Sentences with phrase «during bypass surgery»

«This finding suggests remote ischemic preconditioning protected the heart muscle against injury during bypass surgery, though unfortunately this effect was not associated with improved long - term clinical outcomes,» Hausenloy said.

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Bariatric surgery results in the pyloric sphincter being bypassed during digestion, hence the possible complications.

During the nearly month - long follow - up period, there were no differences between the two groups in the percentages of patients that had a stent placed to open an artery, underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, returned to the emergency room or experienced a major cardiac event, such as heart attack.

This study shows that administering steroids during cardiac surgery requiring bypass can cause harm.»

«Based on these results, we suggest that steroids should not be used prophylactically during cardiac surgeries that require the use of cardiopulmonary bypass,» said Richard Whitlock, M.D., associate professor of cardiac surgery at McMaster University, and lead investigator of the study.

Tackett and his colleagues tested samples of veins taken from the legs of patients — 60 of them white and 22 black — during coronary artery bypass surgery.

Professors who teach technicians at SUNY Upstate Medical University surveyed 439 bypass machine operators in 2010, also learning that 50 percent texted during surgery, even though 78 percent believe phone use could put patient safety at risk.

«But although it has been shown to help reduce injury to the heart during surgery and in other medical contexts, unfortunately it showed no benefit on long - term clinical outcomes in our study of patients undergoing cardiac bypass surgery.»

My housemate at the time was training to be a clinical perfusionist, who operate the heart - lung bypasses during heart surgery at the hospital.

It's worth noting that survival rates for heart attack patients are better on weekdays compared to weekends, because medical personnel are more likely to use invasive procedures (including angioplasty and bypass surgery) during the week.

During the eight - year follow - up period, 463 people in the study — 65 % of them men — experienced heart problems (including heart attacks), had angioplasty or bypass surgery, or died of heart - disease - related causes.

55 percent of technicians who monitor bypass machines said they had used a cell phone during heart surgery.

The problem is that during that 10 years you have had two heart attacks and have had two bypass surgeries.