UNLABELLED Background. Enterococcal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), although reports of this condition in the literature are exceedingly limited. Methods. The frequency, predictors, treatment and clinical outcomes of enterococcal peritonitis were investigated in all 4675 patients receiving PD in Australia between 1 October 2003 and 31 December 2006. Results. O...

PURPOSE Enhanced recovery protocols are being implemented into the standard of care in surgical practice. This study aimed to insert a steadfast set of elements into the perioperative care pathway to establish an improved recovery program for colorectal cancer patients. METHODS Seventy patients planned for elective laparoscopic colorectal resection were randomized into 2 groups: conventional ...

AIM To compare the outcomes of dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) using traditional Crawford tubes (TCT) and Crawford tubes with suture (CTS) in the lumen. METHODS Retrospective case series consisting of patients who underwent DCR between 2008 and 2013. RESULTS A total of 61 DCRs were performed on 50 patients. Patients who underwent DCR using CTS had higher rates of prolapse compared to the TCT gr...

Corresponding author: Jong-Man Kang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University, East-West Neo Medical Center, 149, Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-090, Korea. Tel: 82-2-440-6193, Fax: 82-2-440-7808, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativeco...

BACKGROUND/AIMS This study compares the peritoneal elimination of the low-molecular-weight-protein (LMWP) C-terminal agrin fragment (tCAF, size 22 kDa), a promising biomarker for kidney function, in continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). METHODS 103 sets of serum, 24h-urine and dialysate samples were obtained in 15 CCPD (63 sets) an...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the relative benefit of thoracoscopy vs open thoracotomy in the removal of benign neurogenic, mediastinal tumors (BNMTs). DESIGN Retrospective comparative study of thoracoscopy and open thoracotomy. SETTING Patients underwent surgery at the thoracic surgical services of two institutions from 1988 to 1994. Patients who underwent thoracoscopy were operated on more re...