Andy M Lee,Elliot L Chaikof
Andy M Lee
Decreased smoking has likely had the most significant impact on reducing the prevalence of AAAs. In a review of public data in England and Wales, Anjum and colleagues illustrated a reduction of AAA rupture from 1997 to2009 across all ages a...
Mary E Klingensmith,Frank R Lewis
Mary E Klingensmith
The practice of general surgery has undergone a marked evolution in the past 20 years, which has been inadequately recognized and minimally addressed. The changes that have occurred have been disruptive to residency training, and to date th...
Incidental gall bladder cancer [0.03%]
偶然性胆囊癌
Anu Behari,Vinay K Kapoor
Anu Behari
The effect of do-not-resuscitate status on postoperative mortality in the elderly following emergency surgery [0.03%]
术后拒绝复苏对老年人群急诊手术后死亡率的影响
John E Scarborough,Theodore N Pappas
John E Scarborough
Elderly patients who have preexisting DNR orders experience a high incidence of mortality and major morbidity within 30 days after emergency general surgery. Although not a risk factor for major morbidity, preoperative DNR status does repre...
Elizabeth A Arena,Anton J Bilchik
Elizabeth A Arena
Although staging for colon cancer has become more complex over time, it is not clear that this complexity has improved prognostic assessment. Even with revisions in the 7th edition of the AJCC staging system, a clear rank order of prognosis...
Celeste C Finnerty,David N Herndon
Celeste C Finnerty
Rodney J Mason
Rodney J Mason
David Yu Greenblatt,Sara Fernandes-Taylor,K Craig Kent
David Yu Greenblatt
Thirty-day readmission is common after AAA repair, an d postoperative events are strong predictors of readmission after adjusting for comorbidity. In addition, readmission is strongly associated with 1-year mortality. Considering the curren...
Pedro G R Teixeira,Demetrios Demetriades
Pedro G R Teixeira
Neoplasms are an uncommon finding after appendectomy, with malignant tumors occurring in less than 1% of the surgical specimens, and carcinoid being the most frequent malignancy. A negative or inconclusive ultrasound is not adequate to rule...
Should peritoneal lavage be used with suction during laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis? [0.03%]
腹腔镜阑尾切除术治疗穿孔性阑尾炎时需要使用吸引器进行腹腔冲洗吗？
Shawn D St Peter,George W Holcomb rd
Shawn D St Peter