anesthesia for surgical treatment of twin twin transfusion syndrome

... Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this ... Department, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece, 2Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece and 3Department of Anaesthesiology ... successful in only 65-70% of cases, due to high rates of recurrence and infection [16] In contrast, surgical management with replacement of the graft and radical excision of the sac has a cure rate...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... segmentation of the root stucture and minimal risk of damage of the pulp tissue A surgical hammer, weighing 150 g, is part of the basic instruments involved in the surgical technique As part of the surgical ... time for complete eruption of the tooth was 17.6 months, and extractions were indicated in 10% of the cases Except for patient EF, who abandoned the treatment before the minimum time required for ... indicated for teeth with more vertical paths of eruption, since it allows for surgical access to the impacted dental crown and the apical region where the surgical fracture will be performed Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20

... published guidelines for the screening and selection of patients for Page of 10 APBI [22,23], and these guidelines formed the basis for patient selection in the EBT multicenter study [20] Of the 65 patients ... steeper fall off of dose over distance [20] In prospective studies of balloon-based APBI that enrolled patients prior to surgical implantation of the balloon applicator, approximately 30% of patients ... publication of this study focused on treatment outcomes and characteristics of treated patients and tumors omitting critical surgical aspects of the study [20] Herein we evaluate characteristics of both...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... summarized in table For 19 patients treatment was recommended as primary treatment, and 21 were treated after surgical resection Of these, 12 were treated for tumor progression of progressive clinical ... a median of 56 months (range 2-132 months) for those treated for progression of ONSM after surgical resection All patients were treated with FSRT For treatment planning, patients were fixed with ... 1) Of these patients, 15 had been treated with prior surgical resection (52%), and 14 patients were treated with FSRT as primary treatment without prior surgical intervention (48%) Therefore, of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:21

... Despite the apparent advantages of Linezolid in the treatment of MRSA infections, concerns about safety and costs of therapy often limit its use Popov et al Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, ... effectiveness in the field of cardiac surgery exist in the literature [13-17] Based on these observations, Daptomycin may offer a possible new treatment option for surgical management of MRSA sternal wound ... informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... series are listed at the end of this volume Surgical Options for the Treatment of Heart Failure edited by ROY G MASTERS, MD FRCSC Division of Cardiac Surgery; University of Ottawa Heart Institute, ... pillar in the surgical management of this group of patients Unfortunately, because of limited donor supply the teclmique cannot be applied to large numbers of patients A great deal of excitement, ... preventive measures and earlier surgical interventions This book outlines the major surgical options for the treatment of heart failure and brings together a very broad base of opinions with contributions...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... of heart failure is necessarv' for a clearer rationale for pharmacologic treatment and development of new agents and procedures to increase survival and improve quality of life The sequence of ... aspects of heart failure Cardiol Clin 1989;7:1-9 Guidelines for the evaluation and management of heart failure Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force ... marked loss of myofibrillar protein was observed in electron micrographs of the failing human heart and this reduction of contiactile units seems to form the basis for the depression of both systolic...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... of congestive heart failure has improved dramatically as well, especially in the recognition of the importance of treatment with aftcrload reduction This treatment was not available to many of ... performed with complete excision of the subvalvular apparatus.''" " * •fhe issues of depression of ejection fraction from elimination of the low-pressure decompression into the left atrium and of ... mechanism of the postoperative depression of left ventricular performance still remains speculative despite the significant number of experimental and clinical studies^' The reduction of ejection...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... NF Surgical treatment of aneurysms of the inferior wall J I'horac Cardiovasc Surg 1979;78:74-8 Bnischke AVG, Proudfit WL Sones FM Jr Progress study of 590 consecutive non .surgical ca.ses of coronar> ... circumference of the aneuiysni, A contmuous 2-0 monofilament suture IS placed aroiMid the entire circumference of tlie base of the aiiemysin at tlie junction of scar and noirnal myocardiuriL The degi^ee of ... [A| 1881;85:503 BeckCS Operation for aneurysm of the heart Aim Surg 1944;120:34-40 Likoff W, Bailey CP Ventriculoplasty: Excision of myocardial aneurysm, report of a successful case JAMA 1955,158:915...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... Maintained reduction offillingpressures and volume status, often for several days, allows optimal performance General thresholds for Table 11 Pre-operative reversibility of pulmonary hypertension ... Selection and Management of Potential Candidate for Cardiac Transplantation 81 acceptability have been 50-70% of predicted forced vital capacity- and forced expired volume Cessation of smoking is generally ... Tailored therapy before transplantation for treatment of advanced heart failure: effective use of vasodilators and diuretics J Heart Lung Transplant 1991:10:468 21 Stevenson LW, Perloff JK The limited...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... than year of age Patients to years of age have intermediate survival rates Registry -oflnt 'I Soc for Heart

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... an offshoot from the development of cardiopulmonary bypass Early efforts in the design and development of devices were focused on providing support for the body and the heart during periods of ... mechanical assist devices in terms of techniques of insertion, peri-operative management, complications and outcomes Roy Masters (editor) Surgical Options for the Treatment ofHeart Failure l^-l 35 ® 1999 ... representing a cumulative clinical experience of 267 patient years Of these 156 were supported for > months, 40 for more than one year and for more than years Of the 949 patients who received the Novacor...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... With ongoing study into the plausibility of muscle as a form of biomechanical assistance, three key concepts emerged: the principles of transformation, conformation, and burst stimulation TransfotTnation ... LVEF values of

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... transplantation is an established form of treatment for many end stage disease processes that lead to heart failure, the number of tiansplants performed is limited by a relative lack of donor organs This ... cultural analysis of flora of sentinel pigs is carried out to look for bacteria and parasites For viruses, co-culture of both sentinel pig tissues and tissues from primate recipients of porcine xenografts, ... Ethics of using animals in biomedical research The Report of a Working Party of the Institute of Medical Ethics OUP 1991 Report on The Ethics of Xenotransplantation The Nuffield Council of Bioethics...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... standard for treatment of end-stage heart failure the chronic shortage of donor organs and the need for chronic immunosuppression with its attendant complications severely limits the application of ... be adaptive for this application While the potential for recovery of ventricular fiinction is an exciting prospect for the field of circulaton support, it is in its very early stages of investigation, ... prevent the formation of thrombus / embolus Lastly, devices capable of intrathoracic implantation could offer substantial benefits over abdominal implants by: 1) shortening the length of the cannulae...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... Figure Intraoperative view of contemporary endodontic surgical treatment of the upper first left molar roots Intraoperative view of contemporary endodontic surgical treatment of the upper first left ... Discussion Removal of foreign bodies through an endonasal endoscopic approach is the treatment of choice [1] Endoscopically assisted Caldwell-Luc procedure for removal of a surgical bur from the ... wall of the maxillary sinus was performed in order to obtain a contemporary endodontic surgical treatment of the upper first left molar roots This report shows how contemporary removal of a foreign...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... in the surgical treatment and in the follow-up of this patient MT: drafted the manuscript and reviewed the literature FMA: participated in the surgical treatment and in the follow-up of this ... the dissection plane of subcision is rather superficial: it is a subdermal dissection performed successfully in the treatment of acne scars In this novel technique, we perform a deeper dissection ... below Infact, the use of the stitches in depth is performed in order to prevent that the adhesion can recreate again: this relapse could promote the formation of a layer of reactive collagen in...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:00

... relief being months The range of relief for the radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Of the 14 patients who revealed ... the treatment of low back syndrome Pain 1977;3:257-63 Savitz MH Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy of the lumbar facets: ten years' experience Mt Sinai J Med 1991;58:177-8 Schaerer JP Radiofrequency ... dorsal root axons should be incapable of re-innervating the joint In this study we investigate the long-term efficacy of facet debridement for the treatment of chronic back pain originating in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:32

... central or foraminal stenosis treated with endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty via a small incision, of less than one inch Materials and Methods Twelve patients were treated with endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty ... neural structures increases the risk of adverse events with invasive approaches Open surgical correction is the current standard of care for foraminal stenosis of cervical and lumbar vertebrae Open ... group Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists References Kunogi J, Hasue M Diagnosis and operative treatment of intraforaminal and extraforaminal nerve...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:57

... conditions for the implementation of QP-PCR was applied, and the condition was optimized In general, the higher concentration of primers can lead to the formation of primer dimers Also, the cost of the ... activities of nitrite oxidizing bacteria - 31 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol.5, No.1, 2007 Figure Behavior of nitrate and nitrite at the end of the aerobic tank Behavior of Nitrobacter ... ethanol at a final concentration of 10%, then transported to the laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each of the samples were divided into two One of them was for DNA extraction and was washed...

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