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Ectopic parathyroid gland within carotid sheath
During operative exploration of the neck for parathyroid surgery, the surgeon should always consider possible ectopic locations of the glands and have a reasonable surgical strategy for locating these ectopic glands.
Benjamin Ruimin Poh +2 more
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Who will do general surgery? [PDF]
The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Advantages to patients of a single anaesthetic for more than one operation are obvious ...
Bruening, M., Maddern, G.
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Inefficiency in Delivery of General Surgery to Black Patients: A National Inpatient Sample Study
Background Racial disparities in outcomes among patients in the United States are widely recognized, but disparities in treatment are less commonly understood. This study is intended to identify treatment disparities in delivery of surgery and
John N. Bliton
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Infection control measures to reduce hospital infection rates in the medical city burn center
Background: The most serious problem in burn units is nosocomial infection (NI). In extensive burn patients, sepsis is considered the main cause of death; infection control program will help to lower NI and its subsequent high mortality rate ...
mohannad albermani +3 more
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Background: Pelvic floor disorders include urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic floor prolapse, which are common complaints in women. Patients that suffer from uterine prolapse could benefit from surgical procedures that stabilize pelvic ...
Maryam Hajhashemi +4 more
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Fellowship training in Acute Care Surgery: from inception to current state. [PDF]
Recognizing the need for urgent and emergent surgical care across America, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma developed and implemented, and oversees, the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Training Program.
Davis, Kimberly, Jurkovich, Gregory
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Acute Care Surgery Model for Emergency Cholecystectomy [PDF]
Purpose Acute care surgery (ACS) models have evolved worldwide over the last decade. However, South Korea has an established trauma system and does not consider the ACS model. This study compares the management and outcome of emergency cholecystectomy in
Myoung Je Song +7 more
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Fibroproliferative disorders: report and discussion on keloid management [PDF]
Fibroproliferative disorders are expressed in hypertrophic scars and keloids, the latter being more aggressive and derived from an abnormal healing process. They are multifactorial and relate to physical, chemical, biological, and endogenous agents. They
Marcelus Vinicius de Araújo Santos Nigro +3 more
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Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection for cancer and polyps: A cost-effectiveness study [PDF]
Methods: Participants were recruited in 2006-2007 in a district general hospital in the south of England; those with a diagnosis of cancer or polyps were included in the analysis.
Dowson, H +4 more
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A comparison of methods for calculating general practice level socioeconomic deprivation [PDF]
Background: A measure of the socioeconomic deprivation experienced by the registered patient population of a general practice is of interest because it can be used to explore the association between deprivation and a wide range of other variables ...
Maheswaran, R., Pearson, T., Strong, M.
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