Laser tenotomy and vocal process resection for bilateral midline vocal fold fixation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:To extract from the biomedical published reports, the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on inflammatory disease, in particular acute pancreatitis. METHODS:This review will explain these effects and evaluate potential mechanisms of action of HBO in acute pancreatitis. A Medline/PubMed search (January 1966 t...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Cuthbertson CM,Christophi C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently over 700 active female Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, accounting for just less than 10% of the surgical workforce. The first female Fellow of the College was Lillian Violet Cooper, of Queensland, who was admitted to Fellowship on 17 June 1927. Over the following half century...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Neuhaus SJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients on haemodialysis are susceptible for central vein occlusions, which can result in debilitating clinical consequences. These may be resistant to conventional revascularization with guidewire and catheter technique. Value-driven sharp recanalization of central vein occlusion is depicted as a safe and affordable...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Yoong GSW,Koh FHX,Wee BBK,Anil G,Ho P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies comparing unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasty for treatment of displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures in elderly patients have often lacked methodological power and yielded conflicting clinical results. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes from each impl...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Stoffel KK,Nivbrant B,Headford J,Nicholls RL,Yates PJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective, population-based cohort study aims to determine if differences in the regional distribution of procedures or variation in regional mortality contributes to the variable pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) mortality between Australian states and territories. METHODS:De-identified procedural data...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Davis SS,Babidge WJ,Kiermeier A,Maddern GJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To review the outcomes of the patients who undergo orbital exenteration for malignancy. METHODS:A retrospective review of patients who underwent orbital exenteration performed at Royal Prince Alfred and Concord Hospitals between 1990 and 2008. RESULTS:A total of 38 patients were identified. The most common...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Kuo CH,Gao K,Clifford A,Shannon K,Clark J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity, particularly among young men. The efficacy and safety of most of the interventions used in the management of patients with traumatic brain injury remain unproven. Examples include the 'cerebral perfusion pressure-targeted' and 'volume-target...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Adamides AA,Winter CD,Lewis PM,Cooper DJ,Kossmann T,Rosenfeld JV

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'obesity epidemic' is expected to result in an increased incidence of knee osteoarthritis and hence total knee replacements (TKRs). Reviews have demonstrated the conflicting results of TKR for all obese (body mass index (BMI) >30). The aim of this literature review was to specifically evaluate outcomes o...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Samson AJ,Mercer GE,Campbell DG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patent Blue V dye (PBVD) can cause severe anaphylaxis. For sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in breast cancer patients, controversy exists as to the utility of PBVD in addition to lymphoscintigraphy. This survey assessed Australian and New Zealand breast surgeons' experience of anaphylaxis with PBVD. METHODS:The s...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wong A,Spillane A,Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand Incorporated (BreastSurgANZ).

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent follow-up studies have demonstrated significant improvement in overall survival as well as survival with native liver following geographic centralization of services to three centres in the UK. However, this model has not been replicated in countries with relatively low population density such as Aust...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Tu CG,Khurana S,Couper R,Ford AW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with centrally located tumours involving the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) who undergo breast-conserving treatment (BCT) are at high risk for breast deformity and asymmetry. Immediate oncoplastic breast reconstruction (OBR) can have a favourable impact on surgical outcome. METHODS:We retrospectively...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Shechter S,Friedman O,Inbal A,Arad E,Menes T,Barsuk D,Gur E,Barnea Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent spontaneous haemarthrosis after knee arthroplasty occurs in less than 1% of cases, commonly thought to be the result of impingement of hypertrophic vascular synovium or fat pads, and exacerbated by anti-coagulation or anti-platelet therapy. Traditional treatment comprises an initial period of rest followed b...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Tat-Sing Law M,McClure DN

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flail chest is a serious injury in trauma with a significant mortality rate, and long-term pain and disability. Traditionally, management has consisted of internal pneumatic splinting, leading to prolonged periods of mechanical ventilation, and its attendant complications. The aim of this study was to assess...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Marasco S,Cooper J,Pick A,Kossmann T

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that children with isolated linear skull fractures have excellent clinical outcomes and low risk of surgery. We wish to identify other injury patterns within the spectrum of paediatric mild head injury, which need only conservative management. Children with low risk of evolving ne...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Tallapragada K,Peddada RS,Dexter M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) is a new parathyroid localization technique not previously reported in Australia. It provides both functional and anatomical imaging in a single test, with superior sensitivity compared with sestamibi scintigraphy (SeS). This study examines the utility of 4DCT in...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Brown SJ,Lee JC,Christie J,Maher R,Sidhu SB,Sywak MS,Delbridge LW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Passage of flatus and stool represents a key milestone in recovery after colonic resections. Colorectal surgeons may hold varied expectations regarding recovery rates after left- versus right-sided colectomies, but there is currently little evidence to inform post-operative care. This study prospectively com...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Yuan L,O'Grady G,Milne T,Jaung R,Vather R,Bissett IP

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to audit the blood transfusion practice throughout the Epworth Healthcare Hospitals for patients undergoing primary total hip replacement (THR). We determined if blood-saving techniques were having an impact on the risk of allogenic blood transfusion and which patients were at risk ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wong S,Tang H,de Steiger R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precursor colonic polyps of varied subtypes correlate with the known neoplastic pathways. When patients present with synchronous pre-malignant polyps of multiple histologies, multiple genetic mechanisms are likely to be active, potentially resulting in a more unstable, tumourigenic mucosa. METHODS:We hypoth...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Dean M,Plesec T,Kalady MF,Church J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical decision making is a core competency of surgical practice, involving a continuous and evolving process of data interpretation and evaluation. The aim of this article is twofold. First, to recognize patient deaths where a clinical incident arose following unsatisfactory clinical decision making, dete...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Davis SS,Babidge WJ,McCulloch GAJ,Maddern GJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical decision making is a core competency of surgical practice. It involves two distinct types of mental process best considered as the ends of a continuum, ranging from intuitive and subconscious to analytical and conscious. In practice, individual decisions are usually reached by a combination of each, according...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Crebbin W,Beasley SW,Watters DA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pacific Island nation of Samoa faces a number of challenges in delivering surgical care. Our group aimed to identify the barriers and opportunities to improving the delivery of safe, affordable, timely surgical care in Samoa. METHODS:A mixed-methods approach was undertaken. The quantitative analysis use...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Comery B,Perry WRG,Young S,Dare A,Matalavea B,Bissett IP,Windsor JA

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Groin hernia repairs (GHRs) are among the commonest general surgical procedures in the Western population. The introduction of minimally invasive surgery has prompted the development of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal and trans-abdominal preperitoneal hernia repairs. We aimed to determine the hernia tre...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Kevric J,Papa N,Toshniwal S,Perera M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of computed tomography (CT) for the evaluation of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute abdominal pain has increased. We set out to investigate its effectiveness. METHODS:A prospective study conducted at a tertiary referral centre between August and September 2012, utilizin...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Systermans BJ,Devitt PG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancers represent a heterogenous group of tumours. While left segmental colectomy is an accepted and oncologically safe practice for left-sided colonic cancer (CC), some authors suggest that limited segmental resection of right-sided cancer should be debated in order to preserve length of the rese...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Siebert M,Trilling B,Lamotte A,Taton N,Bellier A,Faucheron JL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anticoagulation treatment in the community is common. This investigation was undertaken to determine the frequency of patient surgical admission with conditions associated with over-anticoagulation in the community and the surgical resource required to effectively and safely manage these patients acutely. M...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Nimmo M,Armstrong D,Koea JB

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients presenting with symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) surgery is recommended to be performed generally within a 48-hr to 14-day window. This study aimed to assess timeliness of delivery, and outcomes, of CEA surgery in a tertiary vascular centre. METHOD:Pati...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Lim ETA,Laws PE,Beresford TP,Khanafer AMA,Roake JA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulomatous appendicitis can be idiopathic or due to a number of specific causes. Idiopathic granulomatous appendicitis is regarded as a separate disease entity and usually has a benign course. We report on a case of granulomatous appendicitis, which progressed to fulminant Crohn's colitis shortly after appendicecto...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Ho P,Law WL,Choy C,Chan GS,Chu KW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for investigation of large bowel pathology. Numerous factors influence the efficacy of bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Inadequate bowel preparation can lead to missed pathology. Timing of fasting and bowel preparation, timing of procedure and possibly patient bo...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Athreya PJ,Owen GN,Wong SW,Douglas PR,Newstead GL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemorrhoidectomy is associated with significant post-operative pain which is primarily managed pharmacologically. Whether a non-pharmacological adjunct such as a checklist can improve pain outcomes after an open haemorrhoidectomy has yet to be studied. The purpose of this study was to determine if a patient...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Huang J,Rickard MJFX,Keshava A,Suen MKL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The volume of orthopaedic literature is increasing exponentially, becoming more widely scattered among journals. The rate of increase in orthopaedics is greater than other specialties. We aimed to identify the number of different journals an orthopaedic surgeon would need to read to stay up-to-date with curr...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wijenayake L,Conroy S,Turner D,Thorning S,Glasziou P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00