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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of post-operative venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing major esophageal resection for malignancy.
It is controversial as to which ventilation mode is better in one-lung ventilation(OLV), volume controlled ventilation(VCV) or pressure controlled ventilation(PCV). This study was designed to figure out if there was any difference between these two modes on oxygenation and postoperative complications under the condition of protective ventilation(PV).
The aim of this epidemiologic prospective study is to determine the prevalence of CPSP defined as pain occurring 4 months after scoliosis and thoracic surgery and rated > 3 on a 10 point visual analogue scale or FLACC scale, in children aged from 6 to 18 years. The main objective : prevalence of chronic post surgical pain 4 months after scoliosis ant thoracic surgery in children aged 6 to 18 years. The secondary objectives: the intensity of chronic post surgical pain, the prevalence of neuropathic syndrome and the predictive risk factors.
The purpose of this study is to determine if in-bed cycling is safe and feasible in critically-ill patients after open heart surgery. The investigators hypothesize that in-bed cycling can be safely used with this population and that it is feasible to use in a fast-paced cardiac intensive care unit.
The primary objective for this retrospective Electronic Health Record (EHR) analysis is to evaluate the clinical outcomes associated with the utilization of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), for monitoring purposes, within patients undergoing cardiac surgeries (isolated coronary artery bypass graft [CABG], valve, aortic surgery, multi-procedures, other complex nonvalvular procedures and heart transplants). The study will be conducted using prospectively collected hospital inpatient data over a duration of over 5 years (Jan. 1, 2010 - June 30, 2015) using a large US electronic health database (Cerner HealthFacts; Kansas City, MO).
Minimal invasive thoracoscopic surgery has been used widely for common thoracic diseases in recent years. Patients who received thoracoscopic surgery recovered much quickly and returned to their daily life sooner because of small operation wound and less invasion. However, operative pain was still an important factor, which might contribute to several post-operative complications. In daily practice, patients received oral/intravenous form non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid agents, or patient-controlled analgesia for post operative pain control. However, some side effects were observed occasionally. The role of acupuncture in post-operative pain control was frequently discussed in recent research. The main mechanisms of acupuncture in pain control were (1) to stimulate the release of endogenous opioid and (2) to block TRPV1 receptor. The randomized controlled trial arranged by Gary Deng and his colleagues in 2008, was the first clinical trial investigated the role of acupuncture in post-operative pain control for traditional thoracotomy patients. However, there was no further research about the role of acupuncture applied to minimal invasive thoracoscopic surgery. Thus, the aim of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the role of acupuncture in post-operative pain control for minimal invasive thoracoscopic surgery patients. In order to deliver a safe and effective way in pain control, and to save medical cost and promote quality of patient care.
Thromboembolism is an important perioperative complication in major thoracic surgery, even though current guidelines have recommended postoperative administration of heparin or LMWH for thromboprophylaxis for those high-risk patients, there are still many cases of thromboembolism. Therefore, as the guideline itself writes, the investigators believe the rational of dose and timing of heparin in thoracic surgery are still not well established. Therefore, the investigators aimed to conduct this randomized controlled study to explore the safety and efficacy of preoperative Administration of Heparin as Thromboprophylaxis in Major Thoracic Surgery.
Show by collecting sleep and activity data, outcomes after thoracic surgery are improved with better sleep and increased activity.
Lung isolation technique and one-lung ventilation (OLV) are the mainstays of thoracic anesthesia. Two principal lung isolation techniques are mainly use by clinicians, the double lumen tubes (DLT) and the bronchial blockers (BB). The physiology of lung collapse during OLV is not well described in the literature. Few publications characterized scant aspects of lung collapse, only with the use of DLT and sometime in experimental animals. Two phases of lung collapse have been described. The first phase is a quick and partial secondary to the intrinsic recoil of the lung. The second phase is the reabsorption of gas contained in the alveoli by the capillary bed. The investigators plan to describe the physiology of the second phase of lung deflation using of DLT or BB, in a human clinical context.
Both of microcoil localization and hookwire localization have been proved as good preoperative CT(computed tomography)-guided techniques to guide VATS resection for the diagnosis of small peripheral pulmonary nodules technique to guide VATS resection for the diagnosis of small peripheral pulmonary nodules. The objective of this study is to determine if microcoil localization for pulmonary nodules can be safer than hookwire localization