BACKGROUND: Following a breast cancer diagnosis, it is uncertain whether womens breast density knowledge influences their willingness to undergo pre-operative imaging to detect additional cancer in their breasts. We evaluated womens breast density knowledge and their willingness to delay treatment for pre-operative testing. METHODS: We surveyed wom...
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
Anemia is prevalent in patients with gynecologic cancers and is associated with increased peri-operative morbidity. We aimed to characterize risk factors for pre-operative anemia and describe outcomes among patients undergoing surgery by a gynecologic oncologist to identify potential areas for impactful intervention. We analyzed major surgical case...
Funder: Bayer; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004326 / Funder: Università degli Studi di Milano / OBJECTIVES: To investigate the influence of preoperative breast MRI on mastectomy and reoperation rates in patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). METHODS: The MIPA observational study database (7245 patients) was searched for patients ...
Published in Physical therapy
Preoperative exercise (prehabilitation) is commonly used as a method to reduce pain and improve function postoperatively. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine therapeutic benefits of preoperative exercise on postoperative pain, function, quality of life (QOL), and risk of complications across various types of surgeries. Three elec...
Published in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
The success of elective colorectal surgery is mainly influenced by the surgical procedure and postoperative complications. The most serious complications include anastomotic leakages and surgical site infections (SSI)s, which can lead to prolonged recovery with impaired long-term health. Compared with other abdominal procedures, colorectal resectio...
Patients who undergo laryngeal surgery may benefit from a multidisciplinary team including a speech therapist in addition to the oto-rhino-laryngologist, in order to tackle swallowing and voice disorders, whether they are the cause or consequence of the surgery. This teamwork benefits the patient on several levels and the complementarity of the Spe...
Funder: Bayer; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004326 / Funder: Università degli Studi di Milano / OBJECTIVES: To report mastectomy and reoperation rates in women who had breast MRI for screening (S-MRI subgroup) or diagnostic (D-MRI subgroup) purposes, using multivariable analysis for investigating the role of MRI referral/nonreferral and other...
Published in BMJ open quality
At the Walton Centre we conduct a relatively large number of complex and lengthy elective (booked) spinal operations. Recently, we have had a particular problem with half or more of these sessions finishing late, resulting in staff discontent and greater use of on-call staff.These operations require patient monitoring by neurophysiology clinical sc...
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
Frailty has been associated with worse cancer-related outcomes for people with gynecological cancers. However, the lack of clear guidance on how to assess and modify frailty prior to instigating active treatments has the potential to lead to large variations in practice and outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate current practice and perspectives of...
