BACKGROUND Treatment of a number of complications that occur after abdominal surgeries may require that Urgent Relaparotomy (UR), the life-saving and obligatory operations, are performed. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the reasons for performing URs, their outcomes and factors that affect mortality. METHODS Observational, Prospective Study. The study included all the patients w...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety of a low dose of heparin in consecutive stable patients undergoing elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). DESIGN Open prospective study in a single centre. PATIENTS 1375 consecutive patients had elective PTCA (1952 lesions: type A 11%, B1 34%, B2 36%, and C 19%). There were no angiographic exclusion criteria. INTERVENTIONS A bolus...

Background: The routine use of preoperative appropriate paraclinic testing is useful in patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of unnecessary preoperative evaluation performed for patients undergoing elective surgeries.Methods: This descriptive analytic study was performed to assess the patterns of preoperative evaluation tests on ...

abstract background: to compare pregnancy outcomes in women at risk for cervical incompetence after elective versus ultrasound- indicated cerclage. methods: in a prospective randomized tlial, singleton pregnancies with at least one previous spontaneous midtrimester loss or early preterm delivery (between 15 and 32 weeks' gestation) who met clinical crite1ia for the diagnosis of cervical in...

BACKGROUND The predominant complication of bioprostheses is structural valve deterioration and the consequences of reoperation. The purpose of the study was to determine the mortality and risk assessment of that mortality for mitral bioprosthetic failure. METHODS AND RESULTS From 1975 to 1999, 1 973 patients received a heterograft bioprosthesis in 2 152 operations. The procedures were perform...

Because of structural defects in achondroplasia, as one of the dwarfism types, the choice of an anaesthetic technique and management for caesarean delivery presents a challenge. We aimed to discuss our successful single-shot spinal anaesthesia approach for caesarean section for one urgent and one elective achondroplasic parturient based on the literature.

Early cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis is safe, cost effective, and leads to less time off work compared with delayed surgery. This study was designed to assess current practice in the management of acute cholecystitis in the UK. A postal questionnaire was sent to 440 consultant general surgeons to ascertain their current management of patients with acute cholecystitis. Rep...

espanolIntroduccion y objetivos: El implante percutaneo de valvula aortica (TAVI) ha demostrado ser seguro eficaz en pacientes tanto bajo como alto riesgo, pero los procedimientos emergentes se han excluido principales estudios. objetivo fue determinar resultados actuales condicionantes del pronostico durante el TAVI emergente. Metodos: Se realizo una busqueda sistematica PubMed Google Scholar ...