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Establishing minimally invasive cardiac surgery in a low-volume mitral surgery centre
DISCUSSION: It is possible for low-volume cardiac surgical centres to undertake minimally invasive surgical programmes with good outcomes and short learning curves. Despite technical complexities, with a team approach, the learning curve can be navigated safely.PMID:34058117 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2020.7092
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - May 31, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: B H Kirmani A Knowles P Saravanan J Zacharias Source Type: research

Machine learning models for mitral valve replacement: A comparative analysis with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score
ConclusionsThe proposed risk models complement existing STS models in predicting mortality, prolonged ventilation, and renal failure, allowing healthcare providers to more accurately assess a patient's risk of morbidity and mortality when undergoing MVS.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - October 20, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Agni Orfanoudaki, Aikaterini Giannoutsou, Sabet Hashim, Dimitris Bertsimas, Robert C. Hagberg Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Polyuria, Polydipsia and Possible Diabetes Insipidus?
Discussion The body is smart. It has mechanisms for maintaining balances within the body in a closely controlled manner but allows for a variety of states. This is very true for fluid balance in the body which is highly controlled between almost all of the major body organ systems. When fluid is low, the sensor sends signals for us to drink, and conserves fluid until we can. When the fluid is high, the kidneys excrete the excess and sends signals not to drink. Usually it works very well. While there are many pathological states that can cause polyuria and/or polydipsia, the most common reason is excessive fluid intake beca...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 7, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

A Tool to Estimate Risk of 30-day Mortality and Complications After Hip Fracture Surgery: Accurate Enough for Some but Not All Purposes? A Study From the ACS-NSQIP Database
CONCLUSION: The models of mortality and complications we developed may be accurate enough for some uses, especially personalizing informed consent and shared decision-making with patient-specific risk estimates. However, the high false discovery rate suggests the models should not be used to restrict access to surgery for high-risk patients. Deciding which measures of accuracy to prioritize and what is "accurate enough" depends on the clinical question and use of the predictions. Discrimination and calibration are commonly used measures of overall model accuracy but may be poorly suited to certain clinical questions and ap...
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - July 28, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Alex H S Harris Amber W Trickey Hyrum S Eddington Carolyn D Seib Robin N Kamal Alfred C Kuo Qian Ding Nicholas J Giori Source Type: research

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