background primary hyperhidrosis (p.h.h.) is characterized by excessive sweating in certain parts of body. it’s estimated prevalence is 0%-6.1% in different populations. in asian population its prevalence is around 3%. in 57% of cases, there is a positive family history. objectives to evaluate and compare the early and late satisfaction, outcomes and complications of thoracoscopic sympathectomy...

abstract background: this study sought to determine patient characteristics, process of care, and outcome as predictors of reintubation after open-heart surgery. methods: we performed a retrospective case control study that included all patients undergoing cardiac surgery who required reintubation and an equal number of control patients not requiring reintubation. putative risk factors were ana...

BACKGROUND Operative repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) is associated with a high mortality rate but reported figures vary widely. The aim of this study was to estimate the operative mortality of RAAA repair and determine how it has changed over time. METHODS A meta-analysis of all English language literature quoting figures for operative mortality of RAAA repair. RESULTS T...

The aim of this study was to explore the intensity of post-arthroscopy knee pain during the first 24 hours, and to study the influence of pre-operative pain, tourniquet time and amount of surgical trauma on post-arthroscopy pain. In 78 male patients that underwent elective arthroscopic menisectomy or diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee, preoperative and post-operative pain were registered using ...