Colon and Rectal
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Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients
Key clinical point: Postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery are associated with decreased long-term survival. Major finding:...
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Bundled preventive care reduced surgical site infections
Key clinical point: Bundled preventive care significantly reduced surgical site infection after colorectal surgery.Major finding: Superficial...
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Enteral contrast did not add diagnostic benefit in suspected appendicitis
Key clinical point: Enteral contrast is not of additional diagnostic benefit in appendectomy patients undergoing intravenous contrast computed...
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Laparoscopy found effective alternative to open IBD surgery
Key clinical point: Laparoscopic approaches are becoming standard for the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), except in cases...
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ERAS program for colorectal surgery cut length of stay, costs in community setting
Key clinical point: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs appear to be feasible for colorectal surgery patients in a community hospital...
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Hospital use of minimally invasive surgery shows disparity in surgical care nationwide
Key clinical point: Hospital use of minimally invasive surgical procedures appears to vary widely in the United States.Major Finding:.
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Pasireotide decreases incidence of postoperative fistula
Key clinical point: Pasireotide reduced the incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula, leak, or abscess.Major finding: Compared with placebo,...
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Laparoscopic surgery cut length of hospital stay in colorectal cancer
Key clinical finding: Laparoscopy should be considered over open surgery for colorectal cancer. Major finding: Median total hospital stay was...
Conference Coverage
Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopic polypectomy means shorter hospital stays
Major finding: Compared with those undergoing laparoscopic hemicolectomy, patients whose right-colon polyps are removed by laparoscopic-assisted...
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Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass
Major finding: 73% of patients reported a change in taste and 42% a change in smell after gastric bypass surgery, including many who said that...
Conference Coverage
One-third of elective colectomies fail to meet indications
Major finding: The proportion of cases failing to meet either clinical or episode-based indications was 41.3% in 2010 and 29.6% in 2012 (P = .007...