Post-Discharge Surgical Site Infection Surveillance: A Comparison of Chart Review, Physician Survey, and ICD-9 Code SurveillanceGeeta Sood, MD
For post-surgical PNP existing for less than 12 months and greater than 10 years an important or complete effect was observed for 70.7% and 56.0% of applications. For chemotherapy- or radiotherapy-induced PNP, this important or complete effect was observed for 52.7% and 52.3% of applications, ...
The frequency distribution of pleural effusion development over the 12 months post CABG is in keeping with the post-surgical effusion development hypothesis, rather than reflecting benign asbestos related effusion (BAPE) development. By excluding any mesothelioma diagnoses from the data we have significant...
This may be achieved by using different surgical techniques. The POAs pathophysiology, incidence, and clinical course may vary depending on the surgical techniques used. Initially, cardiac surgeries were performed on a beating heart, but with the development of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) mach...
last 12 months; c) any surgical invention in the last 12 months. All subjects gave their informed consents to provide 5 ml of venous blood for the study, and the study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Institute of Molecular Biology. ...
surgical practice. This is particularly important in deep sternal wound infections (mediastinitis) given their high mortality rate of 10–40%. The heralding era of value-based purchasing and potential non-reimbursement of SWI, which has already happened ...
Objective: To study and report on treatment outcomes after surgical intervention for post-radiation prostatic urethral stenosis. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed, identifying all patients treated at our institution from July 2014-June 2018 with the ICD-10 code N42.89 for prostatic ...
Patients with severe symptoms that persist despite medical treatment may need surgical treatment in the form of coronary artery bypass grafting or stenting. Factors contributing to myocardial ischemia, infarction, or arrhythmia include increased sympathetic surge during REM sleep, increased platele...
Stimulation is generally provided through electrode arrays placed into the epidural space percutaneously, or through a surgical paddle lead delivered via a laminotomy. First generation SCS devices generally deliver pulse frequencies between 40 to 60 Hz with the intent of replacing the pain sensation...
Patients post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) present a significant risk for VTE due to prolonged immobilization, surgical trauma to lower limbs for vein harvest, and activation of inflammatory and coagulation systems. Cardiac surgery patients also typically carry diagnoses associated with an ...