Cardiovascular Events and Preoperative Beta-Blocker Use in Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Holter-Based Analysis by Alexandru Cosmin Palcău, Liviu Ionuț Șerbanoiu, Livia Florentina Păduraru, Alexandra Bolocan, Florentina Mușat, Daniel Ion, Dan Nicolae Păduraru, Bogdan Socea, Adriana Mihaela Ilieșiu

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between chronic beta-blocker (bb) therapy and perioperative cardiac events in non-cardiac surgeries using 24 h continuous Holter monitoring. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A prospective observational study was conducted on patients undergoing elective or emergency non-cardiac surgery at a Romanian tertiary care hospital. …”
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Impact of Sex-Related Differences in Infrarenal Aortic Neck Morphology on Outcomes of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Similar-Sized Aortic Aneurysm by Ombretta Martinelli, Antonio Marzano, Maria Irene Bellini, Roberto Gattuso, Luca Di Marzo, Valeria Gonta, Jihad Jabbour, Wassim Mansour, Simone Cuozzo

“…<b>Objectives</b>: This study aimed to evaluate whether gender-related anatomical differences in proximal aortic neck morphology affect the feasibility and outcomes of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) in women with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). <b>Methods</b>: This study performed a retrospective analysis of patients electively treated by EVAR for infrarenal AAA between January 2019 and December 2023. …”
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Discontinuation of immune checkpoint inhibitors for reasons other than disease progression and the impact on relapse and survival of advanced melanoma patients. A systematic review... by Konstantinos Lallas, Eftychia Chatziioannou, Derya Durak, Georg Frey, Lina Maria Serna-Higuita, Marie-Lena Rasch, Athanassios Kyrgidis, Eleni Timotheadou, Zoe Apalla, Ulrike Leiter, Lukas Flatz, Lukas Flatz, Aimilios Lallas, Teresa Amaral, Teresa Amaral

“…From 2542 patients discontinued treatment with ICIs electively or due to TLTs, 495 experienced progression [number of studies (n)=34, RR 20.9%, 95%CI 17.1 – 24.7%, I2 85%) and higher rates were detected in patients with TLTs compared to elective discontinuation. …”
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Predictive Significance of the Monocyte-to-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio in Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Among Patients with Co... by Lin A, Peng Y, Shao J, Chen L, Lin Y

“…Aijie Lin,1,&amp;ast; Yanchun Peng,2,&amp;ast; Jiayi Shao,1 Liangwan Chen,3 Yanjuan Lin2,4 1School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Cardiac Surgery Nursing, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Liangwan Chen, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People’s Republic of China, Email fjxhlwc@163.com Yanjuan Lin, Department of Nursing, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People’s Republic of China, Email fjxhyjl@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to examine the connection between monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) and contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and to introduce a novel perspective to early clinical diagnosis of CIN.Patients and Methods: This single-center bidirectional cohort study included 1771 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from January 2017 to July 2022 at the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital. …”
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GRACE: protocol for a UK, secondary care, multicentre, assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial with a non-inferiority comparison to evaluate graduated compression stockings as... by John Norrie, Rebecca Lawton, Jonathan L Rees, Joseph Shalhoub, Beverley J Hunt, Zaed Hamady, Maria Kyrgiou, Tom Pinkney, Andrew D Beggs, Tamara Everington, Linda Williams, Simon Toh, Francine Heatley, Alun Davies, Matthew Machin, Nick Watkin, Sasha Smith, Sara Jasionowska, Alexander Liddle, Layla Bolton Saghdaoui

“…The GRACE study (Graduated Compression stocking as an adjunct to Extended duration pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for venous thromboembolism prevention) aims to evaluate the adjuvant benefit of GCS in addition to extended duration pharmacological thromboprophylaxis (EDPTP) for elective surgical patients at highest risk of VTE.Methods and analysis GRACE is a pragmatic, multicentre randomised trial of adults undergoing surgery who are at high risk of VTE. …”
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Dexmedetomidine-enhanced chest wall fascial plane blocks in ultra-fast-track minimally invasive heart valve surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Shen-Jie Jiang, Tian Jiang, Han-Wei Wei, Xiao-Kan Lou, Yu Wang, Mei-Juan Yan

“…This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether adding 1 μg/kg dexmedetomidine to 0.375% ropivacaine for chest wall fascial plane blocks enhances opioid sparing in ultra-fast-track (UFT) minimally invasive heart valve surgery. Methods Seventy-six elective patients were randomized (1:1) in a double-blind manner. …”
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Active management of suspected fetal macrosomia: the right approach? by Inmaculada Mejía, Patricia Barbero Casado, Claudia Sánchez-Arevalo, Christian Garrido Lopez, Laura Escudero Villegas, Antonio García Burguillo, Alberto Galindo, Cecilia Villalaín

“…Third, to compare baseline characteristics and perinatal outcomes in women with neonates ≥4000 g with and without prenatal suspicion of macrosomia.Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted between July 2021 and July 2022 in a tertiary center. …”
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Left Atrial Thrombosis before Catheter Ablation or Cardioversion in Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: what Risk Score is Most Informative? by I. A. Zaigraev, I. S. Yavelov, O. M. Drapkina, E. V. Bazaeva

“…To compare different scores in assessment of risk of left atrial or its appendage thrombosis (LAAT) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) undergoing transesophageal echocardiography before catheter ablation (CA) or cardioversion (CV).Material and methods. In retrospective, single-center, case-control study medical records of 1994 patients with non-valvular AF or AF from the period 2014-2019, who underwent transesophageal echocardiography before CA or elective CV, were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of Custodiol® and modified St. Thomas cardioplegia for myocardial protection in coronary artery bypass grafting by Cvetković Dragan, Kočica Mladen, Šoškić Ljiljana, Vučićević Filip, Petrović Olga, Jovanović Ivana, Jovičić Snežana, Trifković Jelena, Kostovski Saša, Miličić Biljana, Karadžić Milica, Ristić Arsen, Savić Dragutin

“…Thomas cardioplegic solution in coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods. In a prospective four-month study, 110 consecutive adult patients who underwent primary isolated elective on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were randomized into the Custodiol® group (n = 54) and the St. …”
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Effect of combined colloid preloading and crystalloid coloading versus combined colloid and crystalloid coloading on maternal cardiac output during spinal anesthesia for cesarean s... by Xiang Gao, Yu Huang, Sumei Hu, Chuantao Lin, Yi You, Shihong Huang, Ming Liu, Jianying Yan

“…Therefore, this study aimed to use Vigileo techniques in order to compare the effects of different fluid loading strategies on CO fluctuation under a norepinephrine infusion.MethodsWe recruited 102 healthy term parturients scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia for this randomized double-blind study and divided them into two groups: the colloid preload followed by crystalloid coload group (500 ml each; Group 1, n = 51), and the colloid and crystalloid coload group (500 ml each; Group 2, n = 51). …”
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High-flow oxygen for children’s airway surgery: randomised controlled trial protocol (HAMSTER) by Julia Taylor, Kristen Gibbons, Susan Humphreys, Tara Williams, Andreas Schibler, Britta Sylvia von Ungern-Sternberg, Andrew Davidson, Justin Skowno, Fiona Taverner, Laura Burgoyne, David Sommerfield, Philip Stephens, Ben Hallett, Shyan Vijayasekaran, Nicola Slee, Hannah Burns, Marcin Sowa

“…Children (n=530) aged &gt;37 weeks to 16 years presenting for elective tubeless upper airway surgery who fulfil inclusion but not exclusion criteria will be randomised prior to surgery to HIGH-FLOW or LOW-FLOW post induction of anaesthesia. …”
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Comparison Between Low-Dose Esketamine and Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Recovery Quality Among Patients Undergoing Humeral Trauma Surgery in Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block:... by Chen J, Qi Y, Zhang J, Sun B, Zhang M, Meng X, Zhou M, Wang L

“…In this report, we examined the effect of low-dose esketamine versus dexmedetomidine on postsurgical recovery among patients who underwent humerus surgery with interscalene brachial plexus block.Patients and Methods: In this prospective, randomized, controlled study, 141 patients aged 18 to 65 years who underwent humerus reduction and internal fixation were recruited. …”
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Robotic Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy With Vein Resection and Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis by Niccolò Napoli, MD, PhD, FEBS, Emanuele Federico Kauffmann, MD, PhD, FEBS, Michael Ginesini, MD, Armando Di Dato, MD, Virginia Viti, MD, Cesare Gianfaldoni, MD, Lucrezia Lami, MD, Carla Cappelli, MD, Maria Isabella Rotondo, MD, Daniela Campani, MD, Gabriella Amorese, MD, Caterina Vivaldi, MD, Silvia Cesario, MD, Laura Bernardini, MD, Enrico Vasile, MD, Fabio Vistoli, MD, PhD, FEBS, Ugo Boggi, MD, FEBS

“…Of the 151 patients with PD-VR (open = 115, robotic = 36), 35 procedures per group were compared. Elective conversion to open surgery was required in 1 patient with robotic PD-VR (2.9%). …”
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Simultaneous Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery Early Results: A 16-Year Single-Center Experience by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Devis Pellumbi, Saimir Kuci, Ervin Bejko, Edlira Rruci, Esmerilda Bulku, Alessia Mehmeti, Klodian Krakulli, Vera Beca, Aferdita Veseli, Andi Kacani, Edvin Prifti, Ali Refatllari, Elizana Petrela, Alban Dibra, Altin Veshti

“…Most patients underwent elective surgery (111, 91.7%), while 10 (8.3%) were urgent surgical cases. …”
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Sex differences in hospital outcomes of medically-managed type B aortic dissection by Paulina Luna, Faris Amil, Mary J. Roman, Nickpreet Singh, Teagan Iranitalab, Jim W. Cheung, Ilhwan Yeo, Richard B. Devereux, Jonathan Weinsaft, Leonard Girardi, Alicia Mecklai, Rebecca Ascunce, Julie Marcus, Pritha Subramanyam, Amrita Krishnamurthy, Diala Steitieh, Luke Kim, Nupoor Narula

“…However, data focused on sex differences in outcomes in TBAD patients managed medically are limited.MethodsHospitalizations of adults with TBAD were identified using the 2016–2019 Nationwide Readmissions Database. …”
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A Program for Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) by Kabale University

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Bioengineered cardiovascular bypass grafts via in vivo self-assembly of scaffold-guided tubular tissue in rats by Shiqi Hu, Xiuhong Sun, Rui Zhou, Kai Fu, Yunfei Mo, Jialin Xu, Xiaoyan Shen, Shiwen Liu, Yuqing Niu

“…When used as interpositional grafts in the abdominal aorta, the BTCs demonstrated excellent patency, blood flow velocity, vascular reactivity, compliance, and histological architecture comparable to those of the native vessel over a 24-week implantation period. Our method significantly shortens the fabrication time of bioengineered vessels—from several months to two weeks—thereby aligning with the critical time window required for elective cardiovascular bypass surgery. …”
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Progressive decrease in partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 during posterior spinal fusion surgery in a child with idiopathic scoliosis and pectus excavatum: a case report by Yan Xu, Yanjun Lin, Chunling Jiang, Li Zhou

“…The patient remained prone for approximately 5 h without further complications. This method was recommended for the patient’s operation, for which there were no adverse effects. …”
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Knowledge and perceptions of the roles of anesthesiologists as providers of healthcare services: toward better-educated patients by Anwar Zahran, Firas Besharieh, Yazan Hamdan, Taysir Alsadder, Mohammad Jaber, Ramzi Shawahna

“…The study also assessed associations between the patients' different demographic and clinical variables and their knowledge and perceptions about the roles of anesthesiologists. Method This study was conducted using a cross-sectional design and a questionnaire among perioperative patients admitted for elective surgeries in five major public and private hospitals in the Nablus, Tulkarm, Jenin, and Salfit governorates of the West Bank of Palestine. …”
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Clinical behavior of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningoencephalitis Comportamiento clinico y terapéutico de la meningoencefalitis por Streptococcus pneumoniae by Raisa Bu-Coifiu Fanego, Alberto J. Dorta-Contreras, Bárbara Padilla-Docal, Martha O' Farril-Sanchez, Isabel Lopez-Hernandez

“…Early treatment of brain edema is very important to reduce mortality. The elective drugs for treatment of these cases of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningoencephalitis were vancomycin combined with cephalosporin, cefotaxime or ceftriaxone type. …”
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