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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2008

What is a surgical complication?

Daniel Dindo, Pierre-Alain Clavien

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05388786 (Complications and Adverse Events in Lymphadenectomy in the Inguinal Area), which is not on this map. Cited by 96 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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96citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05388786 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Complications and Adverse Events in Lymphadenectomy in the Inguinal Area: Delphi Consensus on Adverse Events Definition and Management

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of Southern CaliforniaRan2023 to 2024Enrolled200ConditionsConsensus DevelopmentArmsDelphi Questionnaire
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Routine anterior approach during right hepatectomy: results of a prospective randomised controlled trial.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2012
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  7. Harmful incidents following gynaecological ambulatory surgery: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026
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  10. Optimizing outcomes in ear surgery: A dynamic framework for assessing postoperative complications and quality of care.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  13. Precision and Pitfalls: A Prospective Study Analysing the Immediate Postoperative Sequelae and Oncological Outcome of TORS When Used in Diagnostic Algorithm of Carcinoma Unknown Primary.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Daniel Dindo
Pierre-Alain Clavien

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

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HumansPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Assurance, Health CareTerminology as Topic

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