The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized clinical trial of single-port, minilaparoscopic and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
This three-armed randomized clinical trial, with blinding of patients and outcome assessors, tested the hypothesis that single-port (SP) and/or minilaparoscopic (ML) cholecystectomy are superior to conventional laparoscopic (CL) cholecystectomy. ⋯ DRKS00000302 (German Registry of Clinical Trials).
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The aim of the study was to assess the causes and effects of delay in diagnosis in surgical patients who died in 20 public hospitals participating in the Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality (QASM) in Australia. ⋯ General (gastrointestinal) surgery patients who experienced delayed diagnosis were at increased risk of postoperative complications.