Vagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Post-Stroke Motor Skill Recovery Summary: Vagus nerve stimulation coupled with physical therapy following a stroke can significantly help to boost motor skill recovery, researchers report. Source: University of Texas at Dallas. Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have demonstrated a method to accelerate motor skill recovery after a strokeContinue reading “Vagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Post-Stroke Motor Skill Recovery”
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Patients who undergo Fontan surgery for congenital heart defect have liver fibrosis risk, study reveals
Patients who undergo Fontan surgery for congenital heart defect have liver fibrosis risk, study reveals Download PDF Copy Patients who undergo the Fontan operation as children for a complex congenital heart defect are at risk of developing progressive liver fibrosis, a buildup of fibrous deposits, as a result of the circulation created by the surgery,Continue reading “Patients who undergo Fontan surgery for congenital heart defect have liver fibrosis risk, study reveals”
Criteria for Patients to be Discharged from Post-Operative care
• The patient is fully conscious, responding to voice or light touch, able to maintain a clear airway and has a normal cough reflex • Respiration and oxygen saturation are satisfactory (10-20 breaths/minute and SpO2>92%) • The cardiovascular system is stable with no unexplained cardiac irregularity or persistent bleeding • The patient’s pulse and bloodContinue reading “Criteria for Patients to be Discharged from Post-Operative care”
80 yr old, single male, stomach cancer surgery
After his surgery and 33 days in the hospital, he returned to his trailer that he bought many years ago for $4k. It has been his abode after being divorced many years ago and living alone with his 4 older children living in other parts of the USA. He has been a gardener and caretakerContinue reading “80 yr old, single male, stomach cancer surgery”