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Factors Associated With Ostomy Adjustment In People Living With An Intestinal Or Urinary Ostomy [PDF]

, 2015
poster abstractMore than 120,000 new ostomies, or surgically created openings through the abdomen for bowel or urinary elimination, are created annually in North America.
Lopez, Erika I., Pittman, Joyce, Rawl, Susan M., Samra, Lavleen, Tabor, Chelsea   +4 more
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Clinical Application of the SAMEO‐ATO Classification and Analysis of the Correlation Between Individual Subgroups and Surgery Duration

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Tympanomastoid surgery, encompassing intricate middle ear and mastoid procedures, necessitates a standardized classification system to ensure consistent documentation, enhance comparability, and improve outcome analysis across different clinical settings.
Julia van de Loo, Naledi Jankowski, Marcel Mayer, Hans Eckel, Louis Jansen, Helen Abing, Anne Nobis, Johannsen Jannik, Jens Peter Klußmann, Jan Christoffer Lüers   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency treatment of complicated colorectal cancer [PDF]

, 2018
Aim: To find evidence to suggest the best approach in patients admitted as an emergency for complicated colorectal cancer. Methods: The medical records of 131 patients admitted as an emergency with an obstructing, perforated, or bleeding colorectal ...
Brachini, Gioia, Gallucci, Antonio, Khan, Abdul Qayyum, Mingoli, Andrea, Natili, Andrea, Tebala, Domenico, Tebala, Giovanni Domenico   +6 more
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Nutrition in necrotizing enterocolitis and following intestinal resection [PDF]

, 2020
This review aims to discuss the role of nutrition and feeding practices in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), NEC prevention, and its complications, including surgical treatment.
Courtney, Cathleen M, Ou, Jocelyn, Steinberger, Allie E, Tecos, Maria E, Warner, Brad W   +4 more
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Comparative Outcomes of Reinforced Tension‐Line Sutures Versus Standard Closure Techniques in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The reinforced tension‐line suture (RTLS) technique distributes mechanical stress more evenly than traditional closure when closing a laparotomy wound, potentially reducing incisional hernia (IH) risk. We aimed to compare outcomes of RTLS versus standard closure techniques in patients undergoing laparotomy. Methods Systematic search
Rama H. G. Mikhail, Shahin Hajibandeh, Shahab Hajibandeh, Marty Smith, Ee Jun Ban, Rodney Jacobs, Siobhan C. McKay   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study to Assess the Effect of Anodal and Cathodal Electrical Stimulation on Periwound Skin Blood Flow and Pressure Ulcer Size Reduction in Persons with Neurological Injuries [PDF]

, 2018
The use of electrical stimulation (ES) should be considered for treating nonhealing pressure ulcers (PUs), but optimal ES wound treatment protocols have yet to be established.
Blaszczak, Edward, Ficek, Krzysztof, Franek, Andrzej, Hordynska, Ewa, Ickowicz, Tomasz, Kloth, Luther C., Kucio, Cezary, Kucio, Ewa, Oleszczyk, Krystian, Paczula, Malgorzata, Polak, Anna   +10 more
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurses' Insights on the Braden Scale and Their Vision for Artificial Intelligence Innovations: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This study aimed to explore nurses' experiences with the Braden Scale, assess their readiness for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and understand the innovations they envision for clinical practice. Design Explanatory sequential mixed design.
Tuba Sengul, Holly Kirkland‐Kyhn, Dilek Yilmaz Akyaz, Tugba Cevizci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Fecal Peritonitis following Ostomy Necrosis and Detachment by Using NPT and Flexi-Seal

Case Reports in Surgery, 2015
Management of necrotizing fasciitis and severe faecal peritonitis following ostomy in elderly patient with comorbid disease is challenging. We would like to report management of frozen Open Abdomen (OA) with colonic fistula following ostomy necrosis and ...
Fahri Yetışır, Akgün Ebru Şarer, H. Zafer Acar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Standardized Photodocumentation on Coding of Pressure Injuries

, 2018
Background and Purpose: Pressure injuries (PI) are prevalent and costly for hospitals. Hospitals implement different practices to accurately document PIs ranging from pen and paper to photodocumentation in electronic medical records (EMRs).
Bales, Brandon, Preciado, Alex, Sandoval, Angela   +2 more
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