Issue 1/2007
Content (8 Articles)
Open Access
Editorial
A new journal devoted to patient safety in surgery: the time is now!
Philip F Stahel, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Dieter Hahnloser, Wade R Smith
Open Access
Research
Implementation of an antibiotic nomogram improves postoperative antibiotic utilization and safety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Thomas J Papadimos, Jennifer L Grabarczyk, Daniel F Grum, James P Hofmann, Alan P Marco, Sadik A Khuder
Open Access
Case report
Orchiectomy as a result of ischemic orchitis after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: case report of a rare complication
John B Moore, Erik A Hasenboehler
Open Access
Research
Bias towards publishing positive results in orthopedic and general surgery: a patient safety issue?
Erik A Hasenboehler, Imran K Choudhry, Justin T Newman, Wade R Smith, Bruce H Ziran, Philip F Stahel
Open Access
Editorial
Errors in handling and manufacturing of orthopaedic implants: the tip of the iceberg of an unrecognized system problem?
Johannes K Fakler, Yohan Robinson, Christoph E Heyde, Thilo John
Open Access
Case report
Repetitive posterior iliac crest autograft harvest resulting in an unstable pelvic fracture and infected non-union: case report and review of the literature
Matthew J Oakley, Wade R Smith, Steven J Morgan, Navid M Ziran, Bruce H Ziran
Open Access
Case report
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – case report of a patient with clinical deterioration after surgery
Hans-Rudolf Weiss
Open Access
Case report
Intraoperative brachial plexus injury during emergence following movement with arms restrained: a preventable complication?
Mark H Chandler, Laura DiMatteo, Erik A Hasenboehler, Michael Temple