Postoperative Care

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A Critical Evaluation of the Utility of Imaging After Urethroplasty for Bulbar Urethral Stricture Disease. 
  • A Multicenter Evaluation of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Following High-grade Spondylolisthesis Reduction and Fusion. 
  • A comparative effectiveness trial of postoperative management for lumbar spine surgery: changing behavior through physical therapy (CBPT) study protocol. 
  • A decade of short-term outcomes in post cardiac surgery ventricular assist device implantation: data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database. 
  • A phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose study of Eritoran (E5564), a lipid A antagonist, in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • A randomized controlled trial of a regular diet as the first meal in gynecologic oncology patients undergoing intraabdominal surgery. 
  • A randomized study comparing laparoscopic versus open repair of perforated peptic ulcer using suture or sutureless technique. 
  • ACC/AHA guidelines and indications for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (Subcommittee on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery). 
  • Aborted myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention: magnetic resonance imaging insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX-AMI) trial. 
  • Acupuncture accelerates delayed gastrointestinal transit after abdominal surgery in conscious rats. 
  • Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures. 
  • Acute external laryngotracheal trauma: diagnosis and management. 
  • Acute profound thrombocytopenia after c7E3 Fab therapy. 
  • Ad libitum feeds after laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: a retrospective comparison with a standardized feeding regimen in 227 infants. 
  • Adaptation of a postoperative handoff communication process for children with heart disease: a quantitative study. 
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal hepatic metastases: role of route of administration and timing. 
  • Adjuvant postoperative radiation therapy for colonic carcinoma. 
  • Adult congenital heart disease: right ventricular outflow tract lesions. 
  • Aggressive multimodality treatment of invasive thymic carcinoma. 
  • Aging and obesity: general assessment and management considerations. 
  • Alabama coronary artery bypass grafting project: results from phase II of a statewide quality improvement initiative. 
  • An international consensus on the appropriate evaluation and treatment for adults with spinal deformity. 
  • Analysis of recurrence and survival after hypopharyngeal ablative surgery with radial forearm free flap reconstruction. 
  • Anarchy and the surgical care of President William McKinley. 
  • Ankle arthrodesis. 
  • Anterior disc excision and interbody spinal fusion for chronic low back pain. 
  • Anterior intervertebral discectomy and arthrodesis for treatment of low back pain with or without radiculopathy. 
  • Antithrombotic therapy after prosthetic cardiac valve implantation: improving postoperative, long-term patient management. Introduction. 
  • Are Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary for Immediate Breast Reconstruction? Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Assessing Lower Limb Alignment: Comparison of Standard Knee Xray vs Long Leg View. 
  • Assessing oropharyngeal dysphagia after lung transplantation: altered swallowing mechanisms and increased morbidity. 
  • Association between timing of zoledronic acid infusion and hip fracture healing. 
  • Bladder substitution in children. 
  • Breast conservation surgery using nipple-areolar resection for central breast cancers. 
  • Budesonide nasal irrigations in the postoperative management of chronic rhinosinusitis. 
  • Campath-1H use in pediatric renal transplantation. 
  • Can a Surgeon Refuse to Operate When an Advance Directive Limits Postoperative Care? 
  • Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices? 
  • Can we make postoperative patient handovers safer? A systematic review of the literature. 
  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Part 2--issues during and after device implantation and unresolved questions. 
  • Care of the patient with cardiovascular disease undergoing general surgery. 
  • Carotid endarterectomy then and now: outcome and cost-effectiveness of modern practice. 
  • Case 6--1999. Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Case 6-2011: Aortic valve replacement in a patient with aortic stenosis, dilated cardiomyopathy, and renal dysfunction. 
  • Cataracts. 
  • Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention. 
  • Clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients receiving long-term therapy with inhibitors of the mammalian target of rapamycin. 
  • Clopidogrel and long-term outcomes after stent implantation for acute coronary syndrome. 
  • Clopidogrel use After Myocardial Revascularization: Prevalence, Predictors, and One-Year Survival Rate. 
  • Combination short-course preoperative irradiation, surgical resection, and reduced-field high-dose postoperative irradiation in the treatment of tumors involving the bone. 
  • Comparison of contact lens and intraocular lens correction of monocular aphakia during infancy: a randomized clinical trial of HOTV optotype acuity at age 4.5 years and clinical findings at age 5 years. 
  • Comparison of coronary artery dynamics pre- and post-stenting. 
  • Comparison of early platelet activation in patients undergoing on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Comprehensive care of the elderly patient with cancer. 
  • Concentrated albumin infusion as an aid to postoperative recovery after pelvic exenteration. 
  • Continental variations in preoperative and postoperative management of patients with anterior cruciate ligament repair. 
  • Continuous cardiac output monitoring with pulse contour analysis: a comparison with lithium indicator dilution cardiac output measurement. 
  • Contraceptive Management for Women Who Are at High Risk of Thrombosis. 
  • Contrast enhancement on computed tomography after renal cryoablation: an evidence of treatment failure? 
  • Control of the pleural space after pneumonectomy. 
  • Correlation between minute carbon dioxide elimination and pulmonary blood flow in single-ventricle patients after stage 1 palliation and 2-ventricle patients with intracardiac shunts: A pilot study. 
  • Cost Implications of an Evidence-Based Approach to Radiation Treatment After Lumpectomy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. 
  • Cost-based decision analysis of postreduction imaging in the management of mandibular fractures. 
  • Cost-minimization analysis of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Critical Care Nursing's Impact on Pediatric Patient Outcomes. 
  • Current Guidelines for Postoperative Treatment and Follow-Up of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. 
  • Current management of vesicovaginal fistulae. 
  • Current practice among plastic surgeons of antibiotic prophylaxis and closed-suction drains in breast reconstruction: experience, evidence, and implications for postoperative care. 
  • Current status of bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Current surgical practices in cleft care: cleft palate repair techniques and postoperative care. 
  • Delayed synostoses of uninvolved sutures after surgical treatment of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. 
  • Diastolic function in neonates after the arterial switch operation: effects of positive pressure ventilation and inspiratory time. 
  • Dietary fat for infants with enterostomies. 
  • Digit and hand replantation: current status. 
  • Digital replantation. 
  • Direct end-to-end repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon lacerations. 
  • Discontinuation of diabetes and lipid-lowering medications after bariatric surgery at Veterans Affairs medical centers. 
  • Distal urethroplasty for isolated fossa navicularis and meatal strictures. 
  • Distribution of feeding styles after pyloromyotomy among pediatric surgical training programs in North America. 
  • Do psychosocial interventions improve rehabilitation outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A systematic review. 
  • Does postoperative irradiation play a role in the adjuvant therapy of stage T4 colon cancer? 
  • Dorsal onlay urethroplasty for urethral stricture repair. 
  • Duke procedure for super obesity: preliminary report with 3.5-year follow-up. 
  • Dynamic prediction of metastases after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. 
  • Effectiveness of a postoperative disposition protocol for sleep apnea surgery. 
  • Effects of routine monitoring of delirium in a surgical/trauma intensive care unit. 
  • Efficacy and Safety of Glutamine-supplemented Parenteral Nutrition in Surgical ICU Patients: An American Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Elbow tendinopathy and tendon ruptures: epicondylitis, biceps and triceps ruptures. 
  • Electrocardiographic effects of dexmedetomidine in patients with congenital heart disease. 
  • Elevated uric acid levels predict allograft vasculopathy in cardiac transplant recipients. 
  • Emergency tracheal intubation in the postanesthesia care unit: physician error or patient disease? 
  • Endoscopic carpal tunnel release. The Agee technique. 
  • Endoscopic coalition resection. 
  • Endoscopic staple diverticulostomy for Zenker's diverticulum: review of literature and experience in 159 consecutive cases. 
  • Endovascular treatment of very small ruptured intracranial aneurysms: complications, occlusion rates and prediction of outcome. 
  • Enhanced recovery and the changing landscape of major abdominal surgery. 
  • Evaluating the Implementation of a Preemptive, Multimodal Analgesia Protocol in a Plastic Surgery Office. 
  • Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support: a collective task force facilitated by the American College of Chest Physicians; the American Association for Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. 
  • Experience with 100 consecutive simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplants with bladder drainage. 
  • Exposure to topical apraclonidine in children with glaucoma. 
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and post-heart transplant outcomes among United States adults. 
  • Feasibility and implications of an early discharge strategy after percutaneous intervention with abciximab in acute myocardial infarction (the CADILLAC Trial). 
  • Feeding jejunostomy tube placement during resection of gastric cancers. 
  • Fetal spina bifida repair--current trends and prospects of intrauterine neurosurgery. 
  • Flexor tendon repair and rehabilitation: state of the art in 2002. 
  • Fluid therapy for the pediatric surgical patient. 
  • Food cravings and food consumption after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus cholecystectomy. 
  • For patients with predicted low risk for choledocholithiasis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, selective intraoperative cholangiography and postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is an effective strategy to limit unnecessary procedures. 
  • From clinical pathways to CPOE: challenges and opportunities in standardization and computerization of postoperative orders for total joint replacement. 
  • Functional bracing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective, randomized, multicenter study. 
  • Gender-specific practice guidelines for coronary artery bypass surgery: perioperative management. 
  • Glycemic control in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Clinical features, predictors, and outcomes. 
  • Got the picture? Using mobile phone technology to reinforce discharge instructions. 
  • HBsAg level at time of liver transplantation determines HBsAg decrease and anti-HBs increase and affects HBV DNA decrease during early immunoglobulin administration. 
  • Hand transplantation. 
  • Handovers from the OR to the ICU. 
  • Hearing rehabilitation using the BAHA bone-anchored hearing aid: results in 40 patients. 
  • Heterogeneity in the reporting of disease characteristics and treatment outcomes in studies evaluating treatments for nephrolithiasis. 
  • High tibial osteotomy: indications, techniques, and postoperative management. 
  • High-frequency jet ventilation improves cardiac function after the Fontan procedure. 
  • Identifying patients at risk for premature discontinuation of thienopyridine after coronary stent implantation. 
  • Image Guided Hypofractionated Postprostatectomy Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. 
  • Imaging characteristics of bone graft materials. 
  • Immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast. 
  • Impact of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency on perioperative parathyroid hormone kinetics and results in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Impact of choice of imaging modality accompanying outpatient exercise stress testing on outcomes and resource use after revascularization for acute coronary syndromes. 
  • Impact of perioperative blood pressure variability on health resource utilization after cardiac surgery: an analysis of the ECLIPSE trials. 
  • Impact of radical prostatectomy in the management of clinically localized disease. 
  • Impact of tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients treated with implantable left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Improved survival but marginal allograft function in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after lung transplantation. 
  • Improving Postoperative Efficiency: An Algorithm for Expedited Void Trials After Urogynecologic Surgery. 
  • Improving recovery following cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial. 
  • Indications for adjuvant radiotherapy in extrapelvic colonic carcinoma. 
  • Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Results From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. 
  • Influence of early posttransplantation prednisone and calcineurin inhibitor dosages on the incidence of new-onset diabetes. 
  • Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. 
  • Interdisciplinary Care Model Independently Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After Corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. 
  • Intermediate-term results of the Ludloff osteotomy in one hundred and eleven feet. Surgical technique. 
  • Intramedullary Fixation for Fractures of the Distal Fibula. 
  • Intraoperative detection of myocardial damage during coronary artery surgery by plasma creatine phosphokinase isoenzyme analysis. 
  • Invited commentary. 
  • Is chest physiotherapy necessary after cardiac surgery? 
  • Is early too early? Effect of shorter stays after bypass surgery. 
  • Ischemic nephropathy and concomitant aortic disease: a ten-year experience. 
  • Isolated subtalar arthrodesis. 
  • Knee osteotomy and meniscal transplantation: indications, technical considerations, and results. 
  • Laceration of the flexor pollicis longus tendon: delayed repair by advancement, free graft or direct suture. A clinical and experimental study. 
  • Laparoscopic Dor versus Toupet fundoplication following Heller myotomy for achalasia: results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized-controlled trial. 
  • Laparoscopic anatrophic nephrolithotomy: developments of the technique in the era of minimally invasive surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy tube in oncology patients. 
  • Laryngospasm after autologous blood transfusion. 
  • Leukocytosis as an independent risk factor for cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. 
  • Liver and small bowel transplantation: therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of liver disease and intestinal failure. 
  • Long-term management of the liver transplant patient: recommendations for the primary care doctor. 
  • Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications. 
  • Lung volume reduction surgery for the management of refractory dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
  • MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls. 
  • Management and prevention of cardiovascular hemorrhage associated with mediastinitis. 
  • Management of bone in digital replantation: free vascularized and composite bone grafts. 
  • Management of gastrointestinal dysfunction after gastric surgery. 
  • Management of multidirectional instability of the shoulder. 
  • Metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty with silicone-Dacron prostheses (Niebauer type): six and a half years' experience. 
  • Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy: technical note. 
  • Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation: a new method of immediate reconstruction of extensive defects. 
  • Minimally invasive lateral approach to total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Minimally invasive microendoscopy-assisted transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with instrumentation. 
  • Monitoring respiratory function. 
  • Natural history of postoperative nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Navicular Stress Fractures. 
  • Nepafenac 0.3% after Cataract Surgery in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy: Results of 2 Randomized Phase 3 Studies. 
  • Nipple-areola reconstruction after mastectomy. 
  • Nitrogen-sparing intravenous fluids in postperative patients. 
  • Nitrous oxide for blood pressure control after coronary artery surgery: a dose-response hemodynamic study in postoperative patients. 
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with obstructive jaundice. 
  • Novel Angular Measures of Cervical Deformity Account for Upper Cervical Compensation and Sagittal Alignment. 
  • Obesity and prostate enlargement in men with localized prostate cancer. 
  • Objective evidence that bariatric surgery improves obesity-related obstructive sleep apnea. 
  • On enteral nutrition during multimodality therapy in upper gastrointestinal cancer patients. 
  • Operative drainage following pancreatic resection: analysis of 1122 patients resected over 5 years at a single institution. 
  • Optimal surgical care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an international consensus. 
  • Optimized multisite ventricular pacing in postoperative single-ventricle patients. 
  • Osteochondral autologous transfer system. 
  • Osteocutaneous flaps for thumb and digit reconstruction. In unique situations. 
  • Outcomes associated with the use of secondary prevention medications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Outcomes from the view in the bed. 
  • Outcomes in children under 12 months of age undergoing adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing. 
  • Outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and previous coronary artery bypass grafting (from the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy [PROVE IT-TIMI 22] and the Aggrastat to Zocor [A to Z] trials). 
  • Outcomes of sutureless gastroschisis closure. 
  • Pathologic evaluation of hemostatic agents in percutaneous nephrolithotomy tracts in a porcine model. 
  • Patient selection for mechanical circulatory support. 
  • Patient-specific factors affecting patient-controlled analgesia dosing. 
  • Patterns of anticoagulation following bioprosthetic valve implantation: observations from ANSWER. 
  • Patterns of stress testing and diagnostic catheterization after coronary stenting in 250 350 medicare beneficiaries. 
  • Pediatric postoperative cardiac care. 
  • Pediatric surgical pearls: minimizing complications. 
  • Percutaneous cryoablation of renal tumors: patient selection, technique, and postprocedural imaging. 
  • Perineal repair of membranous urethral stricture. 
  • Perioperative complications and adverse events of the MONARC transobturator tape, compared with the tension-free vaginal tape. 
  • Perioperative management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Part 2. Postoperative management. 
  • Persistent contrast enhancement several months after laparoscopic cryoablation of the small renal mass may not indicate recurrent tumor. 
  • Phase I study of preoperative oral uracil and tegafur plus leucovorin and radiation therapy in rectal cancer. 
  • Plantar loading after chevron osteotomy combined with postoperative physical therapy. 
  • Pneumocystis pneumonia: the importance of early open lung biopsy. 
  • Population pharmacokinetics of lidocaine administered during and after cardiac surgery. 
  • Post-operative heparin may not be required for transitioning patients with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist system to long-term warfarin therapy. 
  • Post-transplant outcomes of children bridged to transplant with the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric ventricular assist device. 
  • Post-treatment Follow-up, Imaging, and Outcome Scores: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Conventional Versus Hypofractionated Radiation Regimens. 
  • Postoperative acute care use after freestanding ambulatory surgery. 
  • Postoperative antibiotic therapy for children with perforated appendicitis: long course of intravenous antibiotics versus early conversion to an oral regimen. 
  • Postoperative management and restrictions for female pelvic surgery: a systematic review. 
  • Postoperative management of heart transplantation patients. 
  • Postoperative management. 
  • Postoperative prostate-specific antigen as a prognostic indicator in patients with margin-positive prostate cancer, undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy. 
  • Postoperative prostate-specific antigen nadir improves accuracy for predicting biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: Results from the Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital (SEARCH) and Duke Prostate Center databases. 
  • Postoperative radiation therapy for pathologically advanced prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. 
  • Predicting and treating coagulopathies after cardiopulmonary bypass in children. 
  • Preoperative Hemoglobin Predicts Postoperative Transfusion Despite Antifibrinolytics During Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Preoperative and postoperative CT staging of rectosigmoid carcinoma. 
  • Preoperative determinants of postoperative costs associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Procoagulant effects of intraocular sodium hyaluronate (Healon) after phakic diabetic vitrectomy. A prospective, randomized study. 
  • Product comparison model in otolaryngology: Equivalency analysis of absorbable hemostatic agents after endoscopic sinus surgery. 
  • Prognostic factors in stage T3N0 rectal cancer: do all patients require postoperative pelvic irradiation and chemotherapy? 
  • Prognostic value of Rb-82 positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in coronary artery bypass patients. 
  • Prominent ears and their correction: a forty-year experience. 
  • Prosthetic arthroplasty of the hand. 
  • Prosthetic replacement of the mitral valve. Preoperative and postoperative clinical and hemodynamic assessments in 100 patients. 
  • Protocol versus ad libitum feeds after laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Quality measures for the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review. 
  • Quantification of airflow into the maxillary sinuses before and after functional endoscopic sinus surgery. 
  • Randomized controlled trial of vagal modulation by sham feeding in elective non-gastrointestinal (orthopaedic) surgery. 
  • Randomized trial evaluating short-term effects of intravitreal ranibizumab or triamcinolone acetonide on macular edema after focal/grid laser for diabetic macular edema in eyes also receiving panretinal photocoagulation. 
  • Rationale and design of the Statins Evaluation in Coronary procedUres and REvascularization: The SECURE-PCI Trial. 
  • Rationale for immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy. 
  • Rehabilitation following high tibial osteotomy. 
  • Relationship between clinical evaluation of peripheral perfusion and global hemodynamics in adults after cardiac surgery. 
  • Relationship between postoperative clopidogrel use and subsequent angiographic and clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Reliability of early postoperative radiographic assessment of tunnel placement after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Renal function after low central venous pressure-assisted liver resection: assessment of 2116 cases. 
  • Renal osteodystrophy: neurosurgical considerations and challenges. 
  • Reoperation and mechanical circulatory support after repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: a twenty-year experience. 
  • Repair of long-segment tracheal stenosis in infancy. 
  • Repair of the flexor pollicis longus. 
  • Replantation in children. 
  • Reticulated platelet counts in patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation: an aid in assessing marrow recovery. 
  • Retrograde balloon cautery incision of ureteropelvic junction obstruction. 
  • Retroperitoneal imaging with third and fourth generation computed axial tomography in clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. 
  • Risk factors for postvitrectomy fibrin formation. 
  • Robot-assisted ureterolysis, retroperitoneal biopsy, and omental wrap: pilot series for the treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. 
  • Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy with stentless intracorporeal modified Ves.Pa neobladder: early experience. 
  • Routine nasogastric tubes are not required following cystectomy with urinary diversion: a comparative analysis of 430 patients. 
  • Rubeosis iridis: preoperative iris fluorescein angiography and periocular steroids. 
  • Safety of perioperative minidose heparin in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind study. 
  • Safety of warfarin dosing in the intensive care unit following the Fontan procedure. 
  • Sildenafil exposure and hemodynamic effect after Fontan surgery. 
  • Simple vaginal mold for use in the postoperative care of patients with a transverse vaginal septum. 
  • Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Sphincter preservation in rectal cancer. Local excision followed by postoperative radiation therapy. 
  • Spinal bone density following spinal fusion. 
  • Splenectomy and partial splenectomy improve hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in hypersplenic mice. 
  • Surgical Management and Treatment of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee with Malalignment. 
  • Surgical Technique and Anatomical Considerations for the Modified L'Episcopo Tendon Transfer. 
  • Surgical approaches for the correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes. 
  • Surgical aspects and biological considerations of arteriovenous fistula placement. 
  • Surgical considerations in lung transplantation: transplant operation and early postoperative management. 
  • Surgical implantation of the Jarvik-5 total artificial heart in a calf. 
  • Symposium on renal lithiasis. The challenge of calculi in children. 
  • Systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised endpoints in perioperative medicine: postoperative cancer outcomes. 
  • Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. 
  • Temperature monitoring in digital replantation. 
  • Ten-year changes in health-related quality of life after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' consensus rehabilitation guideline for arthroscopic anterior capsulolabral repair of the shoulder. 
  • The Grice procedure. Extra-articular subtalar arthrodesis. 
  • The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. 
  • The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients. 
  • The comparative effectiveness of quadratus lumborum blocks and paravertebral blocks in radical cystectomy patients. 
  • The current role of the vascularized-fibular osteocutaneous graft in the treatment of segmental defects of the upper extremity. 
  • The diminishing mortality of coronary artery bypass grafting for myocardial ischemia. 
  • The effect of continuous cryotherapy on glenohumeral joint and subacromial space temperatures in the postoperative shoulder. 
  • The effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition on acute and chronic donor-site pain after spinal-fusion surgery. 
  • The effect of statin use and intensity on stroke and myocardial infarction after carotid endarterectomy. 
  • The effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation in the acute postoperative phase of care after transtibial or transfemoral amputation: study of an integrated health care delivery system. 
  • The effects of acellular dermal matrix in expander-implant breast reconstruction after total skin-sparing mastectomy: results of a prospective practice improvement study. 
  • The effects of inpatient exercise therapy on the length of hospital stay in stages I-III colon cancer patients: randomized controlled trial. 
  • The high failure rate of biologic resurfacing of the glenoid in young patients with glenohumeral arthritis. 
  • The impact of unplanned postprocedure visits in the management of patients with urinary stones. 
  • The pre- and postprocedure assessment of patients undergoing sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. 
  • The rehabilitation patient and the operating room. 
  • The role of bronchoscopy in the management of lung transplant recipients. 
  • The role of therapeutic apheresis in high immunologic risk renal transplantation: a review of current trends. 
  • The sixth decision regarding perforated duodenal ulcer. 
  • The surgical and rehabilitation management of vascular injury to the hand. 
  • Therapeutic apheresis in kidney transplantation: a review of renal transplant immunobiology and current interventions with apheresis medicine. 
  • Thoracic duct ligation for persistent chylothorax after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. 
  • Thumb reconstruction by microsurgery. 
  • Tips of the trade #32. Gradual closure of fasciotomy wounds. 
  • Too sick not to exercise: using a 6-week, home-based exercise intervention for cancer-related fatigue self-management for postsurgical non-small cell lung cancer patients. 
  • Toward solving the sedation-assessment conundrum: bi-spectral index monitoring and sedation interruption. 
  • Toxicity of definitive and post-operative radiation following ipilimumab in non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Trabeculectomy in pseudophakic patients: postoperative 5-fluorouracil versus intraoperative mitomycin C antiproliferative therapy. 
  • Transfer of free flaps to provide well-vascularized, thick cover for breast reconstructions after radical mastectomy. 
  • Traumatic valgus instability of the elbow: pathoanatomy and results of direct repair. Surgical technique. 
  • Traumatic, Posterior Pediatric Hip Dislocations With Associated Posterior Labrum Osteochondral Avulsion: Recognizing the Acetabular "Fleck" Sign. 
  • Treatment for urinary tract infection after midurethral sling: a retrospective study comparing patients who receive short-term postoperative catheterization and patients who pass a void trial on the day of surgery. 
  • Treatment of high-stage bladder cancer: case for adjunctive chemotherapy. 
  • Trends in emergency coronary artery bypass grafting after percutaneous coronary intervention, 1994-2003. 
  • Tumour cryoablation combined with palliative bypass surgery in the treatment of unresectable pancreatic cancer: a retrospective study of 142 patients. 
  • Umbilical cord stem cell transplantation. 
  • Understanding the American Academy of Ophthalmology's preferred practice pattern for cataract. 
  • Understanding the new primary open-angle glaucoma preferred practice pattern. 
  • Urinary diversion in the genitourinary cancer survivor. 
  • Urological complications in 210 consecutive simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants with bladder drainage. 
  • Use of Heart Failure Medical Therapies Among Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Insights From INTERMACS. 
  • Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Closed Surgical Incision After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Use of a distraction plate for distal radial fractures with metaphyseal and diaphyseal comminution. Surgical technique. 
  • Use of a temporary ureteral drainage stent after uncomplicated ureteroscopy: results from a phase II clinical trial. 
  • Use of common antiplatelet drugs for vascular diseases. 
  • Use of mobile tablet devices and reduction in time to perioperative transesophageal echocardiography reporting: a historical cohort study. 
  • Use of negative-pressure dressings and split-thickness skin grafts following penile shaft reduction and reduction scrotoplasty in the management of penoscrotal elephantiasis. 
  • Variation in ventilation time after coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis from the society of thoracic surgeons adult cardiac surgery database. 
  • Venous Sinus Stenting in the Management of Patients with Intracranial Hypertension Manifesting with Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks. 
  • Virtual reality bringing a new reality to postthoracotomy lung cancer patients via a home-based exercise intervention targeting fatigue while undergoing adjuvant treatment. 
  • Warfarin therapy does not increase bleeding in patients undergoing heart transplantation. 
  • Weight loss at first postoperative visit predicts long-term outcome of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using Duke weight loss surgery chart. 
  • What are the factors associated with short prostate specific antigen doubling time after radical prostatectomy? A report from the SEARCH database group. 
  • What is the role of biomarker measurement after cardiac surgery? 
  • When Should Complete Blood Count Tests Be Performed in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients? 
  • Wrap-around procedure for thumb reconstruction. 
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  • Alexander, John Hunter Peel, Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Barker, Piers Christopher Andrew, Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Cardiology
  • Brennan, J. Matthew, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Cohen-Wolkowiez, Michael, Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
  • Esclamado, Ramon Mitra, Richard Hall Chaney, Sr. Professor of Otolaryngology, Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences
  • Frank-Ito, Dennis Onyeka, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Gottfried, Oren N, Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
  • Jowell, Paul Simon, Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology
  • Lee, Walter T, Associate Professor of Surgery, Radiation Oncology
  • Levy, Jerrold Henry, Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic
  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Preminger, Glenn Michael, James F. Glenn, M.D. Professor of Urology, Surgery
  • Swaminathan, Madhav, Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic
  • Taekman, Jeffrey Marc, Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
  • Warner, David Samuel, Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology, in the School of Medicine, Neurobiology