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Showing 1 to 20 of 223 for “"general surgery"”.
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Motivations and Drivers of Unionization Among General Surgery Residents
… Thus, the objective of this study was to explore general surgery residents’ motivations towards unionization (reasons, feelings, etc.). Methods: Six programs that had unionized since 2019 were identified using purposive sampling, with attention to diversity in geography and duration of union …
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Surgeon Volume and Operative Mortality for Emergency General Surgery Operations
The relationship between surgeon-volume to operative mortality is well established for elective surgical procedures in the United States. However, the importance of this relationship in emergency operations is not understood. Using a primary dataset looking at emergent colon resections over a three …
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Long-term Outcomes Following Emergency General Surgery in Older Adults
Introduction: Emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions represent a large and growing burden for patients and healthcare systems alike, particularly among older adults (age ≥ 65). While the short-term risks of EGS among older adults have been studied, little is known about long-term functional …
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Why the Lab? Quantifying General Surgery Resident Motivations to Pursue Dedicated Research Time
Background: Many general surgery residents choose to pursue time away from their clinical training programs to perform dedicated research time (DRT). Resident motivations to pursue DRT need to be examined in order to provide appropriate programmatic support during this stage of training. Methods: A …
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Longitudinal Alignment of ACGME Milestones for General Surgery Residency and Vascular Surgery Fellowship
… by exploring the alignment of graduating general surgery and initial vascular surgery fellowship ACGME Milestones 2.0 within: (1) harmonized and (2) non-harmonized competencies. Background: The harmonization of Milestones 2.0 across specialties presents an opportunity to evaluate a …
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The introduction of workplace-based assessment for general surgery training at a South African university
… with WBA implementation have been identified in General surgery in different settings. The aim of this study was to determine if it was possible to introduce WBA and to identify the characteristics of a WBA strategy that would ensure successful implementation at a South African university. …
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Gender bias in trainee operative experience in an academic acute care and general surgery unit
… in the number of females pursuing a career in surgery. The number of postgraduate enrolments has increased, however this has not translated into a proportional increase of females in the surgical discipline. The aim of this study is to determine if there are any differences in surgical training …
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A retrospective audit of the outcomes of the Fellow Of College Of Surgeons (FCS) (General Surgery) Final Examinations
Background and aim: An audit of the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons FCS (SA) Final Examination results has not been previously performed. The purpose of this study was to review and determine any predictors of outcome. Methods: The results of the FCS (SA) Final Examinations from October 2005, …
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Female general surgeons: current status, perceptions and challenges in South Africa. A pilot study at a single academic complex
… as well as a decrease in the popularity of general surgery as career choice, has been investigated internationally. It is postulated that gender plays a significant role in specialty choice. In the midst of the gender debate, there are also generational shifts in preferences around work and …
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Risk Factors and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Post Procedural Acute Kidney Injury in Patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Participant Use Data File (PUF), 2014
… predictive factors for post procedural AKI in general surgery patients. In this study, we investigated the epidemiologic characteristics of, as well as the predictive factors for, post-surgical AKI among the patients in the dataset of American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality …
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Safety of Essential Surgery Performed by Non-Physicians in Low and Middle Income Countries
… train non-physician clinicians (NPCs) in surgery to help solve this problem. The World Health Organization recommends this practice in some cases, although data on its safety is limited. HYPOTHESIS: Complication rates of NPCs and physicians practicing essential surgery in LMICs are …
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Perioperative cell salvage blood transfusions in endonasal angiofibroma surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital
… literature reveals very few case reports. General surgery procedures are often carried out in a contaminated field and concerns have been raised about its safety. This study investigates the value and safety of salvage-type autologous blood transfusion during the endoscopic resection of …
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Paediatric Dexmedetomidine Pharmacology
… of dexmedetomidine in children after cardiac surgery were explored. The maturation of dexmedetomidine pharmacokinetics with age was determined and the effect of circadian rhythms on pharmacokinetic parameters investigated. A pooled analysis of cardiac and general surgery patients further …
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Surgical trainee supervision during non-trauma emergency laparotomy in Rwanda and South Africa
… underwent NTEL performed by the acute care and general surgery services were included. Results: surgical trainees led three quarters of NTEL operations, and of these, 72% were performed autonomously in Rwanda and South Africa. Trainees were less likely to perform the operations autonomously for …
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Understanding the significance of the social determinants of health on the outcome of complicated surgical neonates at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… of neonates admitted to, and operated on, in the general surgery unit of Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH), within the Western Cape, South Africa. This study is based on the hypothesis that there is an association between Neonatal outcome, and a selection of social variables, …
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Impact of the Acute Surgical Unit on a Local and Global Scale
Introduction Traditionally, general surgical departments allocated their staff to elective operative and outpatient commitments, with emergency general surgical (EGS) patients managed ad-hoc. An acute surgical unit (ASU) model was pioneered in 1996 and spread globally. However, uptake remains slow, …
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Aspects of orthopaedic surgical research with emphasis on surgery in haemophilia and immunocompromised patients
… Hepatitis, Trauma and its sequelae, </i>and <i>General Surgery and Orthopaedics</i>.<br/><br/>Contributions on the issues of surgery on HIV positive Haemophilic patients, the more general problems surrounding surgical intervention in Haemophilia, and the natural history of Orthopaedic pathology …
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Waiting time distributions and national targets for elective surgery in UK: theoretical modelling and duration analysis
Waiting times for elective surgery constitute a key performance indicator for the NHS. The principal policy response has been to introduce maximum waiting time targets against which performance is measured and rewarded. The aim of this thesis is to shed light on the mechanism of patients’ …
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Peripheral Arterial Disease from Aetiology to Surgical Management
… my development and different interests within surgery.<br/><br/>The subsections start with my learning basic research principles, moving onto clinical problem solving in general surgical dilemmas, followed by a collection of papers in my subspecialty of vascular surgery. The work culminates …
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