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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
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 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.
This study is to determine what dressing would work best to heal and keep from hurting, the split-thickness skin graft donor site which will be done as part of the patient's surgical procedure. Currently there is a dressing that is transparent and it is placed on the wound after surgery and wrapped with gauze and an elastic bandage. Two days after the surgery the gauze and elastic bandages are removed and the area is left with the transparent dressing. Sometimes the dressing needs to be changed because it leaks. On the fifth day this dressing is removed and the wound is left open to air. The dressing researchers are studying is a dressing that has been used for different types of wounds, as well as this type of wound. It is applied in the same manner; however, it is left in place until it falls off independently, usually around post-operative (post-op) day 10.
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays and other types of radiation to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different methods of radiation and their side effects and comparing how well they work in treating endometrial and cervical cancer after surgery.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate if a negative-pressure dressing placed over a surgical incision can reduce the risk of developing a surgical site infection compared to a commonly-used sterile gauze incision dressing. In this study, the negative-pressure dressing will be compared to a standard post-surgical sterile gauze dressing. In this study patients will either receive a negative-pressure dressing or a standard sterile gauze dressing
Globally there have been about 45,000 kidney transplants last year. Currently, the overall survival of renal transplant receptors is 95% in the first year and 85% at 5 years. A major challenge to overcome by the renal transplant surgeons, are surgical complications which may impact on patient morbidity and mortality, as well as graft function. The aim of the study is to assess whether application of fibrin seal prevents postoperative complications in patients undergoing kidney transplantation. Controlled clinical trial with single-blind evaluation in patients surgically intervened kidney transplantation. It will include all patients undergoing renal transplantation in this Medical Center, any gender and over than 16 years and under 60 years.