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Vanella Serafino

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Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery

2022

© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 licenseBackground: Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and processes on early outcomes after cancer surgery worldwide. Methods: A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study—a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of patients who had surgery for breast, colorectal,…

global surgery; hospitals; humans; income; neoplasms; postoperative period; poverty; prospective studiespovertyneoplasmsno keywords listedGeneral Medicineglobal surgerypostoperative periodprospective studiesProspective StudieHospitalSettore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleincomeoutcomeHospitals Humans Income Neoplasms surgery Postoperative Period Poverty Prospective Studiescancer surgeryhospitalshumansHumanhospital facilitiesThe Lancet Global Health
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IPOD Study: Management of Acute Left Colonic Diverticulitis in Italian Surgical Departments.

2017

Background: In recent years, the emergency management of acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) has evolved dramatically despite lack of strong evidence. As a consequence, management strategies are frequently guided by surgeon’s personal preference, rather than by scientific evidence. The primary aim of IPOD study (Italian Prospective Observational Diverticulitis study) is to describe both the diagnostic and treatment profiles of patients with ALCD in the Italian surgical departments. Methods: IPOD study is a prospective observational study performed during a 6-month period (from April 1 2015 to September 1 2015) and including 89 Italian surgical departments. All consecutive patients with…

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