AIM The aim of the present analysis on a regional hospital database was to ascertain the variability and 5-year trends of hysterectomy rates and the different surgical approaches used. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted in Veneto Region (North-East Italy), based on administrative data collected in 6 years, from 2009 to 2014. RESULTS Our study showed an overall decline in the...

PURPOSE Ketone bodies, 3-hydroxybutyrate (3BOHB), and acetoacetate derive from increased free fatty acid beta-oxidation, thus reflecting marked insulin deprivation with or without decompensated diabetes. Objectives of this study were (1) to determine circulating levels of 3BOHB in patients with and without type 2 diabetes (T2DM), before and after an elective coronary angiography; (2) to detect ...

Introduction. Surgical camps are preplanned activities where volunteer surgical teams congregate at specified place(s) and perform a wide range of mostly elective procedures for a limited period of time. This is usually at no cost to the patients, who belong to vulnerable (poor and hard to reach) communities. We describe a surgical camp model and its challenges as a means of improving access to...

Background: COVID-19 has brought unprecedented changes in every aspect of life throughout the world including healthcare delivery system. After a grinding halt surgical practice due to this pandemic, conventional protocols needed thorough overhaul before kick-starting formal services. This study discusses ways and procedure adopted at Urology department navigate crisis extend adequate urologica...

The nature of anaesthetists’ training and experience makes them uniquely qualifi ed to assess the inherent risks of giving an anaesthetic. Ideally, every patient should be seen by an anaesthetist prior to surgery in order to identify, manage, and minimize these risks. Traditionally, this occurred when the patient was admitted, usually the day before an elective surgical procedure. However, if a...

A prospective study was conducted from March 1999 to April 2000 that included 73 patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for uncomplicated gallstone disease. The study was conducted at one surgical unit in the Department of Surgery and Department of Radio-diagnosis and one surgical unit in the Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and the associated Lok Nayak ...

BACKGROUND Mechanical bowel preparation is routinely done before colon and rectal surgery, aimed at reducing the risk of postoperative infectious complications. The aim of the study was to assess whether elective colon and rectal surgery can be safely performed without preoperative mechanical bowel preparation. METHODS Patients undergoing elective colon and rectal resections with primary anas...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) has proven to be a valuable technique in high-risk coronary patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, there have been few studies on PCI associated with PCPS in Korea. We summarized our experience with PCPS-supported PCI. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 19 patients with PCPS-sup...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous rupture of adrenal pheochromocytoma is an extremely rare condition that can be lethal. Optimal treatment in these cases is still unclear. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive review of medline articles on ruptured pheochromocytomas to locate all research done on this topic. Based on the literature review and one additional case at European Gaza Hospital, we analyzed cli...