Patients planned for staged surgery may suffer from complications postponing the planned second stage or preventing the patient from having the second operation.
My mind instantly starts shaping the day ahead, thinking about the patients planned for the day as well as any training I might be delivering.
To evaluate whether preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows prediction of complete tumour resection in patients planned for pelvic exenteration (PE).
Its hospitals have also been struggling to meet key NHS waiting time targets, including treating A&E patients within four hours and giving patients planned treatment, such as elective surgery, within 18 weeks of being referred by their GP.
Claire Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, criticised the NHS's failure to give patients planned care in hospital within the required 18 weeks, such as surgery for cataract removals, hernia repairs and hip and knee replacements.
We compared dosimetry and radiobiologic model predictions of tumor control probability (TCP) and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for prostate cancer patients planned for IMRT as opposed to standardized three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT).
Patients planned to be treated conservatively, recurrent meningioma, and biopsy were excluded.
Patients planned for elective coronary angiography at the University Hospital of Zurich were screened for eligibility.
Results: The following results are an intermediate analysis of 41 out of 150 patients planned.
More than 100 patients planned for preoperative osteotomy surgery gave informed consent to scan the whole head for scientific research.
The selection criteria for performing CBCT were craniofacial- and skeletal deviations, impacted teeth, patients planned for orthognathic surgery and trauma patients, none of which can be specifically disputed.
