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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Emergency laparotomy"”.
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Development of a Risk Prediction Tool for Emergency Laparotomy
… aims to develop a risk prediction tool for emergency laparotomy surgery based on easily obtainable preoperative variables that predict useful outcomes for clinicians and patients. Methods: A systematic review was used to establish individual risk factors for emergency laparotomy. Clinicians …
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Comparing mortality calculators for emergency laparotomy in Cape Town
Introduction Emergency laparotomies (EL) are high risk surgeries, a result consistent across multiple national databases and audits. Risk prediction calculators (RPC) were developed to accurately stratify risk of mortality in these emergency patients, often frail prior to surgery. Access to …
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Surgical trainee supervision during non-trauma emergency laparotomy in Rwanda and South Africa
… of surgical trainee autonomy during non-trauma emergency laparotomy (NTEL) operations in Rwanda and South Africa. The secondary objective was to identify potential associations between trainee autonomy, and patient mortality and reoperation. Design, Setting, and Participants: This was a …
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in penetrating abdominal trauma
… programmes) implemented in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy for trauma at a level 1 trauma centre. Methods: Institutional UCT-HREC approved study. A prospective cohort of 38 consecutive patients with isolated penetrating abdominal trauma undergoing emergency laparotomy were included in …
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The role of helicobacter pylori infection in adults presenting with spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation at the University Teaching hospitals, Lusaka Zambia.
… proportion of surgical patients undergoing emergency laparotomy worldwide and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is well established that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main cause of peptic ulcer disease. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in gastroduodenal …
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The role of helicobacter pylori infection in adults presenting with spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation at the University Teaching hospitals, Lusaka Zambia.
… proportion of surgical patients undergoing emergency laparotomy worldwide and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is well established that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main cause of peptic ulcer disease. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in gastroduodenal …
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Prospective cohort study on thirty day outcome of perforation peritonitis at the University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia
Perforation peritonitis is a common surgical emergency seen by surgeons; it remains a life threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality. At the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), the morbidity for gastro-duodenal perforation has not been studied. Furthermore, based on the available …