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The Need for Surgical Safety Checklists in Neurosurgery Now and in the Future–A Systematic Review by Westman, Marjut, Takala, Riikka, Rahi, Melissa, Ikonen, Tuija S.

“…Safety checklists have been studied among various surgical patient groups, but evidence of their benefits in neurosurgery remains sparse. Since the…”
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Fewer Major Amputations Among Individuals With Diabetes in Finland in 1997-2007: A population-based study by Ikonen, Tuija S, Sund, Reijo, Venermo, Maarit, Winell, Klas

“…OBJECTIVE: Complications occur in diabetes despite rigorous efforts to control risk factors. Since 2000, the National Development Programme for the Prevention…”
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Analysis of neurosurgical reoperations: use of a surgical checklist and reduction of infection-related and preventable complication-related reoperations by Lepänluoma, Marjut, Rahi, Melissa, Takala, Riikka, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Ikonen, Tuija S

“…Use of the WHO surgical checklist has been proven to reduce surgical morbidity and mortality, but its effect on surgical complications requiring reoperation…”
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Chlamydial lipopolysaccharide (cLPS) is present in atherosclerotic and aneurysmal arterial wall—cLPS levels depend on disease manifestation by Vikatmaa, Pirkka, Lajunen, Taina, Ikonen, Tuija S, Pussinen, Pirkko J, Lepäntalo, Mauri, Leinonen, Maija, Saikku, Pekka

“…Abstract Background The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in peripheral atherosclerosis disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains unclear. Chlamydial…”
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A systematic review and cost analysis of robot-assisted hysterectomy in malignant and benign conditions by Tapper, Anna-Maija, Hannola, Mikko, Zeitlin, Rainer, Isojärvi, Jaana, Sintonen, Harri, Ikonen, Tuija S

“…Abstract In order to assess the effectiveness and costs of robot-assisted hysterectomy compared with conventional techniques we reviewed the literature…”
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Extended Reality Is Underutilized in Medical Device Training: A Descriptive Literature Review by Laukkavirta, Minna, Tarkkala, Krista, Tienari, Marjo, Ikonen, Tuija S

“…This descriptive review provides a synthesis of existing literature about the use of extended reality (XR) including virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR)…”
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Ligation of Ameroid-Stenosed Coronary Artery Leads to Reproducible Myocardial Infarction—A Pilot Study in a Porcine Model by Ikonen, Tuija S., M.D., Ph.D, Pätilä, Tommi, M.D, Virtanen, Kari, M.D., Ph.D, Lommi, Jyri, M.D, Lappalainen, Kimmo, M.D, Kankuri, Esko, M.D., Ph.D, Krogerus, Leena, M.D., Ph.D, Harjula, Ari, M.D., Ph.D

“…Objective Myocardial gene and cellular therapies have revived the use of porcine ischemic heart models. Commonly applied ameroid-obstruction produces…”
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Ethical Issues of Obesity Surgery—a Health Technology Assessment by Saarni, Samuli I., Anttila, Heidi, Saarni, Suoma E., Mustajoki, Pertti, Koivukangas, Vesa, Ikonen, Tuija S., Malmivaara, Antti

“…New surgical technologies may challenge societal values, and their adoption may lead to ethical challenges. Despite proven cost-effectiveness, obesity…”
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Feasibility of in vivo intravascular ultrasound tissue characterization in the detection of early vascular transplant rejection by JEREMIAS, A, KOLZ, M. L, YOCK, P. G, FITZGERALD, P. J, IKONEN, T. S, GUMMERT, J. F, OSHIMA, A, HAYASE, M, HONDA, Y, KOMIYAMA, N, BERRY, G. J, MORRIS, R. E

“…Unprocessed ultrasound radiofrequency (RF) signal analysis has been shown to distinguish different tissue structures more reliably than gray-scale…”
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Collagens I and III in a Porcine Bronchial Model of Obliterative Bronchiolitis by ALHO, HANNI S, INKINEN, KAIJA A, SALMINEN, ULLA-STINA, MAASILTA, PAULA K, TASKINEN, EERO I, GLUMOFF, VIRPI, VUORIO, EERO I, IKONEN, TUIJA S, HARJULA, ARI L. J

“…The main extracellular matrix components of the lung, type I and III collagens, were studied in chronic allograft rejection developing in a porcine heterotopic…”
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Sirolimus (rapamycin) halts and reverses progression of allograft vascular disease in non-human primates by IKONEN, Tuija S, GUMMERT, Jan F, HAYASE, Motoya, HONDA, Yasuhiro, HAUSEN, Bernard, CHRISTIANS, Uwe, BERRY, Gerald J, YOCK, Paul G, MORRIS, Randall E

“…Current immunosuppressive protocols fail to prevent chronic rejection often manifested as graft vascular disease (GVD) in solid organ transplant recipients…”
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Epithelial re-growth is associated with inhibition of obliterative airway disease in orthotopic tracheal allografts in non-immunosuppressed rats by IKONEN, Tuija S, BRAZELTON, Tim R, BERRY, Gerald J, SHORTHOUSE, Randi S, MORRIS, Randall E

“…Because epithelial cells are targets of alloimmune injury leading ultimately to airway obliteration, we tested whether epithelial re-growth could prevent…”
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Prevention of small airway obliteration in a swine heterotopic lung allograft model by Salminen, U S, Maasilta, P K, Taskinen, E I, Alho, H S, Ikonen, T S, Harjula, A L

“…In our swine model of obliterative bronchiolitis preventing obliteration by the standard immunosuppression with cyclosporine, methylprednisolone, and…”
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Surgical safety checklist is associated with improved operating room safety culture, reduced wound complications, and unplanned readmissions in a pilot study in neurosurgery by Lepänluoma, M., Takala, R., Kotkansalo, A., Rahi, M., Ikonen, T. S.

“…Background and Aims: The World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist is designed to improve adherence to operating room safety standards, and its use…”
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Introducing new technology safely by Mytton, Oliver T, Velazquez, Adriana, Banken, Reiner, Mathew, Joseph L, Ikonen, Tuija S, Taylor, Kevin, Painter, Frank, Jean-Baptiste, Rachel, Poon, Albert, Ruelas, Enrique

“…This report considers the introduction of new technology and the implications for patient safety. A distinction is made between 'conceptually' new and…”
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Fewer Major Amputations Among Individuals With Diabetes in Finland in 1997–2007 by Ikonen, Tuija S., Sund, Reijo, Venermo, Maarit, Winell, Klas

“…OBJECTIVE Complications occur in diabetes despite rigorous efforts to control risk factors. Since 2000, the National Development Programme for the Prevention…”
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Electronic Health Records on the Top of Medical Device Incident Reports by Kumpuvaara, Krista, Jormanainen, Vesa, Vainiola, Tarja, Ikonen, Tuija S

“…Medical Device incident reporting is a legal obligation for professional users in Finland. We analyzed all medical device incident reports recorded into the…”
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Medical Device Safety Training by Using Quick Response Codes and Extended Reality-Based Technologies by Saurio, Riika, Jutila, Merja, Tienari, Marjo, Pirhonen, Jukka-Pekka, Laukkavirta, Minna, Ikonen, Tuija S

“…This article describes the results of three different study settings where the use of QR codes and XR technologies were tested for medical device training…”
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Up-regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in fibroblasts parallels the onset and progression of fibrosis in an experimental model of post-transplant obliterative airway disease by Romanska, Hanna M., Ikonen, Tuija S., Bishop, Anne E., Morris, Randall E., Polak, Julia M.

“…The main cause of mortality following lung transplantation is chronic rejection, manifesting morphologically as obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). It has been…”
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EPITHELIAL RE-GROWTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH INHIBITION OF OBLITERATIVE AIRWAY DISEASE IN ORTHOTOPIC TRACHEAL ALLOGRAFTS IN NON-IMMUNOSUPPRESSED RATS1 by Ikonen, Tuija S., Brazelton, Tim R., Berry, Gerald J., Shorthouse, Randi S., Morris, Randall E.

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