Results Overall, 1790 patients showed no post-operative complications and were assigned to the non-complication group, whereas 27 patients suffered from IAA postoperatively and were assigned to the IAA group. The incidence of IAA after LA was 1.4% and the only identified risk factor for IAA was dirty fluid collection in the peritoneal cavity observed during the operation. (P < 0.001) On logisti...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after cardio-pulmonary bypass and association of pre-operative and intraoperative risk factors with incidence of PPCs. METHODS This study was an observational analysis of five hundred and seventeen (517) patients who underwent cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Incidence of PPCs and risk factors o...

AIMS Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) impacts many women. Treatment is primarily surgical. Post-operative morbidity considerably affects individuals and the health care system. Our objective is to describe complications following surgery for SUI and how they affect resource utilization. METHODS Utilizing the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (a nationally representative dataset), 147,473 patients ...

Radiation induced sarcoma is a rare but recognized complication of radiotherapy and is associated with poor prognosis, frequently occurs 5 years after completion of treatment. We report radiation-induced sarcoma in a 42 years old male, involving the left parietooccipital scalp region following treatment of brain tumor with craniotomy and post-operative radiation with 60Co machine. Diagnosis of ...

Background: Cataract surgery lens implantation is the most common eye surgery that good quality of operation can help good visual outcome. One of the most common complication following cataract surgery is uveitis that usualy occur in first few weeks after operation. The aim of the present study was to compare the incidence of the post operative uveitis between viscoelastic substance and air in...

BACKGROUND There is lack of consensus on the best management of the acute Achilles tendon (TA) rupture. Treatment can be broadly classified into operative (open or percutaneous) and non-operative (cast immobilisation or functional bracing). Post-operative splintage can be with a rigid cast (above or below the knee) or a more mobile functional brace. OBJECTIVES To identify and summarise the ev...

BACKGROUND Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity that may lead to progressive hydroureteronephrosis and renal loss. When the localization of ureteral stenosis is close to the ureterovesical junction, ureterocystoneostomy may be required. The aim of the present study was to evaluate post-operative complication rates and clinical outcomes at 1- and 6-month follow-up after laparoscopic ureterocy...

BACKGROUND Surgery for colorectal cancer is associated with a high risk of post-operative adverse events, re-operations and a prolonged post-operative recovery. Previously, the effect of prehabilitation (pre-operative physical activity) has been studied for different types of surgery, including colorectal surgery. However, the trials on colorectal surgery have been of limited methodological qua...

Patients with COVID-19 who have underwentsurgery high rates of mortality and complications includingincreasedrespiratorydistress, bacterialinfections, pneumothorax multi-visceralfailure. Pneumomedistinis a rare complication. Surgical indications in patients shouldbediscussed multidisciplinary consultation meeting, considering the presenceof comorbidities availability therapeutic alternatives. W...

Abstract Aims Intra-operative bleeding is very rarely a complication of laparoscopic appendicectomy. Despite this, it often mandatory for any patient undergoing an emergency appendicectomy to have pre-operative ABO blood type sampling. This could be unnecessary expense and may lead patients being delayed theatre. The aim this study was see how many who underwent required transfusion intra-opera...