Global 30-day morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer: GRACE study.

Background: There is little international data on morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer (PPU). This study aimed to understand the global 30-day morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing surgery for PPU and to identify variables associated with these.

Method: We performed an international study of adults (≥ 18 years) who underwent surgery for PPU from 1st January 2022 to 30th June 2022.

The Use of Indocyanine Green and Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging Versus Blue Dye in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Melanoma: A Retrospective, Cohort Study.

Background: The use of indocyanine green (ICG) and near-infrared fluorescence imaging is a promising option for sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in cutaneous melanoma. The study objective was to compare the performance of ICG and blue dye at detecting SLNs with radioisotope nanocolloid (technetium-99).

Methods: Between April 2018 and June 2022, 293 consecutive patients with cutaneous melanoma (Breslow thickness ≥ 0.

Role of Recombinant Activated Factor VIIa (rFVIIa) in Bleeding Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta.

Mycotic aortic aneurysm is an infective disease of the aorta with high mortality rate despite surgical repair. Recombinant activated factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is approved for the treatment of bleeding in hemophilia and used (off-labeled) in acute bleeding related to the trauma, cardiac surgery, and intracranial bleed. A 38-year female was admitted with abdominal pain, and was subsequently diagnosed with bleeding mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta.

Organochlorine residual concentrations in cattle egret from the Punjab Province, Pakistan.

In this study, residual concentration of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the sediments, prey, and eggs of Bubulcus ibis were measured from three breeding heronries from the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pattern of contamination in eggs followed the order: DDTs>HCHs>heptachlor>aldrin. Overall, pesticide residual concentrations were greater in eggs of cattle egrets collected from heronry on the River Ravi.