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Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes Following Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction for Colon Cancer

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) in colon cancer surgery raises concerns about intra‐abdominal infection, peritoneal seeding, and local recurrence due to possible tumor cell implantation. This systematic review and meta‐analysis compares complete intracorporeal resection with NOSE versus conventional laparoscopic colon ...
Daichi Kitaguchi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with self-care activities among adults in the United Kingdom: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: The Government has promoted self-care. Our aim was to review evidence about who uses self-tests and other self-care activities (over-the-counter medicine, private sector,complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), home blood pressure ...
A Furnham   +58 more
core   +4 more sources

Conversion Therapy for cT4b and M1 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Systematic Review

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We systematically reviewed conversion therapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and propose a response‐based treatment strategy for cT4b and M1 disease. For cT4b, we emphasize definitive chemoradiotherapy with timed re‐evaluation and selective salvage or chemoselection to surgery; for M1, conversion is reserved for limited‐burden responders with ...
Eisuke Booka, Hiroya Takeuchi
wiley   +1 more source

Journal Selection Criteria and Benefits in Embase and Scopus [PDF]

open access: yesTaṣvīr-i salāmat, 2013
Growth of scientific products is one of the important reasons for indexing journals  in scientific databases. Increasing Article  Visibility and Audience Access one the adventages of indexing.
doaj  

Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Why Japan Says “Not Yet”

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) has rapidly gained global acceptance as a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Supported by multiple phase III trials, TNT improves pathological complete response (pCR) rates, enhances systemic control, and expands opportunities for non‐operative management (NOM).
Kay Uehara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to optimize MEDLINE and EMBASE search strategies for anesthesiology systematic reviews. An experimental study

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal, 2018
BACKGROUND: A high-quality electronic search is essential for ensuring accuracy and comprehensiveness among the records retrieved when conducting systematic reviews. Therefore, we aimed to identify the most efficient method for searching in both MEDLINE
Enilze de Souza Nogueira Volpato   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing Outcomes Between the Over-the-Top and All-Epiphyseal Techniques for Physeal-Sparing ACL Reconstruction: A Narrative Review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A variety of techniques are used for physeal-sparing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; however, there is no clear consensus on the ideal surgical technique, the frequency of complications, and how to best avoid growth disturbance.
Feeley, Brian T   +2 more
core  

Dealing with missing standard deviation and mean values in meta-analysis of continuous outcomes: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Rigorous, informative meta-analyses rely on availability of appropriate summary statistics or individual participant data. For continuous outcomes, especially those with naturally skewed distributions, summary information on the mean or ...
A Patil   +32 more
core   +3 more sources

Relationship Between GLIM‐Defined Malnutrition and Postoperative Outcomes After Curative Resection in Patients With Gastroenterological Cancer: Update Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
GLIM‐defined malnutrition probably worsens overall survival in patients with gastroenterological cancer after surgery. ABSTRACT Background In cancer patients, malnutrition worsens postoperative outcomes, with increased complications and poor prognosis.
Ryota Matsui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Reference Manager [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is a handout to describe how to use Reference Manager v12. It is focused on the BioMedical area and covers linking to PubMed, Web of Knowledge, other biblographic providers (OVID and EBSCO) and searching for book information.
Bryant, Trevor
core  

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