Surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Structured cues or modafinil for fatigue amelioration in clinicians? A double-blind, randomized controlled trial of critical clinical information recall in fatigued clinicians.
To evaluate the impact of modafinil on "free" and "cued" recall of clinical information in fatigued but nonsleep-deprived clinicians. ⋯ Modafinil attenuated fatigue and improved free recall of clinical information without improving cue-based recall under the design of our experimental conditions. Memory cues to aid retrieval of clinical information are convenient interventions that could decrease fatigue-related error without adverse effects of the neuropharmacology.
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Our aim was to review variations from the originally described associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) procedure and relevant clinical outcomes. ⋯ The current literature demonstrates a large variability in techniques of ALPPS that limits meaningful statistical comparisons of outcomes. Not physically splitting the liver at the first stage may decrease morbidity; however, randomized controlled trials are needed to determine benefits in technical variations.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects >15 million individuals in the United States and is a common comorbidity in patients undergoing surgery; therefore, the association between COPD in patients and postoperative surgical outcomes was investigated. The objective of this study was to assess the associations between COPD and postoperative morbidity, mortality, and hospital duration of stay. ⋯ Patients with COPD undergoing operative procedures in the abdomen have increased morbidity, mortality, and duration of stay. This study highlights the importance of studying potential preoperative optimization of pulmonary status in patients with COPD before operation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Diverting ileostomy versus no diversion after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.
This study sought to determine whether a protective diverting ileostomy improves short-term outcomes in patients with rectal resection and colonic J-pouch reconstruction for low anastomoses. Criteria for the use of a proximal stoma in rectal resections with colonic J-pouch reconstruction have not been defined sufficiently. ⋯ Defunctioning loop ileostomy should be fashioned in rectal cancer patients with anastomoses below 6 cm, particularly in male patients, even if reconstruction was done with a J-pouch.
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Although previous reports have focused on factors at the hospital level to explain variations in postoperative outcomes, less is known regarding the effect of provider-specific factors on postoperative outcomes such as failure-to-rescue (FTR) and postoperative mortality. The current study aimed to quantify the relative contributions of surgeon and hospital volume on the volume-outcomes relationship among a cohort of patients undergoing liver resection. ⋯ The risk of complications, mortality, and FTR were less among both high-volume hospitals and high-volume surgeons, but the beneficial effect of volume on outcomes was attributable largely to surgeon volume.