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Sequential drain amylase to guide drain removal following pancreatectomy [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Although used as criterion for early drain removal, postoperative day (POD) 1 drain fluid amylase (DFA) ≤ 5000 U/L has low negative predictive value for clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF).
Dillhoff, M., Fisher, W.E., Hsu, C., Massarweh, N.N., McElhany, A.L., Mendez-Reyes, J.E., Oliva, E., Roch, A., Schmidt, C., Silberfein, E., Smith, A.C., Tran Cao, H.S., Van Buren, G., Villafane-Ferriol, N., Zhang, Q., Zyromski, N.   +15 more
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Comparison Between Upfront Surgery and Preoperative Chemotherapy for CY1P0 Gastric Cancer: A Japanese Sub‐Analysis of CONVO‐GC‐1

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Radical gastrectomy, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy has been a common practice in Japan for peritoneal lavage cytology‐positive (CY1) but peritoneal dissemination‐negative (P0) stage IV gastric cancer. This study aimed to clarify the differences in treatment outcomes between upfront surgery and preoperative chemotherapy, followed
Kenichiro Furukawa, Itaru Yasufuku, Hironori Ishigami, Masahiro Yura, Takanobu Yamada, Shigeaki Baba, Takeshi Kubota, Erina Nagai, Seito Fujibayashi, Mitsumasa Yoshida, Takahiro Kinoshita, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Masanori Terashima   +12 more
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Preoperative Gemcitabine/Nab‐Paclitaxel With Concurrent Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Comparative Analysis With Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy Using Gemcitabine Alone

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although NCCN guidelines recommend preoperative therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BR‐PC), it is still unclear which regimen is better. The study objective was to elucidate the prognostic significance of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) with gemcitabine/nab‐paclitaxel (GnP‐RT) compared to gemcitabine alone ...
Hirofumi Akita, Hidenori Takahashi, Yousuke Mukai, Masahiko Kubo, Shinichiro Hasegawa, Masayoshi Yasui, Takeshi Omori, Hiroshi Miyata, Hiroshi Wada, Kunihito Gotoh   +9 more
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Transfusion of red blood cells: the impact on short-term and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting, a ten-year follow-up. [PDF]

, 2010
Transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) and other blood products in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity.
Bekker, Margreet, De Wolf, Andreas, Hamad, Mohamed, Martens, Elisabeth, Schönberger, Jacques, van Straten, Albert, Van Zundert, Adrien   +6 more
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Association of a Multimodal Perioperative Care Program With Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Implementation of a multimodal perioperative care program and reduction of postoperative complications. ABSTRACT Purpose This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of a multimodal perioperative care program in reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Keiichi Fujiya, Hiroshi Fuseya, Yusuke Yonenaga, Keiko Sanada, Toshimi Inano, Yumi Oguma, Kazuko Nakajima, Chikako Ando, Kumiko Oka, Yusuke Koseki, Kenichiro Furukawa, Yutaka Tanizawa, Masanori Terashima, Etsuro Bando   +13 more
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Association between mechanical power during one-lung ventilation and pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lung resection surgery: a prospective observational study

BMC Anesthesiology
Background The role of mechanical power on pulmonary outcomes after thoracic surgery with one-lung ventilation was unclear. We investigated the association between mechanical power and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing ...
Hong-Mei Liu, Gong-Wei Zhang, Hong Yu, Xue-Fei Li, Hai Yu   +4 more
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Relationship between Preoperative Pulmonary Function Test Parameters and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery

Ahi Evran Medical Journal
Purpose: The value of preoperative spirometry in laparoscopic obesity surgery is a subject of debate. The aim of our study is to investigate the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFT) and postoperative pulmonary complications.
Merve Ayık Türk
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Effects of intraoperative PEEP on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical resection for bladder cancer or prostate cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background There are increasing studies showing that the use of a lung-protective ventilation strategy has a lung protection effect in patients undergoing abdominal surgery; however, the appropriate positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) has not yet ...
Zhen-feng Zhou, Jun-biao Fang, Long Chen, Hong-fa Wang, Yong-jian Yu, Wen-yuan Wang, Jia-bao Chen, Miao-zun Zhang, Shuang-fei Hu   +8 more
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Does enternal nutrition affect clinical outcome? A systematic review of the randomized trials [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Both parenteral nutrition (PN) and enteral nutrition (EN) are widely advocated as adjunctive care in patients with various diseases. A systematic review of 82 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of PN published in 2001 found little, if any ...
Avenell, Alison, Braunschweig, Carol L., Koretz, Ronald L., Lipman, Timothy O., Milne, Anne C.   +4 more
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Prognostic factors influencing infectious complications after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. Results from a tertiary referral center [PDF]

, 2019
Background. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) showed promising results in selected patients. High morbidity restrains its wide application.
Carbonari, Ludovica, Cardi, Maurizio, D'Agostino, Claudia, Fonsi, Giovanni Battista, Francesco Di Marzo,, Francesco, Lefoche, LA TORRE, Giuseppe, Sammartino, Paolo, Sibio, Simone   +8 more
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