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Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: A case-match study [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2014 Background: Three-port laparoscopic appendectomy is considered standard in many countries for the surgical treatment of acute appendicitis. Single-incision laparoscopic technique has been recently introduced and is supposed to minimize the aggression ...
Gaëtan-Romain Joliat +3 more
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Therapeutic approach for Amyand’s hernia; a case report [PDF]
, 2020 In very few cases stated in the literature, the vermiform appendix might be contained in a hernial sac. This distinctive pathology is described as Amyand\u27s hernia and has the very small occurrence of about 1%.
Ardeleanu, Valeriu +4 more
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MINILAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY [PDF]
ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo), 2016 Background: Minilaparoscopy is considered one of the minimally invasive options available for acute appendicitis treatment, although not always employed in less complexity public health services. Aim: Report surgical outcomes of minilaparoscopy use in acute appendicitis treatment. Method : The study included 21 patients undergoing minilaparoscopic
COLETTA, Lúcio Américo Della +2 more
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester +16 more
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The Annals of African Surgery, 2021 Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen; thus, appendectomy is part of most daily emergency surgical duties. It is conducted through either open or laparoscopic approach.
Mohanned Omer Abass +4 more
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Folia Medica Indonesiana, 2017 Open appendectomy has already commonly been performed to treat acute appendicitis, but the relatively more painful and longer incision scar becomes a cosmetical problem. Two port laparoscopic appendectomy can be performed safely, less painful and leaving
Vicky S Budipramana
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How well do DRGs for appendectomy explain variations in resource use? : An analysis of patient-level data from 10 European countries [PDF]
, 2012 Appendectomy is a common and relatively simple procedure to remove an inflamed appendix, but the rate of appendectomy varies widely across Europe. This paper investigates factors that explain differences in resource use for appendectomy.
Andrew Street +6 more
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Southern Medical Journal, 1997 The authors present an accurate and comprehensive snapshot of appendicitis and the practice of appendectomy in the 1990s.Appendectomies were performed on 4950 patients in 147 Department of Defense hospitals worldwide over a 12-month period ending January 31, 1993.The median age was 23 years (range, 6 months to 82 years) with 64% males and 36% females ...
D A, Hale +4 more
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Appendectomy Is Associated With Alteration of Human Gut Bacterial and Fungal Communities
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Recent research has revealed the importance of the appendix in regulating the intestinal microbiota and mucosal immunity. However, the changes that occur in human gut microbial communities after appendectomy have never been analyzed.
Shuntian Cai +14 more
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Co-producing healthcare in a volume vs. value-based healthcare system: perspective of a parent of a patient and a health professions’ educator [PDF]
, 2019 The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim framework represents an approach to optimizing a health system’s performance by focusing on improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing healthcare costs.
Caron, Rosemary M.
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