Publications by authors named "Harshil Joshi"
Background: Incidence of foreign body aspiration has been noticed predominantly in age group ranging from 12 months-3 years. Foreign body in the trachea is a medical emergency as presentation is in respiratory distress. Obstruction of only one main or distal bronchus, leads to severe cough, choking sensation and breathlessness.
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- For patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing chronic hemodialysis, having reliable vascular access is critical, yet complications like ruptured pseudoaneurysms can occur and be life-threatening.
- A study over five years identified 18 patients (3.06%) who developed severe infections and ruptures of their arteriovenous fistulas, all requiring emergency care due to severe bleeding.
- Ligation of the proximal arteriovenous fistula was successfully used as a life-saving procedure and demonstrated promising outcomes, suggesting it can be a safe option in critical situations with low complication rates.
Surgical Removal of Embolized Ventricular Septal Occluder Device.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
July 2017
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) with valvar pulmonary stenosis (PS) is a combination of cardiac defects for which treatment by means of percutaneous catheter-directed intervention is sometimes considered. Septal occluder device embolization is a rare but potentially dreadful complication. Adequate precautions are of great importance, as operator-related and anatomical factors can contribute to the risk of device embolization.
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