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Use of CT Imaging in Acute Diverticulitis [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2016 Background: Acute colonic diverticulitis is generally considered to be a clinical diagnosis, however the use of CT (computed tomography)imaging in diverticulitis is becoming more common to exclude complicated diverticulitis.Objectives: To assess the use ...
Anton Mare, Neil Jones
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Selective Use of Pericardial Window and Drainage as Sole Treatment for Hemopericardium from Penetrating Chest Trauma [PDF]
, 2018 Background Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal, and a sternotomy is considered mandatory for suspected PCI. Recent literature suggests pericardial window (PCW) may be sufficient for superficial cardiac injuries to drain hemopericardium
Chestovich, Paul J., MD +6 more
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Laparotomy for Hydrosalpinx [PDF]
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1887 n ...
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Anaesthesia, 2019 Patients eligible for emergency laparotomy who do not proceed to surgery are not as well characterised as patients who do proceed to surgery. We studied patients eligible for laparotomy, as defined by National Emergency Laparotomy Audit criteria, from ...
E. McIlveen +6 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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Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in pancreatitis, paediatrics, and trauma [PDF]
, 2015 Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is an important contributor to early organ dysfunction in trauma and sepsis. However, relatively little is known about the impact of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in general internal medicine, pregnant patients, and ...
De Keulenaer, Bart L +9 more
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Association between surgeon special interest and mortality after emergency laparotomy
British Journal of Surgery, 2019 Approximately 30 000 emergency laparotomies are performed each year in England and Wales. Patients with pathology of the gastrointestinal tract requiring emergency laparotomy are managed by general surgeons with an elective special interest focused on ...
H. Boyd-Carson +22 more
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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Isolated gallbladder perforation after blunt abdominal trauma in children
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2013 Injury of the gallbladder after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. Isolated contusion of the gallbladder is exceptional because of its anatomical localization. It is protected by the liver, intestines, the omentum, and ribs.
Oumar Ndour +3 more
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