Background: Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is one of the most technically demanding
operations challenging surgeons, and a postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) can …

Background Pulmonary embolisms are frequently and prognostically in individuals infected
by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the incidence of pulmonary embolisms is varied …

Objective: To compare perioperative outcomes of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) performed
through the laparoscopic route or by open surgery. Summary Background Data …

Objective: To develop and validate a comprehensive complication index (CCI) that
integrates all events with their respective severity. Background: Reporting of surgical …

Objective: To explore the added value of the comprehensive complication index (CCI®) to
standard assessment of postoperative morbidity, and to clarify potential controversies for its …

Results: We noted a dramatic increase in the use of the classification in many fields of
surgery. About half of the studies used the contracted form, whereas the rest used the full …

Methods: A retrospective review of a prospective database of robotic pancreatic resections
at a single institution between August 2008 and November 2012 was performed …

Background: A severity grading system is essential to reporting surgical complications. In
1992, we presented such a system (T92). Its use and that of systems derived from it have …

Research on surgical interventions is associated with several methodological and practical
challenges of which few, if any, apply only to surgery. However, surgical evaluation is …

Background Analytical morphometric assessment has recently been proposed to improve
preoperative risk stratification. However, the relationship between body composition and …