Publications by authors named "Merminod T"

Interventional treatment of venous insufficiency has been revolutionized by endovascular techniques. Some of these techniques, and particularly thermal ablation (endovenous laser, radiofrequency) are now recommended as first-line therapy in the latest international guidelines. This is because of less post-operative pain, a shorter leave from employment and similar or lower recurrence rate.

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  • The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of prophylactic anti-coagulation (specifically nadroparin) for cancer patients in palliative care.
  • A total of 20 patients were randomly assigned to either receive nadroparin or no treatment, with results showing that those on nadroparin had slightly better outcomes regarding survival and discharge rates.
  • The findings suggest that while nadroparin may influence survival in hospitalized cancer patients, further research is needed to clarify its role in palliative care settings.
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Introduction: Current guidelines recommend native arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) as the vascular access of choice for hemodialysis on account of the lower incidence of complications. However, this kind of vascular access has a high rate of early failure (early thrombosis or non-maturation). Our aim was to examine whether clear risk factors for early AVF failure could be identified in our patients.

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Deep-vein thrombosis is a frequent affection that needs precise diagnosis. Indeed, the clinical complications (from post-thrombotic syndrome to fatal pulmonary embolism) as well the risk of anticoagulant treatment require a precise diagnosis. Since clinical evaluation cannot assure reliably diagnosis by lack of sensitivity and specificity, complementary exams are needed.

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Aging of the population and technical improvements may contribute to increase the possibility of multiple malignant tumours to be diagnosed. Over a period of 18 years, 2,749 consecutive autopsies of elderly patients were performed. In addition to macroscopic examination of every single organ, bone marrow and prostate were routinely stained and microscopically examined.

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