Sentences with phrase «outcome of patients undergoing»

Almost immediately, Boston researchers set out to detail the types of otologic injury and report on the outcomes of patients undergoing otologic treatment.

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«Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture were older and had more comorbidities than patients who underwent an elective THR, and these differences accounted for some of the difference in outcomes between these groups,» the authorPatients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture were older and had more comorbidities than patients who underwent an elective THR, and these differences accounted for some of the difference in outcomes between these groups,» the authorpatients who underwent an elective THR, and these differences accounted for some of the difference in outcomes between these groups,» the authors write.

For patients with gender dysphoria undergoing male - to - female transformation, a stepwise approach to facial feminization surgery (FFS) leads to good cosmetic outcomes along with psychological, social, and functional benefits, according to a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

In a study of national data on colon surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers found that while patients who undergo either minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery or the high - tech robotic approach have similar outcomes, robotic surgery is significantly more expensive.

In other words, regardless of surgery timing, patients who require higher risk procedures, such as a major liver resection due to the presence of larger or multiple metastatic tumors or high - risk colorectal resections, have poorer outcomes than those who underwent more minor surgery.

«By reducing bleeding with comparable rates of MACCE and stent thrombosis, bivalirudin significantly improved overall 30 - day and one year outcomes, compared with both heparin alone and heparin plus tirofiban in patients with AMI undergoing primary PCI,» said Gregg W. Stone, MD, the study's senior author.

In the JBJS study, researchers reviewed the BMI, comorbidities, complications, outcomes and cost of care of 8,129 patients who had undergone 6,475 primary TKRs and 1,654 revision TKRs at a major medical center between Jan. 1, 2000 and Sept. 30, 2008.

«Since then, there's been a whole body of biology that's been learned — none of which has been incorporated into patient survival outcomes for women undergoing BCT or a mastectomy.

«This study, for the first time, shows that the use of regional anesthesia improves outcomes in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Looking at the components of the primary outcome separately, only hospitalizations, specifically for heart failure, had a significantly lower incidence for those taking spironolactone compared to placebo, with 206 patients (12.0 percent) in the spironolactone group undergoing hospitalization versus 245 patients (14.2 percent) in the placebo group.

In the study, analysis of patient samples demonstrated that high LSC17 scores meant poor outcomes with current standard treatment, even for patients who had undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Patients who underwent open - heart surgery in the afternoon experienced better health outcomes compared to those who got operated on in the morning, study authors found after six years of observing nearly 600 patients who underwent heart valve replPatients who underwent open - heart surgery in the afternoon experienced better health outcomes compared to those who got operated on in the morning, study authors found after six years of observing nearly 600 patients who underwent heart valve replpatients who underwent heart valve replacement.

Over an 18 - month period, Walvekar examined the outcomes of 10 patients who underwent open retro - auricular thyroidectomy with a slightly modified incision from the original technique.

«Diabetic patients who undergo kidney transplantation can expect outcomes equally as successful as nondiabetics, provided that they are diligent in their management of blood pressure, glucose, healthy weight, and other factors that influence their kidney function and overall well - being.»

«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.»

So, looking at a scale of hours to days, we're trying to understand how — when a patient moves into a new room to have an operation or to undergo a procedure — the microbes that are already in that room affect the outcome of the patient's stay in the hospital.

The work that garnered the honor, «An analysis of the risk and benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy among patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer,» examined data from more than 134,000 patients in the National Cancer Database to assess the impact of neoadjuvant therapy on perioperative outcomes, as well as long - term survival.

«This study shows there is a gender disparity in cardiac outcomes for patients undergoing bariatric surgery,» said lead study author Dr. John Morton, director of bariatric surgery at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, Calif..

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In most instances, expectations of outcomes for dogs appear to be higher than what human patients expect for themselves if they undergo the same procedure.

Researchers looked at the long - term outcomes of 236 horses undergoing surgery for colic between 2006 and 2012, focusing on owner satisfaction and patient performance after surgery.