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Predicting post-surgical opioid consumption using perioperative surgical data
… to predict opioid consumption post discharge for surgical patients. Through the data collected from surgical patients at BIDMC, relevant features will be identified and used to predict if patients high, outlier consumption. Using logistic regression and gradient boosted decision trees, model …
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Tumors in Surgical Pathology
… encountered tn the everyday practice of surgical pathology and compare the incidence with that reported in the standard pathology texts. I am primarily concerned with the availability of material for teaching oncology to graduate and medical students.
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Permanent surgical implant alloys.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Science. Thesis. 1973. Ph.D.
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HeartLander Surgical Feasibility and Commercialization
… tachycardia ablation via the HeartLander Surgical robot is a commercially feasible method for relieving patients from arrhythmia symptoms. HeartLander’s technology meets significant market needs presented by the 450,000 sudden cardiac deaths each year; many were patients for whom ablation …
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Safety Evaluation of Surgical Instruments
… concerns this thesis focuses on the quality of surgical instruments. The current situation is reviewed by considering the regulatory framework and by investigating the quality of newly purchased instruments. A range of test protocols based on British Standards and best practices from industry …
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Cataract surgical services in Madagascar
… purpose of this study was to evaluate cataract surgical services in Madagascar to help guide the national eye health program. Methods: A retrospective study that used cataract surgical data collected between January 1st and December 31st, 2012 in 8 regional capitals (districts) of Madagascar. …
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Surgical site infections in Neurosurgery
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. We sought to define the incidence of SSI at our institution and examine the risk factors for infection. Methods An observational, retrospective cross-sectional review of 676 patients older than 13 years old …
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Optimal allocation of surgical services
… programming. Our model captures each surgical case's impact on hospital resources (e.g. OR time, surgeon time, etc.) from when a patient enters the preoperative holding area to when they are released from the post anesthesia care unit. Using knowledge of resource requirements for each …
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The association between preoperative anaemia and surgical mortality and morbidity in South African surgical patients
… South Africa. The demographics of South African surgical patients differ from those of the European and Northern American surgical patients where the preoperative anaemia data are derived. These associations between preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes are therefore not necessarily …
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Performing a correct surgical time out
… will have</p> <p>much to do with repetition. The surgical time out is a procedure that is performed with every</p> <p>surgical case so the opportunity to practice / repeat is possible more than one time a day. As staff</p> <p>members in the OR repeat the updated time out the correct way it will …
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Biocompatibility Investigations of Surgical Implant Alloys.
Three alloys used for surgical applications, 316L stainless steel (Fe-Cr-Ni, ASTMF138), Co-Cr-Mo (ASTM F75) and T1-6A1-4V (ASTM F136) were investigated to determine the elemental constituents released during corrosion and to determine the tissue responses elicited under in vitro and in vivo …
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Surgical treatment of mild gallstone pancreatitis
Contains fulltext : 169264.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Hidden curriculum of undergraduate surgical education
… are prepared to manage the increasingly complex surgical patients, who account for one quarter of hospital attendances. Medical school programmes are increasingly congested, meaning that it is necessary to deliver undergraduate surgical education as efficiently as possible. Curricular reform in …
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Organizational Determinants of Quality Surgical Care
… which affected the delivery of high quality surgical care to individual patients who received biliary surgery in a stratified random sample of 17 U.S. hospitals were investigated in this study. A causal model was developed to examine the organizational attributes which affected the quality of …
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An examination of surgical scheduling policies.
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1978
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