OBJECTIVES To evaluate knowledge of obesity-related peri-operative risks in with women newly diagnosed complex atypical hyperplasia and endometrial cancer. METHODS Cross sectional study of patients newly diagnosed with complex atypical hyperplasia or endometrial cancer who underwent preoperative counseling between 2011 and 2014, using a 17-item questionnaire. Obesity was defined as body mass ...

Introduction – 78 Preoperative Preparation – 78 Anaesthesia – 78 Strong Indications for Surgery (according to the EAU-Guidelines) – 78 Relative Indications – 78 Limitations and Risks – 78 Contraindications – 78 Instruments – 79 Operative Technique (Step by Step) – 79 Operative Tips – 80 Postoperative Care – 81 Common Complications – 81 TUR Syndrome – 81 Postoperative Complications – 81 Late Com...

There has been an exponential growth in the volume of shoulder surgery in the last 2 decades and a very wide variety of anaesthetic techniques have emerged to provide anaesthesia and post-operative analgesia. In this article we examine current opinion, risks, benefits and practicalities of anaesthetic practice and the provision of post-operative analgesia for shoulder surgery.

background: the aim of this prospective, randomized, single-blinded study was to compare the effects of a carbohydrate drink 400 ml given 2 h before the surgery with preoperative overnight fasting on the gastric ph and residual volume, postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) and antiemetic consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. materials and methods: forty american so...

Operative vaginal birth retains an important role in current obstetric practice. However, there is an increasing trend in the rate of cesarean section in Korea. Surgical delivery is more advantageous than cesarean section, but the rate of operative vaginal delivery is decreasing for various reasons. Furthermore, there is no unified technique for vacuum extraction delivery. In this context, this...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether complications related to surgery increase with increasing number of cesarean sections (CSs) in upper segment placenta. To compare the complications in urgent and elective high order (4-6) repeat CSs. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 519 women who underwent repeat CS was performed from January to December 2012. Women were divided into 3 groups: group 1 with pr...

PURPOSE To conduct meta-analyses of all available studies comparing efficacies of prophylactic cefuroxime and prophylactic gentamicin/flucloxacillin (Gen/Flu) in preventing post-operative wound infections and their association with risks of Clostridium difficile infections and post-operative renal impairment. METHODS Published studies including both prophylactic cefuroxime and prophylactic Ge...

In order for any epilepsy surgery programme to be effective there has to be a critical mass of staff with the necessary expertise in order to carry out the appropriate evaluations in patients in the pre-operative period, and the post-operative follow up. In both adults and children, following pre-operative evaluation it is essential that the information acquired is critically appraised in a mul...