Publications by authors named "Karanjeet Chauhan"
Oldest-in-Human Successful Extraction Experience of a Novel Substernal Extravascular Defibrillator.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
November 2024
Introduction: Substernal extravascular defibrillators (EV ICDs) have been shown to be effective and safe for patients at risk of sudden cardiac death, however, there is little evidence around the safety of extracting chronic devices.
Methods And Results: We present a 50-year-old patient in whom a Medtronic EV ICD system was successfully removed without specialist extraction tools, 186 weeks after implantation, by an operator experienced in transvenous lead extraction but without formal training in EVICD implantation.
Conclusion: The successful extraction of an EV ICD system is possible without specialised tools at least 3.
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common and potentially curable endocrine cause of secondary hypertension, and carries a worse prognosis than essential hypertension. Despite the high prevalence of hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the screening rates for primary aldosteronism in CKD are unknown.
Methods: In this study, we retrospectively reviewed medical records of 1627 adults who presented to the nephrology clinics of 2 tertiary hospitals in Melbourne, Australia, between 2014 and 2019.
Backgrounds: The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) upon the delivery of surgical services in Australia has not been well characterized, other than restrictions to elective surgery due to government directive-related cancellations. Using emergency cholecystectomy as a representative operation, this study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on emergency general surgery in Australia in relation to in-hours versus after-hours operating.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of medical records for patients admitted with cholecystitis or biliary colic between 1 March 2019 and 28 February 2021 at Frankston Hospital, Australia.