Effect on short‐term outcomes of the COVID‐19 pandemic following laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and low anterior resection for gastric and rectal cancer: A retrospective study using the Japanese National Clinical Database, 2018–2022 [PDF]
Aims We previously reported no change in surgical outcomes for laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) and laparoscopic low anterior resection (LLAR) early in the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020), although the number of elective surgeries decreased. In 2021, COVID‐
Masafumi Inomata +14 more
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Influence of Facility Size on Perioperative Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for 14 152 Patients With Esophageal Cancer Based on the Japanese National Clinical Database: A Multicenter Cohort Study [PDF]
Background Conventional minimally invasive esophagectomy (C‐MIE) is the mainstay for locally advanced esophageal cancer. However, the relationship among facility size, risk‐adjusted mortality and morbidity in C‐MIE remains unclear.
Taro Oshikiri +4 more
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Risk factors for serious postoperative complications following gastrectomy in super‐elderly patients ≥85‐years‐old with gastric cancer: A National Clinical Database study in Japan [PDF]
Aim This study aimed to evaluate the technical safety and feasibility of gastrectomy for super‐elderly patients ≥85‐y‐old with gastric cancer and to clarify the risk factors for serious postoperative complications in these patients.
Yoshitake Ueda +10 more
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Surgical outcomes in gastroenterological surgery in Japan: Report of the National Clinical Database 2011–2019 [PDF]
Background We aimed to present the 2019 annual report of the gastroenterological section of the National Clinical Database (NCD). Methods We reviewed 609,589 cases recorded in 2019 and 5,029,764 cases registered from 2011 to 2019 for the 115 selected ...
Shigeru Marubashi +24 more
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Saccular and Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Treated With Endovascular Repair Differ in Presentation and Treatment Threshold: Analyses Using a National Clinical Database in Japan [PDF]
Background Saccular abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are considered to be at higher risk of rupture than fusiform AAAs, but not much is known about the extent of this risk. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the rupture presentation between fusiform
Hirotsugu Ozawa +5 more
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Significance of the Glasgow prognostic score for short‐term surgical outcomes: A nationwide survey using the Japanese National Clinical Database [PDF]
Aim Preoperative inflammation‐based Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) is a useful tool for predicting long‐term prognosis in cancer patients. However, its association with postoperative short‐term outcomes remains unknown.
Yoshihiro Hiramatsu +9 more
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Effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on short‐term postoperative outcomes of emergency surgery for gastroduodenal perforation: A nationwide study in Japan based on the National Clinical Database [PDF]
Aim To examine the potential negative effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on short‐term postoperative outcomes of emergency surgery for gastroduodenal perforation in Japan.
Shimpei Ogawa +12 more
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Effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on short‐term postoperative outcomes for colorectal perforation: A nationwide study in Japan based on the National Clinical Database [PDF]
Aim Possible negative effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on short‐term postoperative outcomes for colorectal perforation in Japan were examined in this study. Methods The National Clinical Database (NCD) is a large‐scale database including more than 95% of
Shimpei Ogawa +12 more
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Identification of risk factors for postoperative complications after right colectomy and low anterior resection in patients ≥85 years old with colorectal cancer using the National Clinical Database [PDF]
Aim The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors associated with surgical outcomes and postoperative complications (Grade ≥3 by Clavien–Dindo classification) of right hemicolectomy (RH) and low anterior resection (LAR) for colorectal cancer in ...
Tomonori Akagi +9 more
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Validation of computerized diagnostic information in a clinical database from a national equine clinic network [PDF]
Background Computerized diagnostic information offers potential for epidemiological research; however data accuracy must be addressed. The principal aim of this study was to evaluate the completeness and correctness of diagnostic information in a ...
Egenvall Agneta +3 more
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