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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (27)241 Robotic Transaxillary Thyroid Lobectomy of a Follicular Neoplasm Annals of Surgical Oncology, March 19, 2012
242 Robotically assisted laparoscopy for paraaortic lymphadenectomy: technical description and results of an initial experience Surgical Endoscopy, March 15, 2012
243 Meta-analysis of robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease ANZ Journal of Surgery, March 13, 2012
244 Indications for conversion of thoracoscopic to open thoracotomy in video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy ANZ Journal of Surgery, March 13, 2012
245 Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Resection of Large Adrenal Tumors Annals of Surgical Oncology, March 12, 2012
246 Quality of Life After Early Mitral Valve Repair Using Conventional and Robotic Approaches Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 6, 2012
247 Transoral Robotic Surgery Using the Thulium:YAG Laser JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, March 5, 2012
248 Review of surgical robotics user interface: what is the best way to control robotic surgery Surgical Endoscopy, March 5, 2012
249 Totally endoscopic robotic ventricular septal defect repair in the adult The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 1, 2012
250 Proficiency-based training for robotic surgery: construct validity, workload, and expert levels for nine inanimate exercises Surgical Endoscopy, March 1, 2012
251 Robotic versus Laparoscopic Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis Annals of Surgical Oncology, February 21, 2012
252 Transaxillary Gasless Robotic Thyroidectomy JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, February 21, 2012 Clinical Article
253 Robotically assisted mitral valve replacement The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, February 17, 2012
254 Trocar Site Hernia After the Use of 12-mm Bladeless Trocar in Robotic Colorectal Surgery Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, February 15, 2012
255 Robotic liver resection: technique and results of 30 consecutive procedures Surgical Endoscopy, February 15, 2012
256 Minimally invasive video-assisted versus conventional open thyroidectomy: a systematic review of available data Surgery Today, February 14, 2012
257 Is it safe to include octogenarians at the start of a video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy programme European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, February 9, 2012
258 Completely video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy versus open lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer greater than 5 cm: a retrospective study Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, February 7, 2012 Clinical Article
259 Video-Assisted Versus Conventional Total Thyroidectomy and Central Compartment Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma World Journal of Surgery, February 6, 2012
260 Early surgical outcomes comparison between robotic and conventional open thyroid surgery for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma Surgery, January 31, 2012
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Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryNT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery
As published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryIncreased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors
As published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
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