Publications by authors named "Oliver Stern"
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- Bifemoral arterial access is often used in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and pseudoaneurysms (PSA) can occur as a complication, with a 2.2% incidence found in a study of 2,063 patients.
- Patients with PSA had different health profiles, including lower platelet counts, more heart failure symptoms, and varying treatments (like (N)OACs and aspirin) compared to those without PSA.
- While PSA is linked to increased access site bleeding and longer hospital stays, it does not impact one-year mortality rates, and treatment outcomes for PSA are generally positive.
Background: The abdominal wall expanding system (AWEX) was first applied in 2012 and published in 2017. This novel technique was developed to reconstruct complex incisional hernias and residual skin-grafted laparostoma after treatment of an open abdomen, when primary midline closure was impossible. The main aim was the anatomical reconstruction of the abdominal wall and the avoidance of dissecting techniques (component separation).
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