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Observational Study
Relationship between intraoperative non-technical performance and technical events in bariatric surgery.
The operating theatre is a unique environment with complex team interactions, where technical and non-technical performance affect patient outcomes. The correlation between technical and non-technical performance, however, remains underinvestigated. The purpose of this study was to explore these interactions in the operating theatre. ⋯ This study demonstrated that technical and non-technical performances are related, on both an individual and a team level. Valuable data can be obtained around intraoperative errors, events and rectifications.
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Parkinson's disease presents several practical challenges: it can be difficult to distinguish from atypical parkinsonian syndromes, clinical ratings can be insensitive as markers of disease progression, and its non-motor manifestations are not readily assessed in animal models. These challenges, along with others, are beginning to be addressed by innovative imaging methods to characterise Parkinson's disease-specific functional networks across the whole brain and measure their expression in each patient. ⋯ It can also be used as a predictor of near-term phenoconversion in prodromal syndromes, such as rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. Functional network imaging holds great promise for future clinical use in the management of neurodegenerative disorders.
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To determine the temporal relationship between reducing surgical complications and costs, using the study population of bariatric surgery. ⋯ When analyzing Medicare patients undergoing bariatric surgery, hospitals with the largest reductions in serious postoperative complications had the greatest decrease in per-patient payments. This study demonstrates the potential savings associated with quality improvement in high-risk surgical procedures.
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To determine whether primary tumor resection in patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPG) is associated with longer overall survival (OS). ⋯ Primary tumor resection in patients with metastatic PPG appeared to be associated with improved OS. In patients with hormonally active tumors, surgical resection led to better blood pressure control.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2018
Correction to: Infection-related ventilator-associated complications in ICU patients colonised with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
The members of the OUTCOMEREA Study Group were provided in such a way that they could not be indexed as collaborators on PubMed. The publisher apologizes for this error and is pleased to list the members of the group here.