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Laparoscopic Surgery Is Associated With Reduced Small Bowel Obstruction Risk After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study of 5458 Patients

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Abbreviated Abstract This nationwide retrospective cohort study of 5458 colorectal cancer surgeries across 32 Japanese institutions examined the effects of laparoscopic surgery, adhesion prevention materials (APMs), and stoma creation on the 5‐year risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO).
Takeshi Yamada, Fumihiko Fujita, Ken Eto, Kozo Kataoka, Norio Yukawa, Kiichi Sugimoto, Rai Shimoyama, Atsuko Fukazawa, Kensuke Kumamoto, Yuichi Takayama, Akira Komono, Akihisa Matsuda, Ryo Ohta, Hiromichi Sonoda, Koichi Okuya, Keisuke Ihara, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Takuya Nishino, Yasuki Akiyama, Daisuke Ichikawa   +19 more
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eHealth Promoting Stoma Self-care for People With an Elimination Ostomy: Focus Group Study

JMIR Human Factors, 2023
BackgroundThe construction of an elimination stoma has a physical, psychological, and social impact on the person. The development of stoma self-care competence contributes to the adaptation to a new health condition and ...
Igor Soares-Pinto, Ana Margarida Pinto Braga, Isabel Maria Ribeiro Morais Araujo Santos, Natália Maria Ribeiro Gomes Ferreira, Sandra Cristina da Rocha e Silva, Paulo Jorge Alves   +5 more
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Analysis of Home Care Supports Funded by the HSE 2008–2016 [PDF]

, 2016
This paper seeks to summarise the situation of publicly funded home care over the period 2008- 2016. Of particular interest is the overall change to the level of resources being directed to home care in the 2016 HSE Service Plan, in particular the actual
Care Alliance Ireland
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Diverticular Disease: A Structured Review Across Clinical Settings and Operative Strategies

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Laparoscopic surgery is increasingly used to treat colonic diverticulitis; however, its role in emergency, perforated, high‐risk, and procedure‐specific settings remains uncertain. This structured narrative review evaluated and synthesized comparative evidence by clinical setting, operative strategy, and patient risk profile to provide a ...
Marie Hanaoka, Yudai Fukui, Koya Hida, Hiroya Takeuchi, Yusuke Kinugasa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early versus conventional stoma closure following bowel surgery: A randomized controlled trial

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aim: To compare early stoma closure with conventional stoma closure following defunctioning diversion stoma surgery with respect to the frequency of complications, health-related quality of life (QoL), and length of hospitalization (LoH ...
Thirugnanasambandam Nelson, Amuda R Pranavi, Sathasivam Sureshkumar, Gubbi S Sreenath, Vikram Kate   +4 more
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The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Predicts Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes in the Oldest‐Old With Colorectal Cancer: A Multi‐Institutional Analysis of 225 Nonagenarians

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This multi‐institutional study evaluated the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in 225 nonagenarians undergoing surgical resection for colorectal cancer. A lower preoperative GNRI was independently associated with a longer hospital stay and poorer overall survival, even after adjustment for confounders using inverse‐probability‐of‐treatment ...
Toshiaki Toshima, Fuminori Teraishi, Satoe Takanaga, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Ryo Inada, Tsuyoshi Ohtani, Ryosuke Yoshida, Naoto Hori, Kaoru Shigemitsu, Sumiharu Yamamoto, Tetsushi Kubota, Yuka Okano, Tetsuji Nobuhisa, Fumitaka Taniguchi, Wataru Ishikawa, Ryohei Shoji, Tatsuo Matsuda, Tatsuo Umeoka, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, The Setouchi Colorectal Neoplasm Registration Study Group Collaborators   +19 more
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Exploring Symptom Domains of Postoperative Bowel Dysfunction by Integrating LARS and Wexner Scores: A Longitudinal Factor‐Analytic Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Item‐level factor analysis of the LARS and Wexner scores in 320 patients undergoing sphincter‐preserving rectal resection identified three distinct symptom domains: incontinence, urgency/clustering, and gas control. These domains had different clinical determinants: radiotherapy was associated with greater severity of both incontinence and urgency ...
Yoshiko Matsumoto, Issei Takeshita, Keiichi Shiokawa, Kurumi Sahara, Taro Munechika, Ken Nagata, Hideki Nagano, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Suguru Hasegawa   +8 more
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Success of coastal sage scrub restoration is influenced by local adaptations of shrub species

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Restoring plant communities is increasingly challenging with climate change. While practitioners have traditionally used local seed sources, many are recommending assisted migration, possibly from more extreme environments such as inland rather than coastal environments, for restoration.
Moises R. Perea‐Vega, Megan E. Lulow, Julie E. Coffey, Amy K. Henry, Katharina T. Schmidt, Priscilla M. Ta, Kailen A. Mooney, Sarah Kimball   +7 more
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KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF STOMA CARE AMONG PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL LAHORE PAKISTAN [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Stoma and ostomy are Greek terms meaning mouth or opening done to treat several benign and malignant intestinal conditions, due to a change in bowel habits, anatomically modified by surgical creation of an opening in the abdominal wall ...
Gilani, Syed Amir, Afzal, Muhammad, Hussain, Muhammad, Neelam, Hafiza   +3 more
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Wound and Stoma Care Education for Primary Care Providers [PDF]

, 2020
Problem. Patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes and their families report physical and psychosocial changes associated with complications after gastrointestinal surgeries. They are at particular risk for tube dislodgement, leakage,
Garza, Deanna
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