Complications

Delayed Onset of Retinal Embolism After Coronary Angioplasty

06/01/2021

Albeit rare, retinal artery cholesterol emboli (Hollenhorst plaques) post angioplasty can be a severe event that can cause irreversible visual disturbances, usually taking place during or following the procedure; operators should be cognizant...

Albeit rare, retinal artery...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Empirical Studies

The SYSTEMIC Project: A Pilot Study to Develop a Registry of Patients With an Ostomy for Predictive Modeling of Outcomes

04/01/2021

Giulia Lorenzoni , PhD;

Dario Gregori , PhD;

Maria Barbierato , RN, WOCN;

Daniele Bottigliengo , MS;

Mario Degan , MA;

Lucia Stivanello , MA;

Susanna Turra , RN;

Danila Azzolina , PhD;

Honoria Ocagli , MA;

Edoardo Giorato , RN, WOCN;

The authors developed and implemented an ostomy patient registry at an outpatient stoma clinic.

The authors developed and...

04/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Review

Latissimus Dorsi Flap in the Treatment of Thoracic Wall Defects After Medial Sternotomy

03/27/2021

Adam Stepniewski , MD;

Joelle Krahlisch , MD;

Alexander Emmert , MD;

Ahmad-Fawad Jebran , MD;

Maximilian Schilderoth , MD;

Helen Synn , MD;

Gunther Felmerer , MD;

This study aimed to describe the subjective and objective results of the latissimus dorsi muscle flap and propose it as a reconstructive option for postoperative thoracic defects.

This study aimed to describe the...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

Complications After Primary Breast Augmentation: Capsular Contracture

03/27/2021

Arvind U. Gowda , MD, MS;

Devinder P. Singh , MD;

Karan Chopra , MD, BA;

Garth N. Walker , BS ;

Luther H. Holton III, MD;

Complications After Primary Breast Augmentation: Capsular Contracture Karan Chopra, MD,a,b Arvind Gowda, MS,c Luther H. Holton, MD,a Sheri Slezak, MD,a and Devinder P. Singh, MDa aDivision of Plastic Surgery, University of...

Complications After...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

The Real Cost of "Cosmetic Tourism" Cost Analysis Study of "Cosmetic Tourism" Complications Presenting to a Public Hospital

03/27/2021

Raja Sawhney , MBBS, FRACS;

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The Real Cost of “Cosmetic Tourism” Cost Analysis Study of “Cosmetic Tourism” Complications Presenting to a Public Hospital Ryan Livingston, MBBS, BmedSci, MRCS,a Paul Berlund, MBBS,b Jade Eccles-Smith, MBBS,c and...

The Real Cost of...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

Empirical Studies

The Effect of Seromuscular-Dermal and All Layer-Dermal Suturing on the Rate of Early Stomal Mucocutaneous Separation: A Retrospective Study

03/02/2021

Osamu Shimomura , MD;

Daichi Kitaguchi , MD;

Yohei Owada , MD;

Tatsuya Oda , MD;

Katsuji Hisakura , MD;

Koichi Ogawa , MD;

Kazuhiro Takahashi , MD;

Yoshimasa Akashi , MD;

Tsuyoshi Enomoto , MD;

Yusuke Ohara , MD;

In this study, use of the all layer-dermal suturing technique and a history of steroid use were independent risk factors for the short-term development of moderate or severe stomal mucocutaneous separation (SMS). Patients whose stoma was...

In this study, use of the all...

03/02/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Safety of Same-Day Discharge After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Selected Patients With Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

03/01/2021

Sune Haahr-Pedersen , MD, PhD;

Fatemeh Ghanbari , MS;

Tommi Bo Lindhardt , MD, PhD;

Mette Gitz Charlot , MD, PhD;

Niels Thue Olsen , MD, PhD;

We aimed to investigate the safety of same-day discharge (SDD) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS), and to investigate the reduction in duration of hospitalization...

We aimed to investigate the...

03/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology