Sentences with phrase «underwent open surgery»

Brooke, along with co-researchers at Dartmouth College, examined records of more than 12,000 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent open surgery to repair a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a high - risk procedure, and almost 53,000 who received a ventral hernia repair (VHR), a lower - risk operation, between 2003 - 2010.

Not exact matches

One of eight NFL players to have undergone ElectroThermal Arthroscopy, Jones missed only five games — a far cry from the four months he spent out of action following open surgery on a separation of the same shoulder in college.

[WARNING: LINK CONTAINS GRAPHIC MATERIAL] George has already undergone successful surgery on his open compound fractured lower right leg and the good news is that there's no ancillary damage which should help his recovery.

June would give Woods more time to continue rehabbing his back, which underwent two surgeries since his last tour start in August at the Wyndham Championship, and still afford him at least one competitive tuneup before the U.S. Open two weeks after Nicklaus» tourney.

He has undergone 18 surgeries including two open heart and countless hospitalizations.

After undergoing open - heart surgery and taking a number of months off to recover, Albany County DA David Soares is back on the job and «hardened» by his experience.

Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 70, reportedly underwent emergency open - heart surgery yesterday due to complications from a related experimental procedure, and is in stable condition.

In Hevesi's defense, his wife is plagued by chronic back pain; has undergone a series of surgeries, including open - heart surgery; and suffers from severe depression.

Some 15 years ago, during a fellowship at New York Medical College, he observed morbidly obese patients undergo open bariatric surgery — an old - school Roux - en - Y, done with giant incisions and often yielding horrendous complications.

Dunlap could have open - heart surgery or undergo a new minimally invasive procedure using a device called AngioVac to vacuum the massive clot out of his heart.

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.

A Hollywood thriller due out this year centers on a young man who awakens while undergoing open - heart surgery but is unable to move or cry out.

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 replacement.

Researchers followed 187 patients who received a new valve by undergoing a transcatheter procedure or open - heart surgery to receive a new valve.

Before the new defibrillator, treatment for some may have included more invasive open heart surgery to implant a traditional defibrillator, while others may have been unable to undergo surgery and remain at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

Effect of robotic - assisted vs conventional laparoscopic surgery on risk of conversion to open laparotomy among patients undergoing resection for rectal cancer: the ROLARR randomized clinical trial.

In this analysis we did not include patients without hernias, those who withdrew their consent before undergoing surgery, those who at the time of surgery were found to be poor candidates for general anaesthesia, and those who did not undergo the assigned operation because of a misunderstanding resulting in an unplanned open or laparoscopic repair.21

A new clinical trial that recently opened at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center may help more people to undergo surgery to remove their pancreas tumors.

«This is a clinically relevant issue for people in emergency care, for people undergoing surgery, because we can not as easily open up the alveoli.»

One 2013 paper found that, more than 7 years after the procedures, open - heart surgery patients scored slightly higher on cognitive tests than did people who underwent less invasive angioplasty, which requires only a local anesthetic.

Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a stable condition after undergoing emergency open - heart surgery, his representatives said Friday, adding that his first words on waking were «I'm back.»

I underwent open hernia repair surgery, and woke up surrounded by crying family members.

The game opens with your character awakening in a dimly lit surgery as a wheelchair bound old man raspily informs you that you've just undergone a blood transfusion with lycanthropic blood... A procedure that definitely isn't covered by Medicare.

because his infant son Billy — whose heart ailment prompted the host's high - profile late - night turn to the politics of health care reform this season — is preparing to undergo one of the several open - heart surgeries...

A three - year - old girl from Seaham who underwent open heart surgery minutes after being born has been awarded County Durham's highest honour.

We take pride in the fact that our patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery experience less pain and a significantly reduced recovery time versus many types of classical, open abdominal veterinary surgeries.

My female just underwent surgery for an open pyometra.

After repeated episodes, he underwent perineal urethrostomy (also called PU surgery) to increase the urethral opening, dramatically reducing Tuxcedo's chances for future blockage.

The diagnosis shifted to a persistent sinus infection, and Turbo underwent corrective surgery to open his airways.

my french bulldog had rectal prolapsed 2 months ago.i let him fixed.the vet just put the rectum inside and did a suture outside.2 days ago it came out again.the vet told me it needs to undergo open abdomen surgery to put everything back.if this procedure be done, is there an assurance that it will not come out again?considering that the procedure is very expensive.he is negative on all exams..

She underwent open reduction internal fixation surgery on her leg.

If you've recently undergone open - heart surgery and are suffering infection - related symptoms, you may have grounds for a lawsuit.

Minor complications due to surgical procedures — such as nicks and cuts to the bowels or esophageal lining — are normally outlined as risks that patients must accept when agreeing to undergo surgical procedures such as endoscopies, laparoscopies and open surgeries.

This leave lasted 14 months, my son underwent 4 surgeries during this time 2 open heart surgeries, 2 eye surgeries and also a heart cath.

And, three years later my ex underwent open heart surgery, and the salesman reminded me that he would then have never gotten insurance, following...

My father had a stroke while undergoing open heart surgery many years ago.