BACKGROUND: A readmission is classified as a patient necessitating readmission to hospital due to a post-operative complication following discharge. An overstay however, is classified as a patient having to stay longer than the planned duration in hospital (not having been discharged in the interim) due to a post-operative complication. This study aims to investigate patient-related factors tha...

Patients undergoing oesophagectomy often have nutritional needs at the time of diagnosis and in the post-operative period. The aim of this article is to review the current literature and report on the author’s experience of routine feeding jejunostomy insertion following oesophagectomy. The records of forty-eight consecutive patients undergoing oesphagectomy under the author’s care were reviewe...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication associated with increased morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery patients. In this context, the recent paper by Kim et al., showing that a peri-operative liberal ‘salineand starch-based’ fluid management significantly enhanced the incidence of severe post-operative AKI in off-pump cardiac surgery patients, is to be acclaimed [1]. With regar...

Received for publication August’ 2006 .................................. Purpose: To find out complications of phacoemulsification in our first 300 cases. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of our first 300 cases of phacoemulsification was done. Operations were performed in different hospitals of city. After thorough examination and investigations, patients were operated. Most were op...

Postoperative pneumonia is a frequent and serious complication of the surgery. It poses a real risk of leading an otherwise successful surgery to a life threatening state. The postoperative pneumonia also leads to an increased morbidity and prolonged length of hospital stay and costs. 1,2 For these reasons, the emphasis lies in the prevention of the post-operative pneumonia. Prophylactic approa...

Aspergillus endocarditis is considered a rare complication in cardiac surgery, which is usually fatal due to unclear clinical manifestations. We present two cases with early and late post-operative Aspergillus endocarditis. Early diagnosis, more investigation for appropriate antifungal agents and their dosage, and early and aggressive surgical treatment may decrease fatality.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially devastating and somewhat common complication following total knee and total hip arthroplasty. Typical post-operative VTE prophylaxis consist of combination mechanical and pharmacologic methods. Recommendations and clinical practices vary on choice of pharmacologic agent used for VTE prophylaxis. Many studies have been performed attempting to display...

The patella remains one of the main sources of post-operative complication following total knee arthroplasty surgery. Optimal positioning of the patellar component is still a controversy with no clear-cut guidelines. Instead of choosing an empirical position, we described a novel surgical technique to better locate the patellar button based on the individual patellar anatomy of each patient.

Patients undergoing pneumonectomy can suffer by cardiovascular and respiratory postoperative complications that can affect patient's outcome by increasing morbidity and mortality. We describe a diaphragmatic hernia occurring after pneumonectomy. with late presentation and with epidural analgesia confusing the scenario suggesting that anesthesiologists should remain aware on this complication ev...

A recent study by researchers at Penn Medicine shows that incisionless transcathether aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery can cut down the length of hospital stay by 30%. It was also shown that there was no impact on post-operative vascular complication rates when compared with conventional transfemoral TAVR, which requires an incision in the groin. The study is published in Circulation: Ca...