Outcome reporting in laryngotracheal surgery: we need functional analysis!

Do We Need Functional Abstraction ?

Bariatric analysis and reporting outcome

The evaluation of outcome in bariatric surgery is one of the major concerns for surgeons (1). An objective analysis is hindered by the absence of a standard for comparison of data, and by restricted periods of follow-up usually analysed. In fact, different parameters have been proposed in order to assess the outcome after bariatric surgical procedures, as well as the weight loss, the percentage...

Why we need international agreement on terms and definitions to assess clinical outcome after endometriosis surgery.

Sir, We congratulate the authors of a prospective clinical outcome study after conservative surgery by the shaving technique for deep rectovaginal endometriotic (RVE) nodules (Donnez and Squifflet, 2010). We do however have some post publication peer review comments (Anderson, 1999). Firstly, only one group worldwide has published outcome data after the shaving technique in two studies in the l...

Outcome of surgery for laryngotracheal stenosis in grade III and IV subglottic stenosis

Methods Thirteen patients with laryngotracheal stenosis were treated. Ten were males and 3 females with an age range of 4–60 years .The cause of airway stenosis was prolong intubation in 10, blunt trauma injury and idiopathic subglottic stenosis in 2 and 1consequence. Preoperative assessment included bronchoscopy, neck and chest CT scan to determine the extension of stenosis. The upper margin o...

Topical hemostatic agents in liver surgery: do we need them?

Background: Worldwide, partial liver resections are increasingly performed for primary or secondary hepatic malignancies. There are various techniques to reduce blood loss during liver surgery. Several topical hemostatic agents have been developed to improve hemostasis of the resection surface and these agents are used more and more, even although the true effects remain unclear. Methods: The p...