Improvements in climate and satisfaction after implementing a quality management system in education.

The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of applying ISO:9001 on the school climate and satisfaction in schools. This was done by using a Likert-type evaluation instrument consisting of 21 items with an excellent reliability score for the general scale (Cronbach α = 0.955) and specifically for the school climate dimension (α = 0.

Gastric plexiform fibromyxoma, an uncommon mesenchymal tumor.

Plexiform fibromyxoma (PF) is an uncommon primary tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, with a mesenchymal origin and a benign behavior. Herein, we report a case and provide a literature review. A 41-year-old male patient underwent surgery in our unit for a PF at the gastric antrum, after being admitted due to vomiting and weight loss.

[Surgical resident training program in minimally invasive surgery experimental laboratory (CENDOS)].

Introduction: The rapid development of laparoscopic surgery makes resident training programmes necessary.

Objective: To analyse the results of a structured programme of laparoscopic training in an experimental laboratory.

Material And Method: From 2003 until 2007, we trained 11 general surgery residents for 20 h every 3 months, for three years.

[Intraabdominal septic complications in laparoscopic appendectomy: description of a possible new intraabdominal septic complication specific to laparoscopic appendectomy].

Background: Controversies about laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) focus mainly on the high intraabdominal infection rate. In 2005, Serour et al described a distinct complication specific to LA, termed "postlaparoscopic appendectomy complication" (PLAC). This complication is an intraabdominal infection, without abscess formation, which develops after laparoscopic appendectomy for non-complicated appendicitis (simple, phlegmonous, or normal appendix) and is observed in patients discharged after an uneventful postoperative period.

[Laryngeal mask].

A laryngeal mask is a very useful instrument to use both in easy as well as difficult handling situations related to the air tract. This mask is placed in the pharynx and it permits a patient to breathe in different modes, either spontaneously or mechanically. Different models are available; some even facilitate the tracheal intubation through the mask.