Laparotomy for 2.50 pounds.

Tight Pounds on Oblivious Chaining

The chaining problem is deened as follows. = maxfj j a j = 1; j < ig. (Deene maxfg = 0) The chaining problem appears as a subproblem in many contexts. There are algorithms known that solve the chaining problem on CRCW PRAMs in O((n)) time, where (n) is the inverse of Ackerman's function, and is a very slowly growing function. We study a class of algorithms (called oblivious algorithms) for this...

Forty-Four Pounds of Ascites Fluid

Pounds & Inches - a New Approach to Obesity

Decompressive laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome

BACKGROUND The effect of decompressive laparotomy on outcomes in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome has been poorly investigated. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to describe the effect of decompressive laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome on organ function and outcomes. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study in adult patients who underwent decompressive la...

Laparoscopic colectomy: indications for conversion to laparotomy.

HYPOTHESIS Although experience with laparoscopic colectomy continues to accumulate, criteria for patient selection for the procedure have yet to be developed. We propose that review of indications for conversion to laparotomy during laparoscopic colectomy should define some of the current technical limitations of the procedure. This information may facilitate development of selection criteria f...