Lessons learned from one thousand consecutive colonic resections in a teaching hospital

Buchs, Nicolas; Gervaz, Pascal; Bucher, Pascal Alain Robert; Huber, Olivier; Mentha, Gilles; Morel, Philippe

doi:10.4414/smw.2007.11750

Scientific article

English

Lessons learned from one thousand consecutive colonic resections in a teaching hospital

ContributorsBuchs, Nicolas; Gervaz, Pascal; Bucher, Pascal Alain Robert; Huber, Olivier; Mentha, Gilles; Morel, Philippe

Published inSchweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, vol. 137, no. 17-18, p. 259-264

Publication date2007

Abstract

Elective colectomies are standard procedures carrying below 1% mortality; by contrast, emergency colonic resections remain surgical challenges in compromised and/or elderly patients and are associated with high complication rates.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colectomy/adverse effects/mortality
Colon/surgery
Emergencies
Female
Hospital Mortality
Hospitals, Teaching/statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Surgical Procedures, Elective
Switzerland/epidemiology
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Citation (ISO format)

BUCHS, Nicolas et al. Lessons learned from one thousand consecutive colonic resections in a teaching hospital. In: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 2007, vol. 137, n° 17-18, p. 259–264. doi: 10.4414/smw.2007.11750

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:34690
DOI : 10.4414/smw.2007.11750
PMID : 17557216

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Lessons learned from one thousand consecutive colonic resections in a teaching hospital

Elective colectomies are standard procedures carrying below 1% mortality; by contrast, emergency colonic resections remain surgical challenges in compromised and/or elderly patients and are associated with high complication rates.

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