A5046718596- Blood transfusion and management
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2020-2025
Perioperative blood transfusion has been identified as a risk factor for postoperative infectious complications in adult patients with cancer. This study aimed to determine whether this association also exists pediatric A retrospective analysis was performed using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) database. an active cancer diagnosis at time surgical intervention from 2015 2019 were reviewed. Statistical Pearson chi-square and...
Infants prenatally suspected of having a choledochal cyst (CDC) typically undergo ultrasound imaging shortly after birth. This study sought to evaluate features on the initial postnatal (IPU) that could identify newborns at risk for early complications.Following IRB approval, patients from four US fetal centers with prenatal suspicion CDC and 2000 2017 were reviewed. Imaging clinical courses assessed.Forty-two had ultrasounds suspicious CDC. Nineteen (45.2%) excluded due diagnostic revision...