Surgery of the colon; the impact of colostomy and postoperative complications on patients' quality of life by Vlad Denis Constantin, Adrian Silaghi, Dragos Epistatu, Daniela Gabriela Bălan, Florin Silviu Groseanu, Denisa Mihaela Nedelcu, Ioana Paunica

“…Materials and Methods. A retrospective analysis was performed on patients who underwent colorectal surgery that required stoma formation. …”
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Quality of life in patients early after surgery by Krivokapić Žarko L., Stojanović Goran, Terzić Negra, Jovčić Ljiljana, Miljanović Gora, Bojović Jaroslav, Janković Slobodan M.

“…Methods. Population of this prospective cohort study included patients who underwent one of the three surgical interventions: elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (n = 40), open inguinal hernia repair (n = 40) or excision of pilonidal sinus (n = 40). …”
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Routine Postoperative Hemoglobin and Hematocrit Tests Are Unnecessary Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty by Daniel J. Howgate, MBChB, PhD, FRCS (Tr&Orth), Roman P. Austin, BS, Joshua S. Bingham, MD, Mark J. Spangehl, MD, Henry D. Clarke, MD

“…This study aimed to investigate the clinical value of immediate postoperative hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H) tests following primary elective THA and TKA. Methods: This retrospective observational study was undertaken at a single academic hospital. …”
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Early impact of COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric surgical practice in Nigeria: a national survey of paediatric surgeons by Ibukunolu Olufemi Ogundele, Felix M Alakaloko, Collins C Nwokoro, Emmanuel A Ameh

“…Forty-six (92%) centres had suspended elective surgeries. All centres continued emergency surgeries but volume reduced in March by 31%. …”
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Mortality-Related Factors and 1-Year Survival in Patients After Intracranial Stenting for Intracranial Arterial Critical Stenosis and Occlusion by Yusuf Inanc, Esra Polat, Mesut Karatas, Cengiz Sabanoglu, Kader Eliz Sahin, Ibrahim Halil Inanc

“…<i>Methods</i>: Patients, who underwent urgent intracranial stenting of the target lesion either due to acute stroke unresponsive to mechanical thrombectomy, or who underwent elective stenting for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis were included in the study. …”
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Prophylactic Appendectomy during Laparoscopic Surgery for Other Conditions by S. Occhionorelli, R. Stano, S. Targa, S. Maccatrozzo, L. Cappellari, G. Vasquez

“…Laparoscopy has gained increasing favor as a method of both investigating right iliac fossa pain and treating the finding of appendicitis. …”
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Comparison of modified anterior and traditional posterior accesses for ultrasound-guided superior laryngeal nerve block in awake endotracheal intubation: study protocol for a rando... by Guo Chen, Tao Zhu, Yusi Hua, Qiyuan Huang

“…We present a novel modified access of SLNB, ultrasound (US)-guided anterior SLNB, to aid awake videolaryngoscopes-assisted endotracheal intubation in adult elective surgery patients, and we compare the effectiveness and safety to traditional US-guided posterior SLNB.Methods and analysis A total of 100 adult elective surgery patients requiring general endotracheal anaesthesia will be randomly assigned to the modified group (modified US-guided anterior SLNB) or the traditional group (traditional US-guided posterior SLNB). …”
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Battling against the great disruption to surgical care in a pandemic: experiences of 11 South and Southeast Asian countries by Hiang Khoon Tan, Pierce Chow, Xiaohui Xin, Wenya Naomi Huang, Vijaya Rao, Ting Hway Wong

“…Overall, elective surgeries suffered the gravest disruption, followed by outpatient surgical care, and finally emergency surgeries. …”
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Implantation Antimicrobial Prophylaxis In General and Military Field Surgery by V. V. Plechev, M. V. Timerbulatov, I. F. Sufiyarov

“…Thus, the use of the Abaktolat suture material is a justified method for the prevention of surgical site infections, particularly in emergency surgery settings. …”
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Asymptomatic Esophageal Varices Should Be Endoscopically Treated by Nib Soehendra

“…Both the control of acute variceal bleeding and elective variceal eradication to prevent recurrent bleeding can be achieved via endoscopic methods. …”
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Audit on Current Practice of Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation of Anesthesia in the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 by Mamaru Mollalign, Amare Hailekiros Gebreegzi, Habtamu Getinet, Seid Adem

“…Methods. institutional-based prospective observational study was conducted from December 2017 to January 2018 in all elective and emergency adult or pediatric patients with a risk of pulmonary aspiration who were operated under general anesthesia with rapid sequence induction and intubation during the audit period. …”
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Epidemiology, Controversies, and Dilemmas of Perioperative Nutritional Risk/Malnutrition: A Narrative Literature Review by He M, Long Y, Peng R, He P, Luo Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Yu X, Deng L, Zhu Z

“…The incidence of nutritional risk was in the 20% range in patients undergoing elective surgery, 54% in older adults, 44– 70% in patients with tumors or major elective surgeries, and 50– 55% in children. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE COURSE OF LABOR IN WOMEN, THE SECOND STAGE, WHICH WAS COMPLICATED BY SHOULDER DYSTOCIA by N. A. Udovika, S. N. Manischenkov, A. A. Leonov

“…The induction of labor should not be a routine method of delivery for the prevention of shoulder dystocia.…”
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Dufourmentel Rhomboid Flap versus the Karydakis and Bascom Flap Reconstruction Following Wide Excision of Pilonidal Sinus Disease by Madeline Y. M Chee

“…Patients and Methods: De-identified data of patients who underwent elective pilonidal sinus excision with flap reconstruction at a tertiary referral center from January 2019 to January 2023 were analyzed. …”
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The impact of cementing technique in polished taper fit hip stems: a modelling analysis of implant-cement interface by Bernard H. van Duren, Mohamad Taufiqurrakhman, Alison Jones, Mark Higgins, Andrew R. Manktelow, Benjamin V. Bloch, Hemant Pandit

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Effect of Coffee Consumption on Postoperative Ileus after Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Junjia Zhu, Wenlong Xu, Qi Sun, Jun Geng, Yifeng Yu, Zhenguo Zhao

“…We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of coffee consumption in the treatment of POI, following elective colorectal surgery. Methods. A comprehensive literature search for medical subject heading (MeSH) terms, including coffee, caffeine, colon, rectum, and colorectal surgery was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library until November 2021. …”
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Correlation between pain sensitivity and postoperative sleep disturbance in adult patients undergoing intestinal polypectomy under general anaesthesia: a prospective cohort study by Yan Li, Qian Liu, Yun Chen, Ziyan Pan, Haichuan He, Jiangwen Yin

“…This article aims to investigate the association between pain sensitivity and PSD in adult patients (&lt;65 years old) undergoing elective intestinal polypectomy under general anaesthesia.Design Nationwide register-based cohort study.Setting The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, ChinaParticipants A total of 246 patients undergoing elective intestinal polypectomy under general anaesthesia were selected from December 2023 to September 2024 (aged 18-64 years, about 59% men).Primary and secondary outcome measures Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) scores and sleep parameters, including sleep stages, efficiency, awakening times and sleep latency, were recorded one day before and after surgery.Methods A total of 246 adult patients (&lt;65 years old) undergoing elective intestinal polypectomy under general anaesthesia were selected from December 2023 to September 2024. …”
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General Anesthesia with Preserved Spontaneous Breathing through an Intubation Tube by V. V. Moroz, V. V. Likhvantsev, S. A. Fedorov, V. V Kichin, A. V. Mironenko, O. A. Grebenchikov

“…Subjects and methods. One hundred and twelve patients undergoing elective surgeries under general endotracheal anesthesia were randomized into 2 groups: 1) patients who had forced mechanical ventilation in the volume-controlled mode and 2) those who received assisted ventilation as spontaneous breathing with mechanical support. …”
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Post-coronary artery bypass grafting cognitive decline: risk modification and implications for screening in low-risk population by Rada S. Kovaltcova, Nataliia N. Petrova, Sergei F. Zadvorev

“…Objective — to analyze incidence, severity, reversibility and risk factors of POCD in patients undergoing elective low-risk CABG. Methods and Results — The retrospective cohort study included 79 patients who underwent on-pump (N=44) or off-pump (N=35) elective CABG with low surgical risk (mean EuroSCORE II death risk 1.08±0.71%), with observation period of 6 months. …”
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Time from drainage to surgery is an independent predictor of morbidity for moderate-to-severe acute cholecystitis: a multivarirble analysis of 259 patients by Dai Kujirai, Yujiro Isobe, Hirofumi Suzumura, Kenji Matsumoto, Yuichi Sasakura, Toshiaki Terauchi, Masaru Kimata, Hiroharu Shinozaki, Kenji Kobayashi

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on adult patients who underwent elective surgery for AC after PTGBD at our hospital between January 2011 and December 2020. …”
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