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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Surgical management"”.
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Surgical management of aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis
… despite advances in diagnostic, medical and surgical management. Aims: I. To report short- and mid-term results after surgical treatment of IE in the current era and to compare the results between native valve endocarditis (NVE) and prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). II. To prospectively …
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Surgical Management of Rib Fractures Following Trauma
Background: Surgical management of chest wall injuries has received increasing attention in recent years. The aim of this thesis was to study the mechanism of injury (MOI) in relation to chest wall injury patterns and short- and long-term outcome of surgery in patients with multiple rib fractures …
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Peripheral Arterial Disease from Aetiology to Surgical Management
… based on studies undertaken during my surgical career. As Principal Investigator, I led the study conception/design/data acquisition/analysis/interpretation and was involved with writing the final drafts of all manuscripts prior to their formal submission to high impact factor …
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Immediate versus delayed surgical management of septic mandibular fractures
… the study was to compare immediate and delayed surgical management of septic mandibular fractures. Introduction: Infected mandible fractures can be treated via diverse protocols. Two recognized protocols are the so-called delayed approached and the immediate approach. In the delayed approach, …
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The surgical management and prevention of laparoscopic cholecystectomy associated bile duct injuries
… (LC) is considered the gold standard in the surgical management of gallstone disease and is one of the most commonly performed general surgery operations worldwide. Bile duct injury (BDI) in LC remains a feared complication as it is associated with significant morbidity, prolonged hospital …
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Study of efficacy of ketamine analgesia for surgical management of incomplete miscarriages
Objective: To compare the analgesic efficacy of ketamine with Fentanyl/Midazolam in women requiring uterine evacuation for incomplete miscarriage as measured by the patients’ perceived pain. Study design: An efficacy trial with a naturally occurring control group who received what is currently …
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Advanced abdominal pregnancy: diagnosis, evaluation and surgical management in a resource constrained setting
… are many challenges to effective treatment. The management of this rare but serious complication of pregnancy at Rob Ferreira Hospital (RFH), a rural provincial tertiary hospital, in Mpumalanga, was investigated. Methods This was a retrospective observational study of patients with AAP identified …
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The Surgical Management of Severe Aortic Stenosis In the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
… aortic stenosis across the spectrum of surgical risk and has potentially transformed the surgical management of aortic stenosis. The objectives of this dissertation were: (1) To determine if the widespread introduction of TAVR had an impact on valve selection trends in those undergoing …
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A study comparing paracervical block with procedural sedation in the surgical management of incomplete/missed miscarriages
… procedural sedation (Midazolam/Fentanyl) in the surgical management of incomplete/ missed miscarriages. Study design: An efficacy trial with a naturally occurring control group who received what is standard practice. The study compared two methods of analgesia. The study group received …
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The surgical management of vault prolapse : a reappraisal with and assessment of the sacrospinous colpopexy and sacrospinous cervicopexy
The study was undertaken to assess the results of the sacrospinous colpopexy procedure for the treatment of vault prolapse following hysterectomy. It was also to assess the results of the procedure in the treatment of marked uterovaginal prolapse and to compare its role in a group undergoing …
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Audit of abdominal vena cava injuries in an urban truama centre
The aim of this thesis is to present the surgical management of injuries to the abdominal vena cava (AVC) and to identify clinical and physiological factors and management strategies that affect outcome.
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KERATIN BIOMATERIAL SCAFFOLDS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION
… injury is a relevant clinical concern. Although surgical management of these injuries has improved over time, the current "gold standard" for nerve transection injury, autograft, has many limitations. Nerve conduits are used as an alternative to autograft surgery but they are currently …
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Outcomes of uveitic cataract surgery in a cohort of South African children
… blinding complication of paediatric uveitis. Surgical management approach remains a point of controversy. The purpose of this study was to determine the peri- and postoperative outcomes of uveitic cataract surgery in a cohort of South African children. METHODS: Retrospective case-series of …
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Η χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση των ασταθών διατροχαντηρίων καταγμάτων με τη μέθοδο βλαισοποίησης κατά Dimon - Hughston: Συγκριτική μελέτη
The surgical management of throchanteric fractures is preferred, to conservative management. Older patients are mobilized earlier avoiding complications of long immobilazation in bed with less percentages of mortality. Classification of trochanteric fractures as stable or unstable is essential …
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Aspects on local recurrence after rectal cancer surgery
… palliated and had a poor outcome. Aspects on the surgical management could partly explain a difference in local recurrence rate between regions. The local recurrence rate was significantly lower in patients that had perioperative rectal washout than in those who had not. The favourable outcome …
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Do anatomical contoured plates address scapula body, neck, and glenoid fractures and can these fractures be classified? – A multi-observer consensus study
Background: The surgical management of scapula body, neck and glenoid fractures remains a challenge. This study focusses on templating an available anatomical pre-contoured plating system using 3D printed scapulae to assess the ability of these plates to address the aforementioned fractures and to …
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Outcomes of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and the Impact of Clindamycin Resistance
… and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Surgical wound cultures and resistance data were obtained within 48 hours of admission as part of routine care. Risk ratios for the association between these outcomes and the presence of beta-hemolytic streptococci, or presence of …
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Surgical care of children born with birth defects in low and middle income countries [LMICs] using anorectal malformation [ARM] as a case study
… The thesis aims to investigate the impact of surgical intervention in managing birth defects, using Anorectal Malformations [ARM] as a case study, to highlight the challenges, innovations, and potential solutions in countries with low- resource settings like Bangladesh. This thesis utilizes …
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Alternative strategies to incorporate biomolecules within electrospun meshes for tissue enginering
… heal on itself due to poor vasculature and hence surgical intervention is required to treat the ACL. Current surgical management of ACL rupture consists of reconstruction with autografts or allografts. However, the limitations associated with these grafts have prompted interest in tissue …
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