Staged management of the open abdomen and enteroatmospheric fistulae using split-thickness skin grafts.

abstract：:The technique of intraoperative autotransfusion utilizing the Haemonetics Cell Saver is described. This device separates and washes red blood cells removed from the surgical field. Advantages of this unit over others are (1) no systemic anticoagulation is required, (2) circulatory fibrin debris is removed, (3) plasma ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sharp WV,Stark M,Donovan DL

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new surgical approach is proposed for patients with coarctation of the aorta associated with severe aortic valvular insufficiency. The valvular lesion should be repaired first and the coarctation corrected during a second operation; both interventions should be done during the same hospital stay. We base our approac...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rufilanchas JJ,Villagra F,Maroñas JM,Tellez G,Agosti J,Juffe A,Figuera D

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unpredictability of prosthetic vascular access thrombosis precludes the scheduling of elective graft thrombectomy. This results in inconsistent dialysis for patients, as well as logistical challenges for dialysis clinics and surgeons, and increased cost. In an effort to solve this problem a community-wid...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cull DL,Taylor SM,Russell HE,Langan EM,Snyder BA,Sullivan TM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious complications within 1 year of cadaveric kidney transplantation were compared in 45 patients treated with azathioprine, prednisone, and antilymphocyte globulin and 38 patients treated with cyclosporine and prednisone. Although there was no difference in the 1 year patient or graft survival rate, cyclosporin...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Shaffer D,Hammer SM,Monaco AP

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late biopsy results in 53 patients after jejunoileal bypass were reviewed and compared with 1 year postoperative biopsies. Patients were divided into groups based on clinical course and liver function tests. Of 24 patients with normal liver function tests and no clinical symptoms of liver failure, 8 (33 percent) had n...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hocking MP,Duerson MC,Alexander RW,Woodward ER

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From these data and data from the literature, our recommended treatment for well-differentiated cancer is as follows: For papillary cancer, resection should be adequate to encompass the entire tumor, which in most cases would be complete lobectomy and possibly isthmusectomy. Prophylactic neck dissection is of no value...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Wanebo HJ,Andrews W,Kaiser DL

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine if there is any predictive factor indicating the risk of bile leakage before surgery for hepatic hydatid disease in clinically asymptomatic patients. METHODS:The data of 116 patients who underwent surgery for hepatic hydatid disease were reviewed retrospectively. There...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kilic M,Yoldas O,Koc M,Keskek M,Karakose N,Ertan T,Gocmen E,Tez M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercapnia and local pressure effects unique to CO(2) base minimally invasive surgery alter renal blood flow. We have demonstrated laparoscopic antireflux surgery to have an additional impact upon hemodynamics (decreased cardiac output), potentially extending known effects upon renal blood flow. METHODS:We...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Are C,Kutka M,Talamini M,Hardacre J,Mendoza-Sagaon M,Hanley E,Toung T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wire introducer method is a satisfactory technique for management of central venous catheters if bacteriologic monitoring of the removed catheter is used to determine whether the introduced catheter should be allowed to remain. The data indicate that when central venous catheters become infected, they do so throug...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Graeve AH,Carpenter CM,Schiller WR

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technic of esophagogastrostomy is described for constructing an end-to-side, back-to-front anastomosis using stapling devices. Twelve consecutive cases are reported with no deaths and no anastomotic leaks. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chassin JL

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study defines the clinical settings in which extended radical neck dissection (ERND) was performed and determines its impact on control of disease in the neck and on survival. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 106 patients undergoing ERND between 1984 and 1993. Most (76) had metastatic squamous cell c...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Carew JF,Spiro RH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was made of 112 cases of gallstone ileus reported in the Japanese literature, including 3 of our cases. The ratio of males to females was 1 to 1.1, the age range was 13 to 87 years, and biliary-enteric fistulas were demonstrated in 81 percent of the patients. Although cholecystoduodenal fistula was most commo...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kasahara Y,Umemura H,Shiraha S,Kuyama T,Sakata K,Kubota H

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two patients (age range: 70 to 86 years) underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between 1970 and 1990 for carcinomas of the pancreas (23), ampulla (8), common bile duct (5), duodenum (5), or islet cells (1). After resection, reconstruction was done by either pancreaticojejunostomy (13) or pancreaticogastrostomy (25);...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Delcore R,Thomas JH,Hermreck AS

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the outcomes of the first 5 years of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in British Columbia (BC), Canada, 1996 to 2001. METHODS:There were 547 SNB procedures for breast cancer performed by 29 surgeons at 12 hospitals in BC between October 1996 and July 2001. Identification, accuracy, and false-...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chua B,Olivotto IA,Donald JC,Hayashi AH,Doris PJ,Turner LJ,Cuddington GD,Davis NL,Rusnak CH

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended release LCP-tacrolimus (LCPT) allows once-daily dosing in transplant recipients. The improved bioavailability may be beneficial for simultaneous pancreas-kidney recipients (SPK). METHODS:This is a study of 39 SPK recipients on standard immediate-release tacrolimus (IR-TAC, n = 21) or LCPT (n = 18)....

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Torabi J,Konicki A,Rocca JP,Ajaimy M,Campbell A,Azzi Y,Pynadath C,Liriano-Ward L,Akalin E,Kinkhabwala M,Graham JA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical patients are at high risk to develop nosocomial pneumonia, although an accurate diagnosis is difficult to make. Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most common pathogens, but Acinetobacteris emerging as an important pathogen. Because affected patients are often critically ill with multisy...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Barie PS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reviewed Nissen fundoplications performed in a single practice from January 1989 to March 1997, encompassing our transition from open to laparoscopic procedures. Because all operations were done by two surgeons in the same two hospitals, the study is well controlled for comparisons. METHODS:Records of 27...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Eshraghi N,Farahmand M,Soot SJ,Rand-Luby L,Deveney CW,Sheppard BC

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of surgical risk is a major problem in general surgical practice and many studies have attempted to predict postoperative outcome. Clinical judgment is still a fundamental skill with which the experienced surgeon can estimate the risk of postoperative infectious morbidity. Predictive scores based on ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Christou NV

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results achieved by liver resection for metastatic cancer in more than 400 patients have been studied in a collected review. Certain conclusions seem justified: The liver is no longer the surgeon's "no-man's-land," and local excision of metastatic tumor can achieve clinical cure in some patients. The risk-benefit ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Foster JH

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Base Deficit (BD) and lactate have been used as indicators of shock and resuscitation. This study was done to determine the association of BD and lactate and to determine if one is superior. METHODS:A retrospective review from 3/2014-12/2016 was performed. Data included demographics, systolic BP, ISS, BD, l...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Davis JW,Dirks RC,Kaups KL,Tran P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review of the literature has revealed that isotonic fluids, such as 0.9 percent sodium chloride and Ringer's lactate, are effective plasma volume expanders. Despite the continued use of a variety of colloid solutions in resuscitation, there is no good evidence to document a benefit of these solutions over the cry...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Moss GS,Gould SA

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic colorectal surgery remains one of the most challenging techniques to learn. METHODS:The authors collected studies that have compared hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) and open surgery for the treatment of colorectal disease over the past 17 years. Data of interest for HALS and open surg...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ding J,Xia Y,Liao GQ,Zhang ZM,Liu S,Zhang Y,Yan ZS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we retrospectively assessed the performance of 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) compared with computed tomography (CT) and esophagography for assessing the response of advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kato H,Kuwano H,Nakajima M,Miyazaki T,Yoshikawa M,Masuda N,Fukuchi M,Manda R,Tsukada K,Oriuchi N,Endo K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An eighteen month study of the incidence of nosocomial infections was conducted at a 436 bed general army hospital. The overall rate of nosocomial infection was 1.48 per cent, with a monthly range of 0.42 to 2.30 per cent. Gynecology had the highest rate of 5.8 per cent. Escherichia coli, klebsiella, and Staphylococcu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： John JF Jr

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms is a rapidly evolving technique that has gained broad acceptance in the treatment of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. METHODS:A review of the English literature was done to determine the short- and long-term outcomes of endovascular repair of abd...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Towne JB

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective shunting during carotid endarterectomy is associated with the lowest operative stroke rate; therefore, patient selection for carotid shunting is critical. Electroencephalography (EEG) can detect ischemic brain cell dysfunction before irreversible injury. The carotid stump back pressure (CSP) has be...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Harada RN,Comerota AJ,Good GM,Hashemi HA,Hulihan JF

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strategies for splenic preservation for trauma patients have gained acceptance; however, meaningful outcome evaluations have not been performed. To better understand the consequences of managing patients with splenic injuries, the short-term outcomes of different types of management strategies were examined....

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaseje N,Agarwal S,Burch M,Glantz A,Emhoff T,Burke P,Hirsch E

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the incidence of anastomotic false aneurysms decreased precipitously with the cessation of usage of silk sutures for vascular anastomoses, the prevalence of these aneurysms has undoubtedly increased in keeping with an ever-increasing volume of peripheral vascular operations. Most aneurysms occur at femoral an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Briggs RM,Jarstfer BS,Collins GJ Jr

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lecture activity of neurology and neurosurgery faculty at allopathic medical schools during the academic years 1985-1986 through 1987-1988 was surveyed. Lectures were categorized into three combinations for analysis: first- and second-year basic science, first- and second-year clinical, and third- and fourth-year ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lehman RA,Davies LC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of stereotactic fine-needle aspiration cytology (SFNAC) in the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast lesions is poorly defined. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were prospectively collected from 225 consecutive patients with nonpalpable breast lesions who had aspiration cytology followed by immediate surgical e...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sarfati MR,Fox KA,Warneke JA,Fajardo LL,Hunter GC,Rappaport WD

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00