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1.1. 5. Surgery

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1.1.5.1. Geriatric general surgery 1.1.5.2. Orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal disorders

Bibliographic Records

Complications and long-term quality of life following liver transplantation and major gastrointestinal surgery

OBJECTIVE To record postoperative complications after liver transplantation and other major gastrointestinal surgical procedures and to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the patients 7 years after surgery. METHOD The study examined two groups of patients who had

Total hip arthroplasty after the failure of osteosynthesis of perchromatic fractures.

From January 2007 to February 2010, 11 patients (8 females and 3 men) underwent a revision of intramedullary nail or internal osteosynthesis with total hip arthroplasty as a result of pseudorrhage or failure of peritherance fracture fixation materials. Two years

Pancreatic surgery in the elderly: overcoming prejudices

The percentage of the world’s population aged over 65 years is rising. Based on this growing elderly population, a consequent rise in age-related diseases like cancer should be expected. Taking these facts into account, many studies have tried to prove

Pathogenesis and treatment of post-operative cognitive dysfunction

Cognitive disorders common in the post-operative period, are post-operative delirium (POD) and post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) does not mention POCD as a separate disease entity, and thus little is known about

The prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers

The prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers constitute a more major clinical problem of great concern for healthprofessionals. Ulcers require increased nursing care, delay recovery, extend the duration of hospitalization, increase the cost of hospitalization and also increase mortality. The

Expected Knowledge, Information and Control Preferences, and the Emotions of Surgical Orthopaedic Patients’ Significant Others

With empowering patient education, patients and their significant others can be supported to self-manage their condition better. PURPOSE: The investigation of knowledge that significant others of patients undergoing total arthroplasty expect to receive, their preferences about information and control, and