The incidence of venous thromboembolism after curative colon cancer surgery within an enhanced recovery after surgery programme.

Aim: Based on three randomised controlled trials performed more than a decade ago, several national guidelines recommend prolonged venous thromboprophylaxis for 28 days following elective surgery for colon cancer. None of these studies were conducted within enhanced recovery after surgery setting. Newer studies indicate that prolonged prophylaxis might not be necessary with enhanced recovery after surgery.

A survey of preoperative diagnosis and management of complicated appendicitis.

Introduction: Complicated appendicitis is a severe condition, requiring early diagnosis and intervention to prevent complications. We aimed to investigate how resident surgeons distinguish and manage complicated appendicitis and their perspectives on preoperative diagnostic markers.

Methods: The electronic survey was face validated.

Visceral obesity is a predictor of surgical site occurrence and hernia recurrence after open abdominal wall reconstruction.

Purpose: High body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of postoperative complications and hernia recurrence after abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). However, BMI does not provide specific information on the mass and distribution of adipose tissue. We hypothesized that visceral fat volume (VFV) was a better predictor than BMI for recurrence after AWR.

Should simultaneous stoma closure and incisional hernia repair be avoided?

Purpose: Patients scheduled for stoma closure may also have an incisional hernia. Studies have reported acceptable outcomes after contaminated ventral hernia repair, but whether stoma closure and incisional hernia repair should be performed as a combined procedure is unknown. This study examined combined stoma closure and incisional hernia repair compared with incisional hernia repair only.

Visceral obesity and short-term outcomes after laparoscopic rectal cancer resection.

Background: Complications after rectal resection are frequent. Recently, methods to assess visceral obesity (VO) have become available as an alternative to measurement of body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to examine the association between visceral fat volume (VFV) and the short-term outcomes after laparoscopic low anterior resection (LLAR) in patients with rectal cancer.

Anastomotic Leakage After Stoma Reversal Combined with Incisional Hernia Repair.

Background: Stoma reversal in patients with an incisional hernia represents a clinical dilemma, as it remains unknown whether hernia repair should be concomitantly employed. We aimed at examining postoperative complications and mortality in patients undergoing stoma reversal with or without concomitant hernia repair.

Methods: This study included all patients subjected to stoma reversal between 2010 and 2016 at our institution.

Enhanced recovery after abdominal wall reconstruction reduces length of postoperative stay: An observational cohort study.

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery has been shown to lead to improved postoperative outcomes after several surgical procedures. However, only a few studies have examined the application of enhanced recovery after surgery after abdominal wall reconstruction. The aim of the current observational cohort study was to evaluate the outcomes of enhanced recovery after surgery after abdominal wall reconstruction in a large cohort.