…Indirect criteria after circulatory arrest, following a five minute no touch period The circulation at retrieval Maintained up to retrieval Ceased; warm ischaemic time is…

…abscess, a markedly unwell patient with fever and systemic upset, suspected necrotising soft tissue infection, a child who cannot tolerate the procedure while awake. Suspected…

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Procedurer Definition and Clinical Role Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is a catheter based investigation that visualizes the coronary arterial tree after…

…the following: Symptoms of myocardial ischaemia. New ischaemic ECG changes. New pathological Q waves. Imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium or a new…

…4a MI: Represents a periprocedural myocardial infarction associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Type 4b MI: Denotes myocardial infarction related to stent thrombosis following PCI…

…revascularization is common and may reflect procedural myocardial injury rather than a clinically significant infarction. Mechanisms of injury Procedural injury may result from acute compromise…

…first The induction of vomiting has no place in the modern treatment of poisoning. Charcoal also does not bind every poison. With the following substances…

…of patients. Evaluation and clinical assessment Clinical factors influencing treatment selection The following characteristics favour CABG when clinically and anatomically appropriate: Diabetes mellitus, particularly with…

…The increasing prevalence of refractory angina reflects population ageing and improved survival among patients with CAD following advances in anti ischaemic treatment and coronary revascularization…

…lower sensitivity and specificity in women. This may be due to the following: Atherosclerosis is generally less severe in women. Women tend to have more…