5 results match your criteria: "From the University of Aberdeen[Affiliation]"

Single-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women.

N Engl J Med

March 2022

From the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen (M.A.-F., D.C., T.D., M.K., M.H., D.B., J. N'Dow, G.M.), University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff (K.B.), Oxford (J.W.), and the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (J. Norrie) - all in the United Kingdom.

Background: Until recently, synthetic midurethral slings (made of mesh or tape) were the standard surgical treatment worldwide for female stress urinary incontinence, if conservative management failed. Data comparing the effectiveness and safety of newer single-incision mini-slings with those of standard midurethral slings are limited.

Methods: We performed a pragmatic, noninferiority, randomized trial comparing mini-slings with midurethral slings among women at 21 U.

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Emergency general surgery in the United Kingdom: A lot of general, not many emergencies, and not much surgery.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg

September 2018

From the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK (G.R., J.M.W.); Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK (G.R., J.M.W.); and Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (J.O.J.).

Background: The provision of emergency general surgery services is a global issue, with important implications for patients and workforce. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of emergency general surgical patients in the United Kingdom, with reference to diagnostic case mix, operative workload, comorbidity, discharge destination, and outcomes, to facilitate comparisons and future service development.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study based in the National Health Service in Scotland, one of the home nations of the United Kingdom.

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Examining the decomposed brain.

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

December 2014

From the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Examination of the decomposed brain is a largely neglected area of forensic neuropathology. However, careful examination often yields valuable information that may assist in criminal proceedings. Decomposition encompasses the processes of autolysis, putrefaction, and decay.

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