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Post-discharge surveillance to identify colorectal surgical site infection rates and related costs
Journal of Hospital Infection, 06/19/09
Tanner J et al. - Multivariable logistic analysis identified body mass index as the only significant risk factor. The additional cost of treating each infected patient was £10,523, although 15% of these additional costs were met by primary care. The 5 month surveillance programme cost £5,200 to run. An analysis of the surveillance nurse's workload showed that the nurse could be replaced by a healthcare assistant. PDS to detect SSI after colorectal surgery is necessary to provide complete data with accurate additional costs.
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World Journal of Surgery, 12/16/09
Clinically-Staged T3N0 Rectal Cancer: Is Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy the Optimal Treatment
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment can predict complications in elderly patients after elective surgery for colorectal cancer: A prospective observational cohort study
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 12/16/09
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Physiologic predictors of postoperative abscess in children with perforated appendicitis: Subset analysis from a prospective randomized trial
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Sepsis in general surgery: a deadly complication
The American Journal of Surgery, 12/14/09
Diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections in allogeneic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients
Expert Opinion in Pharmacotherapy, 12/14/09
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Ductoscopy in the Evaluation and Management of Nipple Discharge
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Rapid assessment and safe management of severe pulmonary hypertension with milrinone during orthotopic liver transplantation
Clinical Transplantation, 12/16/09
Management of choledochal cyst: 30 years of experience and results in a single center
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 12/15/09
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