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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Postoperative care"”.
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Assistive Intervention in the Characterization of Muscle Activity During Bed Rising and Assessment of Self-Perceived Recovery Measures for Abdominal Surgery Patients in Postoperative Care
… safety, comfort and dignity of the patient in postoperative care. Research on the efficacy of self-transfer aids for patients who require limited or no assistance by nursing personnel is insufficient. Ratings of comfort and security have only been evaluated for nursing home residents in a pilot …
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Virtual reality as complementary treatment after spinal fusion
… interventions to assist in the management of postoperative pain. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement the use of virtual reality to supplement the current postoperative care protocol to minimize the length of stay, increase pain control, and lower opioid usage. Methods: The …
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Outcome measurement in articular cartilage repair: exploring the patient perspective
… of the first evaluation of the evidence base for postoperative care after autologous chondrocyte implantation. The evidence base for postoperative care that was elucidated in this work served to uphold the biomedical model as being the dominant paradigm. Concurrently, the concept of …
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Pacientų slauga po stuburo operacijų /
… 59 pages. Keywords: Spinal Disc Herniation, Postoperative Care after Spinal Surgery, Complications, Preventive Measures The aim of research work: Examine the nursing problems after spinal operations. Tasks of work: 1. Analysing the courses of the origin of spinal disc herniations, fields of …
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The infected knee arthroplasty
… caused by CNS should encourage use of judicious postoperative care to allow early diagnosis and adequate treatment. To improve the results of revision surgery it is recommended that the treatment is centralised to units where specialists in orthopaedics and infectious diseases are working in a …
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Preoperative Teaching and its Relationship to Postoperative Recovery
… who were able to attend the teaching sessions. Postoperatively the patients were visited for a five day period to reinforce the teaching and to observe for its effectiveness. The control group was selected in a retrospective manner from medical records within a five-year period, beginning with …
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Analysis of factors influencing early outcome following liver resection
… liver metastases as a predictor of poor outcome, Postoperative lactate should be used to guide level of postoperative care, and post hepatectomy liver failure in combination with renal dysfunction used to assess clinical progress. Histopathological reporting of the presence of pseudocapsules …
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The psychological and social implications of patient motivation and satisfaction with orthgnathic surgery
… surgery and underwent 8 weeks of routine postoperative care. Prior to being discharged from the hospital the patient was readministered the MMPI, Bloom Sentence Completion, and the Dental Inventory. The 8-week period was chosen for postoperative testing because patients were medically …
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The Perceived Effectiveness of Brief Psychological Techniques for Acute Postoperative Pain
Postoperative pain is still a challenge and patients are still suffering from postoperative pain, despite the administration of multiple analgesic methods for treating pain. In a systematic review and meta-analysis I found that brief psychological interventions such as relaxation techniques …
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The effect of intravenous fluids and other factors on patient recovery following elective abdominal surgery
… investigated some of the factors influencing postoperative recovery as well as suggesting strategies to improve patient care. The main focus of the scientific work of this thesis is the role of intravenous fluids in the perioperative management of patients undergoing abdominal surgery. We …
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Gender bias in trainee operative experience in an academic acute care and general surgery unit
… an increase in the number of females pursuing a career in surgery. The number of postgraduate enrolments has increased, however this has not translated into a proportional increase of females in the surgical discipline. The aim of this study is to determine if there are any differences in …
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A Survey of Temperatures of Adult Medical and Surgical Patients
<p>The purposes of this study were: (1) to find out if it is necessary to check temperatures of adult medical and surgical patients as frequently as it has been done in the selected hospital; and (2) to show that factors of beginning elevations can be identified without checking patients’ …
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Implementing a postoperative nausea and vomiting protocol for adult patients undergoing general anesthesia
The definition of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is typically defined as any nausea, vomiting, or retching occurring during the first 24-48 hours after surgery. PONV is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, increased hospital costs, and decreased patient satisfaction. Patient …
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Hochdosis-Insulintherapie bei herzchirurgischen Patienten : Entwicklung eines postoperativen Applikationsprotokolls
… mit kardioplegem Herzstillstand. Eine postoperative Glukoseverwertungsstörung erschwert die Anwendung. Zielsetzung: Ziel war die Entwicklung eines sicheren Applikationsschemas für eine postoperative Hochdosis-GIK-Therapie. Material und Methoden: Es wurden 21 Patienten eingeschlossen, …
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Implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for adult surgical patients undergoing a gynecological oncology procedure
… for the pre-operative, intra-operative and postoperative phases of surgical care. ERAS protocols have been developed and applied to various surgical populations showing favorable outcomes including shorter length of hospital stay (LOS), a reduction in postoperative nausea and vomiting …
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Improving Pediatric Spinal Surgery Outcomes By Utilizing Modified ERAS Protocol
… Women & Children (KMCWC), which is the tertiary care center for pediatrics in the State of Hawaiʻi. Purpose The aim of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project is to evaluate the current order set that is being used and implement new components to establish an official pediatric ERAS pathway …
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Ring-fencing : a strategy to enhance elective surgery performance
Background and Significance: The use of protected elective surgical units (PESU), also known as "ring-fenced" units for elective surgery, refers to reserving hospital beds specifically for patients undergoing elective or non-emergent procedures. A ring-fenced elective orthopedic unit is only open …
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The Effect of Individual Preoperative Interviews in addition to Group Preoperative Teaching on Preoperative and Postoperative Stress
… preoperative teaching, on preoperative and postoperative stress. This effect was measured by the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL), number of postoperative analgesics, and number of postoperative catheterizations for urinary retention.</p> <p>It was hypothesized that patients …
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The Invisible Force: Optimizing Novel Approaches in Anesthesiology and Infectious Diseases
… preoperatively, perioperatively, and postoperatively. Chapter 1 describes a novel method whereby biofilm is destroyed using Alternating Magnetic Fields (AMF). Using S. aureus grown on steel washers to simulate prosthetic joints, we were able to intermittently deliver 3s pulses for 15, …
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