Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Comparative Study
Routine same-day discharge after acute or interval appendectomy in children: a prospective study.
The outcomes of and parental satisfaction with same-day discharge in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy warrant making it the usual and customary pathway. ⋯ Routine same-day discharge after pediatric appendectomy seems safe, with good parental satisfaction.
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To investigate which residents develop successful collegial relationships with attending physicians and to determine how social interactions affect residency satisfaction. ⋯ Collegial interactions between residents and attendings are important because they are associated with residency satisfaction. Efforts should be made to expand such interactions to junior and female residents.
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Review Meta Analysis
Wound healing and infection in surgery. The clinical impact of smoking and smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To clarify the evidence on smoking and postoperative healing complications across surgical specialties and to determine the impact of perioperative smoking cessation intervention. ⋯ Postoperative healing complications occur significantly more often in smokers compared with nonsmokers and in former smokers compared with those who never smoked. Perioperative smoking cessation intervention reduces surgical site infections, but not other healing complications.