Preventable Complications and Deaths after Emergency Nontrauma Surgery.

The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency and cause of preventable and potentially preventable complications on an emergency nontrauma surgical service. The study is a retrospective review conducted at an academic teaching hospital. All patients were assessed (January 2010-June 2012) for emergency general surgical conditions, excluding trauma.

Early pancreatic dysfunction after resection in trauma: An 18-year report from a Level I trauma center.

Background: Early pancreatic dysfunction after resection in trauma has not been well characterized. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence and clinical impact of new-onset endocrine and exocrine dysfunction after pancreatic resection for trauma.

Methods: All patients sustaining a pancreatic injury from 1996 to 2013 were identified.