Likosky, Donald Yule, Steven J Mathis, Michael R Dias, Roger D Corso, Jason J Zhang, Min Krein, Sarah L Caldwell, Matthew D Louis, Nathan Janda, Allison M
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JMIR research protocols
Of the 150,000 patients annually undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, 35% develop complications that increase mortality 5 fold and expenditure by 50%. Differences in patient risk and operative approach explain only 2% of hospital variations in some complications. The intraoperative phase remains understudied as a source of variation, despite...
Jaroń, Aleksandra Preuss, Olga Grzywacz, Elżbieta Trybek, Grzegorz
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Non-infectious complications such as post-extraction pain, trismus, and swelling are extremely common after impacted wisdom tooth removal. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of using kinesio tape on the level of the postoperative swelling of soft tissues, trismus, and pain in patients undergoing the surgical extraction of an impacted man...
Le Saint-Grant, Alexander Taylor, Alasdair Varsou, Ourania Grant, Calum Cezayirli, Enis Bowness, James
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Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
Instrumenting the anterior abdominal wall carries a potential for vascular trauma. We previously assessed the presence, position, and size of the anterior abdominal wall superior and inferior (deep) epigastric arteries with computed tomography (CT). We now present a study using ultrasound (US) assessment of these arteries, to evaluate its use for r...
Ballieu, Paul Besharatian, Yasaman Ansari, Safdar
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Blood pressure optimization and maintenance of cerebral and spinal perfusion pressure are mainstays in the treatment of a neurocritically ill patient. Traditionally, central venous access has been required for vasopressor administration, with risk of inherent complications. The authors have previously reported pilot data on the safety of peripheral...
Michelson, Kenneth A Dart, Arianna H Bachur, Richard G Mahajan, Prashant Finkelstein, Jonathan A
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Health services research
To create definitions for complications for 16 serious pediatric conditions using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification or Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS), and to assess whether complication rates are similar to those measured with ICD-9-CM/PCS. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State E...
Pacchioni, Andrea Sanz Sanchez, Jorge Gasparini, Gabriele Luigi
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JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
Reynolds, Michael Srinivasan, Ramesh C Person, David W
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Hand (New York, N.Y.)
This study was designed to analyze the results of all wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) procedures performed on the hand and wrist at a single practice hand surgery practice with a focus on quantifying and qualifying complications. This retrospective chart review included 424 patients who underwent WALANT hand procedures in the min...
Moroco, Annie E Saadi, Robert A Patel, Vijay A Lehman, Erik B Gniady, John P
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Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
To compare the effect of patient factors, including age, on 30-day postoperative outcomes and complications for patients undergoing transcervical Zenker's diverticulectomy. Retrospective cross-sectional analysis. American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database. Patients who underwent open Zenker's diverti...
Sullivan, Patrick W Ghushchyan, Vahram H Skoner, David P LeCocq, Jason Park, Siyeon Zeiger, Robert S
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The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
Limited comparative data are available on impact of systemic corticosteroid (SCS) use in children and adolescents. To determine if asthmatic children and adolescents treated with SCS have a higher likelihood of developing complications versus those not receiving SCS and to examine healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) in this population. A retrosp...
Low, Sancy Tran, John McGurk, Catherine Gupta, Ayushi Roberts, Harry W O'Brart, David
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Current eye research
