Minimally Invasive Surgery in Acute Bowel Obstruction: Should It Become the Standard of Care? A Prospective, Single Center, Observational Study.

: This study was conducted to determine whether a structured clinical pathway can help to safely implement minimally invasive surgery (MIS) as the standard approach in surgery for acute bowel obstruction (ABO). : A prospective analysis was performed on consecutive patients undergoing MIS for ABO at a single center in 2021 and 2022. Prior to the study onset, a structured treatment pathway was defined to apply MIS in all patients.

Association between Diverticulosis and Colorectal Neoplasia: Analysis from a Large Austrian Database.

Colorectal neoplasia and diverticulosis are common findings on colonoscopies. While adenomas are precursors to colorectal cancer, diverticulosis is usually asymptomatic but can lead to diverticulitis. Despite their prevalence and coexistence, the relationship between these conditions remains unclear.

Association between Cardiovascular Risk Assessment by SCORE2 and Diverticulosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Background: The aim of this retrospective observational study was to examine the relationship between SCORE2 and the occurrence of colonic diverticula in a screening population without cardiovascular or gastrointestinal symptoms. SCORE2, recognized and supported by the European Society of Cardiology for cardiovascular risk assessment, served as the primary metric for the analysis in this investigation.

Methods: We studied 3935 asymptomatic individuals undergoing screening colonoscopy.

Role of DOAC plasma concentration on perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients with hip fractures.

Background: There is an ever-increasing number of hip fracture (HF) patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC). The impact of DOAC plasma level prior to HF surgery on perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements has not been investigated so far.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study of HF patients on DOACs admitted to the AUVA Trauma Center Salzburg between February 2015 and December 2021.