Publications by authors named "G Gass"
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- - A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies focused on the incidence and risk factors for orthostatic intolerance (OI) events in patients after hip and knee surgery was conducted, revealing a significant occurrence of these events during hospital stays.
- - The review included 21 studies with over 14,000 patients, showing that OI events occurred in 2% to 52% of patients, with some identifying female sex, high pain levels, gabapentin use, and lack of postoperative dexamethasone as potential risk factors.
- - The findings highlight the need for better-defined criteria and high-quality prospective studies to accurately assess the incidence and risk factors for OI events post-surgery, as there was no agreement on
Urinary incontinence is a common and predictable consequence among men with localized prostate cancer who have undergone radical prostatectomy. Despite advances in the surgical technique, urinary continence recovery time remains variable. A range of surgical and patient-related risk factors contributing to urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy have been described, including age, BMI, membranous urethral length and urethral sphincter insufficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe composition of the vaginal microbiome, including both the presence of pathogens involved in sexually transmitted infections (STI) as well as commensal microbiota, has been shown to have important associations for a woman's reproductive and general health. Currently, healthcare providers cannot offer comprehensive vaginal microbiome screening, but are limited to the detection of individual pathogens, such as high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV), the predominant cause of cervical cancer. There is no single test on the market that combines HPV, STI, and microbiome screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To examine the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of a high-intensity, netball-specific fitness test.
Design: Repeated measures, within-subject design.
Methods: Eighteen female netball players competing in an international competition completed a trial of the Net-Test, which consists of 14 timed netball-specific movements.
Objectives: To quantify physiotherapist-supervised and independent physical activity undertaken from the first to the fifth day after cardiac surgery (POD1 to POD5), and to relate the amount of physical activity undertaken with hospital stay and postoperative physiological functional capacity on POD6.
Methods: Physiotherapist-supervised and independent physical activity were monitored in 83 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, using a bi-axial accelerometer and skin sensors that measured, galvanic skin response and body temperature. Patients completed a 6-min walk test (6MWT) on POD6.