Annals of surgery
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Review Meta Analysis
The effect of preservation solutions for storage of liver allografts on transplant outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The objective of this review was to systematically evaluate the evidence comparing preservation fluids for liver allografts on transplant outcomes. ⋯ Data from included studies suggest that preservation of deceased donor livers with the University of Wisconsin or Celsior solution results in equivalent outcomes.
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Systematic review of learning curves for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a review of the methodology of data collection, depiction of outcomes, and statistical analysis.
To determine how minimally invasive surgical learning curves are assessed and define an ideal framework for this assessment. ⋯ Assessment of learning curves is needed to inform surgical training and evaluate new clinical procedures. An ideal analysis would account for the degree of complexity of individual cases and the inherent differences between surgeons. There is no single proxy that best represents the success of surgery, and hence multiple outcomes should be collected.