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Hyperbaric oxygen in patients with ischemic stroke following cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational trial.
CONCLUSIONS: HBO2₂ therapy was associated with significant improvement in patients with acute neurological deficits due to ischemic stroke following cardiac surgery. Though this fact suggests gas embolism as the most likely cause of stroke in this collective, other underlying pathologies cannot be ruled out. Randomized studies are needed for further evaluation. PMID: 29116691 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine - September 1, 2017 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Weixler VH, Yates AE, Puchinger M, Zirngast B, Pondorfer P, Ratzenhofer-Komenda B, Amegah-Sakotnik A, Smolle-Juettner FM, Dapunt O Tags: Undersea Hyperb Med Source Type: research

Optimal vs Feasible Volume Thresholds in Vascular Surgery
The volume-outcome relationship in vascular surgery has been an especially controversial topic recently, given the declining trainee exposure to complex open vascular cases, additional series reporting improved outcomes with higher volume, and medical organizations, such as Leapfrog, recommending volume thresholds for certain procedures. However, the definition of volume and the delineation of a specific threshold number of cases below which surgeons should not be credentialed remain unclear. In this issue ofJAMA Surgery, Mao et al took a unique approach to looking at outcomes among the very lowest-volume surgeons —those...
Source: JAMA Surgery - May 17, 2017 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Wrist Injuries in Tennis Players: A Narrative Review
AbstractThe wrist/hand complex forms the crucial final link in the kinetic chain between the body and the racquet and therefore has a number of important roles in the production of all tennis strokes. However, the internal and external loads that are created at the wrist during these strokes have the potential to contribute to pain and injury. Therefore, the purposes of this narrative review are to (1) determine the extent of the problem of wrist pain/injury in tennis players, (2) identify bony and soft tissue structures of the wrist that are susceptible to damage as a result of tennis play and (3) explore factors that may...
Source: Sports Medicine - October 2, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research