2018
The painless combination of anatomically contoured titanium plates and porcine dermal collagen patch for chest wall reconstruction
Ong K, Ong CS, Chua YC, Fazuludeen AA, Ahmed ADB. The painless combination of anatomically contoured titanium plates and porcine dermal collagen patch for chest wall reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 2890-2897. PMID: 29997954, PMCID: PMC6006082, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest wall reconstructionChest wall resectionWall reconstructionWall resectionCollagen patchMinimal analgesic requirementsPost-operative mortalitySuperficial wound infectionChest wall invasionChest wall mechanicsSafe surgical exposureAnalgesic requirementsOral antibioticsPain scoresLung resectionRepeat surgeryConsecutive patientsMalignant infiltrationRetrospective reviewAnatomical restorationSurgical outcomesWound infectionWall invasionSingle institutionSurgical exposure
2012
Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric?
Kastenberg ZJ, Morton JM, Visser BC, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2012, 15: 142-148. PMID: 23297725, PMCID: PMC3719921, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00563.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal AbscessAgedCaliforniaCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHospitals, UniversityHumansIncidenceLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic FistulaPancreaticoduodenectomyPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsHospital readmissionPatterns of rehospitalizationSuperficial wound infectionDays of dischargePost-operative complicationsLength of stayNursing/rehabilitation facilityAcademic medical centerHealth care servicesDiet intoleranceFistula/Consecutive patientsWound infectionOutpatient settingDiagnostic evaluationPancreaticoduodenectomyBenign diagnosisMedical CenterReadmissionCommon reasonRehabilitation facilityCare servicesPatientsMeasures of qualityOne-fifth
2009
Early experience with the use of rhomboid excision and Limberg flap in 16 adolescents with pilonidal disease
Yamout SZ, Caty MG, Lee YH, Lau ST, Escobar MA, Glick PL. Early experience with the use of rhomboid excision and Limberg flap in 16 adolescents with pilonidal disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2009, 44: 1586-1590. PMID: 19635310, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilonidal diseaseHospital stayRecurrence rateLimberg flapLimberg flap repairSuperficial wound infectionSuperficial wound separationResidual painIntraoperative complicationsMinor complicationsWound breakdownWound separationLow morbidityRhomboid excisionOperative timeRetrospective reviewWide excisionWound infectionSingle institutionFlap repairWound careRotational flapInitial experiencePatientsExcision
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