Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Consensus Statement: Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments
8 Mar, 2020 | 20:24h | UTC
Study: Colorectal Cancer Burden Shifting to Younger Individuals
6 Mar, 2020 | 10:15h | UTCNews Release: Colorectal Cancer Burden Shifting to Younger Individuals – American Cancer Society (free)
Original Report: Colorectal cancer statistics, 2020 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentary: Half of new colon and rectal cancer diagnoses are now in people age 66 and younger, report finds – CNN (free)
Cohort Study: Comparing the 5-Year Diabetes Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass
5 Mar, 2020 | 10:24h | UTCCommentaries: Bariatric Surgery and Diabetes Treatment—Finding the Sweet Spot – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Gastric bypass may be best weight-loss surgery for diabetes remission – Reuters (free) AND Gastric bypass improves weight loss, type 2 diabetes, study finds – UPI (free)
Study: People Leave Hospital After Surgery Sooner if Hospitals Follow ‘Enhanced Recovery Protocols’
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCPeople leave hospital after surgery sooner if hospitals follow ‘enhanced recovery protocols’ – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review – Health Services and Delivery Research (free)
Adult Liver Transplantation: A UK Clinical Guideline
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:33h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy vs. Immediate Surgery for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:08h | UTCPreoperative Chemoradiotherapy Versus Immediate Surgery for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Results of the Dutch Randomized Phase III PREOPANC Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Consensus Recommendations: Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:14h | UTCRecommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology (free link via Google Scholar)
Summary: Updated Polypectomy Surveillance Recommendations – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland/Public Health England post-polypectomy and post-colorectal cancer resection surveillance guidelines – Gut (free guidelines and studies on the subject)
Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:03h | UTCPreoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related guidelines: Preoperative evaluation of adult patients before elective, noncardiothoracic surgery – Der Anaesthesist (free) AND 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Systematic Review: Transarterial Strategies for the Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:32h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:40h | UTCQuality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy (free audio)
Commentaries: Quality of Life—The Appendix – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments – News Medical (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children (several studies on the subject) AND Nonoperative treatment for nonperforated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Pediatric Surgery International (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Fecal Occult Blood Testing Should Not be Used as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:31h | UTCUse of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fecal Occult Blood Tests Should Not Be Used for Diagnostic Indications – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Position Statement: Role of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Screening of Digestive Tract Cancers
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:07h | UTC
Position Paper: Intraoperative Surgical Site Infection Control and Prevention
13 Feb, 2020 | 08:07h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections (free guidelines on the subject)
Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Biological Mesh Reinforcement vs. Standard Closure of Stoma Site
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:24h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Stoma closure, with mesh or without?
New huge multicenter RCT @TheLancet
Hernia at 2y :
Mesh group 12%, control 20%No difference on wound problems/adverse events.https://t.co/t1umAl7IdN#hernia #herniasurgery #SoMe4Surgery
— Ville Sallinen (@villesallinen) February 7, 2020
Non-neoplastic Hepatopancreatobiliary Lesions Simulating Malignancy: Can we Differentiate?
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:50h | UTC
Study: Lower GI-bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Should Always Raise Suspicion of Colorectal Cancer
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:47h | UTCCommentary: GI Bleeding and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Anticoagulated AF Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND GI bleeding often mistaken as side effect of blood thinners when it could indicate cancer – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Study: Incidence of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Underestimated
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:14h | UTCCommentaries: Study shows advanced colorectal cancers at recommended screening age – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (free) AND Should Colon Cancer Screening Begin Before 50? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Another Study Points to Increased Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Young Adults (studies on the subject)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Treatment of Helicobacter Pylori Reduces Gastric Cancer Among Patients with Positive Family History
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:39h | UTCFamily History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Family History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment (free)
Commentary: Antibiotic therapy cuts stomach cancer rate by more than half in high-risk population – Reuters (free)
NICE Guideline: Colorectal Cancer
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:38h | UTCColorectal cancer – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
EHS and AHS Guidelines for Treatment of Primary Ventral Hernias in Rare Locations or Special Circumstances
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:45h | UTC
Current Management Strategies for Visceral Artery Aneurysms
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:35h | UTCCurrent management strategies for visceral artery aneurysms: an overview – Surgery Today (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Primary Needle-Knife Fistulotomy vs. Conventional Cannulation in Patients at High-Risk of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:32h | UTCPrimary Needle-Knife Fistulotomy Versus Conventional Cannulation Method in a High-Risk Cohort of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Cost-effectiveness of Imaging Protocols for Suspected Appendicitis
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:03h | UTCCost-effectiveness of Imaging Protocols for Suspected Appendicitis – Pediatrics (free)
Randomized Trial: Early Surgery vs. Endoscopy-First Approach on Pain in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCEffect of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy-First Approach on Pain in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis: The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Tracing the Evidence to Address Painful Chronic Pancreatitis With Surgery (free)
See also: Visual Abstract
