Publications by authors named "Theresia R Davita"
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- There’s a rare bacteria that can infect heart valves, usually found in the mouths of pets like cats and dogs, and it can cause serious infections in humans, especially after bites or scratches.
- A 73-year-old woman with liver problems got very sick after recently having a skin infection and hospital stay, showing symptoms like weakness and fever.
- Doctors found a dangerous mass on her heart valve but couldn’t do surgery, so they treated her with strong antibiotics, which eventually helped her get better before she went home.
Orbital atherectomy is a commonly used procedure for peripheral arterial disease. Crown entrapment is a rare but potentially dangerous complication of orbital atherectomy. We describe a case of crown entrapment by markedly excessive atheromatous intimal tissue attachment to the device and an innovative retrieval technique that may minimize vascular injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tangential excision in burn patients results in blood loss, with an average of 100 ml per 1% total body surface area (TBSA) excised. This substantial blood loss will be accompanied by decreasing serum albumin concentration, increasing inflammation, capillary leakage, and surgical stress. The importance of maintaining albumin level in burn injury is essential for wound healing, decreasing the susceptibility of sepsis, and preventing acute respiratory distress syndrome, the leading causes of death in burn injuries.
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