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Bypass is better than external rewarming after hypothermic cardiac arrest |
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Can any intervention effectively reduce the pain associated with chest drain removal? |
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Is there a role for the use of radical lymph node dissection in the surgical management of resectable non-small cell lung cancer? |
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Can Cardiac re-transplantation be performed with an acceptable survival after primary graft failure? |
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Is a chest drain necessary in stable patients with traumatic pneumothorax? |
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Antibiotics in patients with isolated chest trauma requiring chest drains |
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Does prophylactic tranexamic acid safely reduce bleeding without increasing thrombotic complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Does plain radiography predict pneumothorax size? |
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Does ultrasound-guided central line insertion reduce complications and time to placement in elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery |
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Do buckle fractures of the paediatric wrist require follow-up? |
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To chest drain or not to chest drain (haemothorax) |
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Is prophylactic administration of steroids of benefit to children undergoing cardiac surgery |
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Chest drains in traumatic occult pneumothorax |
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Seldinger technique chest and complication rate |
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Transthoracic ultrasonography to diagnose pneumothorax in trauma |
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Is transmyocardial revascularisation of benefit to people with 'no option' angina? |
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Emergency Department ultrasound for pericardial tamponade. |
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Is transcatheter device occlusion as good as open heart surgery for closure of atrial septal defects? |
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Is transmyocardial myocardial revascularisation of benefit in addition to coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with diffuse coronary disease? |
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Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma. |
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CXR or CT in Blunt chest trauma? |
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Does the use of topical transexamic acid in cardiac surgery reduce the incidence of post-operative mediastinal bleeding? |
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Topical Vancomycin during Cardiac Surgery |
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The Infective Complications of a Femoral Central Venous Line |
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Is the central venous pressure reading equally reliable if the central line is inserted via the femoral vein |
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Is Sotalol more effective than standard beta-blockers for the prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation during cardiac surgery |
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Prophylactic Amiodarone in the prevention of Atrial Fibrillation |
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What is the optimal dose of aspirin after discharge following coronary bypass surgery |
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Is a pleural drain of value after CABG with LIMA in preventing Pleural Effusions when the Pleura is opened? |
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Is rate control superior to conversion strategy in AF post cardiac surgery? |
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Is amiodarone or digoxin better in AF post cardiac surgery in terms of time to return of sinus rhythm? |
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Is prophylactic haemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass of benefit during cardiac surgery? |
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Accuracy of a chest x-ray in diagnosing dissecting thoracic aneurysm. |
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The sensitivity of a normal chest radiograph in ruling out aortic dissection |
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Peripheral pulses to exclude thoracic aortic dissection |
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Does aspirin 6 hours after coronary artery bypass grafting optimise graft patency? |
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Detection of Acute Aortic Dissection with D-Dimer |
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Is conservative management of stab wounds better than wound closure? |
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Which patients would benefit from an intra-aortic balloon pump prior to cardiac surgery ? |
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Does liberal use of bone wax increase the risk of mediastinitis? |
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In patients post cardiac surgery do high doses of protamine cause increased bleeding |
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Does magnesium offer any additional benefit in patients having anti-arrhythmic treatment for atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery? |
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Do drug-eluting stents give equal patency rates to Coronary arterial bypass grafts |
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Cardiopulmonary bypass and the survival of patients in cardiac arrest |
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In aortic arch surgery is there any benefit in using antegrade cerebral perfusion or retrograde cerebral perfusion as an adjunct to hypothermic circulatory arrest? |
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In open heart surgery is there a role for the use of carbon dioxide field flooding techniques to reduce the level of post-operative gaseous emboli? |
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1 or 2 chest drains for lobectomy |
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Does use of aprotinin in coronary artery bypass graft surgery affect graft patency |
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Is the figure-of-eight superior to the simple wire technique for closure of the sternum? |
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Is addition of anti-platelet therapy to warfarin beneficial to patients with prosthetic heart valves? |
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Computerized Tomography for Small Bowel Obstruction |
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Can troponin T be used to diagnose acute coronary syndrome during postoperative period following coronary artery bypass surgery |
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Is clopidogrel beneficial following coronary bypass surgery |
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Spiral CT in Aortic Dissection |
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Does it matter whether a chest drain is aimed upwards or downwards for the optimum drainage of fluid or air from the pleural cavity ? |
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Is Antero-posterior position superior to Antero-lateral position for placement of electrodes for external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation post bypass grafting? |
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Bi-atrial pacing significantly reduces the Incidence of atrial fibrillation post cardiac surgery |
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Can epiaortic ultrasound reduce the incidence of intraoperative stroke during cardiac surgery? |
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Does needle always mean tube after suspected tension pneumothorax? |
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In patients undergoing cardiac surgery does asymptomatic significant carotid artery stenosis warrant carotid endarterectomy? |
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Is carotid artery stenting equivalent or superior to carotid endarterectomy for treatment of carotid artery stenosis? |
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What is the optimal anticoagulation management of patients post cardiac surgery who go into atrial fibrillation? |
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Are prophylactic beta-blockers of benefit in reducing the incidence of AF following coronary bypass surgery? |
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Does off pump coronary artery surgery reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation? |
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Accuracy of Emergency Department Ultrasound in Detecting AAA. |
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Is there a role for prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation for patients undergoing lung surgery? |
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Does the radial artery provide better long-term patency than the saphenous vein? |
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Should the pericardium be closed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Does pleurotomy during internal mammary artery harvest increase post-operative pulmonary complications? |
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The accuracy of echocardiography in the diagnosis of traumatic pericardial tamponade. |
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A new CURE? Clopidogrel ahead of coronary angioplasty in acute coronary syndromes |
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Does deflating the lungs and sawing from the xiphisternum reduce the chance of accidental pleurotomy during sternotomy? |
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Is the Allen's test adequate to safely confirm that a radial artery may be harvested for coronary arterial bypass grafting? |
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What is the optimal vasodilator for preventing spasm in the left internal mammary artery during coronary arterial bypass grafting? |
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Might gene therapy offer symptomatic relief for patients with 'no option' angina? |
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Is Methylene Blue of benefit in treating adult patients who develop vasoplegic syndrome during Cardiac Surgery |
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Can the use of thromboelastography predict and decrease bleeding and blood and blood product requirements in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Can ventilation while on cardiopulmonary bypass improve post-operative lung function for patients undergoing cardiac surgery? |
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Use of pericardiocentesis for patients with cardiac tamponade in penetrating chest trauma |
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Should additional antibiotics or an iodine washout be given to all patients who suffer an emergency re-sternotomy on the cardiothoracic intensive care unit? |
