0000000000506872

AUTHOR

Cocorullo Gianfranco

showing 2 related works from this author

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
researchProduct

Intra-abdominal

2016

Aims To evaluate the contribution of light microscopy to detecting Candida spp infection in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) admitted for acute abdomen to a quality assurance (QA)-certified surgical emergency ward. Methods We conducted a retrospective study (2008–2012) of 809 abdominal intraoperative or biopsy tissue specimens obtained from patients admitted with acute abdomen and microbiological samples positive for Candida spp. Demographic data, mortality, comorbidities, specimen type, microscopy results, special histological staining performed, antimicrobial therapy were collected and analysed. Any comments at the multidisciplinary team meeting was recorded in …

Abdomen AcuteAdultAged 80 and overMaleMicroscopyAntifungal AgentsQuality Assurance Health CareCandidiasisFUNGIMiddle AgedGASTROENTEROLOGYEchinocandinsYoung AdultINFECTIONSHumansINFECTIOUS INTESTINAL DISEASEFemaleOriginal Article1506FluconazoleAgedCandidaRetrospective StudiesJournal of clinical pathology
researchProduct