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Abstract Objectives Pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (PIPO) is a severe bowel motility disorder characterized by impaired propulsion of gastrointestinal contents without mechanical obstruction. PIPO encompasses congenital and acquired disorders, including neuropathies, myopathies, and mesenchymopathies.
Sharon Wolfson +8 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Objective Palliative surgery in oncology aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and respect patient autonomy in advanced cancer. This study aimed to develop evidence‐based recommendations for safely indicating and performing palliative surgeries in Brazil, considering clinical, ethical, and multidisciplinary aspects.
Audrey Cabral Ferreira de Oliveira +15 more
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Abstract Background High rectovaginal fistulas (RVFs) remain a challenging condition, often requiring transabdominal surgery associated with significant morbidity, particularly in patients with hostile abdomens and multiple prior pelvic operations. Minimally invasive, video‐assisted and sphincter‐preserving alternatives have been described for mid and ...
Alfonso Lapergola +7 more
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Objectives: To see the outcome of colostomy reversal with and without mechanical bowel preparation. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the mechanical preparation before the elective colorectal surgery is more beneficial for the patients. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Umair Maqsood +2 more
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ABSTRACT Home care nursing is an essential component of health care in Canada, yet little is known about the work of home care nurses. Aims and Design As a part of a larger Canadian study on home care, this institutional ethnography (IE) focused on home care nurses in one health authority in Western Canada.
Tanya Sanders +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Candida species are common causes of nosocomial infections. Candida parapsilosis has emerged as an important pathogen. Mortality rates associated with invasive C. parapsilosis infections range from 14.5% to 47%, with azole resistance estimated between 4% and 15%.
María de Lourdes García‐Hernández +16 more
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This prospective study involved one hundred patients with colostomies admitted at the Central Pediatric Teaching Hospital for colostomy closure over the period of two years (Jan.2000- Jan2002).
Bilal Hamid Abdul-Gafoor +1 more
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ABSTRACT Background Severe pneumonia in paediatric patients typically necessitates prolonged courses of antibiotic therapy, a practice that elevates vulnerability to antibiotic‐associated diarrhoea (AAD). Aim The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical profiles of paediatric patients with AAD secondary to severe pneumonia and to explore evidence ...
Shuang Gao +4 more
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Sleeve colostomy in the surgical treatment of patients with acute obstructive colon obstruction
Objective. To improve the results of surgical treatment of patients with acute obstructive colon obstruction, which consists of performing emergency colostomy, by introducing new methods for the prevention of early and late purulent–septic paracolostomy ...
O. V. Langazo, V. I. Kustrio
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Colonic motility mapping reveals a meal‐induced rectosigmoid brake in healthy individuals that is disrupted, disorganized, or exaggerated following surgery and in motility disorders. These alterations underlie conditions such as ileus, pseudo‐obstruction, and fecal incontinence, and may be modulated by sacral neuromodulation.
James A. Penfold +3 more
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