BMC Surgery

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Lewis Kaplan, Yale Medical Group
Philip Stahel, University of Colorado
Oliver Thomusch, University of Freiburg

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Research article

Epidemiological characteristics of 778 patients who underwent surgical drainage of chronic subdural hematomas in Brasilia, Brazil

Sousa EB, Brandão LFS, Tavares CB, Borges IBC, Neto NG and Kessler IM BMC Surgery 2013, 13:5 (1 March 2013)
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Effect of emergency major abdominal surgery on CD4 cell count among HIV positive patients in a sub Saharan Africa tertiary hospital - a prospective study

Okumu G, Makobore P, Kaggwa S, Kambugu A and Galukande M BMC Surgery 2013, 13:4 (26 February 2013)
Study protocol

A prospective randomized controlled multicenter trial comparing antibiotic therapy with appendectomy in the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis (APPAC trial)

Paajanen H, Grönroos JM, Rautio T, Nordström P, Aarnio M, Rantanen T, Hurme S, Dean K et al. BMC Surgery 2013, 13:3 (8 February 2013)
Study protocol

Cost-effectiveness of laser Doppler imaging in burn care in the Netherlands

Hop MJ, Hiddingh J, Stekelenburg C, Kuipers HC, Middelkoop E, Nieuwenhuis MK, Polinder S, van Baar ME et al. BMC Surgery 2013, 13:2 (1 February 2013)
Study protocol

The PRAISE study: A prospective, multi-center, randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study for the evaluation of iloprost in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation (ISRCTN12622749)

Bärthel E, Rauchfuß F, Hoyer H, Breternitz M, Jandt K and Settmacher U BMC Surgery 2013, 13:1 (29 January 2013)
Case report

Management of unusual genital lymphedema complication after Fournier’s gangrene: a case report

Meyer Ganz O, Gumener R, Gervaz P, Schwartz J and Pittet-Cuénod B BMC Surgery 2012, 12:26 (23 December 2012)
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Effects of local phenytoin on seroma formation after mastectomy and Axillary lymph node dissection: an experimental study on mice

Eser M, Tutal F, Kement M, Goktas S, Kaptanoglu L, Gökceimam M, Gecer MO and Uzun H BMC Surgery 2012, 12:25 (19 December 2012)
Research article

The sitting position during neurosurgical procedures does not influence serum biomarkers of pulmonary parenchymal injury

Duda I, Grzybowska K, Jędrzejowska-Szypułka H and Lewin-Kowalik J BMC Surgery 2012, 12:24 (5 December 2012)
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Management of recurrent inguinal Hernia

Comment on: Saber et al. BMC Surgery 2012, 12:22
Severe inflammatory reaction induced by peritoneal trauma is...

Comment on: Pismensky et al. BMC Surgery 2012, 11:30
Length of stay comparison.

Comment on: Leo et al. BMC Surgery 2009, 6:5

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The PRAISE study: A prospective, multi-center, randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study for the evaluation of iloprost in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation (ISRCTN12622749)

B�rthel E, Rauchfu� F, Hoyer H, Breternitz M, Jandt K and Settmacher U

BMC Surgery 2013, 13:1

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BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.

It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

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