Preventive HIPEC in combination with perioperative FLOT VS FLOT
The most vital reason behind the failure of curative surgery for gastric cancer resection is spread to the intra-abdominal area. In more than 90% of the patients going through tumor progression, the most commonly observed events are local recurrence, liver metastases, peritoneal seeding, and retroperitoneal lymph node metastases. For peritoneal metastases, the role of systemic…
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Evolving Surgical Techniques and Improving Outcomes for Aortic Arch Surgery in Canada
This study aimed to look at how patient characteristics, surgical procedures, and in-hospital outcomes for aortic arch surgery in Canada changed between 2008 and 2018. Over time, the outcomes have improved. Moderate hypothermia and antegrade cerebral perfusion are frequently used. To improve stroke rates and outcomes in the emergency room, more research is needed. Aortic…
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Intraoperative cell salvage for musculoskeletal sarcoma surgery
Complex and wide excision surgeries like musculoskeletal sarcoma are linked to significant intraoperative blood loss with an average blood loss of around 4500 ml. Many of these surgeries require allogenic blood transfusion with a subsequent increase in both mortality and morbidity rates. Among approaches to reduce intraoperative blood loss is intraoperative cell salvage (ICS). ICS…
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Multitasking in high-stress clinical Jobs
Clinical jobs are usually associated with high levels of stress. Often, doctors, nurses, and other professionals have to fulfill multiple roles simultaneously, make a lot of decisions, and consider plenty of cases, which taxes their multitasking ability. In addition, healthcare professionals, especially those working in high-stress situations, like the emergency room, have to help many…
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FDA announces Class I recall of battery packs for intra-aortic balloon pumps
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall on Datascope/Getinge/Maquet for Cardiosave Hybrid/Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Battery Packs due to the risk of the battery failing and having a shortened run-time due to substandard batteries not meeting performance specifications being released to customers, which may cause the device to stop working when operated…
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The importance of Debriefing in Healthcare Simulation-Based Learning as is an important teaching and learning tool
Healthcare simulation is an important teaching and learning tool. It allows students and trainees on all levels to acquire relevant experience and practice specific abilities in a safe and controlled setting. However, the effectiveness of simulations relies on several factors the use of debriefing to ensure that the learning process is working as intended. Debriefing…
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Innovative Strategies for Mobile Health Solutions
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and its prevalence is increasing. Early diagnosis is important to reduce the risk of thromboembolic events and stokes. The authors investigated the topic of mobile health solutions quite extensively through technical aspects of detection and proper management. The authors covered different parts of the issue efficiently….
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Investigating effects of healthcare simulation on personal strengths and organizational impacts
Healthcare professionals must make a lot of choices. Many of these choices occur in high pressure environments when every minute counts or when a wrong decision might lead to severe consequences. Doctors, nurses, therapists, and other professionals often face a lot of work-related stress that requires them to continue to operate at their best, meaning…
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Impact of pulse pressure on clinical outcome in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Patients
The researchers realized that more than half a million people in America suffer cardiac arrest each year. In Europe, more that quarter a million people suffer out of hospital cardiac arrest annually.Rilinger and his colleagues proposed that refractory cardiac arrest and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be referred to as extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) and…
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Ketone Bodies: Universal Cardiac Response to Stress, An Article Review
The association of circulating ketone bodies (KB) with admission and function outcomes after STEMI has been a keen issue of investigation in the medical field. Yurista, Rosenzweig and Nguyen dedicated their time and effort to investigate the significant role of ketone bodies because they are suspected to have high influence in the functions of the…
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Association of Circulating Ketone Bodies with Functional Outcomes After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Research suggests that increase ketone metabolism affect the response of myocardial ischemia. In the study, De Koning and his colleagues suspected that patients with high levels of ketone bodies were mostly affected by heart failures. In their study, De Koning and his colleagues investigated the effect of increased ketone bodies on heart failures. The role…
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Vasoplegic syndrome following cardiothoracic surgery— A Review of pathophysiology and update of treatment options
Vasoplegic syndrome occurs in up to 50% of all patients receiving cardiac surgery. This condition is a type of vasodilatory shock that proceeds cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Vasoplegic syndrome involves normal or increased cardiac output and decreased systemic vascular resistance (SVR) leading to organ hypoperfusion. It has a similar mechanism and presentation as sepsis, usually requiring…
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