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Thanos Athanasiou

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The effect of off-pump coronary artery bypass on mortality after acute coronary syndrome: A meta-analysis

2012

Background Patients requiring surgical revascularisation for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) form a clinically heterogeneous group ranging from haemodynamic stability to cardiogenic shock. Whilst 'off-pump' revascularisation (OPCAB) is often considered, patient selection and operative timing remain controversial. This study aims to identify whether OPCAB may confer a mortality benefit over ONCAB in revascularisation for ACS. Secondly, we review the impact of OPCAB on completeness of revascularisation (CR) and long-term re-intervention. Methods A systematic literature review identified 9 studies (1 randomised controlled trial) of which 8 fulfilled criteria for meta-analysis. Outcomes for a tot…

medicine.medical_specialtyAcute coronary syndromeTime FactorsTime Factormedicine.medical_treatmentCoronary Artery Bypass Off-PumpSubgroup analysisCardiopulmonary bypaOff pumplaw.inventionRandomized controlled triallawInternal medicineCardiopulmonary bypassHumansMedicineProspective StudiesMortalityAcute Coronary SyndromeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicOff-pump coronary artery bypassbusiness.industryCardiogenic shockmedicine.diseaseProspective StudieTreatment OutcomeSystematic reviewMeta-analysisEmergency surgeryCardiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessHumanInternational Journal of Cardiology
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Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 count…

2022

© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 licenseBackground: The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 exposed the fragility of planned surgical services around the world, which have also been neglected in pandemic recovery planning. This study aimed to develop and validate a novel index to support local elective surgical system strengthening and address growing backlogs. Methods: First, we performed an international consultation through a four-stage consensus process to develop a multidomain index for hospital-level assess…

MaleHealth system resilience.*COVID-19/epidemiologySocial SciencesSağlık BilimleriGlobal HealthFundamental Medical SciencesClinical Medicine (MED)AnaesthesiasurgeryTIP GENEL & DAHİLİnisu navedene ključne riječiElective backlogMedicine and Health SciencesTOOLKlinik Tıp (MED)610 Medicine & healthMEDICINE GENERAL & INTERNAL11 Medical and Health SciencesKlinik Tıpsurgery; global surgery; health-care systemCovid19NIHR Global Health Unit on Global SurgeryGeneral MedicineHospitalsHospital preparedneTıphealth-care systemElective Surgical ProceduresHEALTH SYSTEMS*PandemicsMedicineFemaleLife Sciences & BiomedicineHumanHälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomiTemel Tıp Bilimleri610 Medicine & healthglobal surgeryGenel TıpCAPACITYCOVIDSurg CollaborativeHospitalMedicine General & InternalGeneral & Internal MedicineHealth SciencesHumansPandemicsScience & TechnologyElective Surgical ProcedurePandemicKirurgiPlanned surgeryCOVID-19Health Care Service and Management Health Policy and Services and Health EconomyCLINICAL MEDICINESettore MED/18Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generaleelective surgeryHospital assessmentSystems strengtheningSurgeryHuman medicineMETHODOLOGY[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology
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The role of minimal access valve surgery in the elderly. A meta-analysis of observational studies

2016

Background Minimal access valve surgery, both mitral and aortic, may be related to improvement in specific post-operative outcomes, therefore may be beneficial for the subgroup of the elderly referred for valve surgery. Methods A systematic literature review identified several different studies, of which 6 fulfilled criteria for meta-analysis. Outcomes for a total of 1347 patients (675 conventional standard sternotomy and 672 minimally invasive valve surgery) were assessed with a meta-analysis using random effects modeling. Heterogeneity, subgroup analysis with quality scoring were also assessed. The primary endpoint was early mortality. Secondary endpoints included intra and post-operative…

Aortic valvemedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentSubgroup analysisContext (language use)030204 cardiovascular system & hematologylaw.invention03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMinimally invasive surgerylawMitral valvemedicineClinical endpointCardiopulmonary bypassHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresIntubationMeta-analysiAortic valve; Meta-analysis; Minimally invasive surgery; Mitral valve; Statistics; SurgeryCardiac Surgical ProceduresStatisticAgedAged 80 and overCardiopulmonary BypassModels Statisticalbusiness.industryAge FactorsGeneral MedicineSurgeryObservational Studies as TopicTreatment Outcomemedicine.anatomical_structure030228 respiratory systemAortic ValveMeta-analysisAnesthesiaMitral ValveSurgerybusinessInternational Journal of Surgery
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What Is the Role of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in High-Risk Patients? A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

2016

Background. Minimally invasive valve surgery is related to certain better postoperative outcomes. We aimed to assess the role of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in high-risk patients. Methods. A systematic literature review identified eight studies of which seven fulfilled criteria for metaanalysis. Outcomes for a total of 1,254 patients (731 were conventional standard sternotomy and 523 were minimally invasive mitral valve surgery) were submitted to meta-analysis using random effects modeling. Heterogeneity and subgroup analysis with quality scoring were assessed. The primary end point was early mortality. Secondary end points were intraoperative and postoperative outcomes and long…

Heart Valve Diseases030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyGlobal HealthWMD weighted mean differencelaw.inventionPostoperative Complications0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorslawMitral valveCPB cardiopulmonary bypaStrokeHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationMedicine (all)Abbreviations and Acronyms AF atrial fibrillation; CI confidence interval; CPB cardiopulmonary bypass; MIMVS minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; OR odds ratio; PRC packed red cells; ST sternotomy; WMD weighted mean difference; Global Health; Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Mitral Valve; Postoperative Complications; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Observational Studies as Topic; Risk Assessment; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Medicine (all)Atrial fibrillationSurvival RateHeart Valve DiseaseObservational Studies as Topicmedicine.anatomical_structureCardiologyMitral ValveCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHumanPulmonary and Respiratory Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyAbbreviations and Acronyms AF atrial fibrillationSubgroup analysisRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesST sternotomyInternal medicinePRC packed red cellmedicineCardiopulmonary bypassHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresSurvival ratebusiness.industryCI confidence intervalRisk FactorMinimally Invasive Surgical ProcedureOdds ratioOR odds ratiomedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalSurgeryMIMVS minimally invasive mitral valve surgery030228 respiratory systemSurgeryPostoperative ComplicationbusinessThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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