Browsing by Subject "Postoperative Complications"

A model for predicting the risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery.

Jelovsek, J Eric; Chagin, Kevin; Brubaker, Linda; Rogers, Rebecca G; Richter, Holly E; Arya, Lily; Barber, Matthew D; ... (16 authors) (Obstetrics and gynecology, 2014-02)

To construct and validate a prediction model for estimating the risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after vaginal pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery and compare it with predictions using preoperative urinary ...

Adenosine-induced flow arrest to facilitate intracranial aneurysm clip ligation: dose-response data and safety profile.

Bebawy, John F; Gupta, Dhanesh K; Bendok, Bernard R; Hemmer, Laura B; Zeeni, Carine; Avram, Michael J; Batjer, H Hunt; ... (8 authors) (Anesth Analg, 2010-05-01)

BACKGROUND: Adenosine-induced transient flow arrest has been used to facilitate clip ligation of intracranial aneurysms. However, the starting dose that is most likely to produce an adequate duration of profound hypotension ...

An Update on Surgical versus Expectant Management of Ovarian Endometriomas in Infertile Women.

Keyhan, Sanaz; Hughes, Claude; Price, Thomas; Muasher, Suheil (BioMed research international, 2015-01)

Ovarian endometriomas are a common manifestation of endometriosis that can represent a more severe stage of the disease. There is much debate over the treatment of these cysts in infertile women, particularly before use ...

Assessment of Long-Term Bowel Symptoms After Segmental Resection of Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Matched Cohort Study.

Soto, Enrique; Catenacci, Michelle; Bedient, Carrie; Jelovsek, J Eric; Falcone, Tommaso (J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 2016-07)

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term bowel symptoms in women who underwent segmental bowel resection for deep-infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) compared with women who underwent resection of severe endometriosis without bowel ...

Changes in hospitalisation and surgical procedures among the oldest-old: a follow-up study of the entire Danish 1895 and 1905 cohorts from ages 85 to 99 years.

Oksuzyan, Anna; Jeune, Bernard; Juel, Knud; Vaupel, James W; Christensen, Kaare (Age Ageing, 2013-07)

OBJECTIVE: to examine whether the Danish 1905 cohort members had more active hospital treatment than the 1895 cohort members from ages 85 to 99 years and whether it results in higher in-hospital and post-operative mortality. ...

Clinical and angiographic outcomes with everolimus eluting stents for the treatment of cardiac allograft vasculopathy.

Azarbal, Babak; Arbit, Boris; Ramaraj, Radhakrishnan; Kittleson, Michelle; Young, Amelia; Czer, Lawrence; Rafiei, Matthew; ... (10 authors) (Journal of interventional cardiology, 2014-02)

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine clinical efficacy, safety, and intermediate clinical outcomes with everolimus-eluting stents (EESs) in patients with transplant coronary artery disease (TCAD). BACKGROUND: TCAD is ...

Confounders versus Mediators: An Important Distinction.

Raghunathan, Karthik; Miller, Timothy E; Rashid, Ali M (Anesthesiology, 2015-07)

Decreased hernia recurrence using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with Strattice™ mesh in a rodent ventral hernia model.

Van Eps, Jeffrey; Fernandez-Moure, Joseph; Cabrera, Fernando; Wang, Xin; Karim, Azim; Corradetti, Bruna; Chan, Paige; ... (11 authors) (Surgical endoscopy, 2016-08)

<h4>Background</h4>Recurrence after ventral hernia repair (VHR) remains a multifactorial problem still plaguing surgeons today. Some of the many contributing factors include mechanical strain, poor tissue-mesh integration, ...

Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study.

Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and COVIDSurg Collaborative (The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2021-08)

Emerging arboviruses and implications for pediatric transplantation: A review.

Freeman, Megan Culler; Coyne, Carolyn B; Green, Michael; Williams, John V; Silva, Laurie A (Pediatric transplantation, 2019-02)

Recent years have brought a rise in newly emergent viral infections, primarily in the form of previously known arthropod-transmitted viruses that have increased significantly in both incidence and geographical range. Of ...

Factors associated with mortality in transplant patients with invasive aspergillosis.

Baddley, John W; Andes, David R; Marr, Kieren A; Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P; Alexander, Barbara D; Kauffman, Carol A; Oster, Robert A; ... (16 authors) (Clin Infect Dis, 2010-06-15)

BACKGROUND: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ...

Femoral malrotation after intramedullary nailing in obese versus non-obese patients.

Koerner, John D; Patel, Neeraj M; Yoon, Richard S; Gage, Mark J; Donegan, Derek J; Liporace, Frank A (Injury, 2014-07)

OBJECTIVE: Intramedullary nailing (IMN) of obese patients with femoral fractures can be difficult due to soft tissue considerations and overall body habitus. Complications including malrotation can occur and have significant ...

Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms are not sufficient to guide esophageal function testing in lung transplant candidates.

Posner, S; Zheng, J; Wood, RK; Shimpi, RA; Hartwig, MG; Chow, S-C; Leiman, DA (Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, 2018-05)

Gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal dysmotility are prevalent in patients with advanced lung disease and are associated with graft dysfunction following lung transplantation. As a result, many transplant centers ...

Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries.

International Surgical Outcomes Study group (British journal of anaesthesia, 2016-10)

<h4>Background</h4>As global initiatives increase patient access to surgical treatments, there remains a need to understand the adverse effects of surgery and define appropriate levels of perioperative care.<h4>Methods</h4>We ...

Implementation of the TaperGuard™ endotracheal tube in an unselected surgical population to reduce postoperative pneumonia.

Martini, Ross P; Yanez, N David; Treggiari, Miriam M; Tekkali, Praveen; Soelberg, Cobin; Aziz, Michael F (BMC anesthesiology, 2020-08)

<h4>Background</h4>Endotracheal tube (ETT) designs to decrease the risk of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) include supraglottic suctioning, and/or modifications of the cuff shape. The TaperGuard™ ETT has a tapered, ...

Incidence of adverse events after uterosacral colpopexy for uterovaginal and posthysterectomy vault prolapse.

Unger, Cecile A; Walters, Mark D; Ridgeway, Beri; Jelovsek, J Eric; Barber, Matthew D; Paraiso, Marie Fidela R (Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2015-05)

OBJECTIVE: We sought to describe perioperative and postoperative adverse events associated with uterosacral colpopexy, to describe the rate of recurrent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) associated with uterosacral colpopexy, ...

Infective endocarditis and solid organ transplantation: Only worse outcomes during initial transplantation hospitalization.

Eichenberger, Emily M; Dagher, Michael; Sinclair, Matthew R; Maskarinec, Stacey A; Fowler, Vance G; Federspiel, Jerome J (American heart journal, 2021-10)

<h4>Background</h4>The epidemiology, and outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the 2013-2018 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). ...