Improved Hospital Morbidity, Mortality, and Survival after the Whipple Procedure

Morbidity, mortality and survival after surgery for lung cancer.

Major lung resections, particularly lobectomy, have advanced greatly, and are now regularly performed in thoracic surgery departments. These procedures have undergone particular scrutiny in inter-departmental benchmarking processes, and auditing can provide a good indication of the quality of the unit.1 There are, however, certain interventions that can be controversial in special circumstances...

changes in the gastric electrical activity after a whipple procedure

several recent reports reveal that patients develop symptoms of gastorintestinal motility disorders after the standard whipple procedure. in the department of propedeutics of surgery at bulgarian medical academy in sofia we observed the same phenomenon in our whipple-operated group of patients. but the pathogenetic mechanism was so far unclear that prompted us to conduct an experimental study i...

Morbidity and mortality after liver resection Running title: Morbidity and mortality after liver resection

Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis at one Teaching Hospital in North-eastern Benin.

Background & Aim: Surgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common practice. The aim of this study to was to report morbidity and mortality observed during surgical treatment of LSS and the outcome of these patients after management over an 8-year study period. Methods & Materials/Patients: It was a retrospective, descriptive and transversal study performed at Departmental Te...

Morbidity, mortality and survival after stomach resection with or without splenectomy--the single centre observations.

UNLABELLED Over the last decade, gastric cancer treatment has changed from extensive multiorgan resections towards less invasive approaches with limited resections and a more selective lymphadenectomy. Despite all available trials, the conclusions on the extent of necessary resections still remain debatable. The aim of the study was to assess the short term outcomes (morbidity and mortality) of...