Abstract：
:Various reports have demonstrated that the intraoperative utilization of the choledochoscope has significantly reduced the incidence of unsuspected retained common duct stones from approximately 10 percent to 0 to 2 percent. Our series revealed a 4 percent incidence of retained stones before choledochoscopy was utilized. This incidence was reduced to 1.1 percent after it was employed. Since the availability of the choledochoscope is unknown, all hospitals in Alabama with 60 or more beds (total of 86) were surveyed to determine the rate of choledochoscopic utilization. Although this instrument was noted to be readily available in many of those institutions with greater than 150 beds (47 percent), only 25 (29 percent) of all the hospitals surveyed had the choledochoscope. Furthermore, only 17 (20 percent) of all hospitals used the instrument routinely for common duct exploration. Although the rate of retained common bile duct stones in Alabama is unknown, it is probably similar to the 10 percent average reported. Consequently, it is believed that wider acceptance of the choledochoscope will reduce the incidence and associated morbidity of retained common bile duct stones.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
King ML,String STdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(83)90406-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1983-09-01 00:00:00pages
322-4issue
3eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(83)90406-3journal_volume
146pub_type
杂志文章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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.01.025
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A prospective study designed specifically to analyze errors in management and iatrogenic complications was conducted on 234 consecutive patients with penetrating chest trauma. Eleven percent of penetrating pleural injuries were incorrectly diagnosed on initial physical and radiologic examination, but this led to wrong...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(89)90577-1
更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) is an accurate mortality risk calculator for emergency general surgery (EGS). We sought to assess whether ESS can accurately predict 30-day morbidity, mortality, and requirement for postoperative Intensive Care Unit (ICU) care in patients with missing data variables. METHOD...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.034
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of biologic markers to aid in individualizing wound treatment may help improve outcomes. A biologic marker that has been demonstrated to be predictive of healing in both chronic and acute wounds is wound tissue bacterial level. The objective of this study was to determine whether tissue bacterial lev...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.09.009
更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A review has been made of the records of 208 patients operated on for complications of diverticulitis of the colon. One hundred forty patients had emergency operations and 68, elective operations. Resection and anastomosis, with or without temporary diverting colostomy, practiced in the majority of emergency cases in ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(87)90605-2
更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate the impact of changes made to our morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference. METHODS:A 23-item survey using corresponding Likert-type scales was created. Faculty and residents were asked to anonymously complete the surveys in June 1999. Based on this information, specific ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00791-2
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of previous abdominal surgery (PAS) on single-port laparoscopic colectomy (SPLC). METHODS:We studied 429 consecutive patients who underwent SPLC in our department from May 2009 to December 2013. Patients were divided into 2 groups: those with PAS (PAS group) an...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.06.015
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Between 1971 and 1976, ninety-three patients with a clinical diagnosis of pseudocyst confirmed by ultrasonography were identified from a group of 923 patients admitted for pancreatic disease. Uncertainties in diagnosis and/or rapid progression of underlying pancreatitis led to urgent laparotomy and drainage in eleven ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90024-2
更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Several anecdotal papers suggest that laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be done safely in pregnant patients, but few patients are reported and other patients such as those who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy are often included. A larger series would help clarify the situation. METHODS:The Connecticut Lap...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00007-0
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive skills such as decision-making are critical to developing operative autonomy. We explored resident decision-making using a recollection of specific examples, from the attending surgeon and resident, after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS:In a separate semi-structured interview, the attending ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.06.006
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During a 20 year period at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 17 patients were operated on for secondary aortoenteric fistula. The interval from initial operation to the onset of symptoms varied greatly and averaged 2.8 years. Symptoms included not only gastrointestinal bleeding but also sepsis and abdominal or b...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(81)90275-0
更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:(1) Carcinoma of the lip occurs predominantly in men in their seventh and eighth decades of life. (2) Epidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant lip tumor. (3) Metastases to cervical lymph nodes are uncommon. (4) Elective neck dissection is not indicated. (5) Therapeutic radical neck dissection can benefit the ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90427-6
更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic resection is main approach to treatment of hepatolithiasis, but the long-term follow-up results of hepatic resection for hepatolithiasis are rarely reported. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted of 87 patients with hepatolithiasis who underwent hepatic resection. RESULTS:The final stone clea...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.020
更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to identify potential variables predictive of a resident achieving faculty future entrustment as a way to enhance attending surgeons' planning of teaching in the operating room leading to improved resident operative autonomy in practice. METHODS:We reviewed 273 resident performance evaluations from ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.01.020
更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:It was hypothesized that routine operative drainage is unnecessary for elective hepatic resection. METHODS:A review was made of the clinical records of patients undergoing liver resection at a tertiary referral hepatobiliary surgery center since the conclusion in April of 1994 of our previous randomized dra...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00998-4
更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional wisdom teaches that small hernia defects are more likely to incarcerate. We aim to identify radiographic features of ventral hernias associated with increased risk of bowel incarceration. METHODS:We assessed all patients who underwent emergent ventral hernia repair for bowel complications from ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.09.035
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the number of patients with known breast cancer who were found to have an additional, mammographically occult lesion detected on breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI). METHODS:An institutional review board-approved review of all patients who underwent BSGI at Beth Israel Medical Center...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.06.016
更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Infections that involve the attention of the surgeon include those that require operations for cure as well as those that complicate emergency and elective surgical procedures. Mechanical correction is of paramount importance in the eradication of such infections with antibiotics serving an adjuvant role, primarily to...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(06)80057-7
更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism is a common cause of morbidity. Guidelines recommend perioperative thromboprophylaxis, but clinicians remain cautious of bleeding after major oncologic resections. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of a single institution's prospective hepatopancreatobiliary database was performed for pa...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.08.012
更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted a national survey of general surgeons to address the association between surgeon characteristics and the tendency to recommend surgery. METHODS:We used a web-based survey with 25 hypothetical clinical scenarios with clinical equipoise regarding the decision to operate. The respondent-level tend...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.018
更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study defines the entity of the hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (HLES) and its treatment, including surgical implications. METHODS:Esophageal manometry was performed on 1,300 patients. Of these, 53 (4%) had HLES with resting pressure > 26.5 mm Hg, defined as the upper limit of normal resting LE...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00219-X
更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fibromuscular disease of the carotid artery was identified in 30 patients, which represented 3.2 percent of all patients who had cerebral angiography at Brooke Army Medical Center in the 6 year period from 1978 to 1984. Focal neurologic events were the presenting symptoms in 63 percent of the patients. The majority of...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(86)90100-5
更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Twenty-five patients were identified with non-pituitary, nonadrenal ACTH-secreting tumors (bronchial carcinoid, bronchial small cell carcinoma, pancreatic islet cell carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, thymic carcinoids, metastatic adenocarcinoma, and pancreatic cystadenoma). Clinical features were weakness, hyper...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80085-4
更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 5 year retrospective study of the use of cholangioscopy in 153 difficult biliary cases including stones, strictures, tumors, and anomalies has been reported. In the 88 patients (58 percent) who underwent both operative cholangiography and cholangioscopy, the cholangioscope revealed 11 lesions (13 percent) missed by ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90048-5
更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The histopathology, clinical features, treatment, and results are reported in twenty-nine patients with thymoma. Benign and malignant thymomas are differentiated by their invasive characteristics. Surgical excision is recommended for benign lesions. Surgical excision and postoperative irradiation are recommended for m...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(78)90199-x
更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The care of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma has undergone significant change in the past decade. Careful staging and multidisciplinary treatment have improved the prognosis for patients with this neoplasm. A review of the medical literature of the past decade documents these changes in staging, therapy and prognosis. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90059-8
更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical length of stay (LOS) has been correlated with quality of care, with shorter stays implying better care. The relationship between LOS and postdischarge complications (PDCs) has not been evaluated effectively. METHODS:The 2005 to 2007 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data were queried fo...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.04.006
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Feeding gastrostomy and jejunostomy provide effective access for long-term enteral nutrition. Traditional operative techniques for the performance of these procedures requires laparotomy and often, general anesthesia. This report describes our experience with two relatively new methods, percutaneous endoscopic gastros...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80017-9
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The traditional theory that pulmonary emboli (PE) originate from the lower extremity has been challenged. METHODS:All autopsies performed in Los Angeles County between 2002 and 2010 where PE was the cause of death were reviewed. RESULTS:Of the 491 PE deaths identified, 36% were surgical and 64% medical. Ve...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.09.027
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically changed the healthcare system in the United States. This study aims to analyze the impact of the ACA on general surgery clinic visits and resultant procedures. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted on new patients who presented to the elective general surger...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.004
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
