The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Trauma management and education in europe: a survey of twelve geographically and socioeconomically diverse European countries.
To record the current standards of management and education in trauma surgery in 12 geographically and socioeconomically diverse countries in Europe. ⋯ Standardisation of management and training would be desirable, and should be possible at least in countries that are members of the European Union.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of local, spinal, and general anaesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy.
To compare local, spinal, and general anaesthesia for inguinal hemiorraphy in otherwise healthy patients with respect to duration of operation, time in operating room, postoperative pain, complications, rehabilitation, and satisfaction. ⋯ Local anaesthesia is suitable for day-case hernia repair with fewer postoperative problems and less analgesia requirement. Patients also reported greater satisfaction. Local anaesthesia may be preferred to other methods.
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The five years survival rate for patients with gastric cancer is 15-25%. With the aim of improving survival, chemotherapy has been used in different adjuvant settings. Similarly, but with the aim of improving quality of life and prolonging life, chemotherapy has been used extensively in metastatic disease. In this review we have included studies of systemic and intraperitoneal chemotherapy given before, during or after operation and for advanced disease. A meta-analysis has been made on the 21 randomised studies that used adjuvant systemic chemotherapy postoperatively. A significant survival benefit for the patients treated postoperatively compared with controls was identified (odds ratio (OR) 0.84, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.74 to 0.96). When western and Asian studies were analysed separately we found no survival benefit for the treated patients in the western groups (OR 0.96 (95 CI 0.83 to 1.12)). Flaws in the conduct of several trials made it difficult to draw firm conclusions, including the exclusion of a small but clinically meaningful survival benefit. Preoperative or neoadjuvant chemotherapy has shown effects in some patients, but no significant benefit was found in the few randomised studies. The few studies that reported intraperitoneal therapy showed no detectable survival benefit either. In patients with advanced disease, four small randomised studies found significantly longer survival in the treated patients. The survival benefit is in the range of 3-9 months, and there were also improvements of the quality of life. Several drug combinations have been tested, however, with no confirmed superiority for a particular regimen. ⋯ Adjuvant chemotherapy cannot be recommended as a routine because of the lack of confirmed beneficial effects. Some patients with advanced disease will have a clinically important benefit from palliative chemotherapy, so this can be recommended for patients who are otherwise in good health.
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Comparative Study
Proteolysis in severe sepsis is related to oxidation of plasma protein.
To test the hypothesis that the oxidation of proteins is part of the mechanism of proteolysis in catabolic states. ⋯ Severe sepsis results in oxidation of plasma proteins and this precedes and is related to the loss of body protein.
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To present our results of non-surgical primary management of appendiceal abscesses using ultrasonic percutaneous drainage under local anaesthesia, and selective interval appendicectomy. ⋯ Appendiceal abscesses can be effectively drained percutaneously using ultrasound-guided drainage under local anaesthesia, without complications. Recurrent appendicitis is common, and malignancy is a substantial risk in elderly patients. Modern laparoscopic appendicectomy and early postoperative discharge makes interval appendicectomy a valid treatment option after primary non-surgical management of appendiceal abscesses.