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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"appendectomy"”.
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A study comparing outcomes of appendectomy between HIV-infected and HIV-negative patients
… study is to describe and compare the outcomes of appendectomy between HIV-infected (HIV+) and HIV-negative (HIV-) patients. Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients undergoing appendectomy at a large regional hospital over a 12-month period. Demographic data, duration of pre-hospital …
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Local anesthetic wound infusion versus standard analgesia in paediatric post-operative pain control : a randomised control trial
… and 12 years undergoing laparotomy or open appendectomy were randomly selected for local anesthetic wound infusion (CLAWI) versus EPI or CLAWI versus (SAPA) respectively. Exclusion criteria were neurological impairment, post-operative ventilation and history of adverse reaction to …
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Is Appendicitis a Ticking Time Bomb? Time to Treatment and Risk of Perforation after Patients Reach the Hospital
… among patients (≥18 years) who underwent appendectomy (2010-2011). Elapsed time was measured between presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) and Operating Room (OR) start time. The relationship between in-hospital time and perforation was adjusted for potential confounding using …
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Examining the Hispanic Paradox in Post-Operative Complication Rates
… cohort study of patients undergoing appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or colectomy at a single healthcare system over a 12 month period. Medical records were reviewed for patient demographics, co-morbidities, operative variables, and the occurrence of selected post-operative …
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Biomarker Profiling of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients by Metabolomics, Metallomics and Inflammatory Mediator Profiling
… and prolonged hospital stay or unnecessary appendectomy. The health care cost related to appendicitis exceeds $680 million per year in the United States alone; in addition, it has the second highest lawsuit rate in pediatric emergency medicine. While there are many studies related to …
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Apendicectomías negativas y apendicitis perforada cuando se usa tomografía computarizada versus abordaje clínico
Introducción: La apendicitis aguda es la urgencia quirúrgica más frecuente en el mundo. Su diagnóstico ha sido eminentemente clínico con ayuda de algunos paraclínicos, sin embargo, en los últimos 20 años se han ido introduciendo ayudas como la tomografía computarizada (TC) con evidencia en contra y …
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Small bowel obstruction and toxicity of a new model of adhesion prevention
Abstract Background: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical diagnosis. If no signs of strangulation are evident, the majority of the patients can be conservatively managed. Approximately one third of the patients need surgical treatment and there is a need for early parameters that can …
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Tiempo de espera quirúrgico en apendicitis aguda y complicaciones postoperatorias en un hospital nivel 3 de Lima-Perú, entre los años 2019-2021
Objetivo: Identificar la asociación entre el tiempo de espera quirúrgico mayor de 36 horas y las complicaciones postoperatorias antes y durante la pandemia, en pacientes post apendicectomizados de un hospital nivel 3 en Lima-Perú. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional analítico transversal …