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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"complication rate"”.
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Scalp as a donor site in children: Is it really the best option?
… influence on the healing of scalp donor sites, complications and aesthetic outcome. Contrary to international consensus, the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) experience indicated that the use of the scalp as donor area is not ideal due to the frequent complications seen …
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Complications of ileostomy closure and their risk factors
Previous literature pertaining to complications following ileostomy closure and possible risk factors associated with ileostomy closure have been seen derived largely from developed countries. South Africa has its own unique patient population dynamics with regards to the colorectal disease burden …
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Pneumatic balloon dilatation versus laparoscopic Heller's myotomy in idiopathic achalasia
… intervention. The secondary outcome was the complication rate, including mortality, in the two treatment arms.
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Acetabular reconstruction using a ?Cone Cup? prosthesis in a series of 13 patients
… arthroplasty surgery is associated with high complication rates. However, comparative data for reconstructive methods are limited. We present short-term clinical, radiological, and functional outcomes of the implantcast MUTARSâ LUMICâ prosthesisfor acetabular reconstruction after major pelvic …
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Enterostoma im Kindesalter
… at the time of surgery. I observed an overall complication rate of 48.5% following enterostomy formation with stoma prolapse being the most common, but faced major complications such as sepsis, peritonitis and enterocutaneous fistula in only 10.3%. Complications after enterostomy closure were …
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The results of surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm: influence and evaluation of comorbidities, demographic and surgical risk factors /
… were analyzed. Eighty-four of them were operated due to the abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. Follow-up results of 153 patients were analyzed in a special chapter. The influence of comorbidities, demographic and surgical risk factors on mortality and complication rate after operations for …
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Aspects of home parenteral nutrition in Scotland
… intake, assess treatment response and minimise complications. The Scottish Home Parenteral Nutrition Managed Clinical Network (MCN) affords the opportunity to collect and analyse data about many aspects of HPN. The Network produced a guideline advising three monthly monitoring of biochemistry, …
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Die Pulmarca-Box in der Neonatologie : Atemhilfe mit kontinuierlich negativem Druck : eine retro- und prospektive Untersuchung
… in newborns and premature infants and the low complication rate.
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“Out with the old and in with the new” - A retrospective review of paediatric craniocervical junction fixation: indications, techniques and outcomes
… fixation using screw-rod constructs. The fusion rates were 80% and 90.5% respectively. Allograft bone grafting was found to be a significant risk factor for non-union. Conclusion: The screws can be safely and predictably placed as confirmed on radiological follow-up with a high fusion rate and an …
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Review of liver biopsies at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital over a six-year period
… histological findings and procedural complications. Objectives: To ascertain the role of liver biopsy in the evaluation of patients with liver diseases at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) over a six-year period. Method: This retrospective descriptive study includes …
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French osteotomy for cubitus varus in children: a long term study over 27 years
… Cubitus varus is a cosmetically unacceptable complication of supracondylar fractures of the elbow in children. We have performed the lateral closing wedge (French) osteotomy to correct the varus for 27 years. More complex osteotomies have been described to correct the associated hyperextension …
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Surgical management of aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis
… IV. To report the outcome of all patients operated for aortic PVE at our institution over the past 20 years and to examine whether the results have improved over time. Methods and methods: In Study I, outcome after all consecutive patients operated for IE from 2008 to 2015 (n=254) was …
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Effectiveness of surgical versus conservative treatment for distal femoral growth plate fractures: a systematic review
… physis. Primary outcomes of interest were rates of growth arrest and angular deformity. Secondary outcomes included patient factors such as knee range of motion, treatment factors such as loss of position of the fracture and hospital factors such as length of inpatient stay. A three-step …
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Operative Risk Factors in Gastric Cancer Surgery for Elderly Patients
… Mean age of all patients was 58.3 year old, and complications were occurred in 87 cases (14.7%). Most common complication was wound infection and severe complication which required surgical, endoscopic or radiologic intervention were developed in 52 cases (8.8%). As patients’ age increase, …
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Finite Element Representation of Bone-Screw Mechanics
… the treatment of choice; however, an overall complication rate of 49% has been reported, with 7.5% resulted from failure of the bone-screw interface. Accordingly, the purpose of the work presented in this thesis is to develop finite element representations of the bone-screw mechanics. This …
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The impact of thromboelastography on patients with penetrating abdominal trauma requiring intensive care
… process which contributes to higher mortality rates in severely injured trauma patients. Thromboelastography (TEG) is an effective test to detect TIC which assists in instituting goal directed therapy as part of damage control resuscitation. Methods This retrospective study included all adult …
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Is psoas muscle area as determined by cross-sectional measurement an accurate predictor of peri-operative outcomes in adenocarcinoma of the upper gastrointestinal tract?
… in terms of PMI with correlation to short-term complications (Accordion), length of stay and mortality. In addition, PMI and tumour staging was evaluated. Results One hundred and seventy-seven individuals (115 males, 62 females, mean age of 60.8 ± 0.9) were evaluated of which sixty-eight …
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Surgical Outcomes Following Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Iceland
… and sarcoma (9,7%). Early major postoperative complications occurred in 3.4% of cases, with a 30-day mortality rate of 1.1%. Five-year survival improved significantly from 31.4% in 2001–2007 to 55.3% in 2015–2021 (p=0.031). Negative prognostic factors included advanced age, earlier treatment …
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A retrospective review of risk factors for recalcitrant peptic structures
… placed). Thirteen patients had post endoscopic complications with most of these complications occurring amongst the recalcitrant group (n=11). Four complications occurred during endoscopy, two partial thickness tears managed endoscopically, a gastric perforation requiring an over-the-scope-clip …
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The Cape Town Stereotactic pointer clinical development and Applications
… modification to the system, the CTSP demonstrated a satisfactory level of accuracy in the clinical setting. This was accomplished at an acceptable complication rate, with one death five days after surgery attributable to a stereotactic procedure (mortality 0.9%) and major morbidity in two …
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