Publications by authors named "Stevan G Stojkovic"
Clostridium difficile infection is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, increased duration of hospitalization, and a marked economic impact. Several case reports and case series have described C. difficile infection in excluded bowels or immediately after reversal of defunctioning ileostomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Needlestick injuries are common during surgical procedures. Following such an injury, local protocols should be followed to minimize the risk of infection.
Aims: To identify who sustains such injuries, under what circumstances and what actions are taken to minimize the risk and in response to intraoperative needlestick injuries.
Background: Pancreatic resection for severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis has been associated with prohibitive mortality rates and has been hence replaced by piecemeal debridement, either by the open or the laparoscopic technique. We report the results of deliberate subtotal pancreatectomy with splenectomy for infected pancreatic necrosis.
Materials And Methods: Six-year prospective audit of patients treated by a single surgeon, with an interest in pancreatic disease, within a Low Volume Hospital (LVH) setting.
Purpose: Patients consider hemorrhoidectomy to be a painful operation. Attempts to reduce the length of inpatient stay have concentrated mainly on a reduction in postoperative pain. Metronidazole has been shown to reduce pain after open hemorrhoidectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: One-third of patients who suffer from idiopathic fecal incontinence are found to have maximum mean resting pressures within the normal range. The objective of this study was to determine whether measuring the gradient of pressure at rest throughout the anal canal is a more sensitive predictor of incontinence in these patients.
Methods: Anorectal physiology measurements were retrospectively reviewed in patients referred over an 18-month period.