Publications by authors named "C S Andeweg"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of chest CT and RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 in asymptomatic surgical patients.
- The research involved 2,093 patients across 14 centers, revealing a low positive yield of COVID-19 cases—1.5% for combined testing, 0.7% for CT, and 1.1% for RT-PCR.
- Results indicated that while preoperative screening helped ensure safety in surgeries, the value of chest CT testing was minimal compared to RT-PCR, particularly as community COVID-19 prevalence increased.
Patients with strangulated inguinal hernia (SIH) require emergency surgical treatment. International guidelines do not specify the surgical technique of preference. Frequently, an open anterior approach such as the Lichtenstein technique is used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The preperitoneal mesh position seems preferable to reduce the number of patients with postoperative chronic pain after inguinal hernia surgery. The transrectus sheath preperitoneal mesh repair (TREPP) is gaining popularity. Teaching a new technique requires a standardized approach to achieve an optimal learning curve.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Aims: Patients with diverticulitis develop recurrences and chronic abdominal symptoms. Recurrent diverticulitis is seldom complicated, which has led to a conservative treatment approach. However, some studies suggest that surgical intervention reduces recurrence and chronic abdominal problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Markov Decision Model to Guide Treatment of Recurrent Colonic Diverticulitis.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
January 2016
Background & Aims: Although colonic diverticulitis is a common disorder, there is no clear treatment strategy for patients with recurrent episodes of diverticulitis. We investigated whether colonic resection or conservative or medical treatments have the greatest effects on quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs).
Methods: A Markov model simulating patients with 2 episodes of non-surgically treated diverticulitis was used to simulate all relevant outcomes of each treatment strategy.