Background The surgeon volume-outcome relationship has been discussed for many years
and its existence or nonexistence is of importance for various reasons. A lot of empirical …

Objective: Describe clinical outcomes (eg, postoperative complications, survival) after
robotic surgery compared to open or laparoscopic surgery. Background: Robotic surgery …

Incomplete and inadequate reporting is an avoidable waste that reduces the usefulness of
research. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement is an …

Background Many patients report symptomatic relief after undergoing arthroscopy of the
knee for osteoarthritis, but it is unclear how the procedure achieves this result. We …

Surgery and other invasive therapies are complex interventions, the assessment of which is
challenged by factors that depend on operator, team, and setting, such as learning curves …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate peak serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
and postoperative clinical outcomes after hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion …

Objective: To update, clarify, and extend IDEAL concepts and recommendations.
Background: New surgical procedures, devices, and other complex interventions need …

Objective: To assess the impact of postoperative complications on full in-hospital costs per
case. Background: Rising expenses for complex medical procedures combined with …

Surgical innovation is an important part of surgical practice. Its assessment is complex
because of idiosyncrasies related to surgical practice, but necessary so that introduction and …

The safe removal of extensive tumor load in the liver has been one of the main focuses of
laboratory and clinical research for hepato-biliary surgeons over the past 3 decades. 1 The …