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Bowel preparation and surgical site infections in laparoscopic and robot‐assisted right‐sided colon cancer surgery with intracorporeal anastomosis: A retrospective study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study investigated risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) in right‐sided colon cancer surgeries using intracorporeal anastomosis (IA). The results demonstrated that preoperative oral antibiotics (OA) significantly reduced SSI rates, with OA identified as an independent protective factor, suggesting its beneficial role in ...
Naoya Ozawa, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takumi Kozu, Tatsuki Noguchi, Takashi Sakamoto, Shimpei Matsui, Toshiki Mukai, Takashi Akiyoshi, Yosuke Fukunaga   +8 more
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Assessing Attitudinal Barriers to Health Insurance Enrollment and Facilitation in Vulnerable Populations [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Homeless individuals bear a disproportionately high burden of disease. Lack of health insurance amongst homeless populations is a significant barrier to healthcare access.
Brown, Christopher
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Motivations, Classification and Model Trial of Conversational Agents for Insurance Companies

, 2018
Advances in artificial intelligence have renewed interest in conversational agents. So-called chatbots have reached maturity for industrial applications.
Blohm, Matthias, Goetzer, Joscha, Graziotin, Daniel, Kochanowski, Monika, Koetter, Falko, Wagner, Stefan   +5 more
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Dynamic Investment-Driven Insurance Pricing and Optimal Regulation [PDF]

arXiv
This paper analyzes the equilibrium of insurance market in a dynamic setting, focusing on the interaction between insurers' underwriting and investment strategies. Three possible equilibrium outcomes are identified: a positive insurance market, a zero insurance market, and market failure.
arxiv  

The Essentials of Life Insurance Administration [PDF]

, 1905
Henry C. Lippincott
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Short‐term outcomes of intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: A nationwide, multi‐institutional cohort study in Japan (ICAN study)

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We retrospectively compared intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer in 46 institutions by using propensity‐score matching. Intracorporeal anastomosis showed advantages over extracorporeal anastomosis in terms of blood loss, intraoperative vascular injury, bowel recovery, and length of
Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Keitaro Tanaka, Jun Watanabe, Hiroki Hamamoto, Atsushi Nishimura, Fumihiko Fujita, Hirokazu Suwa, Masaaki Ito, Kazushige Kawai, Junichiro Hiro, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Sho Nambara, Masato Ota, Yuri Ito, Junji Okuda, Masafumi Inomata, Masahiko Watanabe, Takeshi Naitoh, ICAN Collaborative Study Group of the Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, T. Akiyoshi, T. Mukai, Y. Suwa, K. Ikeda, S. Natsume, G. Inaguma, H. Ozawa, R. Nakanishi, K. Kobayashi, T. Hirokawa, A. Nomura, T. Okada, S. Inamoto, Y. Todate, T. Miyakawa, R. Inada, H. Takahashi, T. Suzuki, M. Miguchi, H. Kayano, S. Suzuki, A. Furutani, N. Higashino, R. Makizumi, K. Okabayashi, K. Shigeta, J. Kawamura, T. Wada, K. Hida, Y. Umemoto, M. Numata, K. Kazama, K. Maeda, T. Fukuoka, M. Hotchi, H. Kobayashi, H. Matsumoto, S. Honma, S. Sano, S. Takahashi, Y. Ohno, A. Kanazawa, E. Otsuji, T. Arita, H. Bando, S. Terai, M. Wakabayashi, M. Hosaka, T. Manabe, K. Okuyama, T. Fukuda, S. Mukai, T. Nitta, M. Ishii, T. Akagi, Y. Kinugasa, M. Sasaki, T. Kobatake, R. Ochiai, S. Mori, K. Baba, M. Naito, R. Oshima, K. Uehara, Y. Murata, H. Nagano, S. Tomochika, S. Ohnuma, T. Ono, D. Yoshida, F. Motoi, S. Okazaki, M. Takatsuki, T. Kinjo   +92 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional and patient characteristic disparities in the outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to clarify whether differences in minimally invasive surgery outcomes are associated with regional and patient characteristics. This study found regional and patient characteristic disparities in minimally invasive surgical outcomes; national policies should be implemented to address these inequities.
Atsushi Hamabe, Arata Takahashi, Hiraku Kumamaru, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Koki Otsuka, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Ken Shirabe, Masafumi Inomata, Yuko Kitagawa, Ichiro Takemasa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing primary healthcare experience: assessing client satisfaction in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria

BMC Primary Care
Background Client satisfaction is a multidimensional construct focusing on clients’ perceptions and evaluations of the treatment and care received. It is one of the factors affecting the outcomes of healthcare and the use of health services.
Muhammad Bashar Jibril, Mohammed Nasir Sambo, Hadiza Sulaiman, Hassan Shuaibu Musa, Abubakar Musa, Zaharaddeen Babandi Shuaibu, Lawal Aminu, Yusuf Hassan Wada, Aliko Ahmed   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disability Insurance Plans: Trends in Employee Access and Employer Costs [PDF]

, 2015
[Excerpt] Short- and long-term disability insurance programs replace some of the wages lost by people who cannot work because of a disabling injury or illness that is not work-related. Short-term disability insurance typically covers periods lasting less
Monaco, Kristen
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TUBERCULOSIS AND INSURANCE. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1900
This subject, in order to be thoroughly discussed, must be considered from two standpoints, which are almost diametrically opposed to each other and which can, therefore, hardly be treated fairly by one individual. The two sides of the case relate to the business and the benevolent features.
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