Incidence of Operating Room Fires During Hand Surgical Procedures.
The purpose of the present study is to report the incidence of operating room fires during hand surgical procedures.The clinic and OR electronic medical records of seven fellowship-trained orthopedic hand surgeons at a single, large practice were retrospectively reviewed.
Lutsky, Kevin +5 more
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Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine operative mortality in surgical programs from resource-limited settings. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective cohort study of 17 surgical programs in 13 developing countries by 1 humanitarian organization, Médecins ...
Chu, K M, Ford, N, Trelles, M
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Introduction For a long time, major surgical defects after oncological surgery have always been challenging cases for surgeons in terms of wound healing and covering technique.
Luigi Filippo D'Aco +5 more
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Frailty and elderly in urology: Is there an impact on post-operative complications? [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Frailty used as predictive tool is still not carried out in daily practice, although many studies confirm the great clinical importance of the frailty syndrome in surgical outcomes.
Barbieri, Lisa +4 more
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Comparison of Safety and Insurance Payments for Minor Hand Procedures Across Operative Settings
Key Points Question What are the complications, total payments, and out-of-pocket expenses associated with minor hand surgical procedures performed in different operative settings?
Jessica I Billig +6 more
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Outcome of cardiac surgery in patients with low preoperative ejection fraction [PDF]
Background: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a reduced preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is common and is associated with a worse outcome.
Belletti, Alessandro +9 more
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Hemicorporectomy; Describing a Single-Stage Surgical Technique: A Case Report
Background: Hemicorporectomy is a life-saving operation to maintain the survival of patients with severe and irreversible pelvis and lower extremities injuries.
Yousef Fallah +5 more
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Does bariatric surgery prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty reduce post-operative complications and improve clinical outcomes for obese patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
AIMS: Our aim was to determine whether, based on the current literature, bariatric surgery prior to total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces the complication rates and improves the outcome following arthroplasty in obese patients. METHODS:
Aboelmagd, T +3 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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Elective pediatric surgery: profile description of children and late referral identification
Pediatric surgery receives great demand for referrals from primary care services in order to evaluate the need for surgical intervention. However access to this specialized evaluation and in intervention does not always occur at the appropriate time ...
CAROLINA TALINI +2 more
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