American journal of surgery
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Preventing surgical site infection is perhaps the most direct method of decreasing medical expenses. The following is an attempt at comprehensive ways of decreasing surgical site infection as well as decreasing patient discomfort.
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It is unclear whether transumbilical incision for laparoscopic colectomy has a risk of incisional hernia at the extraction site similar to left lower incision. ⋯ Extraction site for transumbilical incision may not affect the risk of incisional hernia.
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The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes in patients on preinjury Ibuprofen with traumatic brain injury. ⋯ In a matched cohort of trauma patients, preinjury Ibuprofen use was not associated with progression of initial intracranial hemorrhage and the need for neurosurgical intervention. Preinjury use of Ibuprofen as an independent variable should not warrant the need for a routine RHCT scan.