Effectiveness of long-term tube feeding intervention in preventing skeletal muscle loss after minimally invasive esophagectomy
ConclusionsTube feeding intervention after minimally invasive esophagectomy may attenuate skeletal muscle mass loss and help prevent sarcopenia. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on 20 representative surgical procedures in Japan based on the National Clinical Database: annual surveillance of 2021 by the Japan Surgical Society
ConclusionThis near-complete enumeration survey identified the polarization of 20 representative procedures in terms of resumption of surgical service after the pandemic. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
The survival in octogenarians undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer and its association with the nutritional status
ConclusionsSurvival outcomes were poor in octogenarians. However, an age ≥ 80 years old alone should not be considered a contraindication for pancreatic cancer surgery. The maintenance of perioperative nutritional status is an important factor associated with the survival. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Appropriate concentration setting for the intraoperative administration of indocyanine green for fluorescence imaging to identify the sentinel lymph node in early gastric cancer: a clinical pilot study
ConclusionTo improve the reproducibility of SN biopsy, it is essential to prepare the correct concentration setting of ICG. Under current conditions in which ICG is injected intraoperatively, a 0.1 mg/ml concentration setting of ICG may be necessary and sufficient for SN identification. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 18, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Clinical utility of the carcinoembryonic antigen level in patients with stage III colon cancer after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy
ConclusionsHigh postoperative CEA levels and the number of risk factors are associated with recurrence and worse prognosis for patients with stage III CC. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Exploring phenotype-based ventilator parameter optimization to mitigate postoperative pulmonary complications: a retrospective observational cohort study
ConclusionsThe ranges of optimal VT and PEEP were small, regardless of the phenotypes, which had a wide range of risk profiles. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 14, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Diagnosis and management of adrenal incidentaloma: use of clinical judgment and evidence in dialog with the patient
AbstractThe prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma (AI) in imaging studies, including those of the adrenal glands, is estimated to be 1 –5%. Essential factors for the proper management of AI include a correct diagnosis, adequate surgical skills, appropriate perioperative management, and sound dialogue with the patient. Aside from the possibility of overdiagnosis, patients with apparent signs or symptoms attributable to adrenal hor mone excess have reasonable indications for surgery. At the same time, milder patients may be candidates for active surveillance without intervention. Even individuals with nonfunctioning AI may b...
Source: Surgery Today - December 13, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Prognostic significance of Ishii ’s sarcopenia screening score for patients undergoing curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer after intraluminal decompression
ConclusionA high Ishii ’s score was independently associated with poorer TTR in patients with non-metastatic OCRC. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 13, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Diagnosis and management of adrenal incidentaloma: use of clinical judgment and evidence in dialog with the patient
AbstractThe prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma (AI) in imaging studies, including those of the adrenal glands, is estimated to be 1 –5%. Essential factors for the proper management of AI include a correct diagnosis, adequate surgical skills, appropriate perioperative management, and sound dialogue with the patient. Aside from the possibility of overdiagnosis, patients with apparent signs or symptoms attributable to adrenal hor mone excess have reasonable indications for surgery. At the same time, milder patients may be candidates for active surveillance without intervention. Even individuals with nonfunctioning AI may b...
Source: Surgery Today - December 13, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Prognostic significance of Ishii ’s sarcopenia screening score for patients undergoing curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer after intraluminal decompression
ConclusionA high Ishii ’s score was independently associated with poorer TTR in patients with non-metastatic OCRC. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 13, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Occult bacteremia in living donor liver transplantation: a prospective observational study of recipients and donors
ConclusionsOccult bacteremia is a common condition that occurs in both donors and recipients. While occult bacteremia generally remains subclinical in the healthy population, there is potential risk of the development of an apparent post-LT infection in recipients who are highly immunosuppressed. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 10, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
