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Pediatr Cardiol
January 2025
Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
Research establishing factors associated with duration of mechanical ventilation after Tetralogy of Fallot repair, is mainly based on population presenting at early infancy. There are fewer reports regarding repair after infancy, during childhood and preadolescence. To compare two groups of late TOF repair based on post-operative invasive mechanical ventilation duration and explore associations with pre-operative clinical markers of severity of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
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January 2025
The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago IL.
Background: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has revolutionized the treatment landscape for various hematological malignancies. However, it is associated with a range of hematologic complications, including severe and often prolonged thrombocytopenia. Currently, there are no known effective preventative or management measures against CAR-T-induced thrombocytopenia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery are at increased risk for health care-associated infections, especially surgical site infections (SSIs). Delayed sternal closures are associated with prolonged lengths of stay and contribute to infection risks and morbidities. At a single-site academic pediatric center, we created an SSI-prevention bundle targeting the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care periods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vasc Access
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Kidney and Dialysis, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a drug-coated balloon (DCB) for the treatment of dysfunctional arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and to identify the risk factors associated with early and late losses of primary patency following DCB in real-world practice.
Methods: This multicenter, retrospective study included 407 patients (72 ± 11 years, 64.1% males) with dysfunctional AVFs (juxta-anastomotic lesion location in 58.
J Endovasc Ther
January 2025
Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal.
Introduction: Vascular trainees are required to have a comprehensive training program, encompassing the completion of clinical, surgical, and research tasks. To fulfill their surgical abilities and performance, sufficient supervised operating time is mandatory. After open vascular procedures, it has been observed that trainee involvement does not lead to detrimental outcomes.
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