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Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol
December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Introduction: Patients who need tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) surgery often have permanent transvalvular pacemaker (PM) leads, which pose an important challenge in lead management.
Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of paravalvular positioning of a permanent pacemaker lead during TVR surgery.
Material And Methods: Between 2014 and 2024, a total of 15 patients who had previously had a transvenous pacemaker system underwent TVR.
J Clin Orthop Trauma
November 2024
Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India, 249203.
Orthopedic surgery and traumatology necessitate cost-effective approaches that can be replicated across multiple venues. Finite Element (FE) simulation models have evolved as a solution, allowing for consistent investigations into biomechanical systems. Finite Element Analysis (FEA), which began in the 1950s aviation industry, has since expanded into orthopedics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objectives: Despite the advances in medicine, aortic dissection remains a cardiac surgery emergency with high mortality and morbidity rates. This study examined the effects of the Glue + Felt technique, which uses biological glue and felt to repair the proximal anastomotic site, on the outcomes of patients with acute type A aortic dissection.
Methods: A total of 108 patients who underwent surgery for acute type A aortic dissection at our clinic between 2007 and 2020 were included in the study.
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am
January 2025
Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Prosthodontics, Naval Medical Center San Diego California, USA.
Computer-guided full-arch dental rehabilitation, which is highly technique-sensitive, benefits from advancements in 3-dimensional-printed guides and open-source software. Critical pre-surgical planning includes patient selection, health history evaluations, and detailed imaging like cone beam computed tomography scans. Various surgical guides-freehand, static, dynamic, stackable, and interchangeable-are used based on case complexity, with stackable guides improving workflow efficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMJ Open
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kunming Children's Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Objectives: This study aimed to examine factors that influence postoperative rehabilitation outcomes in children with cochlear implants, using a knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) framework.
Design: A total of 683 children with cochlear implants participated in this study. Hearing and speech assessments were conducted through face-to-face and/or telephone interviews, while parents' or guardians' KAP were assessed following detailed instructions provided beforehand.
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