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Cohort study: In patients who underwent bariatric surgery, those submitted to gastric bypass were slightly more likely to remain free of obesity-related medications during follow-up compared with those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.

18 Jan, 2022 | 09:31h | UTC

Medication Use for Obesity-Related Comorbidities After Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Gastric Bypass Tied to Modest Shift in Need for Comorbidity Meds – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Commentary on Twitter

Among patients taking medications for obesity-related conditions before bariatric surgery, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy both had high rates of medication discontinuation after surgery, however gastric bypass was slightly more effective. https://t.co/JrIaYk9dZT pic.twitter.com/BAbaGINCpb

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 12, 2022

ERAS Guidelines for perioperative care in bariatric surgery.

16 Jan, 2022 | 23:21h | UTC

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update – World Journal of Surgery

Commentary on Twitter

#VisualAbstract ➡️ Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update@Jasosamd @iss_sic
🆓🔗https://t.co/HknWwLUjCZ pic.twitter.com/amhszadwup

— World Journal of Surgery (@WorldJSurg) January 5, 2022

Cohort Study: Patients who achieved weight loss through bariatric surgery may have lower risk for severe Covid-19 compared to patients who did not have surgical intervention for their obesity.

14 Jan, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC

Association of Weight Loss Achieved Through Metabolic Surgery With Risk and Severity of COVID-19 Infection – JAMA Surgery

Commentaries:

Is COVID-19 the Newest Comorbidity of Obesity Mitigated by Bariatric Surgery? – JAMA Surgery

Can weight loss help protect against Covid-19? – CNN

Systematic Review: Restrictive transfusion thresholds can safely decrease transfusions by 41% across a broad range of clinical contexts.

14 Jan, 2022 | 08:18h | UTC

Transfusion thresholds for guiding red blood cell transfusion – Cochrane Library

Summary: Is it safe to use lower blood counts (haemoglobin levels) as a trigger for blood transfusion in order to give fewer blood transfusions? – Cochrane Library

RCT: Among patients with acute MI and anemia, a restrictive transfusion strategy resulted in a noninferior rate of major cardiovascular events compared to a liberal transfusion strategy

Randomized trial: Liberal vs. restrictive transfusion thresholds in extremely low-birth-weight infants

Meta-Analysis: Effects of Restrictive vs. Liberal Transfusion Strategies on Longer-term Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery

Randomized Trial: In Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, A Restrictive Transfusion Approach Does Not Increase the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury

Effects of restrictive red blood cell transfusion on the prognoses of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Critical Care

Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery

Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/cochraneINJ/status/1473667822542888964

RCT: Pancreatoduodenectomy with or without prophylactic falciform ligament wrap around the hepatic artery for prevention of postpancreatectomy haemorrhage.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC

Pancreatoduodenectomy with or without prophylactic falciform ligament wrap around the hepatic artery for prevention of postpancreatectomy haemorrhage: randomized clinical trial (PANDA trial) – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

In Jan's BJS: Pancreatoduodenectomy with/without prophylactic falciform ligament wrap around hepatic artery: PANDA trial https://t.co/itf6rQsxMP @AmyLightnerMD @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs pic.twitter.com/YpBocbplUn

— BJS (@BJSurgery) January 11, 2022

Cohort Study: Patient factors associated with appendectomy within 30 days of initiating antibiotic treatment for appendicitis – the presence of an appendicolith was associated with a nearly 2-fold increased risk of undergoing appendectomy within 30 days.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC

Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Invited commentary: Appendicoliths, Antibiotic Treatment Failure, and Appendectomy—Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? – JAMA Surgery

Review: Bowel decontamination before colonic and rectal surgery.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:36h | UTC

Bowel decontamination before colonic and rectal surgery – British Journal of Surgery

ASCO Guideline Update: Adjuvant Therapy for Stage II Colon Cancer.

13 Jan, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC

Adjuvant Therapy for Stage II Colon Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Systematic Review: Antecolic vs. retrocolic reconstruction after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy.

12 Jan, 2022 | 08:38h | UTC

Antecolic versus retrocolic reconstruction after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy – Cochrane Library

M-A: Fecal immunochemical test to triage patients with possible colorectal cancer symptoms.

11 Jan, 2022 | 02:18h | UTC

Faecal immunochemical test to triage patients with possible colorectal cancer symptoms: meta-analysis – British Journal of Surgery

Commentary: Guest Plain English summary: Worried about symptoms of bowel cancer? A simple stool test may help. – Cutting Edge

Commentary on Twitter

🆕#CuttingEdgeBlog Plain English summary📰

"Worried about symptoms of bowel cancer? A simple stool test may help."@ian_bissett @SawKS88 @ChenLiu_NZ @williamxu_98 @chrisvarghese98

Blog🔗: https://t.co/Pb7zfsfWT3

Based on the paper 🔗: https://t.co/20proTApNd pic.twitter.com/IAUsHIqUrn

— BJS (@BJSurgery) January 10, 2022

Meta-analysis (mostly of observational studies): In patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy, routine nasogastric decompression is associated with increased rates of delayed gastric emptying, major complications, and longer length of stay compared to no routine nasogastric decompression.

8 Jan, 2022 | 22:44h | UTC

Impact of routine nasogastric decompression versus no nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy on perioperative outcomes: meta-analysis – BJS Open

Commentary on Twitter

Nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy 🐘 what is your practice?!

👎 Routine NG tube associated with ⬆️ rates of DGE, major complications and longer length of stay

✅ @ErasSociety policies should be standard

New meta analys on @BjsOpen https://t.co/OStyWOfrPV pic.twitter.com/tuwjPYFWia

— Giovanni Marchegiani (@Gio_Marchegiani) January 3, 2022

Position Paper: Diagnosis, management, and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:32h | UTC

Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Button Battery Ingestion in Childhood: A European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Position Paper – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Visual summary: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Button Battery Ingestion in Childhood

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Button battery ingestion in children⚠️: Important🆕 guidelines for diagnosis and management from @ESPGHANSociety #GITwitter https://t.co/TQ1rfjQOpS https://t.co/fxzzCEl2F2

🧵… pic.twitter.com/paE3OrNjzp

— ESGE (@ESGE_news) December 14, 2021

Review: Diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis in adults.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Current Management of Acute Appendicitis: Antibiotics or Surgical Intervention

Commentary: Antibiotics can be first-line therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis cases – Duke University Medical Center

Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumor characteristics, and treatment before and after the introduction of the fecal immunochemical testing-based screening program in the Netherlands: a population-based study.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the faecal immunochemical testing-based screening programme in the Netherlands: a population-based study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

New research – Breekveldt et al – #Colorectalcancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the FIT-based #screening programme in the #Netherlands: a population-based studyhttps://t.co/nW9SVAhRxE #GITwitter #crcsm pic.twitter.com/GGRF9Az0tg

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) November 23, 2021

Outcomes associated with caustic ingestion among 1198 adults in a national prospective database in France.

9 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Outcomes Associated With Caustic Ingestion Among Adults in a National Prospective Database in France – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Invited commentary: Caustic Ingestion—The Haves and the Have Nots (free for a limited period)

Commentary on Twitter

Study provides nation-wide data regarding in-hospital patients' outcomes after caustic ingestion. Severity of ingestion and hospital volume are associated with mortality. If feasible, low volume hospitals should transfer patients to larger centers https://t.co/VbX1jhGbjJ

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) December 8, 2021