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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Surgery--Patients"”.
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Improving Perioperative Pain in Bariatric Surgery Patients with use of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks
… continuum of care among a sample of bariatric surgery patients.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>Pain remains an issue for patients after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Opioids have been the standard of care for decades but are not without risks and side effects. Innovative methods of pain …
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Post-Bariatric surgery patients fail to exercise consistently: exploring the potential role of self-compassion
<p>Many bariatric weight loss surgery patients do not exercise after surgery. One potential reason this population may not exercise is due to body image shame and low self-compassion, which can contribute to lower appreciation for one’s body. Adult participants from an international bariatric …
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Vitamin E, vitamin B-6, Vitamin B-12, and folate status of gastric restriction surgery patients
… 60 yr was evaluated before, 6 mo, and 12 mo post-surgery. Before surgery 77.3% of subjects had adequate vitamin E status; 36.3%, adequate vitamin B-6 status; 100.0%, adequate vitamin B-12 status; and 45.5%, adequate folate status. After surgery, subjects were classified into 3 vitamin supplement …
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An examination of psychological risk factors for the development of substance abuse among post-bariatric surgery patients
<p>Bariatric surgery is a clinically effective tool that commonly results in sustained weight loss changes for the majority of patients. While bariatric surgery is generally associated with a number of positive health outcomes post-operatively, some popular media outlets and clinical anecdotes have …
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The Relationship between Coping, Anxiety, and Quality of Life for Taiwanese Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) is a stressful event and requires coping strategies to achieve adaptation. In Taiwan, despite the fact that the incidence of CABG is increasing in both men and women, research on post-CABG adaptation is very limited and no research focuses on outcomes …
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After the honeymoon period; an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of bariatric surgery patients 12 months to three years post operatively
… to determine the suitability of the patient for surgery (Bauchowitz et al., 2005; Fabricatore et al., 2006; Sogg & Mori, 2004; UK Faculty of clinical health psychology; Psychologists in weight management network meeting, 2013), however no research to date has been able to reliably determine which …
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Effects of duration of selected music as an intervention on postoperative pain in open-heart surgery patients during chair rest on the first postoperative day
… and use of pain relief medications in open-heart surgery patients during chair rest on the first postoperative day.</p> <p> This study was conducted using a pretest-posttest experimental design. A convenience sample of 13 open-heart surgery patients from a metropolitan hospital in southeastern …
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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
… 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 field study, in which residents rated assistive devices as generally …
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The prevention and diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infection
… the skin and CVC components of 3 cardiothoracic surgery patients were characterised by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The genetic heterogeneity of CoNS isolated from the skin was demonstrated and specific genotypes implicated in catheter colonisation. In addition, phenotypic and …
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Use of Troponin Testing after Non-cardiac Surgery
Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS), which is most often asymptomatic, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. In 2017, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published guidelines recommending broad post-operative troponin surveillance in high-risk patients having …
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An exploration on the use of lung ultrasound by physiotherapists within the cardiac surgery population.
Cardiac surgery places patients at a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), some of which can have fatal consequences if not detected and treated in adequate time. Physiotherapists are an essential part of the postoperative team that aid in assessing for PPCs. Current …
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ΠΡΩΤΕΙΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΜΕΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΟΞΕΑ ΑΓΓΕΙΑΚΑ ΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΑ ΕΠΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ
… TO CREATININE RATIO (U/C2) WAS DETERMINED IN 29 PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE, IN 56 HEALTHY SUBJECTS AND 18 PATIENTS SURGERY PATIENTS. THE URINE U/C2 RATIO INCREASED PROGRESSIVELY. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT: 1) THE URINE U/C2 RATIO CAN BE USED AS AN INDEX OF PROTEIN CATABOLISM IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. …
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Relationships between food reinforcement and eating behaviors to bariatric surgery weight loss and substance abuse outcomes
<p>Bariatric surgery is rapidly gaining acceptance among the morbidly obese population, yet studies assessing variables associated with post-surgical outcomes have yielded inconsistent findings. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the association between the relative reinforcing value …
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Aligning Eye Care Provider Beliefs with Behaviors: Exploring and Improving Ocular Surface Disease Decision-making in a Cataract Surgery Clinic
… and manage ocular surface disease prior to surgery. As a result, patients risk suffering several significant consequences with regard to their vision, comfort and safety. Personal observations from my 25 years of experience working with ophthalmologists and optometrists led to curiosity …
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Bariatric Surgery Regain and Long-Term Weight Loss among Women: Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Health Promotion Lifestyle Behaviors
Although bariatric surgery appears to produce success in a short period of time immediately after surgery, weight regain over time in this population cannot be ignored. Understanding the relationship between potential psychosocial predicting post-surgical variables influencing bariatric surgery may …
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User Interfaces for Patient-Centered Communication of Health Status and Care Progress
The recent trend toward patients participating in their own healthcare has opened up numerous opportunities for computing research. This dissertation focuses on how technology can foster this participation, through user interfaces to effectively communicate personal health status and care progress …
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Gliotoxin Production in Aspergillus fumigatus
… called aspergillosis in immune-compromised surgery patients (Latge, 2001, 384; Bok et al. 2006). Aspergillosis cases have increased in the past decade due to the increasing number of patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy and receiving organ transplants (Bok et al. 2006). Although …
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Utilizing data mining techniques and ensemble learning to predict development of surgical site infections in gynecologic cancer patients
<p>Surgical site infections are costly to both patients and hospitals, increase patient mortality, and are the most common form of a hospital acquired infection. Gynecological cancer surgery patients are already at higher risk of developing an infection due to the suppression of their immune …
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