Publications by authors named "Sukhchain S Bansal"

Background: The International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) has defined two periods of postpancreatectomy hemorrhage, early (<24 h) and late (>24 h). A previously published Blood Usage Risk Score (BURS) aimed to predict early and late blood transfusion. The primary aim of this study was to define risk factors for early and late blood transfusion after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

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Objectives: To perform a cost analysis comparing the cost of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with open RC (ORC) in a UK tertiary referral centre and to identify the key cost drivers.

Patients And Methods: Data on hospital length of stay (LOS), operative time (OT), transfusion rate, and volume and complication rate were obtained from a prospectively updated institutional database for patients undergoing RARC or ORC. A cost decision tree model was created.

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