Meta‐analysis of oral antibiotics, in combination with preoperative intravenous antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation the day before surgery, compared with intravenous antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation alone to reduce surgical‐site infections in elective colorectal surgery [PDF]
Background: Surgical‐site infection (SSI) is a potentially serious complication following colorectal surgery. The present systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel ...
McMahon, A.J. +2 more
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Risk factors of postoperative prolonged ileus after colorectal cancer surgery
OBJECTIVE. The authors identified independent risk factors of postoperative prolonged ileus after colorectal cancer surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Multivariate logit regression analysis was made in order to reveal independent risk factors of prolonged ...
E. A. Khomyakov +4 more
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Effects of Single-Dose Prucalopride on Intestinal Hypomotility in Horses: Preliminary Observations [PDF]
Abnormalities of gastrointestinal motility are often a challenge in horses; however, the use of prokinetic drugs in such conditions must be firmly established yet.
Bassotti, G. +7 more
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Postoperative ileus (POI) and postoperative gastrointestinal tract dysfunction (POGD) are well-known complications affecting patients undergoing intestinal surgery.
Elvio Mazzotta +4 more
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Background Pain relief can be achieved by diversity of methods with analgesics being the basic form of treatment. Analgesic safety and clinical effectiveness are the core factors in determining the analgesic of choice.
Ameer Al-Jasim +4 more
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Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation [PDF]
Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available.
Hakala, TR +5 more
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Risk factors associated with prolonged postoperative ileus after elective colon resection
Background: There is a coordinated inhibition of motility of the colon after its surgical manipulation that contributes to the accumulation of fluids and gas, in turn characterized by nausea, vomiting, pain, abdominal distension, and constipation ...
M.A. Juárez-Parra +4 more
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Janus-like monocytes regulate postoperative ileus [PDF]
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Mowat, Allan McI
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Extended pelvic lymph node dissection at the time of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Impact of surgical volume on efficacy and complications in a single-surgeon series [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: We assessed the impact of surgical volume on perioperative outcomes and complications of robotic extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND).
Danuser, Hansjörg +4 more
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Prevention of paralytic ileus utilizing alvimopan following spine surgery
Postoperative ileus affects a substantial proportion of patients undergoing elective spine surgery, especially in cases of spinal deformity correction and where an anterior lumbar approach is utilized. Though the first line of treatment for postoperative
Kalpit N. Shah +3 more
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