Publications by authors named "Ivana Raguz"
The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of outcome reporting after elective visceral surgery in a low volume district hospital. Outcome measurement as well as transparent reporting of surgical complications becomes more and more important. In the future, financial and personal resources may be distributed due to reported quality and thus, it is in the main interest of healthcare providers that outcome data are accurately collected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe drinkometer is a promising device for the study of ingestive behavior of liquid meals in humans. It can be used to investigate behavior in different target populations. However, ingestive behavior has a great variability across study participants.
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- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a surgery that helps people lose weight and is really effective for treating obesity.
- In a study, scientists used a special device called a drinkometer to check how women ate and drank a year after their surgery to see if it related to how much weight they lost.
- They found that while there were some links between how long they sucked on their drinks and how much weight they lost at first, by the second test, nothing changed, even though the women ate less food.
Given the worldwide increasing prevalence of severe obesity and considering the amount of scientific evidence demonstrating the beneficial effects of bariatric surgery (BS), it is surprising that only a fraction of patients with obesity undergo BS. We therefore conducted an anonymized online survey among individuals with a history of BS to understand factors influencing the deciding process leading to BS. Respondents were recruited on a voluntary basis from obesity-related social media groups between April and June 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To define "best possible" outcomes for secondary bariatric surgery (BS).
Background: Management of poor response and of long-term complications after BS is complex and under-investigated. Indications and types of reoperations vary widely and postoperative complication rates are higher compared to primary BS.
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- The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (diagnosed in individuals under 50) is on the rise globally, with distinct clinical and molecular characteristics compared to late-onset cases.
- Factors contributing to this increase may include diet, obesity, antibiotic use, and changes in gut microbiome, with most cases occurring sporadically rather than being genetically inherited.
- There is a need for tailored preventive and therapeutic approaches for early-onset colorectal cancer, as younger patients often present with more severe disease stages but similar outcomes to older patients after treatment.
According to international guidelines, recurrent inguinal hernia should be treated by a surgical approach opposing of the primary strategy (anterior-posterior or posterior-anterior). However, recent evidence demonstrates feasibility and safety of re-laparoscopic repair of recurrent inguinal hernia after primary laparoscopy. For such a strategy, correct identification of anatomical structures is challenging, but absolutely crucial for a satisfactory postoperative result.
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