Investigation of Drug Therapy Management in Patients Considered Candidates for Cardiac Surgery at Yazd Shohadaye Kargar Hospital in 2022 — A Cross-Sectional Study by Azam Mansori, Sahar Mesbah, Zahra Bagheri, Golnaz Afzal

“…Introduction: This study sought to investigate the pharmacist’s role in detecting medication errors through medication reconciliation and to investigate how anesthesiologists manage drug therapy prior to surgery in patient at Yazd Social Security Hospital. Methods: A descriptive-cross-sectional study utilized a simple and accessible sampling method on patients eligible for non-cardiac surgery. …”
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Biological age and its role in stratification of cardiac risk by N. N. Shikhverdiev, D. I. Ushakov, A. S. Peleshok, V. A. Krivopalov, V. A. Sizenko

“…Risk stratification in elderly patients is very important, as none of the applied models for the prediction of mortality in cardiac surgery does not take into account the whole complex of physiological features of the aging organism.The objective was to analyze the effectiveness of the method of qualitative assessment of biological age.Material and methods. …”
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Colonic Ischemia Following Major Vascular Surgery: A Literature Review on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Preventive Strategies by Federica Ruggiero, Giulia Colonna, Maurizio Taurino, Elisa Romano, Pasqualino Sirignano

“…This literature review explores the pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnostic methods, and preventive strategies associated with CI, emphasizing the differences between emergency and elective treatments. …”
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Prophylactic Appendectomy during Laparoscopic Surgery for Other Conditions by S. Occhionorelli, R. Stano, S. Targa, S. Maccatrozzo, L. Cappellari, G. Vasquez

“…Laparoscopy has gained increasing favor as a method of both investigating right iliac fossa pain and treating the finding of appendicitis. …”
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Battling against the great disruption to surgical care in a pandemic: experiences of 11 South and Southeast Asian countries by Hiang Khoon Tan, Pierce Chow, Xiaohui Xin, Wenya Naomi Huang, Vijaya Rao, Ting Hway Wong

“…Key themes were subsequently identified from the interview transcripts using the Braun and Clarke’s method of thematic analysis.Results The COVID-19 pandemic affected all surgical services of participating institutions to varying degrees. …”
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Free toe pulp flap for finger pulp and volar defect reconstruction by Jyoshid R. Balan

“…The ideal cover should fulfill both functional and aesthetic improvement. Materials and Methods: From June 2015 to April 2016, we performed seven free toe pulp flaps for finger defect reconstruction. …”
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Parameters Affecting Length of Stay Among Neurosurgical Patients in an Intensive Care Unit by Phuping Akavipat, Jadsada Thinkhamrop, Bandit Thinkhamrop, Wimonrat Sriraj

“…Aim: to determine the predictive factors on the length of stay of neurosurgical patients in the ICU setting. Methods: all patients admitted to the neurosurgical ICU between February 1 and July 31, 2011 were recruited. …”
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Time to intubation with McGrath™ videolaryngoscope versus direct laryngoscope in powered air-purifying respirator: a randomised controlled trial by Qing Yuan Goh, Sui An Lie, Zihui Tan, Pei Yi Brenda Tan, Shin Yi Ng, Hairil Rizal Abdullah

“…However, there is no evidence that VL reduces time to tracheal intubation, and this is important for COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. Methods: To simulate intubation of COVID-19 patients, we randomly assigned 28 elective surgical patients to be intubated with either McGrath™ MAC VL or direct laryngoscope (DL) by specialist anaesthetists who donned 3M™ Jupiter™ powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) and N95 masks. …”
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Preoperative Oxytocin Infusion to Reduce Blood Loss During Emergency Cesarean Section: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Wilson N. Nwigboji, John O. Egede, Leonard O. Ajah, Silas A. Nwali, Nelson C. Ozonu, Matthew I. Nwali

“…Objectives: To compare the effect of initiating intravenous oxytocin infusion before uterine incision versus after umbilical cord clamping on blood loss during elective CS. Materials and Methods: It was a double-blinded randomized clinical trial of participants who had elective CS at term. …”
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Prediction of Post-operative morbidity based on Surgical Apgar Score by Bhaskaran A, Konappa Konappa, Asadulla Baig, Pavan B K

“…Score on a scale of 0-10 calculated from three parameters collected during the opera-tive procedure, lowest heart rate (HR), lowest mean arterial pressure (MAP), and estimated blood loss. Materials and Methods: It is an 18 months prospective study done in RL Jalappa Hospital, Kolar. …”
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Efficacy of Dexamethasone-Enhanced Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for PostoperativePain Management in Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Trial by Saraswathi Nagappa, Ajith Annadurai, Chandrakala .

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane TAP block with 0.2 Ropivacaine alone versus TAP block with 0.2 Ropivacaine and Dexamethasone as an adjuvant in pediatric patients undergoing elective laparoscopic abdominal surgery.Methods A total of 90 pediatric patients aged between 8-16 years belonging to ASA I and II scheduled for elective laparoscopic abdominal surgeries under general anesthesia were selected. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE COURSE OF LABOR IN WOMEN, THE SECOND STAGE, WHICH WAS COMPLICATED BY SHOULDER DYSTOCIA by N. A. Udovika, S. N. Manischenkov, A. A. Leonov

“…The induction of labor should not be a routine method of delivery for the prevention of shoulder dystocia.…”
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Epidemiology, Controversies, and Dilemmas of Perioperative Nutritional Risk/Malnutrition: A Narrative Literature Review by He M, Long Y, Peng R, He P, Luo Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Yu X, Deng L, Zhu Z

“…The incidence of nutritional risk was in the 20% range in patients undergoing elective surgery, 54% in older adults, 44– 70% in patients with tumors or major elective surgeries, and 50– 55% in children. …”
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Replacing post–chest tube removal chest radiographs with clinical assessment in adult thoracic surgery patients: A single-center prospective studyCentral MessagePerspective by Andreea C. Matei, MD, MSc, Awrad Nasralla, MD, Najib Safieddine, MD, FRCSC, Sayf Gazala, MD, FRCSC, Carmine Simone, MD, FRCSC, Negar Ahmadi, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCSC

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of replacing routine chest radiographs after chest tube removal with clinical observation on outcomes in patients undergoing elective thoracic surgery. Methods: This was a single-center prospective study of adult patients undergoing elective lung resection. …”
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Effect of Esketamine-Based Opioid-Sparing Anesthesia Protocol on the Quality of Early Recovery After Urological Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Qi Y, Li W, Ren Y, Sun J, Zhu Y, Wang L, Zhou M, Wang L

“…The present study explored the effect of the esketamine-based opioid-sparing anesthesia protocol on the quality of postoperative recovery in patients undergoing elective urological surgery.Patients and Methods: A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial was adopted. …”
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Association of Diabetes Mellitus with Carotid Artery Stenosis Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Bangladesh: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study by Chowdhury MAT, Joshi D, Magdum M, Adhikary D, Saklayen S, Alauddin M, Ranjan R, Adhikary AB

“…This study assessed the association of DM with significant carotid artery stenosis (CAS) among the coronary artery disease (CAD) population undergoing isolated elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study evaluated 100 Bangladeshi CAD patients who underwent isolated elective CABG from January 2017 to September 2019. …”
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Association of birth by cesarean section with academic performance and intelligence in youth: A cohort study by Agnes K. Ladelund, Julie A. Slavensky, Frederik J. Bruun, Emilie Pi Fogtmann Sejer, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Steen Ladelund, Ulrik S. Kesmodel

“…Material and methods This cohort study included all Danish live‐born children in 1978–2000. …”
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Abciximab in rescue therapy of thromboembolic events during endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms: single center experience of 49 cases by Lukas Lenhart, Valentin Ladenhauf, Verena Rass, Stephanie A. Treichl, Ronny Beer, Christian F. Freyschlag, Elke R. Gizewski, Astrid E. Grams

“…BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of abciximab (ReoPro®), a glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist, in the management of thromboembolic complications during endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms.MethodsFrom an inhouse data base of 218 coil embolisations in 178 patients with cerebral aneurysms (median age 57 years, 72% females)–among them 53 interventions with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) requiring acute endovascular treatment, and 165 with elective endovascular treatment of unruptured aneurysms - we retrospectively reviewed 53 interventions that received abciximab during endovascular treatment, and diffusion-weighted imaging after endovascular treatment (median 7 days after intervention, range 5 to 9 days). …”
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Putting us to the test: An assessment of the agreement between preoperative investigations ordered and evidence-based guidelines at a tertiary level hospital in the Western Cape Pr... by S V Wronski, S Venter

“…Secondary objectives were to assess the frequency of abnormal laboratory results in tests not indicated by the guidelines, as well as to assess patterns in overtesting. Methods. This was a retrospective record review study of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1 and 2 patients undergoing elective minor and intermediate surgical procedures in Tygerberg Hospital between November and December 2021. …”
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Long Term Follow Up of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Treated With Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing (EVAS) and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR): A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort by Simen Tveten Berge, Konstantin Valerievitch Naletov, Sven Ross Mathisen

“…Primary elective EVAR (n = 164) was compared with primary elective EVAS (n = 117). …”
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