- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Bartonella species infections research
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
St George Hospital
2012-2023
St George's Hospital
2015
Currently, saphenous vein (SV) and radial artery (RA) are the most commonly used conduits in combination with left internal mammary for conventional coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG). The present meta-analysis aimed to assess existing evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) compare angiographic outcomes of these two at mid-term follow-up.Four relevant updated RCTs follow-up beyond 3 years were identified using five electronic databases. Angiographic endpoints included complete...
Coxiella burnetti is the causative organism of zoonotic infection Q fever, which endocarditis one most common manifestations chronic form. Polymicrobial with fever extremely rare and yet to be described among an Australasian cohort. SUMMARY: We present case a 32-year-old gardener culture-negative prosthetic valve concomitant another bacterial pathogen, leading aortic root abscess formation, requiring Bentall procedure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, prolonged antimicrobial therapy,...
A 77-year-old woman underwent surgical aortic valve replacement via hemisternotomy. Her post-operative course was unremarkable. Owing to travel and contact restrictions during the COVID pandemic, she unable attend routine follow up. She continued review with her local medical officer in regional New South Wales. Post 6 months following index surgery, referred Infectious Disease Clinic of hospital a non-healing lesion at base hemi-sternotomy wound. Computed tomography revealed deep sternal...
Anaphylaxis is a severe hypersensitivity reaction that rapid in onset and can result death. The pattern of an anaphylactic be uniphasic (or monophasic), biphasic (also called delayed or late phase), refractory nature. most widely cited definition anaphylaxis recurrence symptoms after initial resolution despite no further exposure to the trigger. Corticosteroids are thought by some prevent development and, therefore, commonly used emergency treatment but this has not been systemtically...