General Surgery
Research News and Information

Saturday, November 21, 2009

The influence of surgeon specialty on outcomes in general thoracic surgery: a national sample 1996 to 2005.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: While general thoracic surgical procedures are performed by several different surgical subspecialties, debate remains as to whether surgeon specialty impacts outcomes. METHODS: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried for ... Read more...

Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures.

12 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Few data exist on the relationships between experienced physicians' work hours and sleep, and patient safety. OBJECTIVE: To determine if sleep opportunities for attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists are associated with the risk ... Read more...

Teaching and learning in the hospital ward.

7 Oct 2009 AIM: To explore ways in which student learning during formal ward rounds can be enhanced. METHOD: Qualitative study of University of Otago medical students (Dunedin, New Zealand) involving observation of surgical teams during formal ward rounds, and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'General Surgery'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The influence of surgeon specialty on outcomes in general thoracic surgery: a national sample 1996 to 2005. 30 Oct 2009
• Robotic-assisted surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Shared accountability, appropriateness, and quality of surgical care. 12 Oct 2009
• Multihospital collaborations for surgical quality improvement. 12 Oct 2009
• Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures. 12 Oct 2009
• Experts say projected surgeon shortage a "looming crisis" for patient care. 12 Oct 2009
• Teaching and learning in the hospital ward. 7 Oct 2009
• [Ferenc Flór (1809-1871) was born two hundred years ago] 2 Oct 2009
• Supporting or sabotaging the surgeon's efforts: portrayals of the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis, 1895-1935. 29 Sep 2009
• Presidential address: The making of a breast surgeon. 29 Sep 2009
• Back to basics: use of fresh cadavers in vascular surgery training. 29 Sep 2009
• Why Johnny cannot operate. 29 Sep 2009
• Presidential operations. 29 Sep 2009
• The use of chicken legs for teaching wound closure skills. 26 Sep 2009
• Unravelling ethical challenges in surgery. 24 Sep 2009
• Challenges in evaluating surgical innovation. 24 Sep 2009
• Ara Darzi: an innovative surgeon who led reforms of UK's NHS. 24 Sep 2009
• Benchmarking in surgical research. 24 Sep 2009
• [Medical sculpture mystery. Images from travel II. An ideal physician. Guy de Chauliac, François Rabelais and others] 21 Sep 2009
• Practice, rehearsal, and performance: an approach for simulation-based surgical and procedure training. 21 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'General Surgery'

Definition: A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

Descriptor UI: D013502

Alternative terms: General Surgery; Surgery, General; Surgery;

Related Mesh Headings: Surgical Procedures, Operative; Barber Surgeons;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.810.300;

History Note: 2009 (1974)

Technical Notes: SPEC only: prefer /surg with organs & dis: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.70; the surgeon & specialty go here: the surgical patient = SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE: Manual 26.15+; /instrum = SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS or SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; military surgery = MILITARY MEDICINE (IM) + GENERAL SURGERY (IM) if the specialty; DF: SURG