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  2. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    [40] [41] can be separated into 2 stages, early complication (within 30 days after surgeries) and late complications (after 30 days). [42] The overall risk of mortality is low in bariatric surgery at 0 to .01%. Severe complications, such as gastric perforation or necrosis, have been significantly reduced by improved surgical experience and ...

  3. Perioperative mortality - Wikipedia

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    Perioperative mortality has been defined as any death, regardless of cause, occurring within 30 days after surgery in or out of the hospital. [1] Globally, 4.2 million people are estimated to die within 30 days of surgery each year. [2]

  4. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure, typically performed laparoscopically, in which approximately 75 - 85% of the stomach is removed, [1] [2] along the greater curvature, [3] which leaves a cylindrical, or "sleeve"-shaped stomach the size of a banana.

  5. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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    The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen . Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach , kidney , liver , etc.) Diseases affecting the abdominal cavity are dealt with generally under their own names.

  6. Retained surgical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Immediately after surgery, a case of gossypiboma can commonly be mistaken for an abscess, especially when it is near a passage between organs (a "fistula"). In those cases where a sponge isn't discovered until much later, it may be impossible to tell the difference between gossypiboma and an "intra-abdominal abscess". [ 10 ]

  7. Luigi Mangione Had 'Debilitating' Back Pain, Went 'Radio ...

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    Friends have revealed that Mangione had been dealing with severe back pain through the years, before going "radio silent" over the summer, per reports Mangione underwent surgery for his back pain ...

  8. Laparotomy - Wikipedia

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    Of the 578 patients who died, 404 (69.9 percent) did so between 24 h and 30 days following surgery (high 74.2 percent, middle 68.8 percent, low 60.5 percent). Patient safety factors were suggested to play an important role, with use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist associated with reduced mortality at 30 days.

  9. 25 Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas That Aren't Meat ...

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    After all, as much as we love juicy roast turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, sharp mac and cheese, herbaceous stuffing, fluffy rolls, and festive Thanksgiving punches, we also enjoy trying new things ...