Issue 10/2005
Content (31 Articles)
The Question of Quality
Michael J. Zinner, Selwyn O. Rogers Jr.
Measuring Surgical Quality: What’s the Role of Provider Volume?
Justin B. Dimick, John D. Birkmeyer, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr
The Case Against Volume as a Measure of Quality of Surgical Care
Shukri F. Khuri, William G. Henderson
How are Volume–Outcome Associations Related to Models of Health Care Funding and Delivery? A Comparison of the United States and Canada
David R. Urbach, Ruth Croxford, Nancy L. MacCallum, Thérèse A Stukel
Relationships between Volume, Efficiency, and Quality in Surgery — A Delicate Balance from Managerial Perspectives
Thomas W. Kraus, Markus W. Büchler, Christian Herfarth
The Volume–Outcome Relationship: Don’t Believe Everything You See
Caprice K. Christian, Michael L. Gustafson, Rebecca A. Betensky, Jennifer Daley, Michael J. Zinner
Outcome and Survival of Patients Aged 65 Years and Younger after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
Andrew L. Tambyraja, John A. Murie, Roderick T.A. Chalmers
Postoperative Evolution of Inflammatory Response in a Model of Suprarenal Aortic Cross-clamping with and without Hemorrhagic Shock. Systemic and Local Reactions
Francisco S. Lozano, José M. Rodriguez, Francisco J. Garcia-Criado, Marcello B. Barros, Pilar S. Conde, Luis M. Gonzalez, Manuel Rodriguez, Alberto Gomez-Alonso
Randomized Trial Comparing Quixil Surgical Sealant with Kaltostat Hemostatic Dressing to Control Suture Line Bleeding after Carotid Endarterectomy with ePTFE Patch Reconstruction
Martin P. Sintler, Asif Mahmood, Simon R.G. Smith, Malcolm H. Simms, Rajiv K. Vohra
Plasma Fibrinogen Level: an Independent Risk Factor for Long-term Survival in Chinese Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease?
Bernice L.Y. Cheuk, Grace C.Y. Cheung, Silvana S.F. Lau, Stephen W.K. Cheng
Groin lymphadenectomy with Preservation of Femoral Fascia: Total Inguinofemoral Node Dissection for Treatment of Vulvar Carcinoma
Leonardo Micheletti, Fabrizio Bogliatto, Marco Massobrio
Prostatic Capsule- and Nerve-sparing Cystectomy in Organ-confined Bladder Cancer: Preliminary Results
Gianni Martis, Gianluca D’Elia, Massimo Diana, Maurizio Ombres, Bruno Mastrangeli
Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Patients with Graves’ Disease for Prediction of Postoperative Tetany
Taiki Moriyama, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Shiro Noguchi, Yuji Takamatsu, Takahiro Ogawa, Shin Watanabe, Shinya Uchino, Akira Ohshima, Syoji Kuroki, Masao Tanaka
Early Prediction of Normocalcemia after Thyroid Surgery
Bahadır M. Güllüoğlu, Manuk N. Manukyan, Asım Cingi, Cumhur Yeğen, Rıfat Yalın, A. Özdemir Aktan
Management of Biliary Ascariasis in Pregnancy
Omar Javed Shah, Irfan Robanni, Fayaz Khan, Showkat Ali Zargar, Gul Javid
Management Strategies, Early Results, Benefits, and Risk Factors of Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Peptic Ulcer
Raimundas Lunevicius, Matas Morkevicius
Do Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Colonic Isolates of Bacteroides Species Change after Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Cefoxitine during Elective Abdominal Surgery?
Nurver Ülger (Toprak), Bahadır M. Güllüoğlu, Özlem Çakıcı, M. Levhi Akin, Pakize Demirkalem, Tuncay Çelenk, Güner Söyletir
One-stage Liver Resection for Spontaneous Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Liu Hai, Peng Yong-Hong, Fu Yong, Li Ren-Feng
Effects of Somatostatin Prophylaxis after Pylorus-preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Increased Delayed Gastric Emptying and Reduced Plasma Motilin
Yan-Shen Shan, Edgar D. Sy, Mei-Ling Tsai, Li-Ying Tang, P. Shirley Li , Pin-Wen Lin
Prospectively Randomized Trial Using Perioperative Low-dose Octreotide to Prevent Organ-related and General Complications after Pancreatic Surgery and Pancreatico-jejunostomy
Uwe J. Hesse, Christophe De Decker, Philippe Houtmeyers, Pieter Demetter, Wim Ceelen, Piet Pattyn, Roberto Troisi, Bernard de Hemptinne
Effect of Oral Glutamine Administration on Bacterial Tanslocation, Endotoxemia, Liver and Ileal Morphology, and Apoptosis in Rats with Obstructive Jaundice
Vassilios G. Margaritis, Kriton S. Filos, Marina A. Michalaki, Chrisoula D. Scopa, Iris Spiliopoulou, Vassiliki N. Nikolopoulou, Constantine E. Vagianos
Intermittent and Mobile Surgical Services: Logistics and Outcomes
Edgar Rodas, Anita Vicuña, Ronald C. Merrell
Treatment of “Hernia” in the Writings of Celsus (First Century AD)
Niki S. Papavramidou, Helen Christopoulou-Aletras
Fatal Chest Injury with Lung Evisceration during Athletic Games in Ancient Greece
Evangelos Menenakos, Nicholas Alexakis, Emmanuel Leandros, Gerasimos Laskaratos, Nikolaos Nikiteas, John Bramis, Abe Fingerhut
Nerve-sparing Axillary Dissection Using the da Vinci Surgical System
Susan M.L. Lim, Cheng K. Kum, Foong L. Lam
Tension-free Plug Repair of Inguinal Hernia
Julian E. Losanoff, J. Michael Millis
Inguinal Tension-free Hernioplasties — Methods and Controversies
Emmanouil Pikoulis, Ioannis Karavokyros, Ari Leppaniemi