Intraoperative Complications

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Two steps forward, one back". 
  • A Cost-Utility Analysis of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring in the Setting of Total Thyroidectomy. 
  • A Frag Bag for Efficient Removal of Dislocated Nuclear Material. 
  • A case of electrical storm in a liver transplant patient. 
  • A comparison of amrinone with sodium nitroprusside for control of hemodynamics during infrarenal abdominal aortic surgery. 
  • A decade of minimally invasive donation: experience with more than 1200 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies at a single institution. 
  • A large trial is vital to prove perioperative beta-blockade effectiveness and safety before widespread use. 
  • A meta-analysis comparing the prognostic accuracy of six diagnostic tests for predicting perioperative cardiac risk in patients undergoing major vascular surgery. 
  • A method to free retina and vitreous from intraoperative incarceration in the sclerotomy. 
  • A midurethral sling to reduce incontinence after vaginal prolapse repair. 
  • A prospective study of 100 consecutive Harris-Galante porous total hip arthroplasties. 2-5-year results. 
  • A prospective, open-label, dose-escalating study of low molecular weight heparin during repeat vitrectomy for PVR and severe diabetic retinopathy. 
  • A randomized clinical trial comparing contact lens with intraocular lens correction of monocular aphakia during infancy: grating acuity and adverse events at age 1 year. 
  • A randomized controlled trial of the Arctic Sun Temperature Management System versus conventional methods for preventing hypothermia during off-pump cardiac surgery. 
  • A randomized trial comparing conventional and robotically assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • A study of 11,003 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and the association between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes. 
  • Ablation of perivascular hepatic malignant tumors with irreversible electroporation. 
  • Acute heart failure during spinal surgery in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 
  • Acute neuropsychological functioning following cardiosurgical interventions associated with the production of intraoperative cerebral microemboli. 
  • Acute renal injury and lowest hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass: not only a matter of cellular hypoxemia. 
  • Adoption of radial access and comparison of outcomes to femoral access in percutaneous coronary intervention: an updated report from the national cardiovascular data registry (2007-2012). 
  • Adverse cerebral outcomes after coronary bypass surgery. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group and the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation Investigators. 
  • Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy. 
  • Alpha1-adrenergic blockers and intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome. 
  • An overview of the results of the EPIC trial. 
  • Anaesthetic management of the brain dead for organ donation. 
  • Analysis of errors in laparoscopic surgical procedures. 
  • Anaphylactic reactions in cardiac surgical patients: Et tu, Brute? 
  • Anaphylactic reactions to neuromuscular blocking drugs: are we making the correct diagnosis? 
  • Anaphylactoid reaction due to the administration of ondansetron in a pediatric neurosurgical patient. 
  • Anaphylaxis during cardiac surgery: implications for clinicians. 
  • Anastomotic leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass. 
  • Anatomy of the superior ophthalmic vein approach for direct endovascular access to vascular lesions of the orbit and cavernous sinus. 
  • Anesthetic management of an AAI pacemaker patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during colorectal surgery. 
  • Anterior mediastinal masses: look before you leap. 
  • Antibody formation after drug administration during cardiac surgery: parameters for aprotinin use. 
  • Anticoagulation and clinically significant postoperative vitreous hemorrhage in diabetic vitrectomy. 
  • Antiemetics added to phenylephrine infusion during cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Antithrombin deficiency in special clinical syndromes--Part II: cardiovascular surgery. 
  • Aortoiliac surgery concomitant with kidney transplantation: a single center experience. 
  • Aprotinin and perioperative complications in cardiac surgery. 
  • Argatroban for anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in an infant. 
  • Association of gender and lowest hematocrit on cardiopulmonary bypass with acute kidney injury and operative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. 
  • Association of intraoperative hypotension and pulmonary hypertension with adverse outcomes after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Asystole as a neurologic sign. 
  • Avoiding complications with radical cystectomy. 
  • Avoiding major vessel injury during laparoscopic instrument insertion. 
  • Beta-blocker therapy in non-cardiac surgery. 
  • Bilateral nephrectomy by the posterior approach. 
  • Blood Products in the Management of Abnormal Placentation. 
  • Brachial plexus neurropathy following carotid endarterectomy: case report. 
  • CASE 1--2004. Intraoperative diagnosis of a patent foramen ovale in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • CASE 12--2014. Inferior vena cava compression by retroperitoneal hematoma during cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Cardiac resuscitation in the operating room: reflections on how we can do better. 
  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Part 2--issues during and after device implantation and unresolved questions. 
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management Complicated by a Stenotic Coronary Sinus and Cold Agglutinins. 
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass flow rate: a risk factor for hyperlactatemia after surgical repair of secundum atrial septal defect in children. 
  • Carotid endarterectomy for stroke prevention in older people. 
  • Case 3--1999. Intraoperative coronary thrombosis in association with low-dose aprotinin therapy. 
  • Cataract Surgery in Children from Birth to Less than 13 Years of Age: Baseline Characteristics of the Cohort. 
  • Cause of CO poisoning, relation to halogenated agents still not clear. 
  • Celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery injury associated with left radical nephrectomy for locally advanced renal cell carcinoma. 
  • Central nervous system injury associated with cardiac surgery. 
  • Cerebral embolization during cardiac surgery: impact of aortic atheroma burden. 
  • Cerebral protection. 
  • Challenges for providing effective hemostasis in surgery and trauma. 
  • Children with sick hearts: towards anesthesia safety. 
  • Chorioamniotic membrane separation following fetal surgery. 
  • Clear fluid from a spinal fracture-dislocation does not always mean dural tear. A case report. 
  • Clevidipine in the treatment of perioperative hypertension: assessing safety events in the ECLIPSE trials. 
  • Clinical correlates of atrial tachyarrhythmias after valve replacement for aortic stenosis. 
  • Clinical experience with a novel glaucoma drainage implant. 
  • Clinical experience with sternotomy versus subcostal approach for exchange of the HeartMate XVE to the HeartMate II ventricular assist device. Invited commentary. 
  • Clinical management of silicone intraocular lens condensation. 
  • Clopidogrel-associated bleeding and related complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the impact of team training on surgical outcomes. 
  • Cold hemagglutinin disease in the operating room. 
  • Combined fluocinolone acetonide intraocular delivery system insertion, phacoemulsification, and intraocular lens implantation for severe uveitis. 
  • Common bile duct evaluation in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 1050 cases later. 
  • Comparative analysis of perioperative complications between a multicenter prospective cervical deformity database and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. 
  • Comparison of Radial Access, Guided Femoral Access, and Non-Guided Femoral Access Among Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. 
  • Comparison of outcomes of ureteroscopy for ureteral calculi located above and below the pelvic brim. 
  • Comparison of silicone oil versus gas tamponade in the treatment of idiopathic full-thickness macular hole. 
  • Comparison of the chondrogenic potential of free and vascularized perichondrium in the airway. 
  • Comparison of transesophageal atrial pacing with anticholinergic drugs for the treatment of intraoperative bradycardia. 
  • Complication from combined use of capsule retractors and capsular tension rings in zonular dehiscence. 
  • Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients. 
  • Complications associated with clear corneal cataract wounds during vitrectomy. 
  • Complications of Robotic Surgery. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic surgery for urological cancer: a single institution analysis. 
  • Complications of ureteroscopy: analysis of predictive factors. 
  • Complications, adverse events, and additional intraocular surgery 1 year after cataract surgery in the infant Aphakia Treatment Study. 
  • Comprehensive restaging laparotomy in women with apparent early ovarian carcinoma. 
  • Computed tomography and locating ureters in relation to the uterine cervix. 
  • Condensation on polymethylmethacrylate, acrylic polymer, and silicone intraocular lenses after fluid-air exchange in rabbits. 
  • Condensation on the posterior surface of silicone intraocular lenses during fluid-air exchange. 
  • Contemporary Management of Increased Intraoperative Intracranial Pressure: Evidence-Based Anesthetic and Surgical Review. 
  • Controlled survival study of the effects of Tisseel or a combination of FloSeal and Tisseel on major vascular injury and major collecting-system injury during partial nephrectomy in a porcine model. 
  • Conversion factors for laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. 
  • Conversion vs Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Increased Cost of Care and Perioperative Complications. 
  • Coronary artery perforation during excimer laser coronary angioplasty. The percutaneous Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Registry. 
  • Correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in utero: VI. Hard-earned lessons. 
  • Cortical strut allografts for the treatment of femoral fractures and deficiencies in revision total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus observation in older patients presenting with mild biliary disease. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy. 
  • Critical illness hyperglycemia in pediatric cardiac surgery. 
  • Debate of adjunctive pharmacology for percutaneous coronary intervention: anticoagulation and clopidogrel are not (always) enough. 
  • Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in complex eyes: results with a donor insertion device. 
  • Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: effect of inserting forceps on DSAEK donor tissue viability by using an in vitro delivery model and vital dye assay. 
  • Design and implementation of a new computerized system for intraoperative cardiac mapping. 
  • Development of cerebral air emboli during mohs micrographic surgery. 
  • Device-Related Adverse Events During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Review of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database. 
  • Diabetes and perioperative outcomes following cervical fusion in patients with myelopathy. 
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. 
  • Diastolic dysfunction, diagnostic and perioperative management in cardiac surgery. 
  • Difficult-to-control bleeding. 
  • Do surgical clips interfere with radiofrequency thermal ablation? 
  • Does prior short-segment surgery for adult scoliosis impact perioperative complication rates and clinical outcome among patients undergoing scoliosis correction? 
  • Durability of emergency coronary artery bypass for complications of failed angioplasty. 
  • Early outcomes of descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in pseudophakic eyes with anterior chamber intraocular lenses. 
  • Effect of Prior Anti-VEGF Injections on the Risk of Retained Lens Fragments and Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery in the Elderly. 
  • Effect of surgical case order on cataract surgery complication rates and procedure time. 
  • Effects of extended-release metoprolol succinate in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (POISE trial): a randomised controlled trial. 
  • Elevated Pulse Pressure, Intraoperative Hemodynamic Perturbations, and Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. 
  • Embolic protection and platelet inhibition during renal artery stenting. 
  • Emergent cardiac surgery during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): insights from the Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) registry. 
  • Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass. A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak. 
  • Endothelial cell repopulation after intracameral acetic acid irrigation. 
  • Endovascular aortic balloon clamp malposition during minimally invasive cardiac surgery: detection by transcranial Doppler monitoring. 
  • Endovascular treatment of very small ruptured intracranial aneurysms: complications, occlusion rates and prediction of outcome. 
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 2: consensus statement for anaesthesia practice. 
  • Epithelial breakthrough during IntraLase flap creation for laser in situ keratomileusis. 
  • Excessive use of hetastarch: An iatrogenic cause of bleeding and hypocalcemia? 
  • Extraction of chronically implanted coronary sinus leads active fixation vs passive fixation leads. 
  • False-positive diagnosis of aortic dissection associated with femoral cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Fatal Thrombosis After Factor VII Administration During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. 
  • Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery--current status and future directions. 
  • Findings of universal cystoscopy at incontinence surgery and their sequelae. 
  • Fluvastatin and bisoprolol for the reduction of perioperative cardiac mortality and morbidity in high-risk patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: rationale and design of the DECREASE-IV study. 
  • Focus on thrombosis : Applying management guidelines in clinical practice. 
  • Fracture of the femur in revision hip arthroplasty with a fully porous-coated component. 
  • Function of transected or avulsed rectus muscles following recovery using an anterior orbitotomy approach. 
  • Gender Differences in Associations Between Intraprocedural Thrombotic Events During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Adverse Outcomes. 
  • General complications following laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy and analysis of techniques to manage them. 
  • Genome-wide association study of perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Glenoid fracture during manipulation under anesthesia for adhesive capsulitis: a case report. 
  • Glomus jugulare tumors with intracranial extension. 
  • Guidelines for perioperative care in elective rectal/pelvic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society recommendations. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy: the transfer of experience to a new academic center. 
  • Hemodynamic collapse during thoracoscopy. 
  • Heparin-mediated hypotension associated with cardiac surgery. 
  • Hereditary angioedema: short-term prophylaxis for surgery. 
  • High Body Mass Index is Related to Increased Perioperative Complications After Periacetabular Osteotomy. 
  • Home surveillance program prevents interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure. 
  • How do I get out of this jam? Overcoming common intraoperative problems in primary total hip arthroplasty. 
  • How long is too long? The effect of the duration of anaesthesia on the incidence of non-urological complications after surgery. 
  • IOL condensation. 
  • Iatrogenic ureteral injury: can adult repair techniques be used on children? 
  • Impact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 Patients. 
  • Impact of age on the likelihood of reaching a minimum clinically important difference in 374 three-column spinal osteotomies: clinical article. 
  • Impact of data by Fujii and colleagues on the meta-analysis of metoclopramide for antiemetic prophylaxis in women undergoing Caesarean delivery under neuraxial anaesthesia. 
  • Impact of multimodal intraoperative monitoring during correction of symptomatic cervical or cervicothoracic kyphosis. 
  • Inadvertent development of subatmospheric airway pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Incidence and outcomes of no-reflow phenomenon during percutaneous coronary intervention among patients with acute myocardial infarction. 
  • Incidence of lower urinary tract injury at the time of total laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • Incidence of multiglandular disease in primary hyperparathyroidism determined by parathyroid hormone secretion. 
  • Incidence of perioperative complications of urogynecologic surgery in elderly women. 
  • Incidental Cold Agglutinins in Cardiac Surgery: Intraoperative Surprises and Team-Based Problem-Solving Strategies During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. 
  • Incidental cor triatriatum sinister during coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Incomplete femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy and lens fragmentation due to emulsified silicone oil in the anterior chamber. 
  • Induction of hypothermia after intraoperative hypoxic brain insult. 
  • Influence of projected complication rates on estimated appropriate use rates for carotid endarterectomy. Appropriateness Project Investigators. Academic Medical Center Consortium. 
  • Inhibition of factor IXa by the pegnivacogin system during cardiopulmonary bypass: a potential substitute for heparin. A study in baboons. 
  • Injuries to the bronchi and lungs caused by laser-ignited endotracheal tube fires. 
  • Injury to aberrant bile ducts during cholecystectomy: a common cause of diagnostic error and treatment delay. 
  • Intramyocardial air causes right ventricular dysfunction after repair of a congenital heart defect. 
  • Intraocular lens changes after short- and long-term exposure to intraocular silicone oil. An in vivo study. 
  • Intraocular lens complications requiring removal or exchange. 
  • Intraoperative and postoperative complications of radical retropubic prostatectomy in a consecutive series of 1,000 cases. 
  • Intraoperative assessment of critical biliary structures with visible range/infrared image fusion. 
  • Intraoperative awareness and hypertensive crisis during high-dose fentanyl-diazepam-oxygen anesthesia. 
  • Intraoperative choroidal hemorrhage in the Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome. 
  • Intraoperative disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with ulcerative colitis. 
  • Intraoperative echocardiography is indicated in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Intraoperative esophageal electrocardiography for dysrhythmia analysis and therapy in pediatric cardiac surgical patients. 
  • Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome: report of a case and histopathologic analysis. 
  • Intraoperative hyperglycemia and cognitive decline after CABG. 
  • Intraoperative hypoxemic spells in tetralogy of Fallot. An echocardiographic analysis of diagnosis and treatment. 
  • Intraoperative management of penile erection with intracorporeal phenylephrine during endoscopic surgery. 
  • Intraoperative management of severe endobronchial hemorrhage. 
  • Intraoperative reverse pupillary block during femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in a patient with phacomorphic angle closure. 
  • Intraoperative rupture of brainstem cavernous malformation. Case report. 
  • Intraoperative systolic blood pressure variability predicts 30-day mortality in aortocoronary bypass surgery patients. 
  • Intraoperative tachycardia and hypertension are independently associated with adverse outcome in noncardiac surgery of long duration. 
  • Intraoperative techniques to prevent air leaks. 
  • Intraoperative use of inhaled PGI(2) for acute pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. 
  • Intraoperative vertical gas breakthrough during clear corneal incision creation with the femtosecond cataract laser. 
  • Invited commentary. 
  • Irreducible dislocation of a finger joint in a child. A case report. 
  • Is there any reason to withhold alpha2 agonists from patients with coronary disease during surgery? 
  • Isolated paralysis of the extensor digitorum communis associated with the posterior (Thompson) approach to the proximal radius. 
  • Laparo-endoscopic single-site (LESS) cholecystectomy with epidural vs. general anesthesia. 
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients. 
  • Laparoscopic injury of abdominal wall blood vessels: a report of three cases. 
  • Laparoscopic major hepatectomy: an evolution in standard of care. 
  • Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: beyond the straightforward T1a. 
  • Laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy: A comprehensive meta-analysis. 
  • Laser wire for crossing chronic total occlusions: "learning phase" results from the U.S. TOTAL trial. Total Occlusion Trial With Angioplasty by Using a Laser Wire. 
  • Lengthened intraaortic balloon tubing for intraoperative use. 
  • Limitations of brain stem auditory evoked potentials for intraoperative monitoring during a posterior fossa operation: case report and technical note. 
  • Long-term outcomes of the symmetry vein graft anastomosis device: a matched case-control analysis. 
  • Lower Bone Density on Preoperative Computed Tomography Predicts Periprosthetic Fracture Risk in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging-derived parameter of portal flow predicts volume-mediated pulmonary hypertension in liver transplantation candidates. 
  • Management of a patient with type IIC von Willebrand's disease during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Management of hearing in pediatric NF2. 
  • Management of retained retractor during radical perineal prostatectomy. 
  • Mast cell activation and arterial hypotension during proximal aortic repair requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest. 
  • Maternal obesity and major intraoperative complications during cesarean delivery. 
  • Mechanical retinal fixation using tacks. 
  • Mechanisms of major biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Metabolomic profiling reveals distinct patterns of myocardial substrate use in humans with coronary artery disease or left ventricular dysfunction during surgical ischemia/reperfusion. 
  • Metoclopramide for nausea and vomiting prophylaxis during and after Caesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas: complication avoidance. 
  • Minimally invasive interbody fusion for revision lumbar surgery: technical feasibility and safety. 
  • Minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion in patients older than 70 years of age: analysis of peri- and postoperative complications. 
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Mitral flow propagation velocity identifies patients with abnormal diastolic function during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis. 
  • Multidisciplinary management of placenta percreta complicated by embolic phenomena. 
  • Myocardial ischemia correlates with reduced fibrinolytic activity following peripheral vascular surgery. 
  • Myonecrosis after revascularization procedures. 
  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines: use of cardiac troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide or N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide for etiologies other than acute coronary syndromes and heart failure. 
  • Neuroprotection during cardiac surgery. 
  • Neurotologic surgery for glomus tumors. 
  • Noteworthy Literature Published in 2017 for Thoracic Transplantation Anesthesiologists. 
  • Novel delivery method to reduce endothelial injury in descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. 
  • Opening wedge high tibial osteotomy using a novel technique: early results and complications. 
  • Operating Room Crisis Checklists and Emergency Manuals. 
  • Ophthalmic complications of endoscopic sinus surgery. 
  • Orbital complications of functional endoscopic sinus surgery: MR and CT findings. 
  • Outcomes following bail-out abciximab administration during primary intervention in acute myocardial infarction (The CADILLAC Trial). 
  • Outcomes of Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty From Free Vascularized Fibular Grafting. 
  • Outcomes of Unilateral Cataracts in Infants and Toddlers 7 to 24 Months of Age: Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS). 
  • P6 stimulation for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. 
  • Pelvic obliquity after fusion of the spine in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: complications and how to deal with them. 
  • Perioperative Management of the Gynecologic Patient on Long-term Anticoagulation. 
  • Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement on intraoperative blood pressure, risk and outcomes for elective surgery. 
  • Perioperative complications and adverse events of the MONARC transobturator tape, compared with the tension-free vaginal tape. 
  • Perioperative complications and risk factors in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. 
  • Perioperative complications in obese women vs normal-weight women who undergo vaginal surgery. 
  • Perioperative complications with costotransversectomy and anterior approaches to thoracic and thoracolumbar tumors. 
  • Perioperative conduction disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. 
  • Perioperative management of the bleeding patient. 
  • Perioperative morbidity and mortality in combined vs. staged approaches to carotid and coronary revascularization. 
  • Perioperative organ injury. 
  • Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Perioperative outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease. 
  • Perioperative spinal cord infarction in nonaortic surgery: report of three cases and review of the literature. 
  • Peripheral nerve compression. 
  • Periprosthetic fractures: epidemiology and future projections. 
  • Persistent anterior chamber gas bubbles during IntraLASIK. 
  • Pharmacogenomics and end-organ susceptibility to injury in the perioperative period. 
  • Photic maculopathy after extracapsular cataract surgery. A prospective study. 
  • Poor adoption of hemodynamic optimization during major surgery: are we practicing substandard care? 
  • Postoperative management of incidental durotomy in minimally invasive lumbar spinal surgery. 
  • Pre-operative coronary revascularization: an optimal therapy for high-risk vascular surgery patients? 
  • Pre-operative homocysteine levels and morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery. 
  • Predictive and diagnostic tests of renal failure: a review. 
  • Predictors of hemodynamic instability during surgery for pheochromocytoma. 
  • Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Preoperative systemic inflammation and perioperative myocardial injury: prospective observational multicentre cohort study of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. 
  • Preprocedural ECG-gated computed tomography for prevention of complications during lead extraction. 
  • Prevention of facial pressure ulcers using the Mayfield clamp for sacral tumor resection. 
  • Prevention of perioperative and anesthesia-related complications in facial cosmetic surgery. 
  • Prevention of retrovirus infection after injury with contaminated instruments: an experimental study. 
  • Prevention of venous thrombosis in microvascular surgery by transmural release of heparin from a polyanhydride polymer. 
  • Pro: intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is of utility in patients at high risk of adverse cardiac events undergoing noncardiac surgery. 
  • Pro: low central venous pressure during liver transplantation--not too low. 
  • Prospective randomized study evaluating a biodegradable polymeric sealant for sealing intraoperative air leaks that occur during pulmonary resection. 
  • Rapid infusion system for neurosurgical treatment of massive intraoperative hemorrhage. 
  • Rate of intraoperative complications during cataract surgery following intravitreal injections. 
  • Rates of Vitrectomy among Enrollees in a United States Managed Care Network, 2001-2012. 
  • Real-Time Microscope-Integrated OCT to Improve Visualization in DSAEK for Advanced Bullous Keratopathy. 
  • Recognition and management of major vessel injury during laparoscopy. 
  • Recognition of reversible and irreversible myocardial injury by technetium pyrophosphate extraction kinetics. 
  • Reduced Cerebral Perfusion Pressure during Lung Transplant Surgery Is Associated with Risk, Duration, and Severity of Postoperative Delirium. 
  • Relief of blood-induced arterial vasospasm by pharmacologic solutions. 
  • Reply: To PMID 24266946. 
  • Resident involvement and experience do not affect perioperative complications following robotic prostatectomy. 
  • Results and complications of total hip arthroplasties in patients with sickle-cell hemoglobinopathies. Role of cementless components. 
  • Retrograde ascending aortic dissection during or after thoracic aortic stent graft placement: insight from the European registry on endovascular aortic repair complications. 
  • Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. 
  • Rhabdomyolysis following total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Right ventricular rupture during off-pump coronary bypass surgery. 
  • Risk Assessment of Mortality Following Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest Using POSSUM and P-POSSUM in Adults Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Risk factors for postvitrectomy fibrin formation. 
  • Risks to the blood supply of the talus with four methods of total ankle arthroplasty: a cadaveric injection study. 
  • SMALL-GAUGE VALVED VERSUS NONVALVED CANNULA PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY FOR RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR. 
  • Safety and Efficacy of Intraoperative Angiography in Craniotomies for Cerebral Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations: A Review of 1093 Consecutive Cases. 
  • Safety of transscleral-sutured intraocular lenses in children. 
  • Saline infusion in excimer laser coronary angioplasty. 
  • Severe hypotension in a patient receiving pemoline during general anesthesia. 
  • Simple identification of the third segment of the extracranial vertebral artery by extreme lateral inferior transcondylar-transtubercular exposure (ELITE). 
  • Simultaneous placement of 2 glaucoma drainage devices for uncontrolled glaucoma. 
  • Single-Center Experience with Magnetic Retraction in Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Strabismic complications following endoscopic sinus surgery: diagnosis and surgical management. 
  • Strabismus surgery complicated by "pulled in two syndrome" in a case of breast carcinoma metastatic to the medial rectus muscle. 
  • Subtle desaturation and perioperative methemoglobinemia. The need for continued vigilance. 
  • Successful resuscitation during fetal surgery. 
  • Successful surgical outcome in children with sickle hemoglobinopathies: the Duke University experience. 
  • Successful treatment of liver hemorrhage in the premature infant. 
  • Suitability of the lumbar test dose for the thoracic epidural space. 
  • Surgeon training and complications in total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Surgery and anesthesia in sickle cell disease. Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Diseases. 
  • Surgery in patients with unsuspected pheochromocytomas. 
  • Surgical complications in the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study during the first year of follow-up. 
  • Surgical considerations in lung transplantation: transplant operation and early postoperative management. 
  • Surgical techniques to avoid parenchymal injury during lung resection (fissureless lobectomy). 
  • Surgically placed left ventricular leads provide similar outcomes to percutaneous leads in patients with failed coronary sinus lead placement. 
  • Systemic air embolism during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Tamsulosin and the intraoperative floppy iris syndrome. 
  • Temperature monitoring. 
  • Ten-year experience with mitral valve replacement in the elderly. 
  • The ECLIPSE trials: comparative studies of clevidipine to nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside, and nicardipine for acute hypertension treatment in cardiac surgery patients. 
  • The Effect of Age and Body Mass Index on the Surgical Anatomy of Supraumbilical Port Insertion: Implications for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. 
  • The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression and Fusion. 
  • The Incidence of Perioperative Adverse Events in the Very Elderly Undergoing Urogynecologic Surgery. 
  • The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: further on intra- and postoperative complications in the intraocular lens group. 
  • The bispectral index in the diagnosis of perioperative stroke: a case report and discussion. 
  • The combined transmastoid retro- and infralabyrinthine transjugular transcondylar transtubercular high cervical approach for resection of glomus jugulare tumors. 
  • The concordance of intraoperative left ventricular wall-motion abnormalities and electrocardiographic S-T segment changes: association with outcome after coronary revascularization. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia (McSPI) Research Group. 
  • The effect of alpha1-adrenergic receptor antagonist tamsulosin (Flomax) on iris dilator smooth muscle anatomy. 
  • The effect of arthroscopic irrigation fluid warming on body temperature. 
  • The efficacy and resource utilization of remifentanil and fentanyl in fast-track coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomized, double-blinded controlled, multi-center trial. 
  • The ideal agent for perioperative hypertension and potential cytoprotective effects. 
  • The impact of lack of standardized definitions on the specialty. 
  • The impact of surgeon volume on perioperative adverse events in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy for the large uterus. 
  • The incidence of ureteral obstruction and the value of intraoperative cystoscopy during vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • The learning curve for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The Southern Surgeons Club. 
  • The posterior cervical foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical disc/osteophyte disease: a single-surgeon experience with a minimum of 5 years' clinical and radiographic follow-up. 
  • The risk of acute kidney injury with co-occurrence of anemia and hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass relative to anemia alone. 
  • The risk of risk-adjustment measures for perioperative spine infection after spinal surgery. 
  • The role of endogenous kallikrein inhibition in perioperative transfusion and adverse outcome in cardiac surgical patients. 
  • The role of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) in thyroidectomy: where do we stand today? 
  • The role of vitrectomy instrumentation in the treatment of severe traumatic hyphema. 
  • The total ankle arthroplasty learning curve with third-generation implants: a single surgeon's experience. 
  • The use of bovine hemoglobin glutamer-250 (Hemopure) in surgical patients: results of a multicenter, randomized, single-blinded trial. 
  • The use of glaucoma shell tamponade in leaking filtration blebs. 
  • Third universal definition of myocardial infarction. 
  • Three-dimensional computed tomographic analysis of the relationship between the arcuate eminence and the superior semicircular canal. 
  • Total en bloc spondylectomy for locally aggressive and primary malignant tumors of the lumbar spine. 
  • Tracheostomy in children with emphasis on home care. 
  • Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation with the ReliefBand for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. 
  • Transesophageal echocardiography in quantification of emboli during femoral nailing: reamed versus unreamed techniques. 
  • Treatment of excessive bleeding in Jehovah's Witness patients after cardiac surgery with recombinant factor VIIa (NovoSeven). 
  • Treatment of stress response during balanced anesthesia. Comparative effects of isoflurane, alfentanil, and trimethaphan. 
  • Unexpected intraoperative diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by transesophageal echocardiography. 
  • Unexpected transesophageal echocardiographic finding after septal myectomy. 
  • Unusual presentation and complication of the prone position for spinal surgery. 
  • Ureteral reimplantation for inadvertent ureteral injury during radical perineal prostatectomy. 
  • Ureteroscopic treatment of renal calculi in morbidly obese patients: a stone-matched comparison. 
  • Use of BIS monitoring was not associated with a reduced incidence of awareness. 
  • Use of Stone Cone minimizes stone migration during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 
  • Use of the ureteral access sheath during ureteroscopy in children. 
  • Validation of two risk models for perioperative mortality in patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. 
  • Value of preoperative EEG for carotid endarterectomy. 
  • Vascularized auricular perichondrium in airway reconstruction: the effects of stenting with and without a mucosal graft. 
  • Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Does Anyone Know the Complication Rate? 
  • Who should have intravenous pyelograms before hysterectomy for benign disease? 
  • Worse outcomes for patients undergoing brain tumor and cerebrovascular procedures following the ACGME resident duty-hour restrictions. 
  • Worse outcomes in patients undergoing urgent surgery for left-sided diverticulitis admitted on weekends vs weekdays: a population-based study of 31 832 patients. 
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