Perioperative Clinical Course Variables Associated with Length of Hospital Stay after Primary Intracranial Meningioma Resection.

The relationship between perioperative clinical course variables and postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients undergoing primary intracranial meningioma resection has not been fully elucidated. We therefore aimed to identify the perioperative clinical course variables that predict postoperative LOS in such patients. We retrospectively collected data concerning demographics, tumor characteristics, and perioperative clinical course variables in 76 patients who underwent primary intracranial meningioma resection between January 2010 and December 2019, and tested for associations with postoperative LOS.

Preservation of Residual Limb Length with Antibiotic-loaded Bone Cement Implantation to Treat Femoral Periprosthetic Infection: A Case Report.

Background: : Fitting a femoral prosthesis in a transfemoral amputee with a very short amputation stump is challenging. This case report aimed to introduce an effective and simple method that can preserve the residual limb length by the implantation of antibiotic-loaded bone cement for the treatment of a patient with femoral periprosthetic infection.

Case: : A 30-year-old man who had osteosarcoma at the age of 13 years underwent transfemoral amputation 17 years after the initial surgery because of periprosthetic infection.

Pneumopericardial tamponade in a patient with partial sternal dehiscence.

We present a rare case of sudden pneumopericardial tamponade in a patient with partial sternal dehiscence after cardiac surgery. Urgent decompression was needed in the management of the condition. Vacuum-assisted closure therapy was also used to prevent the problem from recurring.

Effect of direct cardiac compression on left ventricular axial dynamics in sheep.

The HeartPatch direct cardiac compression device consists of two separate, nonsurround patches placed on the left and right ventricular free walls. Although the device has been shown to effectively restore circulatory parameters in acute heart failure sheep, the impact of device inflation on left ventricular geometry is yet to be elucidated. This study used sonomicrometer crystal transducers to examine three orthogonal left ventricular dimensions under various cardiac states and assessed the feasibility of determining stroke volume from these dimensions.

Efficacy and mechanisms of biventricular and left/right direct cardiac compression in acute heart failure sheep.

Direct cardiac compression (DCC) with implanted heart patches has previously demonstrated efficacy of biventricular (BiV) support in acute heart failure (HF) sheep. We hypothesized that this was primarily due to a left ventricular (LV) effect. This study compared BiV, LV, and right ventricular (RV) assists in terms of hemodynamic and energetic response.

Response of temporomandibular joint intermittent closed lock to different treatment modalities: A multicenter survey.

This study investigated the clinical picture and different treatment methods and results at a number of institutions with the aim of establishing an effective method of treatment for intermittent closed lock (intermittent lock) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The subjects were 104 patients (29 males, 65 females) diagnosed with intermittent lock among 1787 temporomandibular disorder patients. The cases were classified into two types based on the time and occasion when the intermittent lock occurred.

Vastus lateralis oxygenation and blood volume measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during whole body vibration.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) on oxygenation of vastus lateralis muscle during squatting exercise. Eighteen male subjects [mean age, 27.3 +/- 6.

Glucose-insulin-potassium solution improves left ventricular energetics in chronic ovine diabetes.

Background: Therapeutic modulation of myocardial metabolism improves outcomes in diabetic patients following myocardial infarction and coronary artery surgery. However, the mechanism of this beneficial effect has not been fully elucidated. This study evaluated the effect of glucose-insulin-potassium solution (GIK) on left ventricular (LV) energetics and oxygen utilization efficiency in a chronic ovine model of diabetes.

HeartPatch implanted direct cardiac compression: effect on coronary flow and flow patterns in acute heart failure sheep.

A novel HeartPatch direct cardiac compression (DCC) device has been shown to effectively restore circulatory parameters in sheep with acute heart failure (HF). Its effect on the coronary circulation and myocardial perfusion, however, remains uncertain. The effect of DCC assist on coronary artery blood flow (CABF) and its patterns in acute HF sheep were examined in this study.

A randomized controlled trial of therapeutic exercise for clicking due to disk anterior displacement with reduction in the temporomandibular joint.

Therapeutic exercise is a new concept of treatment for patients with clicking due to anterior disk displacement with reduction (ADDWR). In order to investigate the efficacy of the exercise, we designed a randomized controlled clinical trial to compare with no-treatment controls. The subjects were patients who complained of painless unilateral reciprocal clicking and were diagnosed as having ADDWR by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Left ventricular oxygen utilization efficiency is impaired in chronic streptozotocin-diabetic sheep.

Objective: Energy metabolism is altered in the diabetic heart. However, direct in vivo evidence that diabetes impairs energetics at the chamber level is lacking. Therefore, we investigated the effect of diabetes on left ventricular (LV) energetics in a chronic ovine model.

Glucose-insulin-potassium solution improves left ventricular mechanics in diabetes.

Background: The mechanism by which glucose-insulin-potassium solutions enhance recovery of left ventricular function after myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients is not well understood. We evaluated the effect of glucose-insulin-potassium on ventriculoarterial coupling and left ventricular mechanics in a chronic ovine model of diabetes.

Methods: Diabetes was induced in 6 sheep with streptozotocin.