Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (endovascular aneurysm repair [EVAR]) has been shown to be effective, with lower perioperative mortality and morbidity than open surgical treatment in patients with compatible anatomy. This benefit is lost after 3 years of follow-up. This could be explained by the higher rate of reintervention in EVAR patients due to endoleaks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The development of noninvasive markers to assess mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis (UC) is essential in the treat-to-target era. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of intestinal ultrasound (IUS), fecal calprotectin (FC), and their combination to assess mucosal healing in UC patients.
Methods: All consecutive patients between January 2021 and September 2022 with UC who underwent a complete colonoscopy and IUS and/or an FC test within 4 weeks were included in a prospective cohort.
Introduction: Norepinephrine (NE) is the first-line recommended vasopressor for restoring mean arterial pressure (MAP) in vasoplegic syndrome (vs) following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. However, solely focusing on target MAP values can lead to acute hypotension episodes during NE weaning. The Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) is a machine learning algorithm embedded in the Acumen IQ device, capable of detecting hypotensive episodes before their clinical manifestation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Post-induction anaesthesia often promotes intraoperative hypotension (IOH) that can worsen postoperative outcomes. This study aims to assess the benefit of norepinephrine versus ephedrine at the induction of anaesthesia to prevent postoperative complications following major abdominal surgery by preventing IOH.
Methods And Analysis: The EPON STUDY is a prospective single-centre randomised controlled trial with the planned inclusion of 500 patients scheduled for major abdominal surgery at the Amiens University Hospital.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
March 2024
Objectives: Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) and paravertebral block (PVB) are well known to reduce pain levels after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, the relative efficacies of each block and a combination of the 2 have not been fully characterized. The objective of the present study was to assess the efficacy of PVB alone, SAPB alone and the combination of PVB and SAPB with regard to the occurrence and intensity of pain after VATS.
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