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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Surgical risk"”.
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Comparison Of Surgeon Perception Of Preoperative Patient Risk With The Acs Nsqip® Surgical Risk Calculator
<p>Introduction</p> <p>Surgeon perception of surgical risk varies. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP®) Surgical Risk Calculator (SRC) estimates risk of postoperative outcomes and can assist with communicating risks to patients …
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The results of surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm: influence and evaluation of comorbidities, demographic and surgical risk factors /
… the influence of comorbidities, demographic and surgical risk factors on early and late results of non-ruptured and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. In the introduction the aim of the study and objectives are listed. In the review of the literature main problems of pending topic are analyzed. …
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Risk stratification in cardiac surgery: Algorithms and applications
… aims of this research was to compare different risk score algorithms with regard to their validity to predict 30-day and one-year mortality after open-heart surgery, to evaluate if the preoperative risk stratification model EuroSCORE predicts the different components of resource utilization in …
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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: Structural and Hemodynamic Analysis
… therapy for surgery in prohibitive or high surgical risk patients to treat severe mitral regurgitation. A limited number of TMVR systems are under clinical evaluation. However, transcatheter mitral valve (TMV) long-term durability and hemodynamic performance is not known. TMV durability and …
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Displaced intracapsular neck of femur fractures: dislocation rate after total hip arthroplasty
… Records were reviewed for patient related and surgical risk factors. We excluded all pathological fractures, extra-capsular fractures and failed ORIF. Results: A total of 96 cases were identified as suitable for analysis. Average age at surgery was 73.2 years (range 30 - 81). Delay to surgery …
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Risk Assessment and Clinical Outcome
… for patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and high surgical risk. To date, reports of short- and mid-term survival have been favourable. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate early safety, risk assessment and late survival following TAVI. Methods: In this work we studied clinical outcome, …
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Fluid Dynamics Assessment of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Performance
… (TAVR) an alternative therapy to standardized surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in the treatment of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis has evolved greatly in the last decade based on results from successful clinical trials. These trials revealed evidence of equivalence or superiority of …
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A novel means of cardiac catheter guidance for ablation therapy of ventricular tachycardia
… for the purpose of further reducing the cost and surgical risk of the RF ablative therapy.
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Surgical Prehabilitation: Expansion to a Novel Outcome and Population Target
… commonly involves screening patients for surgical risk, assessingfunction and vulnerabilities, and if indicated, delivering a multimodal intervention comprising exercise, nutrition, and psychological support to improve surgical outcomes. The aim of this dissertation was to expand the field …
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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 of microwave TDFT applicator design for low power cancer ablation
… who cannot be treated by surgery because of high surgical risk or unfavourable tumour location. Microwave ablation is the least invasive technique recently developed for cancer treatment because of its low cost, smaller antenna size and shorter recovery time. However, there are shortcomings of …
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‘Fit for surgery’; retrospective analysis of the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and postoperative outcome
… for healthcare providers and the number of surgical procedures performed is increasing each year. The ‘high-risk’patient accounts for 13% of surgical cases but contributes to over 80% of postoperative deaths. Evidence suggests that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) may be an independent …
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Optimal timing for cholecystectomy following percutaneous cholecystostomy: insights from a multicenter retrospective cohort study
La colecistectomía laparoscópica es el tratamiento estándar para los pacientes con colecistitis aguda. Sin embargo, en candidatos quirúrgicos de alto riesgo que no responden al manejo conservador, se recomienda la colecistostomía percutánea. Cuando se utiliza como terapia puente, el momento óptimo …