Postoperative Complications
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic HCT) for treatment of pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) with best available donor for children with Philadelphia positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has previously been considered standard practice. Since the introduction of ... Read more...

Veno-occlusive disease as a complication of preoperative chemotherapy for Wilms tumor: A clinico-pathological analysis.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Vincristine (VCR) and actinomycin D (ACD) form the backbone of chemotherapeutic regimens of Wilms tumor treatment. Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a potentially life-threatening complication of ACD. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the ... Read more...

Post-transplant EBV-related lymphoproliferative disorder complicating umbilical cord blood transplantation in patients of adrenoleukodystrophy.

13 Dec 2009 EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a well-recognized complication following solid organ transplantation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using bone marrow or peripheral blood as stem cell sources, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Postoperative Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic HCT) for treatment of pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). 13 Dec 2009
• Veno-occlusive disease as a complication of preoperative chemotherapy for Wilms tumor: A clinico-pathological analysis. 13 Dec 2009
• Post-transplant EBV-related lymphoproliferative disorder complicating umbilical cord blood transplantation in patients of adrenoleukodystrophy. 13 Dec 2009
• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting. 3 Nov 2009
• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• On-pump versus off-pump coronary-artery bypass surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Is the risk of incidence or progression of age-related macular degeneration increased after cataract surgery? 30 Oct 2009
• Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Corneal endothelial cell loss 9 years after excimer laser keratorefractive surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Progression of age-related macular degeneration after cataract surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Infections related to intrathecal baclofen therapy in children and adults: frequency and risk factors. 30 Oct 2009
• Management of pediatric brainstem cavernous malformations: experience over 20 years at the hospital for sick children. 30 Oct 2009
• Management of osteoblastoma and osteoid osteoma of the spine in childhood. 30 Oct 2009
• Clinical outcome after 450 revascularization procedures for moyamoya disease. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Anterior clinoidal meningiomas: functional outcome after microsurgical resection in a consecutive series of 106 patients. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Clinical features, surgical treatment, and long-term outcome in adult patients with moyamoya disease. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Olfactory dysfunction after subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by ruptured aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Postoperative nonconvulsive encephalopathic status: identification of a syndrome responsible for delayed progressive deterioration of neurological status after skull base surgery. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• ABC Surgical Risk Scale for skull base meningioma: a new scoring system for predicting the extent of tumor removal and neurological outcome. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Postoperative Complications'

Definition: Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.

Descriptor UI: D011183

Alternative terms: Postoperative Complications; Complication, Postoperative; Complications, Postoperative; Postoperative Complication;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; etiology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.550.767;

History Note: 64

Technical Notes: few qualif apply; IM; coord with specific postop compl (IM); not restricted to immediate postop period; differentiate from Cat E4 terms with /adv eff: Manual 23.18+; DF: POSTOP COMPL