Bioimpedance Measurement for Monitoring Chronic Wounds: A Systematic Review.

Chronic wounds decrease patients' quality of life and pose an economic burden on healthcare systems and individuals. Wound assessment tools and monitoring technologies may reduce the costs related to chronic wound management. Bioimpedance has attracted growing attention as a quantitative tool for monitoring chronic ulcers, owing to its proven ability to detect tissue changes throughout the wound healing process.

Comparison of Staging and Treatment of Rectal Cancer between Patients Younger and Older than 70 years - An International Multicenter Study.

Colorectal cancer remains one of the major issues in modern healthcare, being one of the most common neoplasms and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Despite significant recent advances, treatment modalities and the popularization of screening programs, treatment course and outcomes still vary among patients. This study aimed to observe the differences in staging, course of treatment, and survival between patients 70 and 70 years old with rectal cancer.

Effectiveness of Open Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical Site Infection Prevention for Abdominal Surgery-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Open incision negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) combines delayed closure with negative pressure to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Its effectiveness in preventing SSI remains unclear, complicating its risk-benefit assessment. PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched for relevant English studies.

Technical Aspects of Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography: A Review.

Importance: Vocal fold palsy is a crucial complication of thyroidectomy. Although laryngoscopic examination is the gold standard for vocal fold assessment, there is a growing interest in incorporating transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography (TLUSG) in the peri-operative period. This review provides a detailed technical report on how to efficiently perform TLUSG assessment of the vocal folds.

Adenoma Detection Rates by Physicians and Subsequent Colorectal Cancer Risk.

Importance: Patients of physicians with higher adenoma detection rates (ADRs) during colonoscopy have lower colorectal cancer (CRC) risk after screening colonoscopy (ie, postcolonoscopy CRC). Among physicians with an ADR above the recommended threshold, it is unknown whether improving ADR is associated with a lower incidence of CRC in their patients.

Objective: To determine the association of improved ADR in physicians with a range of ADR values at baseline with CRC incidence among their patients.

Mortality and rate of hospitalization stratified by patients' BMI in a colonoscopy screening - a cross sectional analysis of data from Polish Colonoscopy Screening Platform.

Background: Currently, it remains unknown whether there is an association between body mass index (BMI) and complications during screening colonoscopy; hence, it remains unclear whether BMI should be considered a risk factor in pre-procedural assessments. The aim of this study was to compare mortality and unplanned hospitalization rates before and after colonoscopy stratified by patients' BMI.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of individuals who underwent screening colonoscopy as part of the Polish Colonoscopy Screening Program (PCSP).

Bioimpedance sensor array for monitoring chronic wounds: Validation of method feasibility.

In an ageing society, the incidence of hard-to-heal wounds is rising. Chronic wound healing is a complex process, which requires specialised treatment. Clinical assessment of the wound is essential to establish care approaches but is usually based on visual evaluation and it remains challenging.

Recommendations on the use of prehabilitation, i.e. comprehensive preparation of the patient for surgery.

Prehabilitation is a comprehensive preparation of a patient for primarily surgical treatments. Its aim is to improve the patient'sgeneral condition so as to reduce the risk of complications and ensure the fastest possible recovery to full health. Thebasic components of prehabilitation include: improvement of nutritional status, appropriate exercises to improve functioning,psychological support, and help in eliminating addictions.

Assessment of Calcium Score Cutoff Point for Clinically Significant Aortic Stenosis on Lung Cancer Screening Program Low-Dose Computed Tomography-A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is predominantly applied in lung cancer screening programs. Tobacco smoking is the main risk factor for developing lung cancer but is also common for cardiovascular diseases, including aortic stenosis (AS). Consequently, an increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is expected in lung cancer screenees.

Triiodothyronine lowers the potential of colorectal cancer stem cells .

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a key role in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), but the influence of triiodothyronine (T3) on the biological regulation of CSCs remains unclear. In the present study, it was reported that T3 exerts significant impact on CSCs of two CRC cell lines cultured in the form of colonospheres. It was observed that the incubation of colonospheres with T3 decreased the viability, proliferative and spherogenic potential of cancer cells (P<0.

Comparison of the Long-term Outcomes of RYGB and OAGB as Conversion Procedures After Failed LSG - a Case-Control Study.

Objective: To compare the effect of RYGB and OAGB on patients after failed treatment of obesity by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Study Design: A case-control study based on a prospectively maintained database of reoperated patients after failed LSG, which included 33 patients who underwent RYGB conversion and 47 patients who underwent OAGB conversion.

Result: The mean %EBWL after a 5-year follow-up for RYGBc vs OAGBc was 84.

Adenoma to Colorectal Cancer Estimated Transition Rates Stratified by BMI Categories-A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Asymptomatic Individuals from Screening Colonoscopy Program.

Most colorectal cancers (CRC) assumedly develop from precursor lesions, i.e., colorectal adenomas (adenoma-carcinoma sequence).

Proton pump inhibitors and colorectal cancer: A systematic review.

Background: The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) is common worldwide, with reports suggesting that they may be overused. Several studies have found that PPI may affect colorectal cancer (CRC) risk.

Aim: To summarize current knowledge on the relationship between PPI and CRC from basic research, epidemiological and clinical studies.

Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasound for Vocal Cord Paralysis Assessment in Patients Undergoing Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is an important complication following thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Recently, Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound (TLUSG) has emerged as a non-invasive alternative to laryngoscopic examination for vocal cord (VC) assessment. The aim of the systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine its diagnostic accuracy in reference to laryngoscopy.

Neoadjuvant short-course radiotherapy with consolidation chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Short-course radiotherapy with consolidation chemotherapy (SCRT-CCT) has emerged as a promising alternative to the long course chemoradiotherapy (LCRT) regimen in locally advanced rectal cancer management. The systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed at summarizing current evidence on SCRT-CCT and comparing it to LCRT.

Material And Methods: Electronic databases of MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Cochrane library were searched using a predefined search strategy returning 3314 articles.

Clinical presentation and outcomes of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in patients with diabetes - A matched pair analysis. A pilot study.

Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to compare the clinical course and laboratory parameters of acute cholecystitis in patients with diabetes vs. patients without diabetes.

Materials And Methods: The study involved patients who underwent emergency cholecystectomy in the Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery of University Clinical Center in Gdansk (Poland) between 2007 and 2017.

Circulating Tumor DNA in KRAS positive colorectal cancer patients as a prognostic factor - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Liquid biopsy is a novel tool in oncology. It provides minimally invasive detection of tumor specific DNA. This review summarizes data on presence of circulating tumor DNA in serum or plasma of CRC patients as a potential negative prognostic factor.