A substantial proportion of patients undergoing surgery for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) use anticoagulation medication due to atrial fibrillation (AF)
(that and I bruise easily), I got a large hematoma that a month after the surgery still hasn't completely disappeared (it's still raised maybe an inch from the scar) and has all but stopped "oozing" blood or bleeding. I do have a check up in two weeks with my doctor, but would ...
Pocket hematoma (PH) is one of the most common complications after cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation resulting in an up to 9 times higher risk for CIED infections.(1) Different preventive strategies have been proposed with mixed results. Current standard of care ...
Eighty-five percent (n=978) underwent surgery. Routine 4-6 weeks' postoperative follow-up CT increased the number of re-operations by 18% (n=49). Most of the re-operations (92%) took place within 2 months from the primary operation. Patients undergoing re-operations suffered more often ...
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