Post-operative neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio predicts complications following colorectal surgery

Early Post-Operative Complications in Cataract Surgery

To date a number of techniques have been used for cataract surgery. However phacoemulsification is the most common method. Other methods such as intraand extracapsular cataract extraction, mini-nuc, phacosection, sandwich and phaconit have also been used by many surgeons. Over the years, the techniques of cataract surgery have evolved into a safe and successful procedure for visual rehabilitati...

[Immediate post-operative care following cardiac surgery].

OBJECTIVE To present a care routine for children submitted to heart surgery. SOURCE OF DATA Literature review of Medscape, MD Consult and PubMed. Analysis of the suggested conducts adopted by various services from different countries and comparison with the care routine at the Pequeno Príncipe Children's Hospital (Curitiba, state of Paraná), where approximately 8,000 heart surgeries were perf...

Pre-operative granulocyte/lymphocyte ratio as a predictive marker of post-operative complications in patients with colorectal cancer

The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical relevance of the pre-operative granulocyte/lymphocyte (G/L) ratio as a predictive marker of post-operative complications in patients with colorectal cancer. In total, 85 patients (59 males and 26 females; mean age, 68.9 years) underwent surgery for colorectal cancer at the Department of Surgery, Ibraki Medical Center, Tokyo Medical Univers...

Post-operative fluid complications.

Weekend hospitalisations and post-operative complications following urgent surgery for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

BACKGROUND There is increasing complexity in the management of patients with acute severe exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD; Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC)] with frequent requirement for urgent surgery. AIM To determine whether a weekend effect exists for IBD care in the United States. METHODS We used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2007, the lar...