Publications by authors named "A Zbar"
Can serious postoperative complications in patients with Crohn's disease be predicted using machine learning?
World J Gastrointest Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The introduction of new anti-inflammatory treatments for Crohn's disease over the past 20 years has delayed the need for surgery but hasn't significantly reduced the likelihood of it happening.
- - Patients who delay treatment and present with severe complications, like intra-abdominal abscesses, tend to face a more difficult recovery and often require more extensive surgical interventions, leading to longer hospital stays.
- - The text suggests that analyzing available data could help identify high-risk patients, encourage centralization of specialized care, and improve distribution of healthcare resources to better manage Crohn's disease.
To review the findings of recent dynamic imaging of the levator ani muscle in order to explain its function during defecation. Historical anatomical studies have suggested that the levator ani initiates defecation by lifting the anal canal, with conventional dissections and static radiologic imagery having been equated with manometry and electromyography.An analysis of the literature was made concerning the chronological development of imaging modalities specifically designed to assess pelvic floor dynamics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with obstructed defecation syndrome may present with a wide spectrum of disorders. The iceberg diagram, which focuses on the underlying occult diseases, has been proposed for an accurate diagnosis. The iceberg diagram deals with lesions, which, if neglected, may worsen the prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the extent and characteristics of in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and determine risk factors for in-school acquisition of COVID-19 in one of Canada's largest school districts.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of all reportable cases of COVID-19 who attended a kindergarten-Grade 12 (K-12) school within the study area between January and June of the 2020-2021 school year. The acquisition source was inferred based on epidemiological data and, when available, whole genome sequencing results.