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Filter by:This project aims to produce a systematic review on present knowledge on effects of using safety checklists in medicine. Implementation of a checklist system throughout surgical care may reduce patient morbidity and mortality. The reliability of patient data is crucial to make firm conclusions as to such effects. This project aims to investigate if such morbidity and mortality effects are obtainable in two Norwegian hospitals while at the same time making a crucial evaluation of the patient data used in this study itself. We hypothesise 1. An updated systematic review of the research literature provide evidence that safety checklists use does enhance safety and reduces patient mortality and morbidity 2. Implementation of the patient safety checklist system will reduce patient mortality and morbidity in the checklist cohort, and subsequent effects on length of stay 3. The sensitivity and specificity of ICD-10 coding vs. medical journal information is poor, with study results to be adjusted accordingly.
The rate of serious complications are relatively low in bariatric surgery today, but still 3-4 % will suffer from a serious complication. There are factors known before the surgery or during the operation that are likely to increase the risk for a serious complication. If the investigators are aware of these we can optimize the patients risk factors prior to the operation or at least increase the awareness of the increased risk in some patients given the presence of risk factors.
Sinus augmentation, also referred to as a sinus lift or a sinus graft, is an oral surgery procedure where bone is added to the upper jaw near the molars. The goal of the surgery is to add enough bone material onto the upper jaw to support the placement of a dental implant. The augmentation and the dental implant placement will be done at the same time to avoid the need for two surgeries. This is standard of care. The purpose of this study is to compare any problems and patient comfort levels following surgery. Subjects will be randomly placed into one of two groups: the internal lift group or the external lift group. Both types of surgery are routinely done at our clinic. Usually the type of procedure (internal or external) is based on the dentist's preference. Investigators are doing this study to compare them to each other to see if one is more comfortable for the subject than the other or if they are equal. It is predicted that the two techniques may differ when it comes to complications during the procedure, patient discomfort following the procedure and patient complications in the weeks and months after the procedure. This last comparison has not yet been studied, and surgeons often choose the technique that they prefer from their own experiences. With this research study researchers hope to gain valuable information that will help surgeons' decisions in the future. - Investigators hypothesize that external sinus augmentation with simultaneous implant placement (external technique) will have a higher rate of Schneiderian membrane perforation than the internal sinus augmentation with simultaneous implant placement (internal technique). - Investigators hypothesize that the internal technique is associated with more discomfort for the subject compared with the external technique. - Investigators hypothesize that the external technique will result in more severe pain/bleeding/swelling than the internal technique. - Investigators hypothesize that the internal technique has a higher incidence of complications that occur between three weeks and three months postoperatively compared with the external technique. - Investigators hypothesize that the external technique has a higher amount of analgesics taken postoperatively compared with the internal technique
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Subcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (SQS) (also known as Peripheral Nerve Stimulation [PNS]) in the reduction of chronic, intractable post-surgical back pain in adults.
Patients undergoing a brain tumour neurosurgery with craniotomy may present rare but lifethreatening post-operative complications. There are currently no strong recommendations to help the clinician in an attempt to properly hospitalise these patients after their intervention (Neuro-ICU, ICU,surgical ward). Determining risk factors of post-operative complications could optimise resources. Therefore hospitalisation in Neuro-ICU would be mandatory in only a little number of patients.
We hypothesize that the addition of modified incentive spirometry to standard postoperative chest physiotherapy will be associated with faster return to baseline/predicted pulmonary function and fewer postoperative pulmonary complications in patients following laparotomy.
The aim of this study is to decrease the morbidity by 30% using the Turnbull-Cutait procedure in comparison to the standard surgery for low rectal cancer. The investigators compare quality of life, faecal incontinence and recurrence of neoplasm in patients who received standard colo-anal anastomosis with protective ileostomy or two-staged Turnbull-Cutait colo-anal anastomosis after Low Anterior Resection for rectal cancer.
The propose of this study is to describe recovery and experience of pain and health related quality of life after robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy for women with Endometrial Cancer or Atypical Complex Hyperplasia.
Patients with the lower malignant obstructive jaundice planned to do the pancreaticoduodenectomy, receiving preoperative biliary drainage or early surgery (without preoperative biliary drainage), both groups has the similar surgical morbidity, no statistics significance.
Percutaneous tracheostomy is routinely performed in most intensive care units in the world.Several studies have shown that the procedure is safe and economically efficient in comparison to open surgical operation in the operating room. In our institution as in a number of institutions in the country, it is acceptable to perform the operation by placing the tube on a high position near the vocal cords by direct laryngoscopy and then puncturing the trachea with a needle, by location of the anatomy by palpation of the neck. Using technological aids, such as direct sonography and bronchoscopy in real time may significantly reduce the rate of complications as a result of performing percutaneous tracheostomy. So far, no systematic comparison has been made among the three methods.