Effect of ethnicity and rurality on treatment delays in patients with colorectal cancer in Northland, New Zealand.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) is a common procedure performed worldwide. In this study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of SILC for acute cholecystitis. METHODS:Patients who underwent SILC between September 2012 and December 2016 were retrospectively enrolled and divided into acut...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Byun GY,Lee SR,Koo BH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ambiguity remains about the effectiveness of wearing surgical face masks. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact on surgical site infections (SSIs) when non-scrubbed operating room staff did not wear surgical face masks. METHODS:Eight hundred twenty-seven participants undergoing elective or emer...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Webster J,Croger S,Lister C,Doidge M,Terry MJ,Jones I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abraham Colles had the good fortune to describe the most common fracture about the wrist but, because its description was published in a provincial journal, it received little attention and was almost never referred to in his lifetime. The same can be said of Claude Pouteau who described the same fracture in another l...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Thurston AJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 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:The isolated limb infusion (ILI) technique is a simpler and less invasive alternative to isolated limb perfusion, which allows regional administration of high-dose chemotherapy to patients with advanced melanoma and other malignancies restricted to a limb. METHODS:Patients from two institutions, treated by ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Duprat Neto JP,Mauro AC,Molina AS,Nishinari K,Zurstrassen CE,Costa OF,Belfort FA,Facure L,Fregnani JH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present paper examines the local recurrence rate following surgical treatment for carcinoma of the lower rectum with principally blunt dissection directed at tumour-specific mesorectal excision (including total mesorectal excision when appropriate). METHODS:During the period April 1987-December 1999, 12...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Polglase AL,Grodski SF,Tremayne AB,Chee JB,Bhathal PS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internal pancreatic fistulas are well recognized complications of chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:Six patients with internal pancreatic fistulas were treated over a period of 5 years from 1995 to 1999. Four patients presented with ascites, one patient presented with ascites and bilateral pleural effusion and ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Kaman L,Behera A,Singh R,Katariya RN

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are well-described benefits to separating emergency and elective surgery. Geelong Hospital lacked the resources to implement a separate acute surgical unit, but instituted daily dedicated emergency general surgery operating sessions, managed by an on-site consultant. This study aims to assess the impac...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Stupart DA,Watters DA,Guest GD,Cuthbert V,Ryan S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gallstone disease is a worldwide problem causing morbidity, mortality and a drain on health-care resources. This prospective study aimed to investigate the spectrum of gallstone types in New Zealand and relate these to known risk factors. METHODS:Gallstone samples were collected from 107 patients undergoing...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Stringer MD,Fraser S,Gordon KC,Sharples K,Windsor JA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of pneumoperitoneum on veins of the lower limbs related to the intra-abdominal working pressures during laparoscopic cholecystectomy has not been thoroughly investigated. We tested the hypothesis that working pressures do not affect the venous haemodynamics in the lower limbs. METHODS:The cross-s...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Güleç B,Oner K,Yigitler C,Kocaoğlu M,Aydin Y,Sağlam M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to (i) investigate the factors that influence donor and recipient decision making in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (AALDLT); (ii) quantify the level of risk that would be acceptable to potential donors; and (iii) determine from whom an individual would be willing to recei...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Lansom JD,Rowe S,Sandroussi C,Harrison JD,Solomon M,McCaughan G,Crawford M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  The purpose of credentialing is to ensure that clinicians provide safe, high-quality health-care services in accordance with good practice and legal requirements. This review assessed the institutional credentialing processes and governance structures required to support credentialing processes at an insti...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Gurgacz SL,Smith JA,Truskett PG,Babidge WJ,Maddern GJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The correlation of post-operative serum albumin level with the occurrence of anastomotic leakage (AL) in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of post-operative serum albumin level on AL after transthoracic oesophagectomy. METHODS:Patien...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Zhuge L,Zheng D,Mao H,Xiang J,Chen H

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain is a personal, subjective experience. In the postoperative period, pain may be influenced by patient, pharmacological and environmental factors. In surgery the aim is to reduce pain in this period by educating patients and using adequate analgesia. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect o...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Lawrentschuk N,Pritchard M,Hewitt P,Campbell C

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this project was to increase rates of day surgery, reduce elective surgical waiting lists, give patients a guaranteed date of surgery and improve operating theatre utilization. The guiding principle behind the project was to treat the administration of elective surgery as a separate business unit,...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Singh N,Brooke-Cowden GL,Whitehurst C,Smith D,Senior J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal wound dehiscence is a surgical catastrophe that can be attributed to patients or technical factors. The technical properties of the monofilament sutures and knots that are commonly used in abdominal closure are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to compare the tensile strength of monofilament sutur...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Fong ED,Bartlett AS,Malak S,Anderson IA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most public hospitals are receiving more referrals for first specialist assessment than they have capacity to see. Traditional priority categories are too broad for effective discrimination. In New Zealand (NZ) explicit prioritization is required by legislation and supported by the Medical Council of NZ. A n...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Gwynne-Jones DP,Wilson R,McEwan C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of the research was to validate our results on sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and to determine factors affecting false-negative (FN) rates of SLNB in Chinese patients with invasive breast cancers. METHODS:A retrospective study of patients with clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Chok KS,Suen DT,Lim FM,Li GK,Kwong A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent minor or major duct surgery for pathological nipple discharge. The results of clinical examination, mammography, ultrasonography and cytodiagnosis of the nipple discharge were studied in order to predict those patients at risk of underlying or...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Alcock C,Layer GT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1987, a report from this unit described the changing indications for open adrenalectomy over a 15-year period. The indications for adrenalectomy had switched from it being the principal therapeutic procedure used in advanced breast cancer in the early 1970s, to being predominately performed for Cushing's ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Sidhu S,Bambach C,Pillinger S,Reeve T,Stokes G,Robinson B,Delbridge L

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of severe injury is an important health statistic. When accurate injury data are linked to census population data a reference dataset can be obtained. This information is vital to direct injury prevention and trauma system development. METHODS:Severe injury was defined as death or injury severity...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Creamer GL,Civil I,Koelmeyer T,Adams D,Cacala S,Thompson J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to document the anatomical variations of pulmonary fissures found during routine forensic autopsies. METHODS:A total of 256 pairs of lungs were investigated. Presence of any variant and accessory fissures was noted. RESULTS:Seventy-seven percent of the lungs had anatomical variations. In about 2/3...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Bostanci K,Ozyurtkan MO,Polat MO,Batirel H,Lacin T,Yuksel M,Stamenovic D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is often performed during the index admission after emergency presentation for acute biliary pain. Many patients have acute cholecystitis (AC) that may increase operative difficulty and complications. Our primary aim was to assess the validity of Tokyo Guidelines (TG18) for ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Nguyen CL,van Dijk A,Smith G,Leibman S,Mittal A,Albania M,de Reuver P,Hugh TJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding related to rectal varices associated with portal hypertension is rare but life-threatening, and requires prompt treatment. We reviewed the literature for patients with this complex presentation and current recommendations, and commented on a case at our institution of a 68-year-old man with Child-Pugh B alcoh...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Lee A,Suhardja TS,Nguyen TC,Chouhan HS

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rates of breast reconstruction in Australian patients of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are currently unknown. This retrospective study determined the rate of breast reconstruction in women who had mastectomy as treatment for breast cancer at public hospitals in South Western Sy...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Karimi N,Descallar J,Girgis A,Soon PS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To ascertain if post-operative drain fluid lipase is superior to amylase in routinely detecting clinically significant post-operative pancreatic fistulae (POPF). METHOD:Between January 2015 and March 2016 data were collected on all patients undergoing pancreatic surgery at a regional referral centre. Routin...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Griffith D,Hanna T,Wong K,Reece-Smith A,Aroori S,Bowles M,Stell D,Briggs C

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common indication for urgent abdominal surgery. CA-125 glycoprotein antigen is a non-specific marker for epithelial ovarian cancer; CA-125 serum levels also increased in the conditions of peritoneal inflammation. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between serum ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Berger Y,Nevler A,Shwaartz C,Lahat E,Zmora O,Gutman M,Shabtai M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pilonidal sinus is a common pathology occurring in a number of sites including the gluteal cleft between the buttocks. Surgery is the principal mode of treatment with a variety of techniques proposed to cure the disease and prevent recurrence. The rate of malignant degeneration is estimated at 0.1% in patien...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： 'Otutaha B,Park B,Xia W,Hill AG

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Skull base surgery has gone through significant changes with the development of extended endoscopic endonasal approaches over the last decade. Initially used for the transphenoidal removal of hypophyseal adenomas, the endoscopic transnasal approach gradually evolved into a way of accessing the whole ventral skull base...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Oostra A,van Furth W,Georgalas C

更新日期：2012-03-01 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