Safe and cost-effective approach to carotid surgery

Minicholecystectomy: a safe, cost-effective day surgery procedure.

OBJECTIVE To document effectiveness of minicholecystectomy as a safe, cost-effective day surgery procedure with rapid return to work. DESIGN Review of medical records. SETTING Small community hospital. PATIENTS A total of 1207 patients who underwent minicholecystectomies from January 1, 1986, through December 31, 1997. INTERVENTION Minicholecystectomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Complicati...

Optimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a safe and effective approach

Methods Between April 2007 and December 2012, we used a sternum-sparing but optimally invasive approach to MV surgery on 99 patients (mean age 60.71 ± 12.9 years) with mean preoperative EF and LVEDD of 53.8 ± 11.4 % and 56.13 ± 6.9 mm, respectively. Twenty seven patients had previous coronary artery bypass and MV surgeries. All patients had severe mitral insufficiency (MI) from chordal rupture;...

Cost-effective carotid endarterectomy.

BACKGROUND Carotid endarterectomy is the most common vascular procedure performed, with an annual cost of $1.2 billion. Efforts to control the cost associated with this procedure include limiting preoperative studies, avoiding admissions to the intensive care unit, and encouraging early postoperative discharge. METHODS To determine our surgical results and the cost associated with this proced...

Selective Mesh Augmentation to Prevent Incisional Hernias in Open Colorectal Surgery Is Safe and Cost-Effective

Sutureless total thyroidectomy: a safe and cost-effective alternative.

BACKGROUND Advanced vessel sealing devices provide an alternative to conventional ligation techniques for thyroidectomy. To date, most studies have been inadequately powered to explore differences in the infrequent post-operative complications following thyroidectomy. This study is designed to compare the outcomes of sutureless thyroidectomy and conventional thyroidectomy for recurrent laryngea...