A Closed-Loop Clinical Audit of Surgical Documentation of Inpatient Records at a Tertiary Level Hospital in Egypt.

Background: Optimal record keeping is a very essential component in health care provision especially in the surgical setting. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of surgical records in wards of a surgical department at Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt.

Methods: We created a systematically designed checklist using standard hospital protocol and universal guidelines presented in the previously validated STAR and CRABEL auditing tools as a basis for Yes/No questions.

Operative and Oncological Outcomes After D2 Versus D1 Gastrectomy of Operable Gastric Cancer: an Observational Study.

Background: The optimal surgery for operable gastric carcinoma is still controversial. The aim of the current study was to assess the outcomes of D2 compared with D1 gastrectomy.

Study: This observational study included 80 patients with operable gastric cancer treated by D2 gastrectomy at Alexandria University Hospital between January 2010 and January 2016.