Association of Complications with Healthcare Utilization and Hospital-Borne Costs Among Patients Undergoing Open Low Anterior Resection Using Curved Cutter Staplers.

Purpose: The ability of curved cutter staplers (CCS) to conform to the complex anatomy of the rectum has led to their widespread use in open low anterior resection (LAR). We describe the incidence of complications and their association with healthcare utilization and hospital-borne costs among patients who underwent open LAR with CCS, with the intent to provide contextual epidemiologic and economic burden data for future evaluations of innovations that may lead to a reduced incidence of complications.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study using Premier Healthcare Database.

Incidence, predictors, and economic burden of circular anastomotic complications in left-sided colorectal reconstructions involving manual circular staplers.

Study Aim: Manual circular staplers are widely used in colorectal surgery; however, limited literature exists examining complications related to circular anastomoses when such devices are used. The present study evaluated the incidence, predictors, and economic burden of circular anastomotic complications in left-sided colorectal reconstructions involving manual circular staplers.

Materials And Methods: Patients aged ≥18 years who underwent hemicolectomy, low anterior resection, or sigmoidectomy between 1 October 2016 and 31 December 2018 were identified from the Premier Healthcare Database.

Biomaterials and cells for cardiac tissue engineering: Current choices.

The major purpose of cardiac tissue engineering is to engineer cells on scaffolds and use it as a substitute to infarcted cardiac cells. With an ever-increasing risk of cardiac diseases there is an increasing need to have a stable and sustainable approach to cure such ailments. This review provides a comprehensive update on the cell sources and biomaterials essential for cardiac tissue engineering, ensuring their biocompatibility under a variety of conditions.