Emergency department of a university hospital: who is admitted and who is transferred?

Objectives: Our main aim was to describe the path of patients seen in our emergency department (ED) and either admitted or transferred and to compare the characteristics of patients hospitalized in our hospital with those of transferred patients. Our secondary aim was to compare the receipts linked to patient hospital stays.

Population And Methods: All patients seen in the ED of our hospital and ill enough to be either admitted or transferred were prospectively enrolled during 2 consecutive weeks.

The vertical midface lift. An improved procedure.

We describe a novel procedure for an anatomically-based face lift to correct vertical vectors in the ageing face. It has the advantage of surgical simplicity, minimal tissue removal and minimal risk. It provides an effective readjustment of cheek volume and correction of periorbital hollowness.

Plastic surgery after ablative cancer surgery.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery often is conceptualized either as "cosmetic" or as involving complex operations with massive flaps or time-consuming and difficult microsurgery. A number of personal cases are used to illustrate that reconstruction after cancer surgery, even reconstruction of some large tumors, can be performed with modern modifications of classic local flaps, but that sound knowledge and skill in basic surgical and plastic techniques are inescapable prerequisites.