Abstract：
:A retrospective study of 316 patients with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction admitted to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital over a 5 year period is presented. The overall mortality was 10.6 percent. Attention is called to the unacceptably high morbidity and mortality associated with volvulus in this and other series. Because the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in Africa is strangulation, a preventable complication of inguinal hernia, the clinician has a unique opportunity to significantly decrease the incidence of intestinal obstruction in Africa. Finally, our study confirms that the single most important antecedent of a grave prognosis in intestinal obstruction is late presentation of the patient.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Chiedozi LC,Aboh IO,Piserchia NEdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(80)90300-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1980-03-01 00:00:00pages
389-93issue
3eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(80)90300-1journal_volume
139pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood loss during liver resection constitutes the primary determinant of the postoperative outcome. Various techniques of vascular control and maintenance of a low central vein pressure (CVP) have been used in order to prevent intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications. Our study aims at asses...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.001
更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:The Integrated Procedural Performance Instrument (IPPI) consists of clinical scenarios in which bench-top models are positioned to simulated patients. Trainees are required to perform technical skills while engaging with the patient. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an IPPI format examination ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.011
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is usually unresectable at the time of diagnosis. Only few patients are candidates for a potential curative treatment. For those patients, prognosis is strongly related to negative resection margin and lymph node status. Thus, a certain benchmark of lymph node count is necessary ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.015
更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ten cases of giant lung abscess were treated by one-stage closed tube drainage after initial medical therapy. Sepsis or hemorrhage was relieved in all patients. There were no operative deaths, serious complications, or late recurrences. Three patients have subsequently died from bronchogenic cancer. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(78)90213-1
更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to characterize patients readmitted following inpatient general surgery procedures. We hypothesized that a decreased length of stay would increase risk for readmission. METHODS:We utilized our institutional National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database from 2006 to 2011. T...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.10.022
更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic injuries during pregnancy are the leading cause of nonobstetric maternal mortality. We aimed to determine hospital charges for trauma activations during pregnancy. METHODS:We used the Illinois State Trauma Registry data from 1999 to 2003. Using STATA for bivariate and regression analyses, we compa...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.10.018
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Port placement injuries are a potentially devastating complication of laparoscopic surgery. Ultrasound assessment for visceral slide has the ability to preoperatively determine adhesion-free areas. The utility of this technique has not been studied when performed by surgeons. METHODS:Surgeons without expert...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.12.020
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study utilizes the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database to better understand the impact of obesity on perioperative surgical morbidity in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). METHODS:We reviewed the 2005 to 2010 American College of Surgeons National Surgic...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.047
更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fifty-three patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and proven esophageal varices were treated by intravascular injection sclerotherapy of the varices using a mixture of ethanolamine oleate, bovine thrombin and cephalothin. An intraesophageal balloon was used to impede craniad flow during the injection. Except i...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(82)90191-x
更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This prospective study was performed to ascertain the added benefit of lymphoscintigraphy to a standard method of intraoperative lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer. METHODS:Patients with invasive breast cancer were injected with 99mTc sulfur colloid prior to sentinel node biopsy; p...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00088-4
更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Injury epidemiology fluctuates with economic activity in many countries. These relationships remain unclear in Canada. METHODS:The annual risk of admission for major injury (Injury Severity Score ≥12) to a high-volume, level-1 Canadian trauma center was compared with indicators of economic activity over a 1...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.12.011
更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The results of the present study emphasize the importance of minimizing the time delay between a significant elevation in CEA and a second-look operation. Equally important are the frequency of serial determinations, a thorough understanding of the limitations of the assay, and careful evaluation of the clinical condi...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90137-5
更新日期：1979-02-01 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：: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:The need for mechanical ventilation (MV) after spinal cord injury (SCI) is a risk factor for prolonged critical care. The "purpose" of this study was to identify the level of cervical SCI that requires MV, thereby defining candidates for tracheostomy. METHODS:Patients with cervical SCI over a 15-year period...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.07.016
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma readmissions have been well studied but little data exists regarding Emergency Department (ED) utilization following an injury. This study was performed to determine the factors associated with a return to the ED after trauma. METHODS:A retrospective review of all adult trauma patients evaluated betw...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.046
更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, increasingly accessible and novel genetic technologies have spurred keen interest in the application of cancer genetics in predicting prognosis and response to treatment. In particular, investigators have eagerly sought to establish and validate genetic signatures that might improve the iden...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.06.019
更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A new catheter has been developed that can be accurately and precisely positioned using duplex ultrasonography alone. A piezoelectric transducer that functions as a passive, omnidirectional receiver is attached to the mid-balloon region of an angioplasty catheter. Integration to a standard duplex imaging system allows...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(91)90171-9
更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Definitive practice guidelines regarding the utility of chest x-ray (CXR) following chest tube removal in trauma patients have not been established. The authors hypothesized that the selective use of CXR following chest tube removal is safe and cost effective. METHODS:A retrospective review of chest tube in...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.03.011
更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is a serious complication of thyroidectomy. The purpose of this study is to determine the predictors and consequences of RLN injury during thyroidectomy. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted using the ACS-NSQIP 2016-2017 main and thyroidectomy targeted proced...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.023
更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditional treatment of breast abscesses involves incision and drainage, with and without ultrasound guidance. These procedures cause considerable discomfort and morbidity for the patient. This study was conducted to determine whether needle aspiration of breast abscesses without ultrasound guidance was an ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00683-3
更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:While women represent approximately half of all medical students, only 38% of general surgery residents are women. The objective of this study is to explore how access to mentors and organizational support affects career choices. METHODS:In June of 2016, a survey was sent to medical students at a single i...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.005
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that early use of external mechanical compression (EMC) reduces hemorrhage and mortality associated with pelvic fractures. METHODS:Patients with pelvic fractures and one of the following risk factors for hemorrhage were studied retrospectively: (1) unstable fracture pattern, or (2) any fract...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.040
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Dissatisfaction with time-consuming double layer anastomoses in intestinal surgery and with occasionally questionable stapled anastomoses prompted a review of available techniques for hand sewn suture lines. Single layer anastomoses have been used extensively and their integrity and safety have often been questioned. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80189-6
更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients are at an increased risk of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) which increases the risk of morbidity/mortality. We evaluated the association between hypoalbuminemia at the time of emergency department (ED) admission and in-hospital complications among geriatric trauma patients. METHODS:This ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.06.013
更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study evaluates the penetration of cephalosporins into the peritoneal fluid. Forty-six patients scheduled for abdominal surgery were randomized into three groups. On call to the operating room each patient was given a single 1 g dose of cefazolin, cefuroxime, or ceftazidime. Samples of the peritoneal fluid and bl...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(89)90707-1
更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An improved technique is presented for placement of the upper arm graft fistula for hemodialysis. This approach brings the graft anteriorly across the front of the biceps muscle, thereby allowing easier puncture and greater comfort for the patient during dialysis treatment. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(86)90478-2
更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Because the implications of micrometastases found on sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or ductal carcinoma in situ with microinvasion (DCISM) are largely unknown, we wished to determine if SNB pathology predicted recurrence risk in DCIS/DCISM. METHODS:Retrospective chart review ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.011
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine the indications and outcome of surgery in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). METHODS:All patients who underwent thyroidectomy from 1990 to 2009 with pathologically confirmed HT were identified. Patients whose principle diagnosis was HT were evaluated for s...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.08.021
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO), a paracrine-acting gas enzymatically synthesized from L-arginine, is a unique biologic mediator that has been implicated in a myriad of physiologic and pathophysiologic states. It is an important regulator of vascular tone and may be the mediator of the hemodynamic changes involved in sepsis and cir...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80017-0
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
