COLON cancer treatmentA response from the authors of the article "Liver resection of colorectal metastases in elderly patients" in the 2010 issue is presented.Barclay, KarenANZ Journal of SurgeryBarclay K. Response to Re: Nausea, vomiting and return of bowelfunction after colorectal surgery[J...
Impact of anaesthetic technique on survival in colon cancer: a review of the literature An oncological surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment for potentially curable colon cancer. At the time of surgery, a large fraction of patients d... VF Jeroen,DJ Lips,van Dorsten Frank R.C.,....
A novel treatment, chewing gum, may be non-inferior to ondansetron in inhibiting postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in female patients after laparoscopic or breast surgery. In this pilot study, we tested the feasibility of a large randomized controlled trial. Methods We randomized 94 female ...
These researchers recommended transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation on PC6 from 30 mins before induction of anesthesia to the end of surgery for application; they stated that this non-pharmaceutical approach may be a promising approach to promote the recovery of patients after breast surgery. ...
Intractable or recurrent bleed (consult surgery. See TREATMENT ISSUES below) TREATMENT ISSUES CRITERIA FOR SURGICAL CONSULT FOR ULCER BLEED—hemodynamic instability despite resuscitation (>3 U PRBC), shock, recur- rent hemorrhage after two endoscopic attempts, continued slow bleed requiring >3 U PRBC/...
BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a distressing problem after strabismus surgery. An inspired oxygen fraction has been reported to decrease PONV in patients after colon resection and to be more effective than ondansetron after gynecologic laparoscopy. Therefore, in a randomized, ...