Search Results for "Laminotomy Morbidity"
Original Source: Laminoplasty versus Laminectomy and Fusion for Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
BACKGROUND: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is increasingly prevalent in the elderly and is the leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction in this population. Laminectomy with fusion and laminoplasty halt progression of myelopathy in these patients; however, both procedures have well-documented complications and associated morbidity and it is unclear which might be most advantageous. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We therefore compared the pain, function and alignment of patients who underwent laminectomy with fusion to...
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SERAPHIN - STUDY WITH ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION TO IMPROVE CLINICAL OUTCOME. SERAPHIN (Study with an Endothelin Rece...
Dyslipidemia is a generally asymptomatic disease in which serum lipid levels deviate from the normal level. It is considered to be a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its dire...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccines
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic gram-negative bacteria that lives in soil, water, and even in environments like hot tubs. For most healthy people, this bacteria seldom poses a problem. Pse...
Neoadjuvant therapy is the administration of therapeutic agents before the main treatment. One example is neoadjuvant hormone therapy prior to radical radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate...
Venous Arterial Thromboembolism
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, blocking a vein (venous thrombosis) or artery (arterial thrombosis). Venous Arterial Thromboembolism (VAT) is caused when some or a...
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Twinship Influence on Morbidity and Mortality
Does the unique experience of twinning lead to adverse health outcomes in adulthood? This study examined morbidity and mortality in twins in contrast to that of their singleton siblings. Internation...
Elective Cesarean Linked to Later Maternal Death
An elective cesarean delivery for an initial birth may increase the risk for maternal morbidity in subsequent deliveries without significantly reducing neonatal morbidity. Medscape Medical News
Mortality And Morbidity Could Be Significantly Reduced By Lowering The National Ozone Standard
Establishing a more stringent ozone standard in the U.S. would significantly reduce ozone-related premature mortality and morbidity, according to a new study published online in the journal Environmen...
Weight and Mortality in Adults With Diabetes—Reply
In Reply: Drs Zeng and Dong and Dr Yano and colleagues suggest that we should have explored the association of weight status at the time of diabetes with cardiovascular morbidity in addition to mortal...
Missed sleep may contribute to asthma morbidity
(HealthDay) -- Missed sleep may contribute to asthma morbidity in urban children, according to a study published in the July issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Routine endoscopy reduces gastric bypass complication, morbidity rates
The complication/failure and morbidity rates of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass can be substantially reduced by the routine use of intraoperative endoscopy with the linear anastomosis technique,...
Two radiotherapy treatments show similar morbidity, cancer control after prostatectomy
Use of the newer, more expensive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy (CRT) after surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland were associated w...
Delivery at 38-39 weeks optimal for women with gestational hypertension
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of maternal morbidity among women with gestational hypertension are lowest when labor is induced at 38 weeks while neonatal morbidity/mortality rates are lowest w...
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Laminotomy in adults: technique and results.
The objective of this study was to describe step by step our surgical technique of laminotomy and analyze our series with regard to spinal deformities (risk and predisposing factors), postoperative pa...
The medical profession is increasingly confronted with the epidemic phenomenon of obesity. Its impact on spine surgery is not quite clear. Published data concerning the use of minimally invasive surge...
Case Report: Cauda Equina Syndrome Associated With an Interspinous Device.
BACKGROUND: Although postoperative spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is not uncommon, hematomas that require surgery are rare. Cauda equina syndrome (CES) may be associated with postoperative SEH. In the...
Skeletal morbidity is strongly associated with poor prognosis in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Abstract The prognostic significance of skeletal morbidity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been mostly studied in children and yielded disappointing results, while, in adult ALL, it is seldo...
Excess mortality and morbidity during the July 2006 heat wave in Porto, Portugal.
The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of the July 2006 heat wave through the use of the heat index, in mortality (all causes) and morbidity (all causes, respiratory and circulatory d...
