The use of veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation for hemodynamics support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention by Wael Samy, Helmy Elghawaby, Akram Abdelbary, Hany Zakaria Mohamed, Alia Hassan Abdel Fattah

“…Conclusion ECMO can be successfully used to facilitate elective high-risk PCI minimizing risk of cardiovascular complications.…”
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Trends in Complications Among Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States by James E. Harvey, Samir R. Kapadia, David J. Cohen, Ankur Kalra, William Irish, Candace Gunnarsson, Michael Ryan, Soumya G. Chikermane, Christin Thompson, Rishi Puri

“…Background The treatment of severe aortic stenosis has evolved considerably since the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), yet trends in complications for patients undergoing TAVR or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) at a national level have yet to be evaluated. Methods and Results We performed a retrospective cohort study using Medicare data to evaluate temporal trends in complications among beneficiaries, aged ≥65 years, treated with elective isolated transfemoral TAVR or SAVR between 2012 and 2019. …”
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Examining the effect of educational games on middle school students’ attitudes towards physical education and sports lessons and their motor skills by Kezban Gülşen Eşkil, Belgin Gökyürek

“…Abstract Aim The aim of this research is to examine the changes in children’s motor skills and attitudes towards the lesson through the use of 12-week educational games as an addition to the existing physical education and sports curriculum and the elective sports and physical activity course. Methods The study was conducted with 5th and 6th-grade students from Şehit Yakup Çınar Middle School in Sincan district, Ankara during the 2022-2023 Academic Year. …”
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Preoperative albumin can predict the risk of postoperative deep venous thrombosis in non-cardiac surgery by Shiyan Zhang, Qianyun Pang, Wenjun Liu, Zhu Chen, Ying Wang, Yongting Duan, Hongliang Liu

“…In this study, we evaluated preoperative albumin’s association with DVT in patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery, and identified risk-stratifying thresholds.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted involving 2,026 adult patients (exclude local anesthesia cases) undergoing elective non-cardiac surgeries between December 1, 2023, and December 30, 2024. …”
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Budget Impact Analysis of Implementing Patient Blood Management in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of a Turkish Private Hospital by Tatar M, Akdeniz CS, Zeybey U, Şahin S, Çiftçi Ç

“…This study assessed the potential budget impact of implementing PBM in patients undergoing elective cardiovascular surgery in a private hospital in Turkey.Methods: Two models were developed to estimate the hospital budget impact of PBM. …”
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Heavy gravity combined with light gravity local anesthetic in subarachnoid anesthesia for cesarean section did not reduce the incidence of intraoperative hypotension in maternal wo... by Wei Qiao, Linlin Liu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Kairui Liu, Lingzhi Wang

“…Abstract Background Subarachnoid anesthesia is the primary anesthetic method for elective cesarean section surgery, characterized by rapidly taking effect and reliable analgesia. …”
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Pulmonary complications in trauma patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing pelvic or lower limb operation by David H Livingston, Michele Fiorentino, Franchesca Hwang, Sri Ram Pentakota, Anne C Mosenthal

“…OSA is a well-described predictor of pulmonary complications after elective operation. Yet, data are lacking on its effect after operations for trauma. …”
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Effect of the combination of remifentanil and neuromuscular blockers in pediatric endotracheal intubation: a prospective, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial by Lanxin Qiao, Di Zhang, Zhengzheng Gao, Tingting Zi, Jianmin Zhang, Lijing Li, Fang Wang

“…Methods One hundred thirty-eight pediatric patients aged 1–12 years, classified as having American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II, who received general anesthetics for elective surgery were randomly divided into a remifentanil group (group R) (n = 69) and a placebo group (group C) (n = 69). …”
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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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MENINGOCOCCUS GROWTH STIMULATORS FOR MENINGITIS DIAGNOSTICS BASED ON 2-HYDROXYLALKYLAMINE SALTS by A. N. Mirskova, S. N. Adamovich, E. Ya. Vinogradov, R. G. Mirskov

“…It has been shown for the first time that optically isomeric iodo-methylates of 4-(4 '-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octanes possess high growth-stimulating activity with respect to meningococcus strains isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of patients thus indicating the possibility of these compounds application for qualitative diagnostics of meningitis. A method for the preparation of elective «Dry medium nutritium. ad. meningococcos siccum» for isolation and. cultivation of meningococci has been elaborated. …”
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The Hassiakos maneuver: how to test neuraxial anesthesia before Cesarean section by Aliki Tympa, Charalampos Grigoriadis

“…Methods: This is a retrospective clinical study. All medical records of parturients who underwent elective cesarean section under neuraxial anesthesia between April 2015 and December 2020 with the same surgical team, were analyzed. …”
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Intensity of hemorrhage following tonsillectomy by Milošević Dušanka N.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the intensity of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage according to the five-grade classification. Methods. A total of 408 consecutive patients, aged 2 to 54 years, undergoing elective tonsillectomy, with (n=261) or without (n=147) adenoidectomy, were included in this prospective study. …”
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Spinal Cord Ischemia after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Complication by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario Papa, Christos Nassis, Nikolaos Xiropotamos, George Papadopoulos, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…Neurologic deficit secondary to spinal cord ischemia after elective infrarenal, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), consists a rare and rather disastrous complication. …”
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A Case of Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst of the Liver and Review of the Literature by Nilufer Bulut, Sevinc Dagıstanlı

“…Conclusion. Different surgical methods are used in the treatment of hydatid cysts depending on the localization and complications. …”
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Analysis of intraoperative temperature changes and postoperative related indexes in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery and thoracotomy by CHANG Xin, LI Linghai, CHEN Bin, WEI Biyu, LIU Tao, WANG Chun, GAO Guangkuo, SHEN Shanshan, LIU Wei

“…Objective：To observe and analyze the characteristics of temperature changes at different time points and the changes of postoperative indexes in adult thoracotomy and thoracoscopic surgery. Methods：A retrospective analysis was used to select 202 patients with elective thoracic surgery admilted in Beijing Chest Hospital from January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2023, and they were divided into the thoracoscopic group (102 cases) and the thoracotomy group (100 cases) according to the surgical Methods：A retrospective analysis was used to select 202 patients with elective thoracic surgery admilted in Beijing Chest Hospital from January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2023, and they were divided into the thoracoscopic group (102 cases) and the thoracotomy group (100 cases) according to the surgical methods. …”
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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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Developing health-saving competence of pre-service teachers in Kazakhstan by Alibi Laulanbekov, Jamilya Torybayeva, Mukhamejan Tusseyev

“…The essential aspect in the study of the elective course was building upon students' existing knowledge in the fields of physical education, pedagogy, psychology, and subject-specific teaching methods, as well as enhancing their health-saving competencies. …”
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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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Orthopedic frailty risk stratification (OFRS): a systematic review of the frailty indices predicting adverse outcomes in orthopedics by Nithin K. Gupta, Forrest Dunivin, Hikmat R. Chmait, Chase Smitterberg, Azhaan Buttar, Moiz Fazal-ur-Rehman, Taylor Manes, Morgan Turnow, Tyler K. Williamson, Benjamin C. Taylor, Jack W. Weick, Christian Bowers

“…Abstract Background With a growing number of elderly patients requiring elective and non-elective procedures, frailty-based preoperative risk stratification is an emerging tool in orthopedic surgery to minimize adverse postoperative outcomes. …”
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Low skeletal muscle mass as a proxy marker of sarcopenia is a risk factor for major complications in older patients undergoing curative colon resections for colon cancer by İsmail Tırnova, Maya Gasimova, Hatice Akay, Çağla Sarıtürk, Aslıhan Güven Mert, Özlem Yenidünya, Feza Yarbuğ Karakayalı

“…We aimed to investigate the effects of skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) on postoperative complications, overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) in older patients with colon cancer who underwent elective curative colon resections.Materials and methodsPatients over 65 years old with stage I-III colon cancer who underwent elective curative colon resections between January 2015 and December 2023 were included in this single-center retrospective longitudinal study. …”
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