The findings from the PROSPERO study reveal that multiple hospitalizations, long-term disease duration, prior surgeries, and factors like corticosteroid use and total parenteral nutrition ...

Gallstones are broadly classified into 2 major types: cholesterol stones and pigment stones, with the former type being the most common. 5 They can develop either in the gallbladder or in the bile ...

The causing pathogens for SSIs were categorized by sites of the surgery. The quality of reporting on each included study was assessed with the “Consensus on Health Economic Criteria” (CHEC). Results: ...

Hysterectomy is one of the most prevalent surgeries worldwide. Nine out of every ten hysterectomies are performed for noncancerous conditions that are not life threatening but have a negative ...

Second, we could not individually validate the medical records. Nevertheless, all insurance claims should abide by the standard diagnosis criteria to avoid statutory sanctions and financial penalties ...

Two reviewers will independently screen all the retrieved articles by title/abstract using Rayyan.34 The full text of the selected articles will be then screened by two authors against the eligibility ...