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Enhancing Surgical Efficiency and Cost‐Effectiveness With TaTME‐Combined Robot‐Assisted Surgery for Lower Rectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Robot‐assisted rectal surgery (RAS) offers improved dexterity and visualization; however, the high cost of equipment and consumables remains a major challenge for hospital management. At our institution, we have adopted a combined approach using transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for lower rectal cancers, aiming to shorten ...
Takeru Matsuda, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yasunori Otowa, Masayuki Ando, Tomoaki Aoki, Yasufumi Koterazawa, Naoki Urakawa, Hironobu Goto, Shingo Kanaji, Yoshihiro Kakeji   +9 more
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Health Reform Implications for Employers [PDF]

, 2010
More than 90% of Americans with private health insurance obtain that coverage through employer-sponsored plans. Therefore, the Affordable Care Act (health reform) targets the link between employment and health insurance.

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Rising Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Young Japanese Women and Increasing Distal Pancreatectomy in Older Adults: A Nationwide Claims‐Based Analysis From 2016 to 2023

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This nationwide claims‐based study analyzed recent trends in pancreatic cancer incidence (2016–2021) and surgery (2016–2023) in Japan. The study revealed a rising incidence of pancreatic cancer, notably among young women, and an increasing use of distal pancreatectomy among older adults.
Masamitsu Kido, Ryo Morimura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Arita, Shingo Nakashima, Katsutoshi Shoda, Taisuke Imamura, Hidemasa Kubo, Kengo Yoshii, Iichiroh Onishi, Atsushi Shiozaki   +10 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue, Yujiro Nishizawa, Yoshinori Kagawa, Masahiro Hashimoto, Shinya Kato, Yoshihiro Morimoto, Taishi Hata, Makoto Fujii, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani   +9 more
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Flood risks, expected annual impacts and willingness to pay for a catastrophe insurance policy in the Uvira health zone, eastern DRC

Environmental Research Communications
For several decades, the Uvira Health Zone has been exposed to hydroclimatic risks as well as various natural and anthropogenic disasters, particularly recurrent flooding.
Elysée Kitungano Smith, Vwima Ngezirabona Stany, Furaha Mirindi Germaine, Katcho Karume   +3 more
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Effect of Broad‐Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Post‐Pancreatoduodenectomy Infectious Complications: Nationwide Inpatient Database Study in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Using a nationwide Japanese inpatient database, we evaluated whether broad‐spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis improves postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy compared with narrow‐spectrum antibiotics. In propensity score–weighted analyses of 45 099 patients, broad‐spectrum prophylaxis was associated with significantly lower rates of intra ...
Hiroki Kitagawa, Shotaro Aso, Yuki Hirano, Kenichiro Uemura, Keita Kouzu, Satoru Matsuda, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Junichi Sasaki, Yuko Kitagawa, Hideo Yasunaga   +10 more
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Discerning the Effects of Recent Private Health Insurance Policy Changes in Australia [PDF]

The Australian government implemented several new policy initiatives during 1997--2000, with the stated aim of raising the take-up rate of private health insurance.
Alfons Palangkaraya, Jongsay Yong
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Contemporary Regional Disparities in Robotic‐Assisted Rectal Resection in Japan: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study Using the National Database Open Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Robotic‐assisted rectal resection in Japan increased markedly after national insurance reimbursement in 2018, with a concurrent decline in open surgery. Using NDB Open Data, we found substantial inter‐prefectural heterogeneity in surgical volume and robotic utilization that persisted after age and sex standardization (SCR). Urban–rural differences were
Ryo Ohta, Takeshi Yamada, Key Uehara, Hiromichi Sonoda, Akihisa Matsuda, Seiichi Shinji, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Goro Takahashi, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida   +9 more
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Rural Health Insurance and Competitive Markets: Not Always Compatible? [PDF]

Health Insurance, Rural Health, Health Markets, Competition, Health Policy, Health Economics and Policy,
Mueller, Keith J.
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
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