Postoperative
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Postoperative Complications
Complications in Surgery
Editors: Michael W. Mullholand, Gerard M. Doherty. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.
Surgical complications: Diagnosis & Treatment
Editors: Nadey S.Hakim, Vassilios E. Papalois. Imperial College Press, 2007.
Adhesions
Complete resource center on adhesions: definitions, pathogenesis, prevention, etc. Includes links to open access articles and videos.
Clavien-Dindo Classification
Surgical complications, updates, references and templates for download.
Colorectal leakage. Recommended Reading
Systematic review of preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative risk factors for colorectal anastomotic leaks
McDermott FD, Heeney A, Kelly ME, Steele RJ, Carlson GL, Winter DC. Br J Surg. 2015 Apr;102(5):462-79. doi:10.1002
Preoperative risk factors for anastomotic leakage after resection for colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pommergaard HC, Gessler B, Burcharth J, Angenete E, Haglind E, Rosenberg J. Colorectal Dis. 2014Sep;16(9):662-71. doi: 10.1111
Prediction and diagnosis of colorectal anastomotic leakage: A systematic review of literature
Daams F, Wu Z, Lahaye MJ, Jeekel J, Lange JF. World JGastrointest Surg. 2014 Feb 27;6(2):14-26. doi: 10.4240
Do we really know why colorectal anastomoses leak?
Shogan BD, Carlisle EM, Alverdy JC, Umanskiy K. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Sep;17(9):1698-707. doi:10.1007
Risk of anastomotic leakage with use of NSAIDs after gastrointestinal surgery
Rushfeldt CF, Sveinbjørnsson B, Søreide K, Vonen B. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2011 Dec;26(12):1501-9. doi: 10.1007
