Annals of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Short-term surgical outcomes from a randomized controlled trial to evaluate laparoscopic and open D3 dissection for stage II/III colon cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG 0404.
A randomized controlled trial to confirm the non-inferiority of laparoscopic surgery to open surgery in terms of overall survival was conducted, and short-term surgical outcomes are demonstrated. ⋯ Short-term surgical safety and clinical benefits of laparoscopic D3 dissection were demonstrated. The primary endpoint will be reported after the primary analysis, planned for 2014.
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Multicenter Study
Hospital length of stay after admission for traumatic injury in Canada: a multicenter cohort study.
To describe acute care length of stay (LOS) over all consecutive hospitalizations for the injury and according to level of care [intensive care unit (ICU), intermediate care, general ward], compare observed and expected LOS, and identify predictors of LOS. ⋯ Results suggest that acute care LOS after injury is underestimated when only information on the index hospitalization is used and that ICU or intermediate care constitute an important part of LOS. This information should be used to inform the development of an informative and actionable quality indicator.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized, controlled, crossover study of sacral nerve stimulation for irritable bowel syndrome.
To investigate whether sacral nerve stimulation reduces irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-specific symptoms by a randomized, controlled, crossover study. ⋯ Sacral nerve stimulation significantly reduces symptoms and improves quality of life of highly selected patients with IBS.