International journal of surgery
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Meta Analysis
Phenylephrine vs ephedrine in cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
In the past 20 years, many studies compared phenylephrine with ephedrine to prevent or treat hypotension in elective or emergency cesarean delivery and parturients with pre-eclampsia. A meta-analysis of the abovementioned trials is needed. ⋯ Phenylephrine and ephedrine were both effective in maintaining hemodynamic balance. Newborns benefited more from phenylephrine in elective cesarean delivery, but not in emergency cesarean delivery or in parturients with pre-eclampsia. More trials should be included to achieve more conclusive results.
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Meta Analysis
The current optimal multimodality treatments for oesophageal squamous-cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Multimodality treatments including definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) and neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) or chemotherapy (nCT) followed by surgery (S) are frequently used to improve prognosis in locally advanced oesophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (LAESCC), while the optimal multimodality regimen has yet to be defined; therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to find out the current best multimodality regimen for LAESCC. ⋯ Current evidence suggests that CRT + S may be the optimal potential curative treatment mode for patients with LAESCC as long as they are suitable for this multimodality regimen.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to investigate the outcomes of syndesmotic screw fixation versus suture button fixation in the treatment of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury from the current literature. ⋯ Our meta-analysis suggested that suture button fixation could achieve significant higher AOFAS scores with a lower rate of postoperative complications and earlier time to full weight bearing in distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury. More RCTs are required for further research.
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The SCARE Guidelines were published in 2016 to provide a structure for reporting surgical case reports. Since their publication, SCARE guidelines have been widely endorsed by authors, journal editors, and reviewers, and have helped to improve reporting transparency of case reports across a range of surgical specialties. In order to encourage further progress in reporting quality, the SCARE guidelines must themselves be kept up to date. We completed a Delphi consensus exercise to update the SCARE guidelines. ⋯ A modified and improved SCARE checklist is presented, after a Delphi consensus exercise was completed. The SCARE 2018 Statement: Updating Consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) Guidelines.
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The impact of postoperative complications (POCs) on the long-term survival outcomes after curative resection for gastric cancer has seldom been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the severity of POCs and long-term survival outcomes after curative resection for gastric cancer. ⋯ POCs had a negative impact on long-term survival outcomes after curative resection for gastric cancer. The negative effects were also increased with higher Clavien-Dindo grades.