Objective Time is considered an essential determinant in the initial care of trauma patients.
Salient tenet of trauma care is the 'golden hour', the immediate time after injury when …

Background Infectious complications occur in 4–22 per cent of patients undergoing surgical
resection of malignant solid tumours. Improving the patient's immune system in relation to …

Objectives: To critically assess centralization policies for highly specialized surgeries in
Europe and North America and propose recommendations. Background/Methods: Most …

Objective: The aim of this study was to the determine impact of severe esophageal
anastomotic leak (SEAL) upon long-term survival and locoregional cancer recurrence …

Background Complete mesocolic excision (CME) seems to be associated with improved
oncological outcomes compared with 'conventional'surgery, but there is a potential for …

Purpose In early-stage nonНsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), post-treatment mortality may
influence the comparative effectiveness of surgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy …

Background Anastomotic leakage following anterior resection for rectal cancer may result in
death. The aim of this study was to yield an updated, population-based estimate of …

Introduction For appropriately staged non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgical resection
can dramatically improve survival, but some may not be offered this treatment because of …

Objective: To investigate the legitimacy of 90-day mortality as a measure of
hepatopancreatobiliary quality. Background: The 90-day mortality rate has been …

AIM To provide an updated assessment of the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after
surgery (ERAS) protocols in elective gastric cancer (GC) surgery. METHODS PubMed …