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Explosions in the abdomen during surgery are rare. This article reports a case of an intra-abdominal explosion caused by flammable gas ignited by electrocautery during a laparotomy. The patient’s small...
Purpose: This study evaluated the surgical volumes and types of specific surgical procedures in a single trauma center for 3 consecutive years.
Methods: From January 2014 to December 2016 there were...
Aneurysm of the pancreaticoduodenal artery is a rare finding that can be divided into true and false aneurysm. True aneurysm of the pancreaticoduodenal artery is more common and is usually...
Trauma is a complication in an estimated 6-7% of pregnancies, and is the most frequent cause of obstetric death. Trauma has been shown to result in maternal or fetal death,...
Purpose: Current practice for patients who present to hospitals with acute sacrococcygeal pilonidal abscess is operative management. Wound swabs are routinely taken peri-operatively and antibiotics are initiated empirically pending culture...
Purpose: The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in elderly patients is a matter of concern because morbidity and clinical risk are higher in elderly patients; and some clinicians...
Purpose: Polymyxin B hemoperfusion (which treats septic shock by removing endotoxins of gram-negative bacteria), has been proposed as a treatment modality for intraabdominal sepsis. However, there are few studies about...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the temporal change of resuscitation fluid use based on all fluids administered in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU).
Methods: The administration...