Urgent percutaneous coronary intervention leads to a decrease in serum concentrations of soluble CD40 ligand by Ratković Nenad, Romanović Radoslav, Jovelić Aleksandra, Gligić Branko, Rafajlovski Sašo, Vojvodić Danilo, Obradović Slobodan

“…Increase in the level of CRP was higher in the group with emergency PCI in relation to elective PCI (p < 0.01). Conclusion. Emergency PCI procedures in the treatment of patients with unstable angina pectoris lead to a postprocedural fall in the serum concentration of sCD40L. …”
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Attitudes towards transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in Australia: a national survey of TIPS centres by Jacob George, Avik Majumdar, Golo Ahlenstiel, Stuart K Roberts, Scott Read, Eric Kalo

“…Despite variations, the success rate of elective TIPS was high at 91.7% (79–100%), with 86.6% (29–100%) for rescue TIPS. …”
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A Decade-Long Case Series Report on the Surgical Management of Complicated Umbilical Hernia in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Utilizing Incisional Negative Pressure Th... by Miha Petrič, Danaja Plevel, Uroš Tršan, Blaž Trotovšek

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated for complicated umbilical hernia at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana from 2015 to 2024, using prospectively collected data. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of PHAROS, a perioperative pharmaceutical management intervention for older adults – a qualitative interview study from the perspect... by Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld, Julia Rinke, Claudia Langebrake, Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Rainer Kiefmann, Corinna Bergelt

“…A comprehensive medication therapy management (MTM) before admission for elective surgery may help reduce unnecessary and potentially inadequate medications (PIM) and thus improve patient health. …”
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Failed Spinal Anesthesia Status in Cesarean Section; A Report from a Teaching by Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Arezoo Mansouri, Soheil Soltanipour, Zahra Rafiei Sorouri, Gelareh Biazar

“…The study enrolled women who underwent elective and emergency CS under spinal anesthesia, classification of The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA-I and ASA-II). …”
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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN OF YOUNG REPRODUCTIVE AGE AFTER HYSTERECTOMY by N. I. Frolova, T. E. Belokrinitskaya, T. M. Barkan, E. V. Golygin, V. F. Liga, V. A. Pletneva, I. B. Plotkin, E. N. Potapova, D. A. Tarbaeva, T. V. Khaven, E. V. Falko, K. N. Shemyakina

“…In many countries, hysterectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures.The objective of our analysis was to assess the social and medical characteristics of young reproductive-age patients who underwent hysterectomy.Materials and methods. A retrospective study involved 140 women aged 18–35 years (median age 29.4 ± 4.7 years) who underwent emergency or elective hysterectomy in the hospitals of Zabaykalsky Krai for a period of 5 years (January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2017).Results. 51.4 % of patients were housewives; 52.9 % were single; 55.7 % had bad habits (smoking, alcohol consumption). …”
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Risk Factors for Cardiopulmonary Complications in Surgeries for Benign Ovarian Tumors by S. N. Toneeva, N. A. Volkova, A. N. Mukhutdinova, S. Y. Klinysheva, T. V. Malova, A. F. Gilemkhanov, M. S. Muchkaev

“…This study aimed to identify key predictors of postoperative non-surgical complications in patients over 65 and to assess the incidence of these predictors, focusing on cardiorespiratory events. Methods and Results: This retrospective study included 288 female patients aged ≥65 and under 65 who underwent elective surgery for benign ovarian cyst removal at a single clinical center. …”
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Optimal Timing of Delivery among Low-Risk Women with Prior Caesarean Section: A Secondary Analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. by Togoobaatar Ganchimeg, Chie Nagata, Joshua P Vogel, Naho Morisaki, Cynthia Pileggi-Castro, Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo, Kapila Jayaratne, Suneeta Mittal, Erika Ota, João Paulo Souza, Rintaro Mori, WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health Research Network

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate optimal timing of elective repeat caesarean section among low-risk pregnant women with prior caesarean section in a multicountry sample from largely low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Patients’ perceptions and understanding of preoperative informed consent: A qualitative thematic analysis from Tanzania by Steven Michael, Willbroad Kyejo, Allyzain Ismail, Sunil Samji, Eric Aghan, Columba Mbekenga, Athar Ali

“…Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was conducted at Aga Khan Hospital using individual in-depth interviews. …”
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Stroke risk assessment in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation to consider performing pre-cardioversion transesophageal echocardiography by E. S. Mazur, V. V. Mazur, N. D. Bazhenov, Yu. A. Orlov

“…To study the potential of stroke risk assessment to evaluate the probability of detecting left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) to consider performing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) before cardioversion.Material and methods. TEE before elective cardioversion was performed in 590 patients with persistent AF, of whom 316 (53,6%) had a high stroke risk (valvular AF, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, CHA2DS2-VASc score &gt;1 in men and &gt;2 in women), and 274 (46,4%) — not high. …”
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Inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox) use in the outpatient and ambulatory setting: a systematic review by Paul Smith, T Justin Clark, Prathiba M De Silva, Bibi Zeyah Fatemah Sairally

“…Objective We assessed whether Penthrox (methoxyflurane) can provide better pain relief for elective, outpatient interventional procedures compared with other methods of pain control.Design Systematic review.Data sources Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial, MEDLINE, Emcare, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched from inception to 6 November 2023.Eligibility criteria All published studies including randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies and case–control studies investigating Penthrox for pain relief, during and/or after an interventional procedure, were included.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers identified eligible studies and retrieved data. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Risk Factors and Various Antibiotic Regimens in Postoperative Neurosurgical Infections: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study by R. Shetty, S. Dwarakanath, H.B. Veena Kumari, S. Sampath, B.A. Chandramouli

“…We will also analyze the incidence and evaluate the risk factors of surgical site infections following clean, nonimplant, fresh, elective craniotomies. Material and Methods This prospective randomized control study was conducted at our institute, a tertiary referral center, for a period of 2 years. …”
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Surgeons’ opinions and concerns regarding prophylactic mesh placement when conducting a permanent ileo- and colostomy A survey among 172 surgeons in Germany, Switzerland, and Austr... by Christoph Paasch, Egan Leonidovich Kalmykov, Ralph Lorenz, Ralph Lorenz, Nele Neveling, Rene Mantke, Rene Mantke

“…Our aim was to conduct a survey of surgeons revealing perspectives and concerns regarding GPTPH2017 and to discuss their concerns.MethodsFrom January 2023 to September 2023 a survey among surgeons of Germany, Switzerland and Austria was conducted. …”
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Questionnaire survey on women’s views after a first caesarean delivery in two tertiary centres in Ireland and their preference for involvement in a future randomised trial on mode... by Gillian Ryan, Kate C O Doherty, Declan Devane, John Morrison

“…Results were compared between women who had elective operations and women who had emergency operations.Primary outcome measures The satisfaction levels of women after a first caesarean, their preference for mode of birth in a future pregnancy and their willingness to participate in a randomised trial on mode of birth.Results There were 347 completed surveys of 633 women who consented to participate (54.8%), of whom 285 and 62 had emergency and elective caesarean deliveries, respectively. …”
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Old Is (Not) Gold: Midazolam Monotherapy versus Midazolam Plus Fentanyl for Sedation during Cardiac Catheterization by William Black, Raj Baljepally, Laylan Shali, Omar Alsharif, Scott Warden, Eric Heidel, Xiaopeng Zhao

“…Despite the widespread use of midazolam and fentanyl for procedural sedation, the effectiveness of this dual agent approach to sedation has never been studied in comparison to midazolam monotherapy. Methods. A total of 129 patients undergoing sedation for outpatient elective cardiac catheterization were randomly assigned to either midazolam monotherapy (n = 69) or combination of midazolam and fentanyl (n = 60). …”
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The use of transdermal therapeutic systems for chemical pleurodesis in a patient with prolonged air leakage after lung resection for cancer by D. A. Rozenko, N. D. Ushakova, S. N. Tikhonova, Yu. N. Lazutin, N. N. Popova, A. M. Skopintsev

“…This clinical observation demonstrates a method of a motivated use of a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) based on fentanyl for chemical pleurodesis in a patient with prolonged air leakage after lung resection for cancer. …”
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The hidden risk: Intracranial hemorrhage following durotomies in spine surgery by Julius Gerstmeyer, MD, August Avantaggio, Clifford Pierre, MD, Neel Patel, MD, Donald D. Davis, MD, Bryan Anderson, DO, Periklis Godolias, MD, Thomas Schildhauer, MD, Amir Abdul-Jabbar, MD, Rod J. Oskouian, MD, Jens R. Chapman, MD

“…The aim was to assess the incidence and risk factors of ICH in patients undergoing elective spine surgery. Methods: Utilizing the 2020 National Impatient Sample (NIS) adults (>18 years) were selected by primary procedure category codes for spine fusion, discectomy, spinal cord decompression and cervicothoracic/lumbosacral nerve decompression. …”
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Machine learning in assessing the association between the size and structure of the ascending aortic wall in patients with aortic dilatation of varying severity by V. E. Uspenskiy, V. L. Saprankov, V. I. Mazin, D. G. Zavarzina, A. B. Malashicheva, O. B. Irtyuga, O. M. Moiseeva, M. L. Gordeev

“…To assess the association between pathological ascending aortic (AA) wall changes and its planimetric characteristics in non-syndromic non-familial (sporadic) aneurysm and dilation of the AA.Material and methods. The study included 174 patients with sporadic aneurysms and dilation of the AA, who underwent elective surgery between January 2010 and July 2015 and were divided into 2 groups: patients with AA aneurysm (AAA) (AA diameter &gt;50 mm) and tricuspid aortic valve (AV) with significant aortic stenosis (AS) or regurgitation (AR) (AAA group, n=120), and persons with borderline AA dilatation (AA diameter 45-50 mm), associated with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and significant AS (BD group, n=54). …”
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Imaging analysis using Artificial Intelligence to predict outcomes after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Athanasios Saratzis, Juliette Raffort, Robert J Hinchliffe, Jonathan Boyle, George A Antoniou, Arun Pherwani, Maarit Venermo, Fabien Lareyre, Stavros K Kakkos, Mario D’Oria, Bahaa Nasr, Matthias Trenner

“…The secondary objective is to investigate morphological aortic changes following EVAR.Methods and analysis This international, multicentre, observational study will retrospectively include 500 patients who underwent elective EVAR. …”
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Virtual vitreoretinal clinics: a service delivery pathway of the future by Elizabeth Yang, Amelia Rees, Shantelle Ahadzi, Yvonne Kanna, Philipp Schwember, Robert Henderson, Lyndon da Cruz

“…Abstract Background Vitreo-macular interface (VMI) disorders, including epiretinal membrane (ERM) diagnosed on optical coherence tomography (OCT), form a significant proportion of elective referrals to vitreoretinal (VR) surgeons. …”
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