Main Outcomes and Measures
Revision surgery after an index septorhinoplasty was the main outcome measure, and the rate of revision was calculated within subgroups of patients based on different demographic and clinical characteristics.
Not exact matches
This means you may need a
revision surgery in the future in the same way that many women request augmentation or mastopexy
after pregnancy.
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th
Revision, codes were used to determine patients» co-existing conditions and complications
after surgery.
«The reasons for
revision surgery are varied and can include infection, instability and loosening of the prostheses, and the need for
revision can occur within the first few months
after implantation,» Pourzal says.
Of patients undergoing
revision surgery, the median time to
revision was 1.2 years
after the index procedure, while 50.0 % of patients underwent
revision between 8 months and 2.3 years.
Many transvaginal mesh manufacturers such as Johnson & Johnson and C. R. Bard have stopped selling their mesh devices
after thousands of women have complained of severe pain, limited mobility and the need for
revision surgery.
Several manufacturers have issued transvaginal mesh recalls
after studies linked the devices to severe complications and potential need for
revision surgery.
The FDA issued a mesh warning
after receiving an influx of complaints from patients who allege that their transvaginal mesh device were causing severe complications, pain and sometimes
revision surgery.