Browsing by Subject "patient safety"
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Perioperative management of DOACs in vascular surgery: A practical approach
(2018)Background: Approximately 10–15% of patients on DOACs have to interrupt their anticoagulant before an invasive procedure every year. The perioperative management and monitoring of DOACs have proved to be challenging, as ... -
Perioperative Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant
(2019)Importance: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who use a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) and request elective surgery or procedure present a common clinical situation yet perioperative management is uncertain. Objective: ... -
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Prospective comparative study of different endovenous thermal ablation systems for treatment of great saphenous vein reflux
(2021)Objective: The aim of our study was to compare three different endovenous thermal ablation (EVTA) modalities in the treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. Methods: We performed a single-center, prospective, ... -
Proximal versus extensive repair in acute type A aortic dissection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
(2022)Objectives: Our aim was to compare the safety and efficacy of proximal repair (PR) versus extensive repair (ER) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). Methods: A literature search in three databases was performed ... -
Recommendations for the use of coronary and valve simulators in cardiac surgical training: A systematic review
(2022)OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to systematically review the simulators that are currently available for coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery and, in addition, to review the validation evidence supporting ... -
Resuming hip and knee arthroplasty after COVID-19: ethical implications for wellbeing, safety and the economy
(2020)Reinstating elective hip and knee arthroplasty services presents significant challenges. We need to be honest about the scale of the obstacles ahead and realise that the health challenges and economic consequences of the ... -
Safety and effectiveness of alveolar recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure during general anesthesia for cesarean section: a prospective, randomized trial Alveolar recruitment during caesarean section
(2017)Introduction During cesarean section, the supine position reduces functional residual capacity and worsens lung compliance. We tested the hypothesis that alveolar recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure ... -
Safety of home-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review
(2022)Background: Cardiac rehabilitation is an evidence-based intervention that aims to improve health outcomes in cardiovascular disease patients, but it is largely underutilized. One strategy for improving utilization is ... -
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Unravelling data for rapid evidence-based response to COVID-19: A summary of the unCoVer protocol
(2021)Introduction unCoVer - Unravelling data for rapid evidence-based response to COVID-19 - is a Horizon 2020-funded network of 29 partners from 18 countries capable of collecting and using real-world data (RWD) derived from ... -
The use of an artificial neural network in the evaluation of the extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy as a treatment of choice for urinary lithiasis
(2022)Objective: Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are widely applied in medicine, since they substantially increase the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis, classification, and the prognosis of a medical condition. In ... -
What Is the Required Certainty of Evidence for the Implementation of Novel Techniques for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Obstruction?
(2019)Context: A large number of minimally invasive techniques have been developed for the surgical management of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) presumed to be secondary to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) over the ...