BACKGROUND Treatment of lymphoceles complicating vascular procedures is controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the practicability, effectiveness and safety of conservative management on an outpatient basis. METHODS Medical records were reviewed for 23 postoperative lymphoceles (in 18 patients) seen at our institution between 1986 and 1999. Diagnosis was made by physical exam...

Objective: To investigate the pattern of palliative surgeries and associated costs in patients with metastatic melanoma in the USA. Methods: This was a retrospective claims-based study of patients identified using administrative claims from MarketScan® databases among patients with metastatic melanoma diagnosed between 2005 and 2011. Patient characteristics, patterns and cost of surgery, and le...

INTRODUCTION This paper aims to illustrate the use of computer simulation in evaluating the impact of a prototype automated dispensing system on waiting time in an outpatient pharmacy and its potential as a routine tool in pharmacy management. MATERIALS AND METHODS A discrete event simulation model was developed to investigate the impact of a prototype automated dispensing system on operation...

Stereo matching, i.e., the matching by the visual system of corresponding parts of the images seen by the two eyes, is inherently a 2D problem. To gain insights into how this operation is carried out by the visual system, we measured, in human subjects, the reflexive vergence eye movements elicited by the sudden presentation of stereo plaids. We found compelling evidence that the 2D pattern dis...

While drains have been routinely used in orthopaedic surgery for postoperative wound drainage followinginpatient surgical procedures, there are no published reports on the efficacy of outpatient orthopaedicsurgeries. This review our experience between July 2021 and January 2022 with use for35 patients having surgery. Consequences drain usage were determined by medicalchart a follow-up telephone...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have shown that patients without insurance lack coordinated health care and access to surgical procedures. Operation Access (OA) has coordinated uncompensated, low-risk outpatient surgical and specialty services to the uninsured in a volunteer setting for 15 years. Our objective was to evaluate the quality of outpatient surgical care provided by OA volunteers. STUD...