Streamlined Preoperative Iron Deficiency Screening and IV Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Patients beyond Clinical Trials.

Iron deficiency anemia is common in patients with colorectal cancer and affects postoperative outcomes. Preoperative intravenous iron supplementation corrects anemia effectively; however, the effect on the postoperative clinical course is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of implementing a screening program for iron deficiency anemia and correction in patients with colorectal cancer.

Improving triplet lamb survival: management practices used by commercial farmers.

Introduction: Prolificacy has become an important breeding goal in sheep farming to increase farm profitability. With the adoption of improved genetics and management practices leading to increased lambing percentages, the proportion of triplet-born lambs has also increased on farms. However, mortality rates of triplet lambs are higher than for single- and twin-born lambs, and additional management inputs may be needed to support survival.

Implementation of health-related quality of life in the German TraumaRegister DGU® - first results of a pilot study.

Background: Approximately 30,000 people are affected by severe injuries in Germany each year. Continuous progress in prehospital and hospital care has significantly reduced the mortality of polytrauma patients. With increasing survival rates, the functional outcome, health-related quality (hrQoL) of life and ability to work are now gaining importance.

Increasing the Understanding of Nutrient Transport Capacity of the Ovine Placentome.

Placental nutrient transport capacity influences fetal growth and development; however, it is affected by environmental factors, which are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of the ovine placentome morphological subtype, tissue type, and maternal parenteral supplementation of arginine mono-hydrochloride (Arg) on nutrient transport capacity using a gene expression approach. Placentomal tissues of types A, B, and C morphologic placentome subtypes were derived from 20 twin-bearing ewes, which were infused thrice daily with Arg ( = 9) or saline (Ctrl, = 11) from 100 to 140 days of gestation.