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• The American surgeon · Dec 2011

  Comparative Study

  Regional block anesthesia for mastectomy: a community hospital experience.

  This report describes a community hospital experience with regional anesthesia for mastectomy. The authors believe this is a modality deserving of wider application. This report is intended to illuminate the benefits of the approach.

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• The American surgeon · Dec 2011

  Comparative Study

  Management of fasciotomy wounds--does the dressing matter?

  Fasciotomy is a limb-saving procedure in the management of ischemic extremities. Little evidence exists as to the best method of fasciotomy wound management. We hypothesized that the use of vacuum dressing (VAC) or creation of dynamic tension (DYN) would increase rates of primary closure, reducing the need for split thickness skin grafting (STSG). ⋯ A trend toward more primary closure was seen in the DYN group. LOS was longer for patients receiving STSG. The DYN cohort had a significantly shorter LOS.

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• The American surgeon · Dec 2011

  Case Reports

  A novel case of double gallstone ileus causing bowel obstruction.

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