Re-interventions after the Ross procedure: reasons, technical approaches, immediate outcomes by R. M. Muratov, M. I. Fedoseykina, D. A. Titov, D. V. Britikov, G. A. Khugaev

“…The second reason for re-interventions is valve graft dysfunction in the pulmonary trunk position. Elective reoperations on the neoaortic root and/or lung graft, despite the large volume, can be performed with low mortality and morbidity. …”
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Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Out of the Shadows, into the Light by Dmitri Panfilov, Elizaveta Petrakova, Boris Kozlov

“…We present the case of a 63-year-old man with severe aortic valve regurgitation and left-ventricular dysfunction. The patient was scheduled for elective surgery. …”
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Anesthetic Maintenance of Thyroid Surgery by A. A. Negovsky, T. I. Shpazhnikova, A. A. Znamensky, M. N. Zamyatin

“…Thyrotoxicosis induces dysfunction of virtually all organs and systems, the blood circulatory system being subjected to considerable changes. …”
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Spinal Cord Ischemia after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Complication by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario Papa, Christos Nassis, Nikolaos Xiropotamos, George Papadopoulos, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…Neurologic deficit secondary to spinal cord ischemia after elective infrarenal, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), consists a rare and rather disastrous complication. …”
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A Complicated Pregnancy in an Adult with HNF4A p.R63W-Associated Fanconi Syndrome by Oluwaseun Anyiam, Elizabeth Wallin, Felicity Kaplan, Christopher Lawrence

“…Renal Fanconi syndrome (RFS) is characterised by generalised dysfunction of the proximal renal tubules, resulting in excessive urinary loss of solutes, most notably bicarbonate, and type II (proximal) renal tubular acidosis. …”
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Epidemiology, Controversies, and Dilemmas of Perioperative Nutritional Risk/Malnutrition: A Narrative Literature Review by He M, Long Y, Peng R, He P, Luo Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Yu X, Deng L, Zhu Z

“…The incidence of nutritional risk was in the 20% range in patients undergoing elective surgery, 54% in older adults, 44– 70% in patients with tumors or major elective surgeries, and 50– 55% in children. …”
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Impact of Spine Surgery on Psychosexual Functioning, Marital Satisfaction, and Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study by Mohammad Jasim Hussain, Purushotham Sastri, Raj Kiran Donthu, Shivananda Manohar J, TSS Rao

“…Fifty-three sexually active patients (aged 20–50 years) undergoing elective spine surgery were included. Validated scales such as the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Score (MSS) for marital well-being, the changes in sexual functioning questionnaire for males (CSFQ-M) and females (CSFQ-F) for sexual dysfunction, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for disability assessment, and the WHO-QOL BREF for overall QOL were used. …”
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Sclerotherapy Induced Takotsubo Syndrome by Sunny Patel, Sepideh Nabatian, Michael Goyfman

“…Prior to arrival, she was at an outpatient appointment with a vascular surgeon for elective sclerotherapy treatment of her lower extremity varicose veins. …”
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Acute changes in left atrial appendage function with premature ventricular complexes by Suresh Kumar Sukumaran, Anish Bhargav, Sridhar Balaguru, Avinash Anantharaj, Santhosh Satheesh, Raja J. Selvaraj

“…Objectives: Left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction is a risk factor for stroke. Evidence shows that frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are associated with embolic stroke. …”
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INFLUENCE OF ARTIFICIAL LUNG VENTILATION ON REAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE VALUE OF SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS by I. V. Polyakov, K. N. Zolotukhin, I. N. Leyderman

“…Elective or emergence surgery often is closely connected with development of hypercatabolism-hypermetabolism syndrome. …”
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Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy type II undergoing cesarean section: A case report by Krušić Slavica, Nikolić Branka, Maglić Rastko

“…Anesthetic management of a patient with spinal muscular atrophy type II, who underwent elective cesarean section with neuraxial anesthesia is presented in this case report. …”
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Anesthesia Experience for Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Endoscopy Procedures: A Retrospective Case Series by Timon J. Higgins, MD, Kimberly D. Cureton, RRT, LRT, Adam K. Jacob, MD, Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, Christopher J. Klein, MD, James Chen, MD, MBA

“…Conclusion: Acute onset GBS cases frequently present with bulbar dysfunction, respiratory distress, and muscle weakness. …”
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Raised plasma Robo4 and cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. by Anne Burke-Gaffney, Tatiana Svermova, Sharon Mumby, Simon J Finney, Timothy W Evans

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Endothelial dysfunction associated with systemic inflammation can contribute to organ injury/failure following cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). …”
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The impact of comorbidities and age on the nosocomial outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting by O. L. Barbarash, I. I. Zhidkova, I. A. Shibanova, S. V. Ivanov, A. N. Sumin, I. V. Samorodskaya, L. S. Barbarash

“…In the period from 2011 to 2012 we included in the study 680 patients for elective CABG (single-site, register, prospective study). …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass by Yu. S. Polushin, D. V. Sokolov, N. S. Molchan, R. V. Аkmalova, O. V. Galkina

“…A monocenter observational study among elective cardiac surgery patients (n = 97) was conducted. …”
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Emergency Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation in a Tetralogy of Fallot Patient With Refractory Cardiogenic Shock by Simon Anquetil, MD, Grégoire Albenque, MD, MSc, Clément Batteux, MD, Nicolas Combes, MD, Stefano Bartoletti, MD, Saïd Bichali, MD, Ali Houeijeh, MD, PhD, Sébastien Hascoët, MD, PhD

“…Discussion: Recent data show that PPVI is usually carried out on an elective basis, with procedures rarely performed in emergencies.…”
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Markers of structural and cellular renal damage in localized renal cell carcinoma before treatment by E. M. Frantsiyants, N. D. Ushakova, D. A. Rozenko, N. N. Popova, A. D. Rozenko, A. V. Shulga

“…The study included 46 patients receiving elective surgical treatment for localized renal cancer in the Department of Oncourology, National Medical Research Centre for Oncology. …”
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Embolisation of Type I Endolic after the Endoprosthesis Replacement of the Infrarenal Aorta. Case Report by M. O. Loginov, A. A. Khamitov, N. R. Chernaya

“…However, the emergency of open surgical intervention in patients with baseline organ dysfunction increases the frequency of complications, often neutralising the advantages of the original endovascular intervention.Materials and methods. …”
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Prevalence of common conditions and associated mortalities of dogs treated at the small animal clinic, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda by James Okwee-Acai, Benard Agwai, Patrick Mawadri, Christine Kesiime, Methodius Tubihemukama, Joseph Kungu, Benard Odur

“…Cases were recorded as: elective surgeries (29.2%), parvovirus infection (13.9%), skin infections (09.7%), canine babesiosis (6.9%), fractures (6.0%) and neoplasms (6%); mainly transmissible venereal tumour (TVT). …”
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IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RESULTS OF VARIOUS TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR PATIENTS WITH MACROFOCAL RECURRENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION by G. A. Gazaryan, Y. V. Taraseyeva, M. A. Sagirov, L. G. Tyurina, M. N. Zhizhina, E. A. Nefedova, Kh. G. Alidzhanova

“…Different types of interventions, including the delayed ones, significantly reduce the incidence of complications and deaths, which occurence remains high in the absence of interventions. however, in a significant portion of patients with rMI, the severity of coronary lesions limits the possibility of RECI performance, determining indications for elective surgical myocardial revascularization. Coronary artery bypass surgery performed after myocardial scarring prevents the growth of left ventricular dysfunction, improves its contractile function, and prolongs the life of patients. …”
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