Background Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency,
causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel …

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a valuable tool that could be used to improve the safety
of care. Major adverse events in healthcare include: healthcare-associated infections …

Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce length of stay,
complications and costs for a large number of elective surgical procedures. A similar …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of nonoperative
treatment of acute nonperforated appendicitis with antibiotics in children. Methods: A pilot …

Purpose General surgical procedures are among the most commonly performed operations
in the United States. Despite advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques and …

BACKGROUND: Older patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) experience
high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Studies focused primarily on elective …

Importance In this aging society, older patients are more commonly undergoing emergency
general surgery (EGS). Although frailty has been associated with worse outcomes in this …

Objective: Our objective was to review the literature surrounding the risks of viral
transmission during laparoscopic surgery and propose mitigation measures to address …

Background Although laparoscopic adhesiolysis for adhesive small bowel obstruction is
being done more frequently, it is not widely accepted due to the lack of supporting evidence …

Introduction A person's community, or lived environment, may play an important role in
achieving optimal health outcomes. The objective of the current study was to assess the …