Postoperative complications represent a major public health burden worldwide. Without
standardized, clinically relevant and universally applied endpoints, the evaluation of surgical …

Background Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be
considered for patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome …

Incomplete and inadequate reporting is an avoidable waste that reduces the usefulness of
research. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement is an …

Whenever possible, the recommendations listed in this document are evidence based.
Articles reviewed in this guideline revision covered evidence from the past 10 years through …

Background The surgeon volume-outcome relationship has been discussed for many years
and its existence or nonexistence is of importance for various reasons. A lot of empirical …

This chapter explores research in medical expertise to examine how it may inform the
understanding of the role of deliberate practice in expertise, and talks about new medical …

Abstract The European Hernia Society (EHS) is proud to present the EHS Guidelines for the
Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients. The Guidelines contain recommendations for …

Background Adverse events in patients who have undergone surgery constitute a large
proportion of iatrogenic illnesses. Most surgical safety interventions have focused on the …

Background Hospital mortality that is associated with inpatient surgery varies widely.
Reducing rates of postoperative complications, the current focus of payers and regulators …

Background Although numerous studies suggest that there is an inverse relation between
hospital volume of surgical procedures and surgical mortality, the relative importance of …