Articles: outcome.
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To evaluate outcomes after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF). ⋯ For carefully selected patients, MI-TLIF has a very favorable long term outcome that is comparable to conventional open TLIF, with the added benefit of decreased adjacent tissue injury.
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Int J Organ Transplant Med · Jan 2010
Post-reperfusion Syndrome and Outcome Variables after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.
Post-reperfusion syndrome (PRS) is an important complication during liver transplantation. ⋯ Bleeding, blood transfusion and fibrinolysis occurred more often in the group of severe PRS after reperfusion. Although postoperative complications like rejection, infection and the dialysis rate were not significantly different in the two groups, hospital stay was more prolonged in the group with severe PRS.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Dec 2009
Earlier application of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support rescues patients from severe cardiopulmonary failure using the APACHE III scoring system.
Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) is a widely accepted treatment for severe cardiopulmonary failure. This system, which uses a percutaneous approach and autopriming devices, can be rapidly applied in emergency situations. We sought to identify the risk factors that could help predict in-hospital mortality, and to assess its outcomes in survivors. ⋯ Earlier application of PCPS, and other preemptive strategies designed to optimize high-risk patients, may improve patient outcomes. Identifying patients with high APACHE scores at the beginning of PCPS may predict in-hospital mortality. Survivors, particularly those with higher APACHE scores, may require more frequent follow-up to improve overall survival.
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Surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) is an established form of treatment. Limited data exists on the value of sequential hepatic and pulmonary metastasectomy. We analysed patients who underwent sequential liver and lung resections for CLM. ⋯ Sequential liver and lung resection for CLM is associated with good long-term survival in selected patients, except in those presenting with synchronous lung and liver metastases.
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J Korean Neurosurg Soc · Nov 2009
Erratum: ERRATUM: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion Using Hydroxyapatite Spacer.
[This corrects the article on p. 300 in vol. 46, PMID: 19893716.].