Incisional hernias are a prevalent problem in abdominal surgery and occur in 11% of patients who undergo laparotomy. Primary suture clo-sure of incisional hernias results in a 31%-58% chance of recurrence. The additio...
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Incisional hernias are a prevalent problem in abdominal surgery and occur in 11% of patients who undergo laparotomy. Primary suture clo-sure of incisional hernias results in a 31%-58% chance of recurrence. The addition of a pros-thetic mesh implant decreases recurrence rates to 8%-10%. Popularized in Europe by Rives and Stoppa, the sublay technique has proven to be very effective, with low recurrence rates (0%-23%) and minimal complications. The pur-pose of the study was to evaluate the experi-ence of a single surgeon at a large tertiary care center performing a modified Rives-Stoppa re-pair for abdominal incisional hernias. To do this, the records of all patients undergoing a modi-fied Rives-Stoppa incisional hernia repair be-tween January 2000 and August 2003 were ret-rospectively reviewed. Outpatient clinic notes, discharge summaries, operative reports, and laboratory data were reviewed for patient demographics, surgical data and postoperative complications. Univariate analysis was per-formed in order to identify predictors for recur-rence. During the study period, 83 patients un-derwent a modified Rives-Stoppa incisional hernia repair. Nineteen patients were excluded due to incomplete medical records. No patients required postoperative exploration for an in-tra-abdominal catastrophe. Twenty-five percent (n=16) of patients had a complication as a result of the hernia repair. Only two patients (3.1%) developed recurrent incisional hernias. History of diabetes (p=0.007) and benign prostatic hy-perplasia (p=0.000) were the only significant predictors for recurrence. The results presented here confirm that the modified Rives-Stoppa retromuscular repair is an effective method for the repair of incisional hernias. The complica-tion and recurrence rates compare favorably to results for currently popular alternative tech-niques.
Background Ageing,immobilization,sepsis or cachexia reduce muscle mass and *** age-related loss,***,contributes to frailty and results in a loss of mobility and autonomy in aging and *** individuals are often socially...
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Background Ageing,immobilization,sepsis or cachexia reduce muscle mass and *** age-related loss,***,contributes to frailty and results in a loss of mobility and autonomy in aging and *** individuals are often socially isolated,have a greater risk of metabolic disorders and psychosomatic *** a result,quality of life and life expectancy are *** and lack of adequate stimuli to the skeletal muscle seem to play a central part in these *** overcome them,resistance training(i.e.,weightlifting)is an effective *** of the problem Despite the efficacy of resistance training for increasing muscle mass and function,this treatment is underused in clinical *** argue that this is due to a lack of a generally applicable *** and framework To address this and related problems,we have formed the Network of Expertise for Immobilization-induced Muscle Disorders(KNIMS)to develop a potential algorithm for treating sarcopenia and other immobilization-related muscle *** important aspect of the proposed method is that it is defined as a formal algorithm that consists of two *** A aims to recover bed-ridden patients’ability to stand by applying vibration-tilt table *** B aims at rehabilitating compromised gait,using a combination of squats,lunges and single leg *** is anticipated that this algorithm-based approach will enhance the ability for standardization and documentation,whilst reducing resource efforts at the same time,which will be equally useful to clinical practice and to clinical research.
This article outlines the major scientific objectives of the SHui project that seeks to optimize soil and water use in agricultural systems in the EU and China,by considering major current scientific challenges in thi...
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This article outlines the major scientific objectives of the SHui project that seeks to optimize soil and water use in agricultural systems in the EU and China,by considering major current scientific challenges in this ***(for Soil Hydrology research platform underpinning innovation to manage water scarcity in European and Chinese cropping systems)is large cooperative project that aims to provide significant advances through transdisciplinary research at multiple scales(plot,field,catchment and region).This paper explains our research platform of long-term experiments established at plot scale,approaches taken to integrate crop and hydrological models at field scale;coupled crop models and satellite-based observations at regional scales;decision support systems for specific farming situations;and the integration of these technologies to provide policy recommendations through socio-economic analysis of the impact of soil and water saving *** also outlines the training of stake-holders to develop a basic common curriculum despite the subject being distributed across different disciplines and *** such,this article provides a review of major challenges for improving soil and water use in EU and China as well as information about the potential to access information made available by SHui,and to allow others to engage with the project.
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