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One‐Year Healthcare Utilization and Costs After Emergency Department Encounters for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Statewide Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Non‐operative management with antibiotics has emerged as an alternative to appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis. This study compared one‐year healthcare costs and utilization outcomes after operative versus non‐operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis using statewide administrative data.
Andrew C. Meltzer, Michael Makutonin, Taylor Gorak, Aditya Loganathan, Jack A. Meltzer, Avi Dor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Surgery Is Associated With Reduced Small Bowel Obstruction Risk After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study of 5458 Patients

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Abbreviated Abstract This nationwide retrospective cohort study of 5458 colorectal cancer surgeries across 32 Japanese institutions examined the effects of laparoscopic surgery, adhesion prevention materials (APMs), and stoma creation on the 5‐year risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO).
Takeshi Yamada, Fumihiko Fujita, Ken Eto, Kozo Kataoka, Norio Yukawa, Kiichi Sugimoto, Rai Shimoyama, Atsuko Fukazawa, Kensuke Kumamoto, Yuichi Takayama, Akira Komono, Akihisa Matsuda, Ryo Ohta, Hiromichi Sonoda, Koichi Okuya, Keisuke Ihara, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Takuya Nishino, Yasuki Akiyama, Daisuke Ichikawa   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Admitted patients' recall of their treating doctors' names in adult wards of a South African district hospital. [PDF]

S Afr Fam Pract (2004)
Kotze EH, Van Eeden EC, Rietkerk SL, Moloantoa K, Ndaba M, Burger R, Van Rooyen C, Botes J, Van der Bijl CC.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Diverticular Disease: A Structured Review Across Clinical Settings and Operative Strategies

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Laparoscopic surgery is increasingly used to treat colonic diverticulitis; however, its role in emergency, perforated, high‐risk, and procedure‐specific settings remains uncertain. This structured narrative review evaluated and synthesized comparative evidence by clinical setting, operative strategy, and patient risk profile to provide a ...
Marie Hanaoka, Yudai Fukui, Koya Hida, Hiroya Takeuchi, Yusuke Kinugasa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality education initiative to reduce pressure ulcers in high-risk-admitted patients in low-resource settings. [PDF]

BMJ Open Qual
Khattak AF, Hussain S, Ahmad B, Khattak M, Afridi WV, Khan B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Worse outcomes in patients undergoing urgent surgery for left-sided diverticulitis admitted on weekends vs weekdays: a population-based study of 31 832 patients

, 2012
Among patients undergoing urgent surgery for left-sided diverticulitis, those admitted on weekends vs weekdays have higher rates of Hartmann procedure and adverse ...
Guller, Ulrich, Shah, Anand, Thacker, Julie K Marosky, Pietrobon, Ricardo, Worni, Mathias, Khare, Aarti, Schudel, Inge M, Østbye, Truls   +7 more
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Minimally Invasive Versus Open Total and Distal Gastrectomy After Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer: A Nationwide Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This nationwide observational study used data from the National Clinical Database. Patients who underwent total or distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer after chemotherapy between January 2014 and December 2022 were included. Minimally invasive surgery was associated with lower incidences of overall postoperative complications of Clavien–Dindo grade ...
Nobuaki Hoshino, Shinya Hirakawa, Shiogeo Hisamori, Hisateru Tachimori, Yusuke Fujii, Koshi Kumagai, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Kazutaka Obama   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timeliness of Care for Transferred and Directly Admitted Patients With Anticoagulation-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage. [PDF]

J Am Heart Assoc
Royan R, Saver JL, Solomon N, Alhanti B, Stamm B, Messe SR, Xian Y, Bhatt DL, Chang RC, Danelich I, Huang J, Schwamm LH, Smith EE, Goldstein JN, Mac Grory B, de Havenon AH, Fonarow GC, Sheth KN.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Received care compared to ADP-guided care of patients admitted to hospital with chest pain of possible cardiac origin

, 2018
Michael Perera,1 Leena Aggarwal,1 Ian A Scott,2,3 Bentley Logan1 1Medical Assessment and Planning Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLS, Australia; 2Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital ...
Perera M, Scott IA, Aggarwal L, Logan B
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The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Predicts Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes in the Oldest‐Old With Colorectal Cancer: A Multi‐Institutional Analysis of 225 Nonagenarians

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This multi‐institutional study evaluated the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in 225 nonagenarians undergoing surgical resection for colorectal cancer. A lower preoperative GNRI was independently associated with a longer hospital stay and poorer overall survival, even after adjustment for confounders using inverse‐probability‐of‐treatment ...
Toshiaki Toshima, Fuminori Teraishi, Satoe Takanaga, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Ryo Inada, Tsuyoshi Ohtani, Ryosuke Yoshida, Naoto Hori, Kaoru Shigemitsu, Sumiharu Yamamoto, Tetsushi Kubota, Yuka Okano, Tetsuji Nobuhisa, Fumitaka Taniguchi, Wataru Ishikawa, Ryohei Shoji, Tatsuo Matsuda, Tatsuo Umeoka, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, The Setouchi Colorectal Neoplasm Registration Study Group Collaborators   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source