ANZ journal of surgery
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ANZ journal of surgery · Sep 2009
Comment Letter Comparative StudyRe: Comparative issues in aviation and surgical crew resource management: (1) are we too solution focused?
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ANZ journal of surgery · Jul 2009
Chronic pain following a Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair: a clinical and legal dilemma.
Chronic pain following a Lichtenstein inguinal hernia is frequent and raises major concerns regarding informed consent recall. ⋯ Chronic pain is frequent and debilitating. Documentation of chronic pain as a possible outcome at the time of consent should be mandatory as patient recall is poor.
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ANZ journal of surgery · Jun 2009
Serum-mediated osteogenic effect in traumatic brain-injured patients.
Patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and bone fractures often show an enhanced fracture healing, as well as an increased incidence of heterotopic ossifications (HO). It has been suggested that unknown osteoinductive factors may be released by the injured brain into the systemic blood circulation and act peripherally on the affected tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate whether serum from TBI patients is osteoinductive. ⋯ The study results strongly support a humoral mechanism in enhanced fracture healing and the induction of HO after TBI. Increased proliferation of osteoblastic cells and an accelerated differentiation of osteoprogenitor cells may be responsible for increased osteogenesis in TBI.
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ANZ journal of surgery · Jun 2009
Review Meta AnalysisNeedlescopic versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis.
To systematically analyse clinical trials on needlescopic (NC) versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) that evaluated the effectiveness of both procedures for the management of cholelithiasis. ⋯ NC is a safe and effective procedure for the management of gallstone disease. NC is as effective as LC for perioperative complications and total stay in hospital. NC is superior to LC for less post-operative pain and better cosmetic results. NC is associated with longer operative time and higher conversion rate.