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Older Patients' Recall of Goals of Care Discussions Following Emergency Abdominal Surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Older patients undergoing emergency laparotomy are overrepresented and are at risk of poor postoperative outcomes that may not align with their goals. Goals of care (GOC) documentation remains low in older emergency laparotomy patients.
Julia Silverii, Chuan‐Whei Lee, Celina Pope, Jai Darvall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Its Conversion to Open Cholecystectomy Using Intra-Operative Scoring System [PDF]

Objective: To determine the frequency of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy using proposed intra-operative scoring system and to check the validity of the scoring system.
Syed Shams ud Din, Waleed Akbar, Inayat ullah Baig, Mirza Tassawar Hussain, Abdullah Sadiq, Talha Humayun, Tayyaba Ghulam, Aqsa Syed
core   +2 more sources

EVALUATION OF PRE-OPERATIVE ULTRASOUND FINDINGS IN PREDICTING DIFFICULTIES IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY FOR ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background: Pre-operative prediction of difficulties which may occur during laparoscopic cholecystectomy can help in reduction of operative and postoperative complications. Objectives:To study the value of preoperative ultrasound findings for predicting
Ali J Awad
doaj   +4 more sources

Frequency of Various Factors that Lead to Conversion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy   to Open Cholecystectomy

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To determine the frequency of various factors that lead to the conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
Fahad Shakil, Meezan Jalil, Waleed Umer, Muhammad Salman Faiz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic Guidelines for the Evaluation of Choledocholithiasis in Patients With Acute Biliary Presentations: A Study of Their Applicability and Feasibility in a Publicly Funded Healthcare System

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The American and European Societies of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE and ESGE) have published diagnostic guidelines for the evaluation of choledocholithiasis. The applicability and feasibility of these guidelines in a publicly funded health care system, such as ours in Aotearoa New Zealand, are not known. This retrospective study
Henry C. K. Kwok, Alain C. Vandal, Andrew G. Hill, Andrew D. MacCormick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multivariate Comparison of Complications After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Open Cholecystectomy

Annals of Surgery, 1995
To answer the question whether laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) or open cholecystectomy (OC) is safer in terms of complications, the authors evaluated complications relating to 1440 cholecystectomies performed by the same surgeons in a retrospective study.A definite pronouncement on whether LC truly is superior to OC is not possible because ...
G R, Jatzko, P H, Lisborg, A M, Pertl, H M, Stettner   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Extracorporeal Albumin Dialysis (OPAL) as Novel Therapeutic Bridging Option in Posthepatectomy Liver Failure

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
Extracorporeal albumin dialysis (OPAL) effectively reduces bilirubin and improves other laboratory markers in posthepatectomy liver failure, particularly in secondary forms. It may serve as a bridging therapy to support hepatic recovery in critically ill patients, although prospective studies are needed to confirm its impact on survival.
Dorian Marckmann, Emely Wack, Luisa Schäfer, H. Christian Hillebrecht, Francesca Reimer, Gabriel Stöger, Klara Krötzsch, Magdalena Menzel, Lampros Kousoulas, Stefan Utzolino, Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl, Dawid L. Staudacher, Frederic Arnold, Thomas Welte, Philipp Holzner, Felix A. Rottmann, Christopher Berlin   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

FREQUENCY OF CONVERSION TO OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY AMONG MALE AND FEMALE PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 2014
: OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of conversion to open cholecystectomy among male and female patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. STUDY DESIGN: cross sectional study SETTING: This study was conducted in surgical departments, Allied &
Sajid Rehman Randhawa, Ijaz Tanveer, Humaira Zafar et al.   +2 more
doaj  

Natural History of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: Implications for Interventional Trial Design

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In this nationwide cohort of 6894 patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis, recurrence risk increased progressively with each episode and occurred most frequently within the first year. Successive episodes were separated by shorter intervals, indicating an accelerating disease course and highlighting the importance of early preventive interventions ...
Søren S. Olesen, Niels Henrik Bruun, Line Davidsen, Srdan Novovic, Stig B. Laursen, Enrique de‐Madaria, Dhiraj Yadav, Asbjørn M. Drewes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Five Advances for Benign Foregut Surgery in the Last 50 Years

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
David I. Watson, Sarah K. Thompson, John G. Hunter, B. Mark Smithers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source