AJOG Global Reports, 2023 BACKGROUND: Patients presenting for gynecologic surgery are a heterogeneous group. Preoperative quality of life may be a useful tool to guide postoperative management. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the key drivers of preoperative quality of life
Dana M. Chase, MD +8 more
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What characterizes 'the usual' preoperative education in clinical contexts? [PDF]
, 2013 The literature on preoperative education is dominated by studies that employ experimental designs to measure the effects of structured programs on patient outcomes.
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth, Hyde, Abbey
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Longterm effects of preoperative carbohydrate loading for colorectal surgery [PDF]
, 2011 Recent changes in preoperative fasting guidelines have resulted in the development of preoperative carbohydrate drinks. Almost all research to date has examined the immediate/early postoperative metabolic and physiological effects, concluding beneficial ...
Beadman, Claire
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Fear and reward circuit alterations in pediatric CRPS
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2016 In chronic pain, a number of brain regions involved in emotion (e.g., amygdala, hippocampus, nucleus accumbens, insula, anterior cingulate, and prefrontal cortex) show significant functional and morphometric changes. One phenotypic manifestation of these
Laura E Simons +25 more
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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2023 Purpose To determine the effect of auricular acupuncture on preoperative blood pressure (BP) elevation in different age groups. Materials and methods Auricular acupuncture treats elevated BP among patients before surgery.
Jingjing Ma +3 more
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Preoperative Immunotherapy in the Multidisciplinary Management of Oral Cavity Cancer
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Despite advances in multimodal treatment for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, recurrence rates remain high, providing an opportunity for new therapeutic modalities that may improve oncologic outcomes.
Ramez Philips +6 more
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Nurse-related factors in the delivery of preoperative patient education [PDF]
, 2013 Aims and objectives. This article aimed to explore the factors relating to nurses themselves that influence the delivery of preoperative patient education in everyday surgical clinical contexts at one large general adult teaching hospital in Ireland.
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth, Hyde, Abbey
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Perioperative predictors of outcome of hepatectomy for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is identified as a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), resulting in so-called hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-related HCC).
Ziming He, Di Tang
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The Pathophysiological effects of adjuvant preoperative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy on patients with advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction The modern treatment of colorectal cancer consists of surgery, with or without adjuvant pre-operative radiotherapy, chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (APT) for selected cases. In the United Kingdom, therapy may be given prior to surgery in
Rahmani, Samir
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Phase II trial of preoperative radiochemotherapy with concurrent bevacizumab, capecitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) with 5-FU or capecitabine is the standard of care for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Preoperative RCT achieves pathological complete response rates (pCR) of 10-15%.
Erik Engel +19 more
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