Perioperative fluid management in major surgery
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Impact of smoking cessation on healing after foot and ankle surgery.
Published in Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR
Perioperative smoking is the main risk factor for the development of postoperative cutaneous wound healing complications. We require that all patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery stop smoking (6 weeks before and 3 months after) and this abstinence is monitored with a preoperative cotinine test. We therefore wanted to understand how t...
Variability drivers of treatment costs in hospitals : a systematic review
Objectives: Studies on variability drivers of treatment costs in hospitals can provide the necessary information for policymakers and healthcare providers seeking to redesign reimbursement schemes and improve the outcomes-over-cost ratio, respectively. This systematic literature review, focusing on the hospital perspective, provides an overview of ...
Complication rate after scoliosis surgery in children with cerebral palsy
Scoliosis is an important problem in children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, the choice for a spinal fusion has to be weighed against the risks of major surgery in this vulnerable population. Paediatricians are frequently consulted preoperatively to assess the (respiratory) risk involved, but data on this question specific for CP are rare. Ther...
Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis as a Target for Improved Post-Surgical Outcomes and Improved Patient Care: A Review of Current ...
10.1097/SHK.0000000000001654 / SHOCK / 55 / 4 / 441-454 / completed
Conservative management of spontaneous intra-abdominal abscess in Crohn's disease: Outcome and prognostic factors
Objective To compare the outcomes of different treatments for spontaneous intra-abdominal abscesses (IAA) in active Crohn's disease (CD). Methods A retrospective analysis of patients with CD between January 2007 and December 2018 was performed in two Belgian inflammatory bowel disease centers. Successful conservative management was defined as compl...
Functional Outcomes and Complications After Salvage Total Laryngectomy for Residual, Recurrent, and Second Primary Squam...
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Background/Purpose: We analyzed complications and functional outcomes and aimed at identifying prognostic factors for functional outcomes and complications in patients who underwent salvage total laryngectomy (STL) for residual, recurrent, and second primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx and hypopharynx after initial (chemo)radiation....
Functional Outcomes and Complications After Salvage Total Laryngectomy for Residual, Recurrent, and Second Primary Squam...
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Published in Frontiers in Oncology
Background/Purpose: We analyzed complications and functional outcomes and aimed at identifying prognostic factors for functional outcomes and complications in patients who underwent salvage total laryngectomy (STL) for residual, recurrent, and second primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx and hypopharynx after initial (chemo)radiation....
Laparoscopic gonadectomy in dogs with ovotesticular disorder of sexual development.
Published in Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene
Disorders of sexual development (DSD) in dogs involve most commonly an XX sex reversal syndrome, treated conventionally by gonadohysterectomy. The objective of the present case series is to describe the surgical treatment and long-term follow-up of dogs undergoing laparoscopic gonadectomy without hysterectomy for treatment of ovotesticular DSD. Six...
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and...
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In May 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) convened a panel of nutritionists, physiologists and microbiologists to review the definition and scope of synbiotics. The panel updated the definition of a synbiotic to "a mixture comprising live microorganisms and substrate(s) selectively utilized by host ...
