A BRIEF EXPERIENCE IN ABDOMINAL SURGERY.

Surgical competence in general surgery assistance: a brief report

Emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly: a ten-year experience

Introduction The mean age of the population is increasing in the western countries. In particular, in Italy 14% of the population are over 70 years old. The rising of the older population is associated to the increase of the number of emergency abdominal surgical procedures. Postoperative morbidity and mortality are strictly dependent on comorbidities. The aim of this study was to analyze morbi...

A review of 25 years experience in 461 cases of pediatric abdominal mass

Background: Regarding the significance of abdominal masses in children, we aimed to identify the pathology of masses according to the age and sex groups. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed pathological reports of 461 patients with abdominal mass that underwent resection or biopsy during the study period (25 years). Results: One hundred and eighty six cases (40%) were non-neo...

Patient experience and overall satisfaction after emergency abdominal surgery

BACKGROUND There is a growing recognition of the importance of patient experience in healthcare, however little is known in the context of emergency abdominal surgery. This study sought to quantify the association between patient experience and overall satisfaction. METHODS Patient demographics, operation details and 30-day clinical outcome data of consecutive patients undergoing emergency ab...

Experience with early postoperative feeding after abdominal aortic surgery.

BACKGROUND Abdominal aortic surgery is a form of major vascular surgery, which traditionally involves long hospital stays and significant postoperative morbidity. Experiences with transit ileus are often encountered after the aortic surgery. Thus traditional postoperative care involves delayed oral feeding until the patients regain their normal bowel activities. This report examines the feasibi...