Annals of surgery
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To investigate the impact of thoracic body composition on outcomes after lobectomy for lung cancer. ⋯ Body composition on preoperative chest computed tomography is an independent predictor of LOS and postoperative complications after lobectomy for lung cancer.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Direct Oral Feeding After a Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study.
The aim of this single-center cohort study was to compare direct oral feeding (DOF) to standard of care after a minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) performed in a center with a stable and acceptable postoperative complication rate. ⋯ Direct oral feeding following a MIE results in a faster time to functional recovery and lower 30-day postoperative complication rate compared to patients that were orally fasted.
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To describe surgical procedures, previous failed pregnancies, methods for overcoming pregnancy failure and, most importantly, birth of a healthy infant, in a uterus transplantation from a deceased donor. ⋯ Deceased donor uterus transplantation is a reasonable approach for treating uterine factor-related infertility. In case of recurrent miscarriages, regional vascular augmentation by arterial or venous supercharging may be required to overcome regional misperfused regions determined by imaging studies.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Antiseptic Skin Agents to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Incisional Surgery: A Randomized, Three-Armed Combined Non-Inferiority and Superiority Clinical Trial (NEWSkin Prep Study).
To compare SSI rates between the skin preparation agents: PI-Aq, povidone-iodine with alcohol (PI-Alc), and chlorhexidine with alcohol (C-Alc). ⋯ PI-Alc is non-inferior to C-Alc and not superior to PI-Aq. This is at odds with current guidelines that suggest alcohol-based chlorhexidine solutions should routinely be used for surgical skin preparation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
The Conventional Technique Versus the No-Touch Isolation Technique for Primary Tumor Resection in Patients With Colon Cancer (JCOG1006): A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase III Trial.
This phase III trial evaluated whether the no touch was superior to the conventional in patients with cT3/T4 colon cancer. ⋯ The present study failed to confirm the superiority of the no touch.