Annals of surgery
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Comparative Study
Open repair of pectus excavatum with minimal cartilage resection.
To summarize the clinical experience with a new open repair for pectus excavatum (PE), with minimal cartilage resection. ⋯ The open repair using minimal cartilage resection is effective for all variations of PE in patients of all ages, uses short operating time, provides a stable early postoperative chest wall, causes only mild postoperative pain, and produces good physiologic and cosmetic results.
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Comparative Study
Anastomotic leakage is predictive of diminished survival after potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer.
The aim of this study was to determine whether anastomotic leakage has an independent association with overall survival and cancer-specific survival. ⋯ Apart from its immediate clinical consequences, anastomotic leakage also has an independent negative association with survival.
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Comparative Study
Live donor liver transplantation without blood products: strategies developed for Jehovah's Witnesses offer broad application.
Developing strategies for transfusion-free live donor liver transplantation in Jehovah's Witness patients. ⋯ Timely LDLT can be done successfully without blood product transfusion in selected patients. Preoperative preparation, intraoperative cell salvage, and acute normovolemic hemodilution are essential. These techniques may be widely applied to all patients for several surgical procedures. Chronic blood product shortages, as well as the known and unknown risk of blood products, should serve as the driving force for development of transfusion-free technology.
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The objective of this study was to determine the pattern of recurrence after one or more episodes of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) during a follow-up period of up to 40 years. Furthermore, we wanted to analyze possible factors with an influence on the recurrence rate and to study the magnitude of "everyday" abdominal pain among these patients. ⋯ The risk of recurrence increased with increasing number of ASBO episodes. Most recurrent ASBO episodes occur within 5 years after the previous one, but a considerable risk is still present 10 to 20 years after an ASBO episode. Surgical treatment decreased the risk of future admissions for ASBO, but the risk of new surgically treated ASBO episodes was the same regardless of the method of treatment. People treated for ASBO seem to be more prone to experiencing abdominal pain than the normal population, especially those having matted adhesions.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The educational impact of bench model fidelity on the acquisition of technical skill: the use of clinically relevant outcome measures.
To evaluate the impact of bench model fidelity on the acquisition of technical skill using clinically relevant outcome measures. ⋯ Surgical skills training on low-fidelity bench models appears to be as effective as high-fidelity model training for the acquisition of technical skill among novice surgeons.