CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Comparison of cardiothoracic surgery training in usa and germany
... cardiac surgery training programs have their own advantages and disad- ...efficient cardiothoracic surgical program should have the same principles and values as a traditional institutional or single ...
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Investigation of oesophageal photoplethysmographic signals and blood oxygen saturation measurements in cardiothoracic surgery patients
... from a central organ such as the oesophagus is suggested as an alternative to overcome this problem. A reflectance oesophageal pulse oximeter probe and a processing system implemented in LabVIEW were developed. The ...
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Evaluation of oesophageal pulse oximetry in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery
... undergoing cardiothoracic surgery, the arterial circulation to the oesophagus is less subject to vasoconstriction and decreased photoplethysmographic amplitudes than the ...
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Hallucinations and delusions after cardiothoracic surgery: Standalone syndrome, or a symptom of delirium?
... The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) states that hallucinations are experiences in perception that occur without an external stimulus. These ...
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Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis After Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Meta-analysis
... congenital cardiothoracic surgery in infants and young ...of surgery (PDA ligation or other), postoperative assessment of vocal cord function by fl exible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy, patient de- ...
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery
... following cardiothoracic sur- gery ...cardiac surgery were enrolled and divided into two groups according to whether HBO2 ther- apy was offered or ...
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MiR 181a: a potential biomarker of acute muscle wasting following elective high risk cardiothoracic surgery
... following cardiothoracic surgery allowed us to control for many of the other factors that occur in the critically ill, and thus, investigate a disease marker that is specific to muscle wasting, it remains ...
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Muscle mass, strength and functional outcomes in critically ill patients after cardiothoracic surgery: does neuromuscular electrical stimulation help? The Catastim 2 randomized controlled trial
... At 5 years after ICU discharge, the 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) and the quality of life assessed by the 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire are still de- creased [3]. Activities in daily living and cognitive ...
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Comparison of the effect of high versus low mean arterial pressure levels on clinical outcomes and complications in elderly patients during non cardiothoracic surgery under general anesthesia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... There are some limitations to our study protocol. First, a multicenter design is adopted so that patients enrolled in the study include a variety of surgical procedures under different clinical environments. This will ...
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Microvascular effects of intravenous esmolol in patients with normal cardiac function undergoing postoperative atrial fibrillation: a prospective pilot study in cardiothoracic surgery
... Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is commonplace after cardiothoracic surgery [1], leading to an increase in mortality, morbidity, length of stay in hospital, and health costs [2, 3]. When POAF is ...
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Quality of Sleep at the Ward after Cardiothoracic Surgery
... our cardiothoracic surgery department, a study was initiated to assess the quality of sleep after cardiothoracic ...of cardiothoracic surgery on the quality of ...after surgery ...
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Cardiothoracic surgery at a crossroads: The impact of disruptive technologic change
... vant in the case of cardiothoracic surgery, but even more specifically, cardiac surgery. First, "established firms must occasionally attempt to renew and diversify their core businesses rather ...
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Impaired fasting glucose is associated with increased perioperative cardiovascular event rates in patients undergoing major non-cardiothoracic surgery
... nonvascular surgery, were included in the ...for surgery requiring only local anesthesia or monitored anesthesia care and day case surgi- cal procedures were ...of surgery was classified and ...
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Large volume infusions of hydroxyethyl starch during cardiothoracic surgery may be associated with postoperative kidney injury: propensity-matched analysis
... Vast majority (90.7%) of patients who received any type of HES were administered with HES 70/0.5 in the operat- ing room in the present study, while all participants were administered with HES 130/0.7 in the ICU in the ...
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Regional Hospital. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery PATIENT INFORMATION (DATOS DEL PACIENTE) Social Security # (Seguro Social No.
... Obligation for Payment: I hereby agree to pay usual and customary charges for all services provided by Memorial Healthcare System and physicians to the patient, except those covered by insurance (which includes all ...
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Modelling the critical care pathway for cardiothoracic surgery
... There could be other questions related to limitations that the reader may have. For instance, why aren’t cancelled pa- tients re-entering the simulation? The problem in doing this is that adding such a layer of ...
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Microsatellite Genotyping Clarified Conspicuous Accumulation of Candida parapsilosis at a Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit
... I nvasive fungal infections are severe and life-threatening compli- cations in immunocompromised or seriously ill patients. Can- dida species are the cause of nosocomial sepsis, septic shock, and lethal disseminated ...
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Is the Internet a useful and relevant source for health and health care information retrieval for German cardiothoracic patients? First results from a prospective survey among 255 Patients at a German cardiothoracic surgical clinic
... A prospective study among 255 patients, who underwent elective cardiac and thoracic operations was conducted between December 2003 and February 2004 at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the ...
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Microporous polysaccharide hemosphere absorbable hemostat use in cardiothoracic surgical procedures
... Used as an adjuvant measure in the operating room, topical hemostatic agents have been developed to aid in blood loss reduction within the surgical field, which may also reduce overall bleeding in the postoperative ...
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How central obesity influences intra-abdominal pressure: a prospective, observational study in cardiothoracic surgical patients
... the cardiothoracic unit of the intensive care unit (ICU) after undergoing elective cardiothoracic surgery were included in this prospective, observational ...
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