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Novel Use of the Right Atrial Appendage as a Neopulmonary Valve in a Child With Infective Endocarditis.

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg

December 2024

Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • Infective endocarditis (IE) can occur after cardiac surgery, though it is not very common.
  • A case is reported where a patient developed IE after undergoing surgery to close a ventricular septal defect, with the infection affecting the pulmonary valve.
  • The condition was treated successfully by removing infected tissue and reconstructing the pulmonary valve with a part of the right atrial appendage.
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Background: Endotracheal intubation to protect airway patency in critically ill patients with the use of videolaryngoscopes has been emerging and their expertise to handle is crucial. Our study focuses on the performance and outcomes of King Vision video laryngoscope (KVVL) in intensive care unit (ICU) compared to Macintosh direct laryngoscope (DL).

Materials And Methods: This comparative study was conducted by randomizing 143 critically ill patients in ICU into two groups: KVVL and Macintosh DL ( = 73; = 70).

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Aims: urodynamic diagnosis of dysfunctional voiding/external-sphincter nonrelaxation (DV/EUSD) needs assistance of specialized testing namely urethral pressure profilometry (UPP), electromyography (EMG), and/or videofluoroscopy (VUDS). We aimed to find a predictive model based on standard pressure-flow study without need for specialized testing.

Material And Methods: In this retrospective study (2017-2021), clinical and urodynamic data of adult men and women presenting with voiding dysfunction was collected.

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