Perichondritis after elective surgery

Elective surgery after acute diverticulitis.

BACKGROUND Diverticulitis is a common condition. Practice guidelines from many organizations recommend bowel resection after two attacks. The evidence for such a recommendation is reviewed. METHODS A Medline literature search was performed to locate English language articles on surgery for diverticular disease. Further articles were obtained from the references cited in the literature initial...

Fasciitis Necroticans after Elective Hernia Inguinal Surgery

Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but disastrous complication after elective surgery. We present two patients (both male, 58 and 18 years old) who developed necrotising fasciitis following elective inguinal hernia repair according to Lichtenstein. The importance of both recognition and time interval between symptom occurrence and surgical intervention is illustrated, emphasising the need for imme...

The role of marital intimacy and spiritual intelligence in predicting pain after elective cesarean section surgery

 The purpose of this study was to determine the role of marital intimacy and spiritual intelligence in predicting pain after elective cesarean section surgery. This research was a descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women who underwent elective cesarean section in Qom governmental  hospitals during the summer of 1397 who were selected by non-ra...

Fasting duration in patients undergoing elective surgery

Background and Purpose: Preoperative fast is the essential part of preoperative care for those patients who are candidates for elective surgery. Fast prolongation results in side effects such as: sweating, irritability, decrease in blood sugar and restlessness. Despite the noticeable changes in fasting guidelines and their application in many countries, it seems that in Iran, these rules are no...

Elective fetal reduction: the ultimate elective surgery.