Unknown 10 (0.7) 10 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 2.53 (−infinity, 4.23) Smoker within one year of surgery 279 (19.7) 278 (19.8) 1 (9.1) 0.41 (0.01, 2.87) 0.70 Pre-op Thrombocytosis (PLT > 450 K) 20 (1.4) 20 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 6.53 (0.00, 34.86) 0.04 Pre-op transfusion of > 4 units...
ICD: Internal cardiac defibrillator LV: Left ventricle LVOTO: Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction MVR: Mitral valve replacement NYHA: New York Heart Association PPM: Pacemaker RPR: Resection-Plication-Release SAM: Systolic anterior motion SCD: Sudden cardiac death ...
Surgical implants are essential elements of repair procedures to correct worn out joints, damaged spinal components, heart and vascular disease, and chronic pain. However, many of the materials that provide stability, flexibility, and durability to the implants are also immunogenic. Fortunately, allergi...
Pre-operative nutrition and the elective surgical patient: Why, how and what? Anaesthesia 2019, 74 (Suppl. 1), 27–35. [CrossRef] 10. Demling, R.H. Nutrition, anabolism, and the wound healing process: An overview. Eplasty 2009, 9, e9. [PubMed] Nutrients 2021, 13, 1675 10 of 12...
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Co-morbidities were identified by ICD-9-CM codes, which were used to calculate the Deyo–Charlson co-morbidity index [15]. The dependent variables were the postoperative QOL subscales. 2.3. Statistical Analysis The unit of analysis in the present study was each patient with HCC resection. ...