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Causes of death after emergency general surgical admission: population cohort study of mortality.
(2021-03-05)
BACKGROUND: A substantial number of patients treated in emergency general surgery (EGS) services die within a year of discharge. The aim of this study was to analyse causes of death and their relationship to discharge ...
Demographic and geographical characteristics of pediatric trauma in Scotland.
(2013-07)
BACKGROUND: Trauma systems reduce mortality and improve functional outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyse the demographic and geospatial characteristics of pediatric trauma patients in Scotland, and determine the ...
Safety and efficacy of duodenal stent insertion for gastric outlet obstruction: characterisation of a regional district general hospital service.
(2020-11)
INTRODUCTION: Placement of a duodenal or pyloric stent is a recognised palliative procedure for symptomatic relief of malignant gastric outlet obstruction. This procedure can be associated with significant complications, ...
The Changing Face of Emergency General Surgery: A 20-year Analysis of Secular Trends in Demographics, Diagnoses, Operations, and Outcomes.
(2020-03)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate secular trends in the epidemiology of emergency general surgery (EGS), by analyzing changes in demographics, diagnoses, operations, and outcomes between 1997 and 2016. SUMMARY ...
Twenty-year study of in-hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission.
(2019-10)
BACKGROUND: Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have a higher mortality than those having elective surgery. Few studies have investigated changes in EGS-associated mortality over time or explored mortality rates after ...
Emergency general surgery in the United Kingdom: A lot of general, not many emergencies, and not much surgery.
(2018-09)
BACKGROUND: The provision of emergency general surgery services is a global issue, with important implications for patients and workforce. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of emergency general ...
Cannulated Lag Screw Fixation of Displaced Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures Is Associated With Lower Rates of Open Reduction and Infection Than Pin Fixation.
(2017-01)
BACKGROUND: Open reduction/internal fixation remains the most common way to surgically stabilize displaced pediatric lateral humeral condyle fractures, but closed reduction and internal fixation is being increasingly used. ...
Magnetic resonance imaging investigation of radio-lunate relations: use in assessing distal radial fracture reduction.
(2017-03)
UNLABELLED: Reformatted magnetic resonance imaging scans of 27 normal wrists were examined in incremental degrees of rotation around the central axis of the radial shaft to 30° in both directions from true lateral. A line ...