Central Sensitisation Syndrome: A Frequent Finding in Women with Pelvic Floor Symptoms Without Evident Urogenital Prolapse.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Women with central sensitisation syndrome (CSS) experience poorer subjective post-operative outcomes even after successful pelvic floor reconstruction. This study tests the hypothesis that women with pelvic floor symptoms (PFS) without relevant pelvic organ prolapse (POP), are more likely to have CSS.

Methods: A questionnaire was sent to women who participated in the POP-UP study in 2017.

Aortic root replacement in severe left ventricular dysfunction: The added value of beating-heart surgery.

There are limits to the use of cardioplegic arrest during complex cardiac surgical procedures, especially in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. In the current report, we graphically present the detailed surgical strategy and technique for beating-heart aortic root replacement with concomitant coronary bypass grafting, for patients otherwise deemed inoperable. With support of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), beating-heart bypass surgery is realized, after which the bypass grafts can selectively be connected to the CPB, preserving coronary flow.