Ascites is a poorly understood postoperative complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). It is associated with additional morbidity and can prolong hospitalization considerably. The incidence, the factors predictive of occurrence and the etiology of this complication are not known. The charts of 118 patients with 138 OLT were analyzed according to the following criteria: ascites las...

Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction is a common complication after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) [1]. Though there has been lots of improvement in the fields of surgery, perfusion and anesthesia in both skill and technologies during previous years, postoperative pulmonary complications cannot be avoided completely [2]. The ultimate outcome for all types of pulmonary complication is hypoxemia wit...

BACKGROUND The use of acellular dermal matrices (ADM) has become a widely used option in breast reconstruction. A great deal of literature is available, totaling over 2400 ADM reconstructions. Nonetheless, head-to-head comparisons between SurgiMend and Epiflex are not yet reported. In fact, this is the first clinical data report on the use of Epiflex. This work will, therefore, compare postoper...

BJECTIVES Because of the shortage of cadaveric kidneys, laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) has become a more common option for transplant recipients. The complication rate has been reported at 6.4% to 16.5%. We present the initial University of California, Los Angeles experience with the complications and their management during LLDN. ETHODS From January 2000 to December 2005, a singl...

OBJECTIVE To describe early postoperative complications of prostatectomy. DESIGN A descriptive prospective study. SETTING Kenyatta National Hospital between 6th October 2003 and 21st June 2004. SUBJECTS Eighty five men undergoing prostatectomy for the relief of lower urinary tract obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. Procedures included suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy, r...

BACKGROUND Third molar removal surgery is the most frequently performed surgery in the oral and maxillofacial field with a wide range of items in the quantification of postoperative complications. For their measure, in 2014 a previous scale design was presented. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of a scale designed to measure and quantify postoperative complica...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE There is a paucity of data on the effect of operative duration on postoperative complications during adult spinal deformity surgery (ASDS). The study attempts to explore and quantify the association between increased operation times and postoperative complications. METHODS A retrospective cohort analysis was perf...

postoperative portal vein thrombosis is a rare complication which occurs most often after hepatobiliary surgery.to date, few cases following laparoscopic cho lecystectomy have been reported. in this paper we present a case of portal vein thrombosis diagnosed with abdominal ct scan on the seventh day following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.the patient was administered therapeutic intravenous hepa...

OBJECTIVE Thyroidectomy is a very common surgical procedure worldwide and is performed by surgeons with varied training. The outcome and complication rates are largely dependent on surgeon's skill and experience, the extent of surgery, indication of surgery and number of thyroid surgeries performed at that particular centre. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of postoper...

E MERGENCE agitation (EA) in children, also called postanesthetic or postoperative delirium, agitation, or excitement in children, is a specific pediatric postoperative complication. Its reported incidence ranges from 2 to 80%. This explains in part why it is usually considered as a part of the “normal” emergence process by many pediatric anesthesiologists. However, for those who episodically c...