Return to work after general surgery: A comparative study.

Purposes: There is scarce information on the time to return to work after general surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze time off work after elective cholecystectomy and to compare the results with those in patients undergoing other surgical interventions.

Methods: Observational and comparative study.

Correlation between intraoperative surgical diagnosis of complicated acute appendicitis and the pathology report: clinical implications.

Background: The post-operative management of appendectomy for acute appendicitis is based primarily on the operative findings. The surgeon describes the severity of the disease, and antibiotic therapy is administered accordingly. The histologic findings are not always considered in the decision about the management and may not be correlated with the clinical outcome.

[Changes in the complaints made to a General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Department after a change in hospital structure and function].

Objective: The complaints to a medical service are a measure of the quality of health care perceived by the patients. The aim of this study was to analyse the differences found in the percentage of complaints made to the General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Department (GGSD) with the changes made due to moving to a new hospital.

Material And Methods: A longitudinal study of the percentage of complaints made to the GGSD in two 6 month periods in the same year (periods A and B).

Prospective analysis of clinician accuracy in the diagnosis of benign anorrectal pathology: the value of clinical information.

Aim: the prevalence of anorectal disorders in general population is high. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of clinical symptoms on diagnostic accuracy for benign anorectal pathology among different specialists and evaluate the relationship between diagnostic accuracy and years of professional experience.

Methods: seven typical cases were selected.