colectomy
Outcomes of Colorectal Surgery Worse in Patients With Psychiatric Disease
TAMPA, FLA.—Psychiatric diagnosis is an independent risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes after ...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Pre-op Bowel Stimulation Reduces Post-op Ileus
A program of preoperative bowel stimulation via the efferent limb of the ileostomy significantly reduced rates of ...
JUNE 10, 2022
High-Dose Tofacitinib Cuts Colectomy Rates For Acute Severe UC
A regimen of three daily doses of tofacitinib (Xeljanz, Pfizer) slashed rates of colectomy by nearly 90% in ...
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Large Study Indicates Antibiotics No Help For Moderate, Severe Colon Ischemia
Antibiotics have no significant advantage for patients with moderate to severe colon ischemia, according to a large ...
APRIL 23, 2021
The Regueiro Report: February
In this installment of The Regueiro Report, Miguel Regueiro, MD, the chair of the Department of Gastroenterology, ...
MARCH 6, 2020
Study Finds No Surgical Infection Risk From TNF Inhibitors
San Diego—Patients undergoing surgery with detectable levels of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor are ...
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
NSQIP Data Show Decade of Steady Improvement In Colorectal Outcomes
Boston—Complications from colorectal resection steadily decreased while the number of early hospital ...
MARCH 5, 2019
Routine Use of IV Acetaminophen Not Supported In Open Colectomy
The current use of IV acetaminophen (Ofirmev, Mallinckrodt) does not improve perioperative opioid utilization in ...
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Organism Overgrowth Associated With Colectomy
People who have undergone colectomy are much more likely to develop intestinal overgrowth of bacteria and fungi ...
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Optimizing Surgery for Diverticulitis
New York—Less than 30 years ago, it was pretty obvious which diverticulitis patients should undergo elective ...
APRIL 27, 2017
Colectomy Rates in Children With Acute Severe Colitis Reduced With Immunosuppressants
The introduction of cyclosporine, tacrolimus and infliximab (Remicade, Janssen) has substantially reduced surgery ...
MAY 17, 2016
After Colectomy, Watch for Microbes Run Amok
As many as 40% of patients who undergo colectomy report lingering gastrointestinal problems, such as abdominal pain ...
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
