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David R. Fletcher
Researcher at University of Western Australia
Publications - 81
Citations - 2243
David R. Fletcher is an academic researcher from University of Western Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cholecystectomy & Population. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 78 publications receiving 2152 citations. Previous affiliations of David R. Fletcher include Royal Perth Hospital & Fiona Stanley Hospital.
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Complications of cholecystectomy: risks of the laparoscopic approach and protective effects of operative cholangiography: a population-based study.
David R. Fletcher,Michael Hobbs,Patrick Tan,Liora J. Valinsky,Richard Hockey,Terri Pikora,Matthew Knuiman,Harry J. Sheiner,Anthony Edis +8 more
TL;DR: Operative cholangiography has a protective effect for complications of cholecystectomy, compared with OC, which carries a nearly twofold higher risk of major bile, vascular, and bowel complications.
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Surgeon experience and trends in intraoperative complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
TL;DR: Intraoperative complications, particularly bile duct injuries (BDIs) have increased since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), but this excess risk is expected to decline as surgeon experience in Laparoscopic surgery increases.
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Multicenter, prospective, double-blind, randomized trial of laparoscopic nissen vs anterior 90 degrees partial fundoplication.
David I. Watson,Glyn G. Jamieson,Carolyn J. Lally,Stephen L. Archer,Justin R. Bessell,Michael Booth,Richard J. Cade,Graham Cullingford,Peter G. Devitt,David R. Fletcher,James C. Hurley,George Kiroff,Christopher J. Martin,Ian Martin,L. Nathanson,John A. Windsor +15 more
TL;DR: Postoperative dysphagia, and wind-related adverse effects were less common after a laparoscopic anterior 90 degrees partial fundoplication, and it achieves a higher rate of satisfaction with the overall outcome.
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An evaluation of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy.
TL;DR: To compare open cholecystectomy with laparoscopic chole cystectomy in terms of clinical aspects and a limited review of costs, a comparison of costs is compared.
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Inter-rater reliability of the ASA physical status classification in a sample of anaesthetists in Western Australia.
TL;DR: The range of scores assigned to standard patients’ histories by anaesthetists supports earlier concerns about the robustness of this classification and indicates that inter-rater reliability in assigning ASA physical status classifications to a standard set of patient descriptions is still questionable.