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THORACIC SURGERY [13 records]

Record 1 2008-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A lightweight, ratchet-handled hemostat with the blades curved sharply downwards near their tip.

CONT

[Mixter forceps] are used primarily in general and vascular surgery. [They] are helpful in placing sutures behind or around a vessel or duct. They are used secondarily for the dissection of tissue. All Mixter forceps, artery or hemostatic forceps, thoracic or grasping forceps, gall stone forceps and gall duct forceps) are right angle [forceps].

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as in "Mixter’s forceps" (Samuel Jason Mixter, American neurological surgeon) often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Mixter’s forceps", and "Mixter’s clamp" are no longer found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Blunt-pointed, curved or straight-bladed, long-handled scissors designed for thoracic surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Two inward-facing, curved, clawed hands mounted on a ratcheted bar designed for bringing ribs closer together during thoracic surgery.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Bailey’s rib contractor", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Bailey rib contractor" and "Bailey rib approximator" are also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

Le rapprocheur de côtes de Bailey permet de fermer l'espace intercostal et de maintenir les côtes ainsi rapprochées pendant la suture.

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «rapprocheur de côtes Bailey» et non plus de «rapprocheur de côtes de Bailey».

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Two inward-facing, curved, clawed hands mounted on a ratcheted bar designed for bringing ribs closer together during thoracic surgery.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Baliley’s rib contractor", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Bailey rib contractor" is also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «rapprocheur de côtes Bailey» et non plus de «rapprocheur de côtes de Bailey».

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Proper Name : DeBakey Needle Holder.... Features : T ips narrower than Mayo-Hegar or Hegar Baumgartner; Jaws-diamond serrated(3600 teeth 1/2 inch). Uses : General, thoracic, cardiovascular and vascular surgery. Shorter length pattern applicable to eye, plastic and neurosurgery; for use with needles with suture size 5-0 and 6-0.

OBS

There are many surgical instruments bearing the name of Michael Ellis DeBakey, a world renowned cardiovascular surgeon, medical inventor, medical statesperson, and teacher: DeBakey atraumatic forceps; DeBakey dissecting forceps; DeBakey grasping forceps; DeBakey ligature forceps; DeBakey atraumatic hemostatic forceps; DeBakey-Mosquito haemostatic forceps; DeBakey-Rankin haemostatic forceps; DeBakey tissue forceps; DeBakey vascular forceps; De Bakey peripheral vascular clamp; DeBakey multipurpose vascular clamp; DeBakey anastomosis clamp; DeBakey aortic aneurysm clamp; DeBakey aortic clamp; DeBakey bulldog clamp; DeBakey-Satinsky bulldog clamp; DeBakey needle holder; DeBakey vascular scissors; DeBakey vascular dilators; etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
CONT

The use of the Cell Saver autotransfuser in massive bleeding with intestinal injuries.

OBS

Intraoperative autotransfusion is defined as the reinfusion of patient blood salvaged during the operation. The use of intraoperative autotransfusion during major procedures such as vascular, thoracic, cardiac, orthopedic, gynecological, urological and trauma surgery, has increased during recent years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

Pour les cas d'anévrisme de l'aorte, l'on note une importante perte sanguine, l'Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis dispose d'un appareil autotransfuseur perfectionné qui permet de recycler le sang du patient et de lui transfuser au cours de l'intervention.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Surgical procedures involving entrance into the chest cavity.

OBS

Surgical procedures involving the lungs, heart and great vessels are included under thoracic surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
CONT

Video assisted thoracic surgery(VATS) is a new modality which allows visualization of, and access to the intrathoracic organs without thoracotomy.

CONT

The development of video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS) has provided a minimally invasive alternative to open thoracotomy for the diagnosis and selected treatment of the indeterminate peripheral pulmonary nodule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
CONT

La chirurgie thoracique vidéo-assistée: indications et résultats.

Spanish

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Record 9 1994-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Preoperative and Postoperative Treatment
CONT

Thoracic surgery... Postoperative Period... Nursing diagnosis.. High Risk for Ineffective Management of Therapeutic Regimen related to knowledge of condition, pain management, shoulder/arm exercises, incisional care, breathing exercises, splinting, prevention of infection, nutritional needs, rest versus activity, respiratory toilet, and follow-up care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Traitements pré- et post-opératoires
CONT

Une modification de la technique de la fenestration trachéale est présentée. La fenestration repose sur le principe physiologiques dans le traitement de l'insuffisance respiratoire provoquée par les pneumopathies chroniques avec sécrétion excessive. Non seulement elle facilite la toilette respiratoire de ces malades mais fournit un accès facile pour l'administration de l'oxygène et des médicaments nébulisés. Avantage sur la trachéotomie : maintien d'une parole normale.

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

a double-lumen tube inserted into the bronchus of one lung and permitting the complete deflation of the other lung.

OBS

Used in anesthesia and thoracic surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Appareil tubulaire courbé dans la partie distale afin de réaliser l'intubation sélective du poumon.

OBS

Elle est utilisée lorsqu'il est nécessaire de ventiler séparément les deux poumons, dans des circonstances médicales (affections pulmonaires, réanimation..) ou chirurgicales telles que les interventions thoraciques (lobectomie, pneumectomie...), les interventions digestives hautes au cours desquelles il peut être avantageux de travailler avec un poumon plat. Ces sondes peuvent être à canal unique ou à double canal. Elles diffèrent en outre, par l'angulation de leur courbure selon le poumon auquel elles sont destinées. Elles possèdent deux ballonnets réalisant l'étanchéité respectivement au niveau trachéal et au niveau bronchique. Ces derniers peuvent être classiques ou à basse pression (pour diminuer les risques de sténose au niveau de la muqueuse respiratoire).

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

The detection of venous thromboses in the lower limbs by the iodine-125-labeled fibrinogen test in thoracic surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

Le dépistage des thromboses veineuses des membres inférieurs par le test au fibrinogène marqué à l'iode 125 dans la chirurgie du thorax.

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
CONT

There are two parameters that can assist in identifying individuals at risk for infection - predictive factors and confounding factors (Owen & Grier, 1987).

CONT

Arm edema in conservatively managed breast cancer : obesity is a major predictive factor. (In Radiology, 1991, 180 (1) 177-184, cited in PASCAL data base.)

CONT

A. Identify individuals at high risk for nosocomial infections(Owen & Grier, 1987)-1. Assess for predictors. a. Remote site of infection; b. Abdominal or thoracic surgery; c. Surgery longer than 2 hours...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
OBS

«prédicteur» : relevé dans les descripteurs d'articles en langue anglaise cités dans la base de données PASCAL.

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
CONT

A. Identify individuals at high risk for nosocomial infections(Owen & Grier, 1987)-1. Assess for predictors. a. Remote site of infection; b. Abdominal or thoracic surgery; c. Surgery longer than 2 hours...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

Une infection à distance ou locale peut être la cause de la défaillance d'organes importants chez les opérés. (Surgery, 1977, 81 (3) 310-313, cité dans la base de données PASCAL).

Spanish

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