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Longterm effects of preoperative carbohydrate loading for colorectal surgery [PDF]

, 2011
Recent changes in preoperative fasting guidelines have resulted in the development of preoperative carbohydrate drinks. Almost all research to date has examined the immediate/early postoperative metabolic and physiological effects, concluding beneficial ...
Beadman, Claire
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Model of Care for Elective Surgery Including Implementation Guide [PDF]

, 2018
There are two broad categories of patients who present for surgery, 1) elective patients who can have their admission and surgery at a predetermined and predictable time; and 2) acute patients whose presentations are unpredictable and often requires ...
National Clinical Programme in Surgery
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Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 exposed the fragility of planned surgical services around the world, which have also ...
NIHR Global Health Unit on Global, Surgery
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Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of Accelerated Biological Aging in Survivors of Cancer: A Scoping Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Cancer treatment is associated with measurable acceleration of biological aging across epigenetic, telomere, senescence, and immune biomarkers. However, biomarker validation and interventional strategies remain limited, especially in hematologic malignancies, underscoring the need for standardized multi‐omic aging assessments and adequately powered ...
Moataz Ellithi, Emily Herdman, Danielle Westmark, Vijaya R. Bhatt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The exploration of elective Caesarian sections as a choice around childbirth [PDF]

, 2011
Includes bibliographical references.A growing number of women in the private health sector are choosing to have elective caesareans in South Africa. This dissertation explores the motivations influencing women who choose an elective caesarean section (CS)
Lappeman, Maura
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A pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of fluid loading in high-risk surgical patients undergoing major elective surgery : the FOCCUS study [PDF]

, 2011
Peer ...
Campbell, MK, Stott, Stephen A., Seonaidh C Cotton, Daniela Rae, Cook, Jonathan, Rae, Daniela, Elders, Andrew, Grant, Adrian, Brian H Cuthbertson, Grant, A, Stott, Stephen A, Cook, J, Addison, Jennifer, Campbell, Marion K, Stephen A Stott, Campbell, Marion K., Hernández, R, Stott, SA, Cuthbertson, Brian H., Kinsella, John, Adrian Grant, Boyers, Dwayne, David Alcorn, null null, Alcorn, D, Kinsella, J, Cuthbertson, Brian H, Boyers, D, Norrie, John, Dwayne Boyers, Andrew Elders, The FOCCUS study group, Hernández, Rodolfo, Elders, A, Rodolfo Hernández, Julie Brittenden, Addison, J, Brittenden, Julie, Alcorn, David, Cotton, SC, John Norrie, Rae, D, Brittenden, J, Cotton, Seonaidh C, Cuthbertson, BH, Cotton, Seonaidh C., Marion K Campbell, Norrie, J, Jennifer Addison, John Kinsella, Jonathan Cook   +50 more
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Clinical Outcomes of SEEG‐Guided Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation in Children With Focal Drug‐Resistant Epilepsy: A Multicenter Real‐World Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stereoelectroencephalography‐guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation (SEEG‐RFTC) has emerged as a safe and effective minimally invasive treatment for children with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy. Although evidence from real‐world studies remains limited, numerous pediatric cases have demonstrated promising outcomes. This retrospective
Weitao Chen, Stéphane Jean, Weihong Liu, Yihai Dai, Xinrong Fang, Xiaoqiang Wei, Shan Chen, Shiwei Song   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study

, 2021
8 páginasBackground: Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination could support safer elective surgery. Vaccine numbers are limited so this study aimed to inform their prioritization by modelling.
Mindelsohn Way, Heritage Building, University of Birmingham, NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery   +2 more
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Screening Routine Clinical Notes for Epilepsy Surgery Candidates Using Large Language Models

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Epilepsy surgery is severely underutilized despite proven efficacy, with substantial under‐referral of eligible patients in routine clinical practice. This study evaluated the potential role of large language models (LLMs) as decision‐support tools for screening unstructured clinical notes to identify epilepsy surgery candidates and ...
Uriel Fennig, Nadav Amir, Maya Schiller, Roni Loebenstein, Johnatan Nissan, Marina Boxer, Shany Guly Gofrit, Gal Goshen, Sándor Beniczky, Nicola Maggio   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of animations to improve health-information recall in patients with lower back pain: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Public Health
Purpose Globally, low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of years lived with disability. Clear communication between patients and health professionals is essential to improve health outcomes, lower the costs of health services, and plays a central role
Steffen Hansen, Mette Terp Høybye, Tue Secher Jensen, Nanna Rolving, Janni Strøm, Peter Vistisen, David Høyrup Christiansen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source