1. Search date: July, 2009 2. Search terms: “laparoscopic cholecystectomy hospital discharge” 3. Limits: English language, humans, and published within the last 5 years 4. Results: 58 articles, abstracts reviewed,…
N. 1 Evidence-based guidelines N. 1 Meta-analysis of retrospective case-control or case-series study LoE 4 N. 7 Randomized controlled trial N.2: LoE 3a N.5: LoE 2 N. 10 Nonrandomized prospective…
Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile and Nereo Vettoretto (eds.)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy2014An Evidence-Based Guide10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_1 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 1. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World) Ferdinando Agresta1 , Fabio Cesare Campanile2 and Nereo Vettoretto3 (1)…
Fig. 4.1 The flow-chart shows the decision-making process in case of symptomatic cholelithiasis associated to the clinical or instrumental suspicion of common bile duct stones References 1. Cetta F (1986)…
32. Zakherah MS (2010) Direct trocar versus veress needle entry for laparoscopy: a randomized clinical trial. Gynecol Obstet Invest 69:260–263PubMedCrossRef 33. Prieto-Díaz-Chávez E, Medina-Chávez JL, González-Ojeda A, Anaya-Prado R, Trujillo-Hernández…
Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile and Nereo Vettoretto (eds.)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy2014An Evidence-Based Guide10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_11 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 11. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Training, Learning Curve, and Definition of Expert Domenico Marchi1 , Maria Grazia Esposito2 , Ivan G. Gentile1 and Francesco Gilio3 (1) Chirurgia Generale,…
Chapter 36 THE HEPATITIS B-POSITIVE PATIENT KEY POINTS • Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common, affecting approximately 3.5 million people worldwide. • There are three antigens and each…
Chapter 27 OBESITY SURGERY KEY POINTS • Morbid obesity is increasingly prevalent in all developed and developing countries. • Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery is the only treatment shown to cause measurable…
Chapter 32 CHOLESTASIS AND JAUNDICE KEY POINTS • Biliary, hepatocellular and systemic conditions may all cause cholestasis and jaundice. • Elevated bilirubin and cholestatic enzymes (ALP and GGT) suggest a…
Chapter 48 PREGNANCY AND LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • During pregnancy expect a 10%–60% drop in serum albumin and a 2–4-fold increase in alkaline phosphatase. • The transaminases and clotting…
