Postoperative recovery: the importance of the team
An ageing population and rising healthcare costs are challenging cost‐efficient hospital
systems wanting to adapt, employing novel organisational structures designed to merge …
systems wanting to adapt, employing novel organisational structures designed to merge …
Surgical emergencies in patients with significant comorbid diseases
J Blank, AM Shiroff, LJ Kaplan - Surgical Clinics, 2023 - surgical.theclinics.com
Unlike elective procedures, surgical urgencies and emergencies often do not provide
opportunity for preop interventions that improve operation or anesthesia tolerance. In this …
opportunity for preop interventions that improve operation or anesthesia tolerance. In this …
Association of organizational pathways with the delay of emergency surgery
D Lepercq, T Gauss, A Godier, J Bellet… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Delayed admission of patients with surgical emergencies to the operating room
occurs frequently and is associated with poor outcomes. In France, where 3 distinct …
occurs frequently and is associated with poor outcomes. In France, where 3 distinct …
Association between postoperative complications and long-term survival after non-cardiac surgery among veterans
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between postoperative complications and long-term
survival. Summary and Background: Postoperative complications remain a significant driver …
survival. Summary and Background: Postoperative complications remain a significant driver …
Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: a simulation study
RD Becher, N Sukumar, MP DeWane… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND It has been theorized that a tiered, regionalized system of care for
emergency general surgery (EGS) patients—akin to regional trauma systems—would …
emergency general surgery (EGS) patients—akin to regional trauma systems—would …
Association between operating room access and mortality for life-threatening general surgery emergencies
VT Daniel, AP Rushing, AM Ingraham… - Journal of Trauma …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Few diseases truly require emergency surgery today. We investigated the
relationship between access to operating room (OR) and outcomes for patients with life …
relationship between access to operating room (OR) and outcomes for patients with life …
The Emergency Surgery Score is a powerful predictor of outcomes across multiple surgical specialties: Results of a retrospective nationwide analysis
Abstract Background The Emergency Surgery Score was recently validated in a prospective
multicenter study as an accurate predictor of mortality in emergency general surgery …
multicenter study as an accurate predictor of mortality in emergency general surgery …
The association of mental illness with outcomes of emergency surgery for bowel obstruction
Introduction Bowel obstruction is one of the most common surgical emergencies. The
management of SBO is variable and influenced by numerous confounding factors. Recent …
management of SBO is variable and influenced by numerous confounding factors. Recent …
The successful implementation of a trauma and acute care surgery model in Ecuador
D Sarmiento Altamirano, A Himmler… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background For years, surgical emergencies in Ecuador were managed on a case-by-case
basis without significant standardization. To address these issues, the Regional Hospital …
basis without significant standardization. To address these issues, the Regional Hospital …
Win or lose, nighttime transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a win
GR Stettler, AS Ganapathy, ME Bosley… - Trauma Surgery & …, 2023 - tsaco.bmj.com
Objectives Although controversial, recent data suggest nighttime versus daytime
laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) have comparable outcomes. Laparoscopic common bile …
laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) have comparable outcomes. Laparoscopic common bile …