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Original Source: Has laparoscopic colorectal surgery become more cost-effective over time?
BACKGROUND: Several studies have confirmed that laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS) has superior short-term outcomes when compared to open colorectal surgery. However, the evidence for cost-effectiveness of LCS is less clear. AIM: The aim of this study is to explore the cost-effectiveness of LCS over time since it was first developed in 1991. METHODS: Systematic...
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Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Carcinoma
Colon or Colorectal cancer is the growth of malignant polyps on the colon, bowel, anus and rectum. Growths in these locations can be benign, and removed by colonoscopy, but they have a risk of becom...
APC stands for adenomatous polyposis coli, a form of colorectal cancer and is a tumour suppressor
APC stands for adenomatous polyposis coli, a form of colorectal cancer and is a tumour suppressor. When APC it mutated, it can cause this particular type of colorectal cancer. When not present in it...
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Bridging the training gap in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
In 2009, 53% of colorectal surgeons were performing a quarter of all colorectal procedures laparoscopically.1 2 A recent survey of colorectal surgery specialist trainees found that 85% of trainees......
Is There Enough Evidence To Start Using Aspirin To Reduce The Risk Of Colorectal Cancer?
Aspirin, the everyday drug taken by countless people around the world to ward off pain and reduce their risk of developing heart disease, may have a new trick up its sleeve - preventing cancer. A grow...
Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy looks safe in early gastric cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) appears to be a safe alternative to open distal gastrectomy (ODG) for patients with early gastric cancer, researchers fro...
During an early house officer rotation, I was on the ward, working my way down a long list of jobs. On my morning ward round, which I planned to make quick because I knew all the patients, I saw an......
Attending Physicians on Ward Rounds
To the Editor: Drs Wachter and Verghese considered the complexity of ward attending rounds in the current health care environment in a Viewpoint. We examined ward attending rounds using consumer prefe...
Nudging Patients to Ward Off Diabetes
Health-care providers are ramping up education and management programs to help people make the lifestyle changes needed to ward off full-blown Type 2 diabetes.
Inspectors to look for ward manager supervisory status
The government has given its support to making ward managers supervisory to clinical practice – saying trusts will need to give a “valid explanation” for not doing so.
Nurses say patients are getting lost in hospitals because they are constantly switched from ward to ward.
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BACKGROUND: Feasibility of single port access (SPA) colorectal surgery has been established for various procedures from ileocecal resection to proctectomy. Nevertheless, its bene...
Case-controlled study of critical care or surgical ward care after elective open colorectal surgery.
BACKGROUND: Evidence for the benefit of critical care after surgery is limited. This study assessed the value of immediate admission to the critical care unit (CCU) after open colorectal surgery. METH...
T4 COLORECTAL CANCER: IS LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION CONTRAINDICATED ?
ABSTRACT Aim: T4 colorectal cancer remains a contraindication for laparoscopy. It is argued that the risk of incomplete resection could be higher than in open surgery. Furthermore, difficulty in disse...
BACKGROUND: The use of intraoperative carbon dioxide (CO(2)) colonoscopy during a laparoscopic colon operation is becoming more common. Simultaneous intracolonic and intraabdominal CO(2) insufflation...
For gastroenterology, The Royal College of Physicians reiterates the common practice of two to three consultant ward rounds per week. The Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operated a 26-bed g...
