... monitored via radial arterial line and Swan-Ganz catheter Induction was uneventful with etomidate 10 mg and cisatracurium 10 mg The transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe was placed uneventfully ... European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2009 nor the American Heart Association in 2010 provided alternatives to ECM for patients witha mechanical assist device It became evident that there ... demonstrated an example where, due to contraindications to ECM in apatientwitha mechanical assist device, we were able to successfully provide an alternative means of CPR This alternative technique was...
... Cite this article as: Hara et al.: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy forapatientwithan intractable small bowel injury after repeat surgeries: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports ... identify a site of insertion for the tube by translumination and palpation of the abdominal wall Under local anesthesia, the fixture was inserted into the stomach percutaneously via the anterior wall ... the passage of contrast medium was poor, but it was unclear whether there was a leak (Figure 2A) After the examination, our patient experienced sudden abdominal pain and nausea The following day,...
... Caringfora Child with Cardiac Arrhythmia who has an Automatic External Defibrillator: An Exploratory Study using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Sonia Anker-Petersen Mental Health and ... she says, “Dad take this pain away”, I just can‟t, you know, and dealing with the disappointment- that I just want this pain to go away, I want this JRA, I want this arthritis to go away and the ... cause and severity, and can include lifestyle changes, medication, use of a pacemaker, external cardiac defibrillation, an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), cardiac ablation, and surgery...
... M, Hirai M, Tominaga N, Nakajima H, Elisseeva OA, Masuda T, Nakano A, Kawakami M, Oji Y, Ikegame K, Hosen N, Udaka K, Yasukawa M, Ogawa H, Kawase I, Sugiyama H: Wilms tumor gene peptide-based ... 2000;95:2198-2203 Oka Y, Tsuboi A, Kawakami M, Elisseeva OA, Nakajima H, Udaka K, Kawase I, Oji Y, Sugiyama H: Development of WT1 peptide cancer vaccine against hematopoietic malignancies and solid cancers ... peptide vaccine and the resultant cancer regression Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004;101:13885-13890 Kawakami M, Oka Y, Tsuboi A, Harada Y, Elisseeva OA, Furukawa Y, Tsukaguchi M, Shirakata T, Nishida...
... prosthesis With these results, we conclude that an ambulating patientwithan above knee amputation and a subcapital fracture should be operated on after appropriate planning and preparation with satisfactory ... lever arm, and the patient was treated nonoperatively Two studies[4,6] have shown that this an appropriate strategy for most fractures after an amputation, except displaced intertrochanteric and ... Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009, 4:30 http://www.josr-online.com/content/4/1/30 Figure An anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) xrays of the fracture An anteroposterior (a) and lateral...
... was significant using an analysis of variance (ANOVA) fora two factor experiment with repeated measurements for both position factors (p < 0.005) An occlusal analysis was performed on dental ... material (GC, Tokyo, Japan) Since an anterior flat bite plate has been recommended as a provisional appliance to decrease painful symptoms [4], an anterior flat bite plate was directly fabricated ... the occlusal analysis and selective grinding IC carried out the three-dimensional measurements and performed the statistical analysis The authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements...
... the patient refused (4) After our attempt to remove the perfluorodecaline in the anterior chamber witha 27G needle failed, an anterior chamber wash was performed with balanced salt solution via ... Perfluorodecaline may also have a role in the etiology of some changes, such as corneal oedema and deep corneal vascularization in the area of perfluorodecaline-endothelial contact It is known that corneal ... withan residue in anterior chamber of Coloura images of perfluorodecalinintact crystalline lens Colour images of perfluorodecalin residue in anterior chamber of a 17-year-old male withan intact...
... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/283 tially treated with oral anti-diabetic medication As normoglycaemia was not being achieved using maximal oral treatment and a low caloric diet, the patient was treated with insulin The administration ... pancreas transplantation [13,14] In the case presented, we suggest tolerance induction using an ultra-rush desensitization protocol as an easy-toperform and well-tolerated therapy for patients with ... U/ml), and elevated IgG antibodies against porcine insulin (12.4 ratio; normal value,
... international normalized ratio 1.2, albumin 3.4 g/dl, total bilirubin 0.9 mg/dl, alkaline phosphatase 64 IU/L, aspartate aminotransferase 57 IU/L, and alanine aminotransferase 43 IU/L The initial arterial ... incrementally, while at the same time carefully evaluating ICP, peak inspiratory and plateau pressures, and oxygenation, in an effort to increase the PaO2 to an acceptable level (a goal of PaO2 100 mm ... view of the fact that maximized ventilator settings, adequate sedation, paralysis, and inhalational therapies (albuterol and ipratropium) had neither improved the patient' s intracranial pressures,...
... elderly migrant population at large Migrant workers are predominantly Latino, although many are African American, Haitian, Anglo or Asian Less than half (48%) of migrant farm workers are US citizens ... urban areas and rural areas served by health centers and increasing numbers will be minorities such as African Americans, Latinos and AsianAmericans • Many will be adult patients of our health ... 41 states, as does TRICARE and many private insurance plans, HMO’s and other managed care organizations As with palliative care, hospice involves a team-oriented approach Ideally primary care...
... mechanical valves (black arrow) and the wires of the epicardial pace maker are also seen All authors: have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis ... combination of intermittent antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia The patient had aortic (mechanical Sorin Pericarbon 21 mm), mitral (mechanical Sorin Pericarbon 27 mm) and ascending aorta (woven ... heart valve degeneration and severity of valve disease by comparing 64 patients taking pergolide with 49 patients taking cabergoline, 42 patients taking a non-ergot derivative, and 90 control patients,...
... Fatal septicemia in apatientwith cerebral lymphoma and an Amplatzer septal occluder: a case report Claudia Stöllberger1*, Adam Bastovansky1 and Josef Finsterer1,2 Addresses: 1Krankenanstalt ... apatient who had already survived an SO-related thromboembolism two years previously [6] Case presentation Our patient was a 72-year-old Caucasian woman who had a hemodynamically relevant ASD ... demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography five months later OAC was continued because of atrial fibrillation and a serological indication for hypercoagulability (lupus anticoagulants, elevation of...
... analysis for BCR/ABL detection Genescan analysis for TCR Va and TCR Vb subfamily clonality analysis Karyotype analyses were performed by R-banding technique FISH was performed using LSI·bcr/abl ... polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the genescan analysis to assay for TCR Va and Vb gene utilization and clonal expansion in apatient who developed Ph-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia while ... data management LW and XFZ collected samples, recorded all clinical data, and detected the CDR3 size of TCR Va and Vb repertoire RT-PCR LW, SHC and SC carried out genescan YQL, KEZ and LJY participated...
... scan showing a left superior semicircular canal dehiscence (arrow) Authors’ contributions ML and JE analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding the otorhinolaryngological disease TU and ... surgical treatment The standard surgical options include middle fossa craniotomy for superior canal occlusion or resurfacing and transmastoid superior semicircular canal occlusion [6] The aim of all ... in apatientwith three failed stapedectomy operations for otosclerosis: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:47 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage...
... Alonso A, González Blanco A, Bonelli Martín C, Nogueira Carballedo C, Garc a Rego JA, Cachay Ayala M, Lorenzo Franco J, Cuerpo Pérez MA, Nieto Garc a J: Primary bladder osteosarcoma treated with ... carcinomas: report of a case and review of the literature Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001, 125:793-795 10 Kato T, Kubota Y, Saitu M, Yaguchi H, Sasagawa I, Nakada T, Yuda F: Osteosarcoma of the bladder ... obvious etiology other than radiotherapy Conclusion Osteosarcoma of the bladder is a rare tumor witha dismal prognosis External beam radiation therapy as adjunct to transurethral resection seems to...
... Serology for Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis A virus and hepatitis C virus was negative An autoimmune screen was negative (rheumatoid arthritis, antinuclear antibody, anti-mitochondrial antibody, anti-liver ... hypertension A thrombophilia screen for anticardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant, protein C and protein S deficiency, factor V Leiden mutation and paroxysmal nocturnal hae- Page of moglobinuria were ... lethargy with reduced appetite A unilateral leg oedema was noticed A gastroscopy was normal and a computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed splenomegaly (13.5 cm), though he had a normal liver and...
... lavage (WLL) The postulated therapeutic rationale of WLL is the washout of pathological alveolar material and removal of anti-GM-CSF autoantibodies Although selective lobar lavage using local ... local anaesthesia has been described, lung separation under general anaesthesia and lavage of the non-ventilated lung remain the standard treatment for PAP since first employed by Ramirez-Rivera ... results in impaired function of alveolar macrophages, disruption of surfactant homeostasis and reduced surfactant clearance from alveoli Acquired PAP typically affects middle-aged men witha history...
... and withdrawn for cleaning A standard 3.2 mm drill was used to attain the right diameter A plate of sufficient length was used to reach beyond the area of the stress line It was possible to achieve ... read and approved the final manuscript References Figure healing and good reduction Postoperative X-ray image of fracture after months with Postoperative X-ray image of fracture after months with ... JFH and IR conducted the operation JFH and AK revised the article for intellectual content while IR and AK carried out the literature review and the review of the patient' s medical records All authors...
... Kosaka A, Hayakawa H, Kusagawa M, Takahashi H, Okamura K, Mizumoto R, Katsuta K: Successful surgical treatment for implanted intraperitoneal metastases of ruptured small hepatocellular carcinoma: ... a case Surg Today 1999, 29:453-457 Natsuizaka M, Omura T, Akaike T, Kuwata Y, Yamazaki K, Sato T, Karino Y, Toyota J, Suga T, Asaka M: Clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic ... normal, with higher N/C and an area of giant cell 2a: Polygonal with coarse chromatin(nucleus-to-cytoplasm) 2a: Polygonal cells with higher N/C (nucleus-to-cytoplasm) ratio than normal, abundant...
... 19:255-260 Armas-Loughran B, Kalra R, Carson JL: Evaluation and management of anemia and bleeding disorders in surgical patients Med Clin North Am 2003, 87:229-242 Publish with Bio Med Central and every ... cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma were transfused The patient improved dramatically and two days later the wound was dry and the haemoperitoneum became mini- Page of (page number not for citation ... tenderness was mild Haemoglobin was g/l Urinary catheterization revealed clear urine Ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) scan examination revealed fluid in the peritoneal cavity (Figure 3) and an...