Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
February 2025
Background: Point-of-care testing devices to measure haemoglobin (Hgb) frequently inform transfusion decision-making in surgery. This study aimed to examine their accuracy in surgery, focusing on Hgb concentrations of 60-100 g L, a range with higher potential for transfusion.
Methods: This was a prospective diagnostic cohort study focused on method comparison, conducted at two academic hospitals.
Background: Adults with intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) are at higher risk for incomplete cancer staging.
Aim: To compare unknown stage data between those with and without IDD.
Materials And Methods: We used the Ontario Cancer Registry linked to administrative health data between 2007 and 2019.
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of delayed postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) on overall survival (OS) in patients with head and neck cancers (HNC).
Data Sources: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by searching MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases.
Review Methods: Studies assessing the impact of delayed PORT in adult HNC patients were included.
Background: Days at home after surgery is a promising new patient-centred outcome metric that measures time spent outside of healthcare institutions and mortality. The aim of this scoping review was to synthesize the use of days at home in perioperative research and evaluate how it has been termed, defined, and validated, with a view to inform future use.
Methods: The search was run on MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus on 30 March 2023 to capture all perioperative research where days at home or equivalent was measured.