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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"anastomotic leak"”.
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Anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: Towards evidence-based treatment
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Anastomotic leakage in rectal surgery: Where are we and where do we go from here?
Anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery is a significant complication which is feared by surgeons and has considerable consequences for patients. It affects up to 17% of rectal resections and although there is significant knowledge regarding its detection and treatment, there are still no reliable …
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Application of artificial neural networks in breast and colorectal surgery
… capability of ANNs was explored to predict anastomotic leak following left sided large bowel anastomosis and compared with traditional logistic regression analysis.Multi-layer perceptron ANNs utilising a backpropagation learning algorithm were designed and then trained and validated on …
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Efficacy Of Various Modes Of Bowel Preparation to Prevent Surgical Site Infection Following Elective Colorectal Resection
… and organ/space SSI. Secondary outcomes were anastomotic leak, post-operative ileus, cardiac complications, renal complications, death, unplanned readmission, and length of stay (LOS). Univariate models were used to compare frequencies of patient and surgical characteristics across types of …
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Sigmond Colon Volvulus Management: An analysis of factors contributing to morbididty amd mortality in single and double stage operations
… break down (n=l), wound infection (n=4) and anastomotic leak after colostomy closure (n=3). Twenty five patients underwent primary resection with immediate anastomosis. One died post-operatively after an anastomotic leak and five developed complication of wound infection (n=2), intestinal …
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Intra-operative Prophylactic Pyloric Balloon Dilatation During Oesophagectomy to Prevent Early Delayed Gastric Emptying
… effect on patients’ recovery and may lead to anastomotic leak and pneumonia. Pyloric balloon dilatation (PBD) is a recognised treatment of this complication. Preventative measures such as pyloroplasty, pyloromyotomy and pyloric Botox® injection have all been employed. Recent data however …
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Intra-operative optical monitoring of bowel tissue viability based on photoplethysmography and laser doppler flowmetry
… a postoperative anastomosis complication (e.g. anastomotic leak, which is the main complication after colorectal resection). The development of a continuous method for monitoring perfusion of bowel tissue would assist in early detection of inadequate blood supply which then help to reduce the …
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L’UTILIZZO DEL VERDE DI INDOCIANINA NELLA PREVENZIONE DEL LEAK ANASTOMOTICO IN CHIRURGIA COLO-RETTALE
Il leak anastomotico nella chirurgia colorettale è ancora un problema reale nonostante i progressi tecnologici e di tecnica in chirurgia. L'incidenza del Leak anastomotico è stimata tra il 7 ed il 15%. I difetti di perfusione colica e anastomotica rappresentano la causa più importante di leak …