Association of obesity and thyroidectomy-specific perioperative outcomes.

Background: There is limited large-scale data on the effect of obesity on thyroidectomy-specific outcomes. To fill this gap in the literature, this study evaluates the association between obesity and thyroidectomy-specific outcomes using a large real-world surgical outcomes dataset.

Materials And Methods: The 2016-2019 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Targeted Thyroidectomy dataset (ACS NSQIP) was queried.

Survival impact of treatment utilization and margin status after resection of adrenocortical carcinoma.

Background: This study examines the combined impact of margin status and adjuvant therapy utilization on overall survival (OS) for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) patients undergoing surgery with curative intent.

Methods: The 2004-2020 National Cancer Database (NCDB) was queried for ACC patients ≥18yrs undergoing curative surgery (no debulking), subdivided into R0 and R1/R2-groups, and analyzed using inverse-probability-weighted Cox Proportional Hazard-model.

Results: Of 5023 ACC patients, 3193 underwent curative surgery, 2213 (69 ​%) had R0 margins.

Practice variations, trends, and outcomes of drain use in thyroidectomy: A NSQIP study.

Background: The benefit of drains remains unclear and variable among thyroid surgeons. This study examines the utility and trend in drain use after thyroidectomy.

Method: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study utilizing a pooled sample of thyroidectomy patients from the 2016-2019 NSQIP.

Totally implantable venous access ports and associated complications in sub-Saharan Africa: a single-centre retrospective analysis.

Purpose: Although totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs) have been safe and valuable in the management of cancer and other chronically ill patients who require long-term intermittent venous access, a few complications have been reported with their use. Data on the use of TIVAPs in sub-Saharan Africa and other low- and middle-income regions is limited. In this study, we determine the complications that arise from TIVAP use at a cancer centre in Nigeria.

Chemotherapy induced neutropenia and febrile neutropenia among breast cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.

Purpose: This study assessed the incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and febrile neutropenia (FN) while identifying their associated factors.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 113 female chemotherapy-naïve breast cancer patients over a 2-year period. Socio-demographic, clinical and haematological data were obtained via semi-structured interviews and from medical case files.

Cancer presentation patterns in Lagos, Nigeria: Experience from a private cancer center.

Background: Cancer incidence and mortality is increasing worldwide. In 2018, there were an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Africa Different?

COVID-19 has now spread to all the continents of the world with the possible exception of Antarctica. However, Africa appears different when compared with all the other continents. The absence of exponential growth and the low mortality rates contrary to that experienced in other continents, and contrary to the projections for Africa by various agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO) has been a puzzle to many.