Hyperchloremia is associated with 30-day mortality in major trauma patients: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Chloride is important for maintaining acid-base balance, muscular activity, osmosis and immunomodulation. In patients with major trauma, chloride levels increase after fluid therapy; this is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether hyperchloremia was associated with increased mortality in patients who had sustained major trauma.

Perioperative risk factors for in-hospital mortality after emergency gastrointestinal surgery.

Few studies have evaluated the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients who have undergone emergency gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients after emergency GI surgery.The medical records of 362 critically ill surgical patients who underwent emergency GI surgery, admitted to intensive care unit between January 2007 and December 2011, were reviewed retrospectively.

Adverse oncologic effects of intraoperative transfusion during pancreatectomy for left-sided pancreatic cancer: the need for strict transfusion policy.

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic impact of transfusion following distal pancreatectomy (DP) for left-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed to identify prognostic factors in patients who underwent DP from July 1992 to October 2012.

Results: Forty-eight patients were male, and 35 were female with a mean age of 62 ± 9 years.

Single-Site Robotic Cholecystectomy: Reverse-Port Technique.

This study aims to introduce an alternative technique for effective single-site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC) using a reverse port.Proper exposure of Calot's triangle is critical for safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Current robotic surgical systems are useful for single-site cholecystectomy.

Cerebral air embolism following the removal of a central venous catheter in the absence of intracardiac right-to-left shunting: a case report.

Air embolism following central venous catheter (CVC) removal is a relatively uncommon complication. Despite its rare occurrence, an air embolism can lead to serious outcomes. One of the most fatal complications is cerebral air embolism.

Effects of early enteral nutrition on patients after emergency gastrointestinal surgery: a propensity score matching analysis.

Early postoperative enteral feeding has been demonstrated to improve the outcome of patients who underwent surgery for gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, trauma, perforation, and/or obstruction. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the efficacy of early postoperative enteral nutrition (EN) after emergency surgery in patients with GI perforation or strangulation. The medical records of 484 patients, admitted between January 2007 and December 2012, were reviewed retrospectively.

The first experiences of robotic single-site cholecystectomy in Asia: a potential way to expand minimally-invasive single-site surgery?

Purpose: Herein, we firstly present the robotic single-site cholecystectomy (RSSC) as performed in Asia and evaluate whether it could overcome the limitations of conventional laparoscopic single-site cholecystectomy.

Materials And Methods: From October 2013 to November 2013, RSSC for benign gallbladder (GB) disease was firstly performed consecutively in five patients. We evaluated these early experiences of RSSC and compared factors including clinicopathologic factors and operative outcomes with our initial cases of single-fulcrum laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SFLC).