OBJECTIVE In some centers, passive peritoneal drainage (PD) is implemented following surgery for congenital heart disease. The utility of this practice has yet to be studied. We hypothesized that passive PD can promote negative fluid balance without compromising intravascular volume. METHODS A retrospective review of infants who underwent repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVS...

PURPOSE To compare the results of arthroscopic Bankart repair completed with knot-tying with results of the procedure performed with knotless suture anchors. METHODS We evaluated 82 patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair. A total of 61 patients were treated with knot-tying suture anchors, and 21 patients were treated with knotless suture anchors during the same period. In all, 75 ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of residual pulmonary regurgitation on exercise tolerance after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot. DESIGN Prospective study of symptom free patients more than five years after complete repair. Graded exercise performance was measured with standard Bruce protocol. Maximal oxygen uptake and ventilatory anaerobic threshold were measured by respiratory mass...

this article explores the forms of moral repair that the wrongdoer has to perform in an attempt to make amends for her past wrongdoing, with a focus on the issues of interpersonal moral repair; that is, what a wrongdoer can do to merit her victim‘s forgiveness and achieve reconciliation with her community. the article argues against the very general demands of atonement that amount to an obliga...

we report the cases of two patients diagnosed with morgagni hernia who presented with nonspecific abdominal symptoms. both underwent laparo­scopic surgery that used a dual-sided mesh, polyvinylidene fluoride (pvdf; dynamesh ipom®). the procedures were successful and both patients were discharged with no complications. there was no recurrence in 18 months of follow up. herein is the report of th...

o b je c t i v e : to explore the pros and cons of early versus delayed intervention when dealing with severe blunt liver injury with significant hemoperitoneum and hemodynamic instability. m e t h o d s : this retrospective cross-sectional study was performed at the nemazi hospital, shiraz, southern iran, level i trauma center affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences. the study po...

the effect of steel plate thickness on the repair effectiveness of rc beam is presented in this paper. a total of four beams were tested, one beam repaired by cfrp with a thickness of 1.2 mm and used as a control beam, and three beams repaired by a steel plate. steel plates with a thickness of 2 mm, 3 mm, and 4 mm were used in repairing the beams. the maximum load-carrying capacity, deflection ...

abstract traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneurysms have been treated traditionally with open surgery in the past, which have had noticeable rates of mortality and morbidity. a safer method of treatment for this disease is made possible with recent progress in endovascular treatment techniques. in this article, we present three cases of traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneur...

INTRODUCTION Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has gained enormous acceptance among pediatric surgeons. However, most studies on advantages of VATS do not reach a high level of evidence. According to a recent classification of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM), studies can be classified into Levels 1 to 5 in order of descending quality. We aimed to identify comparat...