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To investigate the effects of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on racial disparities in postoperative length of stay (pLOS) after colorectal surgery. ⋯ ERAS eliminated racial differences in pLOS between black and white patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Reduced pLOS occurred without increases in mortality, readmissions, and most postoperative complications. ERAS may provide a practical approach to reducing disparities in surgical outcomes.
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Intensive care medicine · Dec 2018
Correction to: "Familial venoms": a thallium intoxication cluster.
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The presentation of Table 1 was incorrect. The corrected Table 1 is given below.
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Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a life-threatening syndrome. The usage of a dopamine agonist, such as bromocriptine or cabergoline, is considered a predisposing factor for PA, which commonly occurs 1.5 years within commencement. ⋯ PA related to dopamine agonist therapy can occur in cases of elevated bleeding tendency, even in long-term users, suggesting that attention should be paid in the administration of a dopamine agonist in the patient experiencing thrombocytopenia. Surgical intervention should be performed after the preoperative platelet number and adequate response to transfusion are confirmed, and the aggressive removal of prolactinoma in the cavernous sinus should be avoided to reduce the risk of hemorrhagic complications.
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Use of short-segment or long-segment fusion is controversial in treatment of adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis (ALDS). The aim of this study was to explore efficacy and feasibility of precision treatment of ALDS with selective nerve root block. ⋯ Precision treatment of ALDS with selective nerve root block can achieve favorable clinical outcomes and good fusion with less surgical injury and low complications. Deformity correction is limited, which requires further study.
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic orofacial pain syndrome, which manifests as severe pain in the distribution of any trigeminal nerve branch. Though traditionally responsive to anticonvulsant therapy, TN can become refractory to medications and require surgical intervention. ⋯ The endoscopic approach allows for precise targeting of V2, which is ideal in patients undergoing targeted neuroablation for pain. This is the first documented case of a transoral endoscopic approach toward ablative V2 TN management.