Browsing by Subject "surgery"
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Analysis of the Impact of Early Surgery on In-Hospital Mortality of Native Valve Endocarditis
(2010-03)Background— The impact of early surgery on mortality in patients with native valve endocarditis (NVE) is unresolved. This study sought to evaluate valve surgery compared with medical therapy for NVE and to identify ... -
Identifying the Burden of Pediatric Surgical Disease in Somaliland
(2018)Background: A staggering 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe and affordable surgery, and surgical conditions contribute to up to 32% of the global disease burden. However, precise data on the burden of surgical ... -
Levels of Surgical Disease and Predictors of Barriers to Care in Rural India
(2012)An estimated 234.2 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide, yet the wealthiest third of the world's population receives 73.6% while the world's poorest third receives only 3.5%. Approximately one-third ... -
The Effect of Propofol Versus Isoflurane Anesthesia on Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized Trial.
(J Alzheimers Dis, 2016-04-15)BACKGROUND: Preclinical studies have found differential effects of isoflurane and propofol on the Alzheimer's disease (AD)-associated markers tau, phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and amyloid-β (Aβ). OBJECTIVE: We asked whether ... -
The Influence of Elective Surgery on Health in Veterans with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(2012)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common, chronic, and associated with greater risk of postoperative mortality in veterans. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to determine if elective outpatient surgery ... -
Treatment of adult thoracolumbar spinal deformity: past, present, and future.
(Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2019-05)Care of the patient with adult spinal deformity (ASD) has evolved from being primarily supportive to now having the ability to directly treat and correct the spinal pathology. The focus of this narrative literature review ...
