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Template Operative Note: A Better Documentation, Fareed Ahmed Shaikh, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Noman Shahzad, Tanzeela Gala, Ghulam Murtaza
Template Operative Note: A Better Documentation, Fareed Ahmed Shaikh, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Noman Shahzad, Tanzeela Gala, Ghulam Murtaza
Section of General Surgery
Operative notes are a valuable part of patient's medical record, and carry the medico-legal significance. One way of improving it is to introduce the template form operative notes. Only few studies have been done worldwide to compare both the forms of operative notes. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of General Surgery, AKUH. This included the patients who underwent Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (Complying with inclusion criteria) from August 2013 till March 2014. Out of 24 patients, 19 were females. The completeness of data in template group was significantly better than traditional group (79.2% vs. 8.3%). There was no significant …
Leaking Pseudoaneurysm Of Hepatic Artery: A Potentially Life-Threatening Complication Of A Common Procedure, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rushna Raza, Basit Salam
Leaking Pseudoaneurysm Of Hepatic Artery: A Potentially Life-Threatening Complication Of A Common Procedure, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rushna Raza, Basit Salam
Section of General Surgery
We report a case of leaking pseudoaneurysm of right hepatic artery in a 54-year old female after laparoscopic cholecystectomy who presented with massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage and was successfully managed with angiography and coil embolization.