Being one of the most common causes of the acute abdomen, acute appendicitis (AA) forms
the bread and butter of any general surgeon's practice. With the recent advancements in …

Background The appropriate duration of postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis is
unclear. The increasing global threat of antimicrobial resistance warrants restrictive …

The role of platelet function indices—platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV),
platelet distribution width (PDW), plateletcrit (PCT), immature platelet fraction (IPF), and …

RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH (RDW) is a routinely available biomarker of likely
erythropoietic dysfunction, which may be associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac …

Purpose Conduct a systematic review of case reports and case series regarding the
development of acute abdomen following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Background Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at significant risk of developing
postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a widely …

Background. Cardiac troponin is a highly specific and widely available marker of myocardial
injury, and elevations in cardiac transplant donors may influence donor selection. We aimed …

Antibiotic therapy remains a cornerstone of treatment of both medical and surgical
presentations of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). However, guidelines regarding the …

Background Appendicitis is an extremely common disease with a variety of medical and
surgical treatment approaches. A multidisciplinary expert panel was convened to develop …

Objective: To compare costs for 2 days versus 5 days of postoperative antibiotics within the
antibiotics after an aPPendectomy In Complex appendicitis trial. Background: Recent …