Browsing by Publisher "W.B. Saunders Co Ltd"
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Decrease in Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections following cardiovascular surgery
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Publisher and Date:(W.B. Saunders Co Ltd, 2005)
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Does normoxemic cardiopulmonary bypass prevent myocardial reoxygenation injury in cyanotic children?
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Publisher and Date:(W.B. Saunders Co Ltd, 2002)Objective: To evaluate whether the deleterious effect of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can be prevented by controlling PaO2 in cyanotic children. Design: Prospective randomized clinical study. Setting: Single university hospital. Participants: Pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery for repair of congenital heart disease (n = 24). Interventions: Patients were randomly allocated into 3 groups. Patients in the acyanotic group (group I n = 10) had CPB initiated at a fraction of inspired oxygen ...
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Intravertebral vacuum phenomenon that developed during transpedicular biopsy
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Publisher and Date:(W.B. Saunders Co Ltd, 2002)
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Mortality rate length of stay and extra cost of sternal surgical site infections following coronary artery bypass grafting in a private medical centre in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(W.B. Saunders Co Ltd, 2005)Florence Nightingale Hospital is a 300-bed university-affiliated private medical centre with a large open heart surgery programme in Istanbul Turkey. In this study the mortality rates lengths of stay (LOS) and extra costs of patients with deep sternal surgical site infections (DSSSIs) and superficial sternal surgical site infections (SSSSIs) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were determined from January 1999 to December 2002. Group I included 52 patients with DSSSIs Group II included ...
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The use of the 5-HT3-receptor antagonist ondansetron for the treatment of postcardiotomy delirium
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Publisher and Date:(W.B. Saunders Co Ltd, 2000)Objective:To evaluate the effect of the 5-HT3-receptor antagonist ondansetron in patients with postcardiotomy delirium. Design: Prospective study. Setting: University hospital. Participants: Thirty-five patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Interventions: Thirty-five patients 23 men and 12 women who developed delirium in the intensive care unit after coronary artery bypass graft surgery were included. Mean patient age was 51.3 years (range 36 to 79 years). A mental status ...
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Which anesthetic agent alters the hemodynamic status during pediatric catheterization? Comparison of propofol versus ketamine
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Publisher and Date:(W.B. Saunders Co Ltd, 2003)Objective: To compare the effects of propofol and ketamine on systemic and pulmonary circulations in pediatric patients scheduled for elective cardiac catheterization. Design: Prospective randomized and blinded. Setting: University hospital. Participants: Children (n = 41) undergoing cardiac catheterization. Interventions: All children were premedicated with oral midazolam 60 minutes before the procedure. Patients were separated into 3 groups according to shunts diagnosed by transthoracic ...