perioperative arrhythmia prophylaxis for major lung resection

... is recommended for a safe major hepatic resection [2,10] A recent meta-analysis concluded that PVE is a safe and effective procedure for inducing liver hypertrophy to prevent postresection liver ... contributions SG is the authorized user for Y-90 microsphere administration and performed the hepatic resection MH is the interventional radiologist who performed the Y-90 microsphere treatment ... of major hepatectomy for hilar bile duct carcinoma: a preliminary report Surgery 1990, 107:521-527 Kawasaki S, Makuuchi M, Miyagawa S, Kakazu T: Radical operation after portal embolization for...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... BMI for performing extensive liver resection safely in morbidly obese patients Authors' contributions OB: Performed the operation, devised the therapeutic plan, and wrote the manuscript MS: Performed ... 0.02 3.73 2.93 75 3.7 5.9 2.3 0.06 Forced vital capacity (L) Forced expiratory volume in second (L) Maximum voluntary ventilation (L/min) Vital capacity (L) Total lung capacity (L) Functional residual ... novel form of transarterial radiotherapy that has been used increasingly for HCC as a single agent, and it has produced a good response rate [20,21] To our knowledge, no Page of (page number not for...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... Ideas for Major Equipment Types O&M Best Practices Guide, Release 3.0 9.29 O&M Ideas for Major Equipment Types Boilers Checklist (contd) 9.30 O&M Best Practices Guide, Release 3.0 O&M Ideas for Major ... belts for proper tension Check packing glands for compression leakage X Check for air leaks Check for air leaks around access openings and flame scanner assembly X Check all blower belts Check for ... Ideas for Major Equipment Types Figure 9.1.1 Typical folding lock and tag scissor clamp This clamp allows for locks for up to different facility staff There are well-accepted conventions for lock-and-tag...

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... Institute for Law and Justice Alexandria, Virginia www.ilj.org Planning and Managing Security for Major Special Events: Guidelines for Law Enforcement March 2007 Prepared for the Office ... identify a lead coordinator for public information (e.g., city public information officer, venue media specialist, lead law enforcement agency) and the process for releasing information The DHS has ... Purpose of Guidelines Report The Guidelines for Law Enforcement on Planning and Managing Security for Major Special Events provide a framework for local law enforcement to plan and manage these unique...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20

... cancer? 17 What treatment will I need? 19 Treatment for small cell lung cancer 21 Treatment for non-small cell lung cancer 24 Other treatments for lung cancer 27 Will I receive palliative care? 28 ... of lung cancer Small cell lung cancer (a type of cancer made up of small round cells in the lungs) Non-small cell lung cancer (cancer which grows in cells other than small cells inside the lungs) ... organisations offer support groups for people with lung cancer and their families They also provide information for patients and their families and friends Contact details for some of these organisations...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... short distance in front of the Figure Rotation test for the cervical spine Rotation test for the cervical spine Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Occupational Medicine ... followed by percussion and tenderness tests for the spine, the iliolumbar ligament and the sacroiliac joint The tests for standing on the heels and toes and for walking on the heels (L4/L5) and toes ... joint is carried out as additional information about the sacroiliac joint and sensitivity tests on the various dermatomes for Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Occupational...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... project to secure the future of health care Guidelines for the implementation of a nationwide system for assessing health care needs and for the treatment criteria were prepared by the end of ... patients awaiting major joint replacement and to compare the HRQoL of patients with that of population controls The data collected for this analysis is part of long-term followup data for patients ... (range, 36–86 years) (Table 1) Of patients, 73 (55%) were waiting for primary THR and 60 (45%) were waiting for primary TKR The majority (54%, n = 143) of the participants (including patients and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... of classification accuracy For the symptom sub-topics, we implemented the 3, 4, or 5-class problem for each subtopic based on the maximum possible range for each; for example, the HAMD Mood sub-topic ... correlations for both Psychomotor Retardation and Agitation for two phones (/aw/, and /t/); we also see positive significant correlations for both Psychomotor Retardation and Mood for the same ... accounts for a loss of 4.4% of the total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)a, and accounts for 11.9% of total years lost due to disability (YLD) With current trends, projection for the year...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 01:20

... benchmarks for comparing the overall energy efficiency of a Data Center, establishing trends, and for measuring the effectiveness of design changes For example a PUE of 2.0 would indicate that for every ... network infrastructure For example, assume a server room has 1000 servers, 84 network switches, consumes 400 K·W of electricity for ICT equipment, 500 K·W of electricity for cooling and requires ... not in use, for example, if we consider an attached device such as an IP phone that was only used during office hours (9 am till pm) If each phone consumed 15.4 Watts and was turned off for about...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 22:20

... patients who often have severely compromised lung function As respirationgated delivery at our center is only used for stage III tumors, and not for SRT for small peripheral tumors, we derived an ... cycle Figure Respiratory waveforms during image acquisition for both 4DCT scans at the level of tumor in patient 13 Respiratory waveforms during image acquisition for both 4DCT scans at the level ... our routine imaging protocol for SRT planning requires that a second 4DCT scan (limited to the tumor region) be performed directly after the first The additional information was considered crucial...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... 288:189-198 Mofenson LM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Public Health Service Task Force: U.S Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in ... exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and recommendations for post exposure prophylaxis MMWR Recomm Rep 2001, 50(RR-11):1-52 Pozniak A: Post-exposure prophylaxis for sexual exposure to HIV Curr Opin Infect ... as infection controls for the SHIV89.6P inoculums CD8+ lymphocyte-suppression of viremia Control of viremia by CD8 T-cells has been found to be one of the major mechanisms for antiretroviral-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:20

... effective prophylaxis for atrial tachyarrhythmias after coronary artery bypass graft surgery J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2001, 15:204-9 83 Shiga T, Wajima Z, Inoue T, Ogawa R: Magnesium prophylaxis for ... intravenous infusion for the first 24 hrs (1050 mg total) followed by oral therapy (400 mg three times daily) for postoperative days (4800 mg total) Atrial septal pacing was given for 96 hrs Amiodarone ... entering the cardiovascular ICU for 48 hours On 2nd postoperative oral amiodarone was initiated at 600 mg/day three times daily for days, 400 mg per day twice daily for the following days, and 200...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:23

... stereotactic lung radiotherapy or wedge resection for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer J Clin Oncol 2010, 28:928-935 Seamless Phase I/II Study of Stereotactic Lung Radiotherapy (SBRT) For Early ... well-tolerated and effective treatment option for hilar lung tumors Prior to proceeding with our institutional study of CyberKnife radiosurgery for hilar lung tumors, maturing data of others suggested ... with pathologically confirmed inoperable primary hilar lung cancers or hilar lung metastases were reviewed A tumor was considered a “hilar lung tumor” if it abutted or invaded the mainstem bronchus...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:21

... the number of pills dispensed For instance, a prescription for fluoxetine 40 mg/day, sixty 20-mg tablets, was calculated as (20/40) × 60 = 30 days’ supply Page of For patients who attended only ... This left 1,058 eligible for study inclusion, 64% females and 36% males Their average age was 46 with a range from 15 to 86 years The majority of ICD-10 diagnostic codes for patients at first prescription ... of pharmacy data The major strength of this form of analysis is that data arise from a real life setting rather than clinical trials This is the first study to provide information on adherence...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... 296.2x for MDD single episode, or 296.3x for MDD recurrent episode) during the 12 months before the index date Study patients were also required to have continuous enrollment for the 12 months before ... either for duloxetine or venlafaxine XR Study Variables For patients in each cohort, we used National Drug Codes (NDC) to identify and categorize prior medications in the 12 months before index ... considered were other depressive disorders (300.4x for dysthymic disorder, 309.1x for adjustment reaction with prolonged depressive reaction, and 311.x for depressive disorder not elsewhere classified),...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:23

... each press conference, coordinating the medical information with the Joint Information Center, and neutralizing any misinformation or incomplete information from ‘maverick’ physicians (or others) ... regulation, time delays, and frustration Most major disasters not involve an acute need for a significant volume of surgical and procedural expertise For a shelter population of less than 5000 evacuees, ... Joint Information Center, including medical comments relating to all medical branch responsibilities The medical spokespersons could utilize local professional expertise for special detailed information,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:20

... of (page number not for citation purposes) is whether there is a threshold of severity for hypoxemia and acidosis beyond which NIV should be considered contraindicated Unfortunately, the answer ... Rana and colleagues study is to highlight the need for larger prospective studies to better define criteria for selecting ALI/ARDS patients for NIV Competing interests The authors declare that ... precision to answer the question, even in the context of prior studies For now, we recommend selecting ALI/ARDS patients for NIV according to general selection guidelines [10] These patients should...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:24

... of (page number not for citation purposes) is whether there is a threshold of severity for hypoxemia and acidosis beyond which NIV should be considered contraindicated Unfortunately, the answer ... Rana and colleagues study is to highlight the need for larger prospective studies to better define criteria for selecting ALI/ARDS patients for NIV Competing interests The authors declare that ... precision to answer the question, even in the context of prior studies For now, we recommend selecting ALI/ARDS patients for NIV according to general selection guidelines [10] These patients should...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:24

... patients with milder ALI may not receive care in an ICU for medical or non-medical reasons; little is known about these patients [21] We therefore performed a prospective observational study with the ... clinical risk conditions Screening for ALI/ARDS diagnosis was continued for days unless another clinical insult developed, in which case follow-up was continued for a total of 14 days When a diagnosis ... risks for developing ALI and ARDS for a given clinical insult are significantly lower than reported previously Undoubtedly this is due, at least in part, to the inclusion of patients with milder forms...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... with acute lung injury: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 2004, 291:1603-1609 The ARDS Network: Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury ... Rivers EP: Fluid-management strategies in acute lung injury liberal, conservative, or both? N Engl J Med 2006, 354:2598-2600 Page of (page number not for citation purposes) ... Enrollment occurred a median of days after subjects met international consensus conference criteria for ALI The authors found that the addition of albumin to furosemide significantly improved oxygenation,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20