Issue 4/2015
Content (31 Articles)
Surgical Capacity Surveys: A Call for Papers on the Next Steps for Moving Beyond Descriptive Data
Charles Mock
Moving from Data Collection to Application: A Systematic Literature Review of Surgical Capacity Assessments and their Applications
Lucas C. Carlson, Joseph A. Lin, Emmanuel A. Ameh, Wakisa Mulwafu, Peter Donkor, Miliard Derbew, Edgar Rodas, Nyengo C. Mkandawire, Mitra Dhanaraj, Herve Yangni-Angate, Rachid Sani, Mohamed Labib, Roxana Barbero, Damian Clarke, Martin D. Smith, Lawrence Sherman, Frederick A. Mutyaba, Philip Alexander, Larry G. P. Hadley, Michael J. VanRooyen, Adam L. Kushner
Essential Surgery: The Way Forward
Jaymie Ang Henry, Chris Bem, Caris Grimes, Eric Borgstein, Nyengo Mkandawire, William E. G. Thomas, S. William A. Gunn, Robert H. S. Lane, Michael H. Cotton
The Rate-Limiting Step: The Provision of Safe Anesthesia in Low-Income Countries
Simon Hendel, Thomas Coonan, Sarah Thomas, Kelly McQueen
Wound Management in Disaster Settings
Prasit Wuthisuthimethawee, Samuel J. Lindquist, Nicola Sandler, Ornella Clavisi, Stephanie Korin, David Watters, Russell L. Gruen
Perioperative Mortality Rate (POMR): A Global Indicator of Access to Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia
David A. Watters, Michael J. Hollands, Russell L. Gruen, Kiki Maoate, Haydn Perndt, Robert J. McDougall, Wayne W. Morriss, Viliami Tangi, Kathleen M. Casey, Kelly A. McQueen
Essential Pain Management: An Educational Program for Health Care Workers
C. Roger Goucke, Tracy Jackson, Wayne Morriss, Jane Royle
Innovative Bridging of the Rural–Urban Divide: Comparison of Scope, Safety, and Impact of Collaborative Rural Surgery Camps and an Urban Surgical Program
Janeil M. Belle, Rani A. Bang, Dhananjay Kelkar, Truls Østbye, Sandhya A. Lagoo-Deenadayalan
The Impact of Feedback of Surgical Outcome Data on Surgical Performance: A Systematic Review
Mahiben Maruthappu, Abhishek Trehan, Ashton Barnett-Vanes, Peter McCulloch, Matthew J. Carty
Team Consistency and Occurrences of Prolonged Operative Time, Prolonged Hospital Stay, and Hospital Readmission: A Retrospective Analysis
Yan Xiao, Alan Jones, Beilei (Belinda) Zhang, Monica Bennett, Simon C. Mears, Jay D. Mabrey, Donald Kennerly
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Post-operative Pain in Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Stephen Kin Yong Chang, Yi Liang Wang, Liang Shen, Shridhar Ganpathi Iyer, Krishnakumar Madhavan
Quality of Life After Endoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy for Primary Plantar Hyperhidrosis
Roman Rieger, Sonja Pedevilla, Johannes Lausecker
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Open Abdomen and Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques in Non-trauma Patients
J. J. Atema, S. L. Gans, M. A. Boermeester
Can Focused Trauma Education Initiatives Reduce Mortality or Improve Resource Utilization in a Low-Resource Setting?
Robin T. Petroze, Jean Claude Byiringiro, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Susan M. Briggs, Dan L. Deckelbaum, Tarek Razek, Robert Riviello, Patrick Kyamanywa, Jennifer Reid, Robert G. Sawyer, J. Forrest Calland
How’s the Weather? Relationship Between Weather and Trauma Admissions at a Level I Trauma Center
Vanessa P. Ho, Christopher W. Towe, Jeffrey Chan, Philip S. Barie
A comparison of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Open Thoracotomy for the Management of Chest Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Na Wu, Long Wu, Chongying Qiu, Zubin Yu, Ying Xiang, Minghao Wang, Jun Jiang, Yafei Li
Major Neonatal Surgery Under Local Anesthesia: A Cohort Study from Bangladesh
L. Hagander, M. Kabir, Md. Z. Chowdhury, A. Gunnarsdóttir, Md. G. Habib, T. Banu
Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Symptomatic Thyroid Nodules: Prospective Safety and Efficacy Study
M. Umit Ugurlu, Kivilcim Uprak, Ihsan N. Akpinar, Wafi Attaallah, Cumhur Yegen, Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Exclusive Involvement of a Functioning Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve May Be Treated with Shaving Technique
Hyoung Shin Lee, Sung Won Kim, Taejung Park, Gi Yun Nam, Jong Chul Hong, Kang Dae Lee
What’s in a Name?: Providing Clarity in the Definition of Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
Benjamin C. James, Edwin L. Kaplan, Raymon H. Grogan, Peter Angelos
Laparoscopic Anterior Versus Posterior Fundoplication for Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review
Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Manjunath S. Subramanya, Md Belal Hossain, Rossita Mohamad Yunus, Shahjahan Khan, Breda Memon
What is the Best Anti-Reflux Operation? All Fundoplications are Not Created Equal
Sarah K. Thompson, David I. Watson
Positron Emission Tomography–Computed Tomography in Oesophageal Cancer Staging: A Tailored Approach
David M. Bunting, Wesley W. Lai, Richard G. Berrisford, Tim J. Wheatley, Brent Drake, Grant Sanders
Emphysematous Gastritis and Gastric Emphysema: Similar Radiographic Findings, Distinct Clinical Entities
Kazuhide Matsushima, Eugene J. Won, Matthew R. Tangel, Laura M. Enomoto, Diego M. Avella, David I. Soybel
Aberrant Loss of Dickkopf-3 in Gastric Cancer: Can It Predict Lymph Node Metastasis Preoperatively?
Joong-Min Park, Mi Kyung Kim, Kyong-Choun Chi, Jae Hyung Kim, Sang-Hoon Lee, Eun-Ju Lee
Clinicopathologic Analysis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Duodenum and Small Intestine
In Woong Han, Jin-Young Jang, Kyoung Bun Lee, Mee Joo Kang, Wooil Kwon, Jae Woo Park, Ye Rim Chang, Hyuk-Joon Lee, Kyu Joo Park, Sun-Whe Kim
Ventral Segment-Preserving Right Hepatectomy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jin Hong Lim, Gi Hong Choi, Sung Hoon Choi, Hyung Soon Lee, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi
Blood Transfusion is Associated with Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatectomy in Child–Pugh Class A Patients
Noboru Harada, Ken Shirabe, Takashi Maeda, Hiroto Kayashima, Teruyoshi Ishida, Yoshihiko Maehara
The Impact of Anastomotic Leak and Its Treatment on Cancer Recurrence and Survival Following Elective Colorectal Cancer Resection
Subramanian Nachiappan, Alan Askari, George Malietzis, Marco Giacometti, Ian White, John T. Jenkins, Robin H. Kennedy, Omar Faiz
Early Experience with the Modificated Approach of Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract for High Transsphincteric Fistula
Feng Ye, Changling Tang, Danyang Wang, Shusen Zheng