Non-intubated tracheal surgery: is it worthwhile?

Prophylactic surgery in non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis:is it worthwhile?

BACKGROUND In cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension prophylactic portasystemic shunts have been found to be ineffective as deaths from post-shunt liver failure exceed those from bleeding. However, in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, variceal bleeding rather than liver failure is the common cause of death. In developing countries shortage of tertiary health-care facilities ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery in the elderly: is it worthwhile?

Malta Medical Journal Volume 25 Issue 03 2013 Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the early outcomes after coronary surgery in the elderly. Methods: A retrospective analysis (April 1995January 2012) of mortality, morbidity and hospital stay, derived from a single surgeon’s practice. Outcomes of patients over 70 (group A, n=785) were compared with those of controls under 70 (group B, n=2772). Resul...

[Tracheostomy in the ICU: is it worthwhile?].

OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility of performing tracheostomy in the intensive care unit (ICU) environment and to assess procedure-related complications and mortality. METHODS The medical records of the 73 patients submitted to tracheostomy in the ICU of the Federal University of São Paulo Hospital São Paulo between January and November of 2003 were evaluated retrospectively. All operatio...

In-water resuscitation--is it worthwhile?

OBJECTIVES At present, there is no reliable information indicating the best option of rescuing a non-breathing drowning victim in the water. Our objectives were to compare the outcomes of performing immediate in-water resuscitation (IWR) or delaying resuscitation until the victim is brought to shore. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective data analysis was conducted of non-breathing drowning vi...

Community Water Fluoridation: is it Still Worthwhile?