Prophylactic tamsulosin and urinary retention rates following elective colorectal surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a known morbidity after colorectal surgery. This study investigated the effect of prophylactic tamsulosin on urinary retention rates after colorectal surgery.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of male patients 50 years or older undergoing elective colonic and rectal resections from May 2014 to November 2019 was performed.

Early overnutrition reduces Pdx1 expression and induces β cell failure in Swiss Webster mice.

Childhood obesity and early rapid growth increase the risk for type 2 diabetes. Such early overnutrition can be modeled in mice by reducing litter size. We investigated the effects of early overnutrition and increased dietary fat intake on β cell function in Swiss Webster mice.

Urinary retention in early urinary catheter removal after colorectal surgery.

Background: High urinary infection (UTI) rate (12%) for our rectal surgery prompted practice change to early catheter removal (postoperative day 2) and prophylactic tamsulosin. Here we report urinary retention (UR) and UTI after this change.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study in male patients 50+ years undergoing elective colorectal surgery from July 2015 to July 2017.

Comparison of Rates of Coronary Angiography and Combined Testing Procedures in Patients Seen in the Emergency Room With Chest Pain (But No Objective Acute Coronary Syndrome Findings) Having Coronary Computed Tomography Versus Exercise Stress Testing.

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) appears comparable to standard care, including exercise stress testing (EST), in diagnosing acute coronary syndrome in emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain but may increase downstream testing. The objective of this study was to investigate rates of post-CCTA versus post-EST testing for (1) invasive angiography and (2) all combined cardiac testing. This was a retrospective cohort study performed at 2 urban Canadian EDs involving patients aged up to 65 years with chest pain but no objective ACS findings that were evaluated with CCTA or EST at the physician's discretion.