Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Miccio JA, Jairam V, Gao S, Augustyn A, Oladeru OT, Onderdonk BE, Chowdhary M, Han D, Khan S, Friedlaender G, Lindskog DM, Desphande HA, Osborn H, Roberts KB, Patel KR. Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cureus 2019, 11: e6038. PMID: 31824805, PMCID: PMC6886621, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue sarcomasPathologic nodal evaluationNational Cancer DatabaseLymphovascular invasionNodal evaluationRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelExtremity STS patientsGrade 3 tumorsHigh-risk groupTrunk/extremitiesLogistic regression modelsNeoadjuvant therapyWorse survivalRetrospective reviewSTS patientsDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisEpithelioid histologyTissue sarcomasCancer DatabaseExclusion criteriaPatientsLNMMetastasisThe Role of Bowel Preparation in Open, Minimally Invasive, and Converted-to-Open Colectomy
Luo J, Liu Z, Pei KY, Khan SA, Wang X, Yang M, Wang X, Zhang Y. The Role of Bowel Preparation in Open, Minimally Invasive, and Converted-to-Open Colectomy. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 242: 183-192. PMID: 31085366, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisCatharticsColectomyColonic DiseasesConversion to Open SurgeryElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CareRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresConceptsAntibiotic bowel preparationMechanical bowel preparationBowel preparationProtective effectElective colectomyPostoperative complicationsMajor complicationsReduced riskMultivariate logistic regression modelLength of stayStrong protective effectLogistic regression modelsStudy time periodInfectious complicationsAnastomotic leakOpen colectomyPreoperative strategyInvasive colectomyOpen groupColectomyAmerican CollegeComplicationsPatientsOverall populationRobotic surgery