Abdominal tuberculosis in urgent surgery

Abdominal Tuberculosis

The process of informed consent for urgent abdominal surgery.

OBJECTIVES To assess perceptions of the informed consent process in patients undergoing urgent abdominal surgery. DESIGN A prospective observational study was carried out using structured questionnaire-based interviews. Patients who had undergone urgent abdominal surgery were interviewed in the postoperative period to ascertain their perceptions of the informed consent process. Replies were c...

Urgent Abdominal Re-Explorations

BACKGROUND Treatment of a number of complications that occur after abdominal surgeries may require that Urgent Abdominal Re-explorations (UARs), the life-saving and obligatory operations, are performed. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the reasons for performing UARs, outcomes of relaparotomies (RLs) and factors that affect mortality. METHODS Demographic characteristics; initial ...

Urgent Surgery

and clearly described; the section on rupture of the urethra being particularly good. Various ingenious methods for the removal of foreign bodies from the urethra are also included. Section VIII deals with the rectum and anus; ano-rectal imperforations comprise a larcre'portion of it ; the author emphasizes the view that an artificial anus in the iliac region should be nothing but a last resort...

Urgent Surgery

not in close touch with surgical practice. The standard of excellence is so high that it is difficult to select any section for special mention ; perhaps that on the abdomen is the best; the author is a strong advocate of the rule "when in doubt operate;" with this we think the vast majority of surgeons ngree. As regards appendicitis, the practice is "every case of acute appendicitis, ought to ...