2022
Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature
Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Mori M, Hameed I, Jung J, Krane M, Geirsson A. Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 1182-1191. PMID: 35179258, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial functional mitral regurgitationFunctional mitral regurgitationAtrial fibrillationMitral regurgitationEjection fractionMitral annuloplastyHistory of AFPresence of AFLeft ventricular dysfunctionProportion of patientsAtrial appendage ligationChronic atrial fibrillationPulmonary vein isolationCox-Maze procedureLV ejection fractionStudy of patientsLongstanding atrial fibrillationWeb of ScienceVentricular dysfunctionConcomitant proceduresHeart failureVein isolationCochrane LibraryType of operationEligibility criteria
2021
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015–2018
Welbourn R, Hollyman M, Kinsman R, Dixon J, Cohen R, Morton J, Ghaferi A, Higa K, Ottosson J, Pattou F, Al-Sabah S, Anvari M, Himpens J, Liem R, Våge V, Walton P, Brown W, Kow L. Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015–2018. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 2391-2400. PMID: 33638756, PMCID: PMC8113173, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05280-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexType 2 diabetes mellitusMethodsCross-sectional analysisRates of T2DMBariatric-metabolic surgeryHigh rateGastric bypassPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomyDiabetes mellitusMass indexGlobal RegistryBaseline ageNational registryInclusion criteriaT2DMType of operationPatientsOlder menWomenSurgeryRegistryMenHigher proportionCommon operation
2008
Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures
Whang PG, Lim MR, Sasso RC, Skelton A, Brown ZB, Anderson D, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2008, 21: 381-386. PMID: 18679090, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e31814d4e1b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstrumented fusion proceduresFusion proceduresIsolated decompressionAutogenous iliac crest boneSingle-level decompressionIliac crest boneLumbar degenerative conditionsLumbar decompressionLumbar surgeryPostoperative visitDecompression groupSingle surgeonConsecutive seriesOffice chartsOperative reportsPosterolateral fusionSurgical timeTotal clinical timeCrest boneLumbar degenerationSpinal fusionBACKGROUND DATALumbar arthrodesisType of operationSpine surgeons
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