Colon and Rectal
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New strain of norovirus wreaks havoc
Major Finding: A new strain of norovirus caused 53% of outbreaks in the United States from September-December 2012.Data Source: These statistics...
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Lymph node count may not be best predictor of colon cancer survival
Major Finding: Lymph node count of 12 or higher was not associated with better 5-year survival rates in patients undergoing surgery to treat colon...
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Staged surgery found unnecessary for colorectal tumors
Major Finding: Removal of a colorectal tumor and synchronous liver metastases in a single operation or in two staged surgeries had equal outcomes....
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Restrictive transfusion strategy superior for severe acute GI bleeding
Major Finding: Mortality from any cause at 45 days was significantly lower in the restrictive-strategy group (5%) than in the liberal-strategy...
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Laparoscopic diverticulitis surgery linked to fewer complications
Major Finding: Among patients who underwent a primary anastomosis, the incidence of major complications during 30 days of follow-up was 13% in the...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces colorectal surgery readmissions
Major Finding: Oral antibiotic preparation before colorectal surgery cut hospital readmissions by 19% compared with no preparation.Data Source: A...
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Colorectal SSIs Plummet After Targeted Improvement Project
Major Finding: Implementation of a new protocol reduced colorectal surgical site infections by an average of 32% and average length of stay from...
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Rapid Feedback Boosts Adherence to Oncology Quality Measures
Major Finding: Compliance rates for five quality measures climbed to as high as 90% in centers that used RQRS.Data Source: Data on 31,590 breast...
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Teduglutide Trims Parenteral Support in Short Bowel Syndrome
Major Finding: Significantly more patients who received 0.05 mg/kg per day of teduglutide had a sustained response to treatment during weeks 20-24...
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Early Oral Feeding Benefits Bowel Surgery Patients
Major Finding: Eighty percent of patients who received oral fluids on the first day after surgery vs. delayed feeding had significantly shorter...
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Withholding Warfarin After GI Bleed Raises Risk of Thrombosis, Death
Major Finding: The rate of thrombotic events was 0.4% in patients who resumed warfarin therapy after an episode of GI bleeding, compared with 5.5...