(1) The distribution and configuration of the experimental ruptures were similar to those usually noted as complications of human myocardial infarction.
(2) Hypothyroidism complicated by spontaneous hyperthyroidism is an interesting but rare occurrence in the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid disorders.
(3) Use of the improved operative technique contributed to reduction in number of complications.
(4) report the complications registered, in particular: lead's displacing 6.2%, run away 0.7%, marked hyperthermya 0.0%, haemorrage 0.4%, wound dehiscence 0.3%, asectic necrosis by decubitus 5%, septic necrosis 0.3%, perforation of the heart 0.2%, pulmonary embolism 0.1%.
(5) The origin of the aorta and pulmonary artery from the right ventricle is a complicated and little studied congenital cardiac malformation.
(6) There was one complication (4.8%) from PCD (pneumothorax) and no deaths in this group.
(7) Angle closure glaucoma is a well-known complication of scleral buckling and it is of particular interest when it occurs in eyes with previously normal angles.
(8) During this period he developed autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, a rare complication of myelofibrosis.
(9) In this study, standby and prophylactic patients had comparable success and major complication rates, but procedural morbidity was more frequent in prophylactic patients.
(10) Writing in the Observer , Schmidt said his company's accounts were complicated but complied with international taxation treaties that allowed it to pay most of its tax in the United States.
(11) Trismus may be a complication from local anesthesia.
(12) The course of urogenital tuberculosis is complicated by unspecific bacterial infections of the urinary tract and nephrolithiasis.
(13) Four patients died while maintained on PD; three deaths were due to complications of liver failure within the first 4 months of PD and the fourth was due to empyema after 4 years of PD.
(14) The decline in the frequency of serious complications was primarily due to a decrease in the proportion of patients with open fractures treated with plate osteosynthesis from nearly 50% to 19%.
(15) This method, which permits a more rapid formation of anastomoses, has been used to form Roux-en-Y jejunojejunostomies without extensive complications in six patients.
(16) Such complications as intracerebral haematoma or meningeal haemorrhage may occur during the usually benign course of the disease.
(17) Surgical removal was avoided without complications by detaching it with a ring stripper.
(18) The use of an absorbable material may alleviate potential late complications associated with implantation of nonabsorbable materials.
(19) The patient later died from complications of burns.
(20) The course was further complicated by administration of gentamicin, an antibiotic known to potentiate neuromuscular blocking drugs.
Cumbersome
Definition:
(a.) Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
(a.) Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since this derived formula is very cumbersome to manipulate, tables have been prepared with computer assistance to read the estimated fetal weight directly.
(2) Determination of right ventricular ejection fraction and volumes from radionuclide studies is cumbersome and is subject to considerable methodologic error.
(3) Downing street – aware of the anguish of the families of these unconfirmed Britons – has privately expressed frustration at the cumbersome process of identification of the bodies following the killings last Friday.
(4) Methodological improvements of the stool smear assay may provide a substantially simplified method for the otherwise cumbersome identification of ETEC.
(5) The apparatus is drawn so that plastic sheets serve as substitutes for the elaborate, but cumbersome and unnecessary, locking systems mounted on all the commercial blotters.
(6) However, using standard methods, processing large numbers of samples for immunofluorescence is cumbersome and difficult.
(7) The conventional Marbrook culture system has several disadvantages; the preparation and assembly of the chambers is time consuming, the size of the culture vessels limits the number of replicates that may be set up, and placing the cells in the inner chamber is a cumbersome and slow process.
(8) However, advances in robotic sample preparation may allow the more cumbersome solid-phase isolation or extraction techniques to be used to improved sample throughput and specificity.
(9) The popular systems of classifying DRUJ disorders are based on etiology and treatment, but this approach has inspired schemes that are cumbersome, redundant, and incomplete.
(10) The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a bloc.
(11) In the meantime, it is possible to evidence some features, sometimes shared with other species if taken separately, which in the whole characterize the epididymis in Equidae: the presence in principal cells of intranuclear inclusions and peculiar small granules in the basal cytoplasmic edge; the organization of groups of cells, likely to be principal ones, in such a way as to constitute intraepithelial crypts; a cumbersome presence of lipofuscinic matter all along the epithelium.
(12) HLA-DP typing using the Primed Lymphocyte Test (PLT) is a long and cumbersome technique requiring DP sensitized clones and bulk reagents.
(13) The main objections of seeking consent are as follows: it would be too cumbersome to obtain consent; if any patients witheld consent, prevalence studies would be less accurate; testing blood samples anonymously and without consent is an acceptable hospital practice; consent for such tests is not legally necessary; consent may be implied from the consent given to have blood taken; the consent requirement may be ignored in minor procedures; and there is no need for consent because testing could not harm anyone.
(14) A method is described in which a simple disposable plastic umbilical cord clamp replaces the traditional cumbersome instrument or expensive staples in the operation of end colostomy.
(15) Fenech said the multilayered, cumbersome intelligence apparatus was like an army of soldiers wearing lead boots.
(16) The usefulness of this parameter is reduced because of the cumbersome calculations required to determine the time within which an arterial pulse wave conducted via the arteriovenous anomaly reaches the jugular vein.
(17) Such systems are unable to reach a correct diagnosis quickly and often subject the user to a cumbersome dialogue.
(18) The overwhelming priority is to improve our financial and operating performance, improve our speed and response to events and improve internal controls.” East did not go into details about potential job cuts, business disposals, or exiting certain countries, but he said large layers of cumbersome bureaucracy needed to be stripped away so the company could function properly and respond to market changes.
(19) The patient is placed directly on this box, which makes the methods less cumbersome and more suitable for routine use.
(20) The 2-hr continuous measurement is, however, too long for a clinical examination and the 24-hr repeat measurement cumbersome.