Postthoracotomy pain syndrome

MK Karmakar, AMH Ho - Thoracic surgery clinics, 2004 - thoracic.theclinics.com
Thoracotomy not only causes severe pain in the immediate postoperative period but in a
significant number of patients it also produces long term postthoracotomy pain [1–3] that often …

Bias in before–after studies: narrative overview for anesthesiologists

AMH Ho, R Phelan, GB Mizubuti… - Anesthesia & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Before–after study designs are effective research tools and in some cases, have changed
practice. These designs, however, are inherently susceptible to bias (ie, systematic errors) that …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical guidelines on perioperative management strategies for enhanced recovery after lung surgery

…, X Zhi, C Zhu, C Ng, ADL Sihoe, AMH Ho - … lung cancer research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was first developed in Denmark in
1997 by Dr. Kehlet (1). ERAS is designed to optimize perioperative management, improve …

[HTML][HTML] A mathematical model for fresh frozen plasma transfusion strategies during major trauma resuscitation with ongoing hemorrhage

AMH Ho, PW Dion, CAY Cheng… - Canadian journal of …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Randomized controlled trials of how best to administer fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
in the presence of ongoing severe traumatic hemorrhage are difficult to execute and have …

[PDF][PDF] Using illness scripts to teach clinical reasoning skills to medical students

A Lee, GM Joynt, AKT Lee, AMH Ho, M Groves… - Family …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Methods The workshop started with a 20-minute lecture to all students. It introduced the key
elements of the clinical diagnostic process. 6 This was followed by a 1-1/4 hour small-group …

[PDF][PDF] Total airway obstruction during local anesthesia in a non-sedated patient with a compromised airway

AMH Ho, DC Chung, EWH To… - Canadian Journal of …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Conclusion: Une limitation dynamique du débit d’air associé à l’anesthésie locale des voies
aériennes supérieures peut conduire à une obstruction complète des voies respiratoires …

Ventilation during cardiopulmonary bypass: impact on cytokine response and cardiopulmonary function

CSH Ng, AA Arifi, S Wan, AMH Ho, IYP Wan… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A complex inflammatory response associated with the use of cardiopulmonary
bypass may ultimately lead to organ dysfunction. We investigate the effect of continuing …

Effects of norepinephrine during intra-abdominal hypertension on renal blood flow in bacteremic dogs

…, GM Joynt, PC Gruber, CR Jenkins, AMH Ho - Critical care …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Intraabdominal hypertension reduces organ blood flow. Restoring abdominal
perfusion pressure (APP) may restore renal blood flow, especially when sepsis is present. The …

Chest wall reconstruction with MatrixRib system: avoiding pitfalls

CSH Ng, AMH Ho, RWH Lau… - … and thoracic surgery, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Reconstructions of the chest wall using commercially available artificial metallic rib systems
are gaining in popularity. The MatrixRib system involves use of plates and screws to bridge …

[HTML][HTML] Tips for teachers of evidence-based medicine: making sense of decision analysis using a decision tree

A Lee, GM Joynt, AMH Ho, S Keitz, T McGinn… - Journal of general …, 2009 - Springer
Decision analysis is a tool that clinicians can use to choose an option that maximizes the
overall net benefit to a patient. It is an explicit, quantitative, and systematic approach to decision …