Operative Surgical Procedures

Known as: operation (surgery), H&P.SURG PROC, Procedures, Operative 
A diagnostic or treatment procedure performed by manual and/or instrumental means, often involving an incision and the removal or replacement of a… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
Surgical treatments of cartilage defects of the knee: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
BACKGROUND The aim of this systematic review was to identify high quality randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and to provide an… (More)
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Thyroid carcinoma in Graves' disease: A meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND The incidence of thyroid carcinoma is increasing worldwide. Graves' disease is the most common hyperthyroid disease… (More)
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Economic Analysis of Children’s Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis
BACKGROUND Understanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy makers to make informed resource… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data
BACKGROUND Little is known about the amount and availability of surgical care globally. We estimated the number of major… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Explaining the decrease in U.S. deaths from coronary disease, 1980-2000.
BACKGROUND Mortality from coronary heart disease in the United States has decreased substantially in recent decades. We conducted… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Trastuzumab plus adjuvant chemotherapy for operable HER2-positive breast cancer.
BACKGROUND We present the combined results of two trials that compared adjuvant chemotherapy with or without concurrent… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States.
BACKGROUND Although numerous studies suggest that there is an inverse relation between hospital volume of surgical procedures and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
An experimental model for peripheral neuropathy produced by segmental spinal nerve ligation in the rat
We attempted to develop an experimental animal model for peripheral neuropathic pain. Under sodium pentobarbital anesthesia, both… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System.
To perform a valid comparison of rates among surgeons, among hospitals, or across time, surgical wound infection (SWI) rates must… (More)
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A system for the surgical staging of musculoskeletal sarcoma.
A surgical staging system for musculoskeletal sarcomas stratifies bone and soft-tissue lesions of any histogenesis by the grade… (More)
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