU/hour during surgery) was routinely administered CPB was performed under normothermia (>34.5°C) in all types of surgeryand myocardial protection Figure Materials and methods...
... before surgeryand at 0, 2, 4, and hours immediately aftersurgery using sidestream darkfield (SDF) imaging with a ×5 objective lens (Microscan, Microvision Medical, Amsterdam, Netherlands) [32] ... by pressure artefact Cutaneous microvascular flow and PtO2 Cutaneous red blood cell flux was measured before surgeryand at 0, and hours aftersurgery at two sites on the forearm by laser Doppler ... baseline flux and peak hyperaemia was then evaluated at each time point Cutaneous tissue oxygen partial pressure (PtO2 ) was measured before surgeryand at hour 0, 2, 4, and hours aftersurgery at...
... justice and customer satisfaction after service failureand recovery H3: There is a positive relationship between interactional justice and customer satisfaction after service failureand recovery ... Satisfaction after service failureand recovery Customer loyalty Interactional justice H1: There is a positive relationship between distributive justice and customer satisfaction after service failureand ... understand the effect of justice evaluation of customer on their satisfaction after revice failureand recovery The study also recommends alternatives to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty after...
... number 12 and necrotic residues of teeth 15 and 27 (Fig 1) Being a disabled and non-collaborating patient, the Authors prepared oral surgery under general anesthesia In the 24 hours before surgery, ... and Atropine 0.5mg After the preoperative phase, General Anesthesia was performed as follows: Propofol 150mg together with Fentanyl-γ, muscle relaxants Midarine 75mg and Cisatracurium 10mg, and ... and serum protein electrophoresis), Electrocardiogram, Orthopantomography of dental arches, chest radiography (with the patient seated) and intraoral and extraoral examination In this case, preoperative...
... desktops, and wireless devices A key source of PCI audit failure is storing unencrypted data in Excel® spreadsheets • Poor identity management Users and administrators may not be handling authentication ... exposure and thereby reduced the impact of PCI requirements and assessments on its organization In addition, creating and implementing the functionality was simpler and far more efficient and cost-effective ... Correlating Audit Failures and Compromise Trends + Practical Tips: What You Can Do Better + Store Less Data + Understand the Flow of Data + Encrypt Data + Address Application and Network Vulnerabilities...
... surgeryand pre- and post-operative management of vascular patients The collections of contributions from outstanding vascular surgeons and scientists from around the world present detailed and precious ... Vascular Surgery – Principles and Practice The primary end points analyzed were the incidence of stroke, MI or death at 30 days after CAS-CABG and at a mid-term follow-up 2.2 In-hospital and follow-up ... Charles P.E Milne, Regent Lee and Ashok I Handa Preface Vascular surgery is one of the specialties of surgery focusing on the vascular system of the body, i.e arteries and veins The unique feature...
... Plans, and Strategy (Combined Forces Land Component Command) Central Bank of Iraq U.S Central Command Commander’s Emergency Response Funds Commander’s Emergency Response Program Combined Forces Land ... O’Connell, Miranda Priebe, Forrest E Morgan, Lowell H Schwartz, and Alexander C Hou This volume, not available to the general public, describes the command and control (C2) of the forces and supporting ... Central Command (CENTCOM) and at Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) The chapter concludes with conclusions and recommendations concerning the planning process in general and the specifics...
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