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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Postoperative complication"”.
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ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΜΕΛΕΤΗΝ ΤΗΣ ΟΞΕΙΑΣ ΓΑΣΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΣΕΩΣ
ACUTE GASTRIC DILATATION IS MAINLY A POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION. THE PRESENT STUDY AIMS AT THE INVESTIGATION OF THOSE FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACUTE GASTRIC DILATATION AND OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THOSE PROOPERATIVE, OPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE MEASURES, WHICH DIMINISH THE …
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Abdominal surgery in very low birth weight neonates in a developing world neonatal unit- Short term outcomes and risk factors for mortality
… common (50%) surgical emergency. The leading postoperative complication was sepsis (37%). Fourty-two (81%) infants survived to discharge, the mean age at presentation 21 days (SD 21.1) with a mean hospital stay of 74 days in survivors vs 52 days in the non-survivors (p=0.06). There was no …
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Postoperative outcomes associated with surgical care for women in Africa: an international risk-adjusted analysis
… Outcomes Study (ASOS) focusing on severe postoperative complications (defined as death and severe complications) in females following non-obstetric, non-gynaecological surgical procedures. ASOS was a seven-day, African multi-centre prospective observational cohort study of adult (≥18 …
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Common Arterial Trunk Repair at the Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, Cape Town: A 20-year review of surgical practice and outcomes
… Secondary outcomes encompassed (a) Incidence of postoperative complications and (b) medium-term outcomes, including reinterventions, late deaths, and loss to follow-up. METHOD: A single-centre retrospective study of all consecutive patients who undertook the repair of CAT from January 1999 to …
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Clinical Characteristics of the Pediatric Patients with Pre-natally and Post-natally Diagnosed Choledochal Cysts
… diagnosed group.(p=0.007) The severe postoperative complication was not found in both groups. In pre-natally diagnosed patients, the mean level of intraductal amylase was low and the APBDU was rarely found. This finding is not correlated to the previous theory about the reflux of …
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Indications and short term outcomes of major limb amputations at the university teaching hospitals adult and emergency hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
… information on the operation as well as any complications that occurred. The patient was followed up on day 1, 7, 14 and 30 while in the hospital and the outpatient clinic. The data collected was analysed using STATA version 13. Results: A total of 80 patients recruited into the study and …
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Comparison Of Surgeon Perception Of Preoperative Patient Risk With The Acs Nsqip® Surgical Risk Calculator
… Surgical Risk Calculator (SRC) estimates risk of postoperative outcomes and can assist with communicating risks to patients preoperatively. We compared surgeon risk estimates with calculations of risk from the SRC.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In this project in 2 medical centers, 10 surgeons completed a …
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A Novel Antibiofilm Treatment for Surgical Site Infections
… site infections (SSIs) are the most common postoperative complication, causing frequent hospital readmissions, significant mortality and representing an economic burden for the healthcare system. The pathogens typically associated with SSIs are Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and …
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Investigating a problematic trilogy: osteoarthritis, obesity and knee or hip arthroplasty
… Concerningly, obesity is associated with certain postoperative complications resulting in health and financial burdens to the patient and healthcare system. Clinicians routinely recommend preoperative weight loss to mitigate obesity-related complications. While diet and physical activity are safer …