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Ventricular Septal Rupture After Acute Myocardial Infarction – Can Va-Ecmo Give...
Teixeira, Sara; Mendonça, Inês; Ferreira, Rita; Gaião, Sérgio; Paiva, José ArturVentricular septal rupture (VSR) after myocardial infarction (MI) is a rare but life-threatening complication. Although surgery is the gold standard treatment, best surgical timing is still a matter of debate. Studies are showing a tendency towards survival improvement with delayed intervention on the assumption that scarring of the infarcted tissue may facilitate patch suturing and avoid relapse of the defect....
AORTIC LACERATION DURING VERESS NEEDLE INSERTION: A LAPAROSCOPIC DISASTER
Machado, Miguel; Malheiro, Luís; Gaião, Sérgio; Paiva, José Artur; Barbosa, Laura ElisabeteIntroduction: Over 50% of complications related to laparoscopy occur during the entry phase for pneumoperitoneum and trocar insertion. Major vascular injuries, although infrequent (0.04–0.1% of laparoscopic procedures), can lead to significant morbidity and mortality, with 13%–50% going undetected immediately during surgery. Major vascular injuries rank as the second most common cause of death during laparoscop...