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Prevalence of intra-abdominal surgery: what is an individual's lifetime risk? Southern J Med. 2009;102(1):25-9.Nunoo-Mensah JW, Rosen M, Chan LS, et al. Prevalence of intra-abdominal surgery: what is an individual's lifetime risk? South Med J 2009;102:25-9....
(HealthDay)—Bariatric surgery is associated with an increased risk of abdominal surgery during subsequent pregnancy, according to a study published in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
ABDOMINAL surgeryNUTRITIONAL statusMEDICAL protocolsMEDICAL informaticsMALNUTRITION risk factorsBackground: The influence of patients' preoperative nutritional status on their clinical outcome has already been proven. Therefore, patients with malnutrition are in need of additional therapeutic efforts...
OBJECTIVE: Abdominal bowel ultrasound (US) is widely used in the management of Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic role of bowel-wall US morphology on the short-term risk of surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The 147 CD patients recruited in a case-con...
The study provides a more accurate assessment of the risk of aneurysm rupture without surgery and helps to define rescreening intervals for those with an enlarged aortic diameter. Topic: abdominal aortic aneurysm aneurysm ruptured aneurysm rupture surgical procedures, operative surgery specialty ...
Subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) reduces the risk of thromboembolic complications after abdominal surgery. With enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), median hospital stay after abdominal surgery may be as short as 3 - 4 days. The aim of our study was to investigate whether thromb...
Each case examined clinically and an elaborative study of history based on chief complaints, significant risk factors, investigations, time and type of surgery performed and postoperative events and day of onset of wound dehiscence.Results: The incidence of abdominal wound dehiscence is more common in...
Purpose: Risk of total extraperitoneal hernia repair (TEP) in patients with previous lower abdominal surgery (PLAS) is still debated. The present study was designed to assess the rate of conversion in TEP for inguinal hernia stratified by type of PLAS. Methods: Variables on patients undergoing TE...
We sought to assess the application of these indexes in patients undergoing surgery for abdominal trauma and to develop an alternative model to predict surgical site infections (SSIs).We conducted a prospective cohort study between November 2000 and March 2002. The main outcome measure was SSIs. ...