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Thorhauge KAL, Hansen JB, Jensen J, Nalepa IF, Burcharth J. Feasibility of app-based home monitoring after abdominal surgery: A systematic review. Am J Surg 2024:115764. [PMID: 38830790 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Abdominal surgery presents great challenges postoperatively. Considering financial healthcare constraints, the use of mobile applications has received increased interest. This systematic review was conducted to assess and report the feasibility of app-based home monitoring after abdominal surgery. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library were searched on the October 17, 2023. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS Thirty-six articles were included, 17 of these originating from USA or Canada. The response rate varied between 11.9 % and 100 %. Bariatric, upper gastrointestinal, and colorectal surgery reported the highest response rates. All included studies had a degree of bias. CONCLUSION This study found varying response rates. The data indicated that the response rates were high within bariatric surgery, with additional factors potentially affecting this. The degree of bias was generally high, and the quality of the included studies limits the conclusions.
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- Klara Amalie Linde Thorhauge
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark; Emergency Surgery Research Group Copenhagen (EMERGE Cph), Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark; Emergency Surgery Research Group Copenhagen (EMERGE Cph), Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark; Emergency Surgery Research Group Copenhagen (EMERGE Cph), Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark.
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- Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Campus, Universitetsparken, 2100 København Ø, Denmark.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark; Emergency Surgery Research Group Copenhagen (EMERGE Cph), Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark.
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Grass F, Roth-Kleiner M, Demartines N, Agri F. Day Admission Surgery Program in a Prospective Payment System: What Are the Financial Incentives? Health Serv Insights 2024; 17:11786329231222970. [PMID: 38250650 PMCID: PMC10798120 DOI: 10.1177/11786329231222970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Background Day admission surgery (DAS) is meant to provide a better in-hospital experience for patients and to save costs by reducing the length of stay. However, in a prospective payment system, it may also reduce the reimbursement amount, leading to unintended incentives for hospitals. Methods Over a 4-month period in 2021 and based on predefined clinical and logistic criteria, patients from different surgical sub-specialties were identified to follow the institutional DAS program. Revenue-analysis was performed, considering the Swiss diagnosis-related group (SwissDRG) prospective payment policy. Revenue with DAS program was compared to revenue if patients were admitted the day prior surgery (No DAS) using nonparametric pooled bootstrap t-test. All other costs considered identical, an estimation of the average cost spared due to the avoidance of pre-operative hospitalization in the DAS setting was carried out using a micro-costing approach. Results Overall, 105 inpatients underwent DAS over the study period, totaling a revenue of CHF 1 209 840. Among them, 25 patients (24%) were low outliers due to the day spared from the DAS program and triggering a mean (SD) financial discount of Swiss Francs (CHF) 4192 (2835), yielding a total amount of CHF 105 435. DAS revealed a mean revenue of CHF 7320 (656), compared to CHF 11 510 (1108) if patients were admitted the day before surgery (No DAS, P = .007). Conclusion In a PPS, anticipation of financial penalties when implementing a DAS for all-comers is key to prevent an imbalance of the hospital equation if no financial criteria are used to select eligible patients. Promptly revising workflow to maintain constant fixed costs for a greater number of patients may be a valuable hedging strategy.
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- Fabian Grass
- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Medical Direction, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Administration and Finance. Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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van der Storm SL, Bektaş M, Barsom EZ, Schijven MP. Mobile applications in gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review. Surg Endosc 2023; 37:4224-4248. [PMID: 37016081 PMCID: PMC10234873 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10007-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mobile applications can facilitate or improve gastrointestinal surgical care by benefiting patients, healthcare providers, or both. The extent to which applications are currently in use in gastrointestinal surgical care is largely unknown, as reported in literature. This systematic review was conducted to provide an overview of the available gastrointestinal surgical applications and evaluate their prospects for surgical care provision. METHODS The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for articles up to October 6th 2022. Articles were considered eligible if they assessed or described mobile applications used in a gastrointestinal surgery setting for healthcare purposes. Two authors independently evaluated selected studies and extracted data for analysis. Descriptive data analysis was conducted. The revised Cochrane risk of bias (RoB-2) tool and ROBINS-I assessment tool were used to determine the methodological quality of studies. RESULTS Thirty-eight articles describing twenty-nine applications were included. The applications were classified into seven categories: monitoring, weight loss, postoperative recovery, education, communication, prognosis, and clinical decision-making. Most applications were reported for colorectal surgery, half of which focused on monitoring. Overall, a low-quality evidence was found. Most applications have only been evaluated on their usability or feasibility but not on the proposed clinical benefits. Studies with high quality evidence were identified in the areas of colorectal (2), hepatopancreatobiliary (1) and bariatric surgery (1), reporting significantly positive outcomes in terms of postoperative recovery, complications and weight loss. CONCLUSIONS The interest for applications and their use in gastrointestinal surgery is increasing. From our study, it appears that most studies using applications fail to report adequate clinical evaluation, and do not provide evidence on the effectiveness or safety of applications. Clinical evaluation of objective outcomes is much needed to evaluate the efficacy, quality and safety of applications being used as a medical device across user groups and settings.
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- Sebastiaan L. van der Storm
- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Surgery, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Digital Health, Box 22660, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Surgery, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Digital Health, Box 22660, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Surgery, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Digital Health, Box 22660, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Surgery, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Digital Health, Box 22660, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Seux H, Gignoux B, Blanchet MC, Frering V, Fara R, Malbec A, Darnis B, Camerlo A. Ambulatory colectomy for cancer: Results from a prospective bicentric study of 177 patients. J Surg Oncol 2023; 127:434-440. [PMID: 36286613 DOI: 10.1002/jso.27130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programme after colectomy reduces postoperative morbidity and shortens the length of hospital stay. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short and midterm outcomes of ambulatory colectomy for cancer. METHODS This was a two-centre, observational study of a database maintained prospectively between 2013 and 2021. Short-term outcome measures were complications, admissions, unplanned consultations and readmission rates. Midterm outcome measures were the delay between surgery and initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy, length of disease-free survival and 2-year disease-free survival rate. RESULTS A total of 177 patients were included. The overall morbidity rate was 15% and the mortality rate was 0%. The admission rate was 13% and 11% patients left hospital within 24 h of surgery. The readmission rate was 9% and all readmissions occurred before postoperative Day 4. Eight patients underwent repeat surgery because of anastomotic fistula (n = 7) or anastomotic ileocolic bleeding (n = 1). These patients had an uneventful recovery. Sixty-one patients required adjuvant chemotherapy with a median delay between surgery and chemotherapy initiation of 35 days. CONCLUSIONS Ambulatory colectomy for cancer is feasible and safe. Adjuvant chemotherapy could be initiated before 6 weeks postsurgery. The ambulatory approach may be a step forward to further improve morbidity and oncologic prognosis.
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- Héloïse Seux
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique de La Sauvegarde, Lyon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique de La Sauvegarde, Lyon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique de La Sauvegarde, Lyon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France
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A Single-Institution Analysis of Targeted Colorectal Surgery Enhanced Recovery Pathway Strategies That Decrease Readmissions. Dis Colon Rectum 2022; 65:e728-e740. [PMID: 34897213 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Decreasing readmissions is an important quality improvement strategy. Targeted interventions that effectively decrease readmissions have not been fully investigated and standardized. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of interventions designed to decrease readmissions after colorectal surgery. DESIGN This was a retrospective comparison of patients before and after the implementation of interventions. SETTING This study was conducted at a single institution dedicated enhanced recovery pathway colorectal surgery service. PATIENTS The study group received quality review interventions that were designed to decrease readmissions: preadmission class upgrades, a mobile phone app, a pharmacist-led pain management strategy, and an early postdischarge clinic. The control group was composed of enhanced recovery patients before the interventions. Propensity score weighting was used to adjust patient characteristics and predictors for imbalances. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The primary outcome was 30-day readmissions. Secondary outcomes included emergency department visits. RESULTS There were 1052 patients in the preintervention group and 668 patients in the postintervention group. After propensity score weighting, the postintervention cohort had a significantly lower readmission rate (9.98% vs 17.82%, p < 0.001) and emergency department visit rate (14.58% vs 23.15%, p < 0.001) than the preintervention group, and surgical site infection type I/II was significantly decreased as a readmission diagnosis (9.46% vs 2.43%, p = 0.043). Median time to readmission was 6 (interquartile 3-11) days in the preintervention group and 8 (3-17) days in the postintervention group (p = 0.21). Ileus, acute kidney injury, and surgical site infection type III were common reasons for readmissions and emergency department visits. LIMITATIONS A single-institution study may not be generalizable. CONCLUSION Readmission bundles composed of targeted interventions are associated with a decrease in readmissions and emergency department visits after enhanced recovery colorectal surgery. Bundle composition may be institution dependent. Further study and refinement of bundle components are required as next-step quality metric improvements. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/B849. ANLISIS EN UNA SOLA INSTITUCIN DE LAS CIRUGAS COLORECTALES CON VAS DE RECUPERACIN DIRIGIDA AUMENTADA QUE REDUCEN LOS REINGRESOS ANTECEDENTES:La reducción de los reingresos es una importante estrategia de mejora de la calidad. Las intervenciones dirigidas que reducen eficazmente los reingresos no se han investigado ni estandarizado por completo.OBJETIVO:El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar la efectividad de las intervenciones diseñadas para disminuir los reingresos después de la cirugía colorrectal.DISEÑO:Comparación retrospectiva de pacientes antes y después de la implementación de las intervenciones.ESCENARIO:Una sola institución dedicada al Servicio de cirugía colorrectal con vías de recuperación dirigida aumentadaPACIENTES:El grupo de estudio recibió intervenciones de revisión de calidad que fueron diseñadas para disminuir los reingresos: actualizaciones de clases previas a la admisión, una aplicación para teléfono móvil, una estrategia de manejo del dolor dirigida por farmacéuticos y alta temprana de la clínica. El grupo de control estaba compuesto por pacientes con recuperación mejorada antes de las intervenciones. Se utilizó la ponderación del puntaje de propensión para ajustar las características del paciente y los predictores de los desequilibrios.PARÁMETRO DE RESULTADO PRINCIPAL:El resultado primario fueron los reingresos a los 30 días. Los resultados secundarios incluyeron visitas al servicio de urgencias.RESULTADOS:Hubo 1052 pacientes en el grupo de preintervención y 668 pacientes en el grupo de posintervención. Después de la ponderación del puntaje de propensión, la cohorte posterior a la intervención tuvo una tasa de reingreso significativamente menor (9,98% frente a 17,82%, p <0,001) y una tasa de visitas al servicio de urgencias (14,58% frente a 23,15%, p <0,001) que el grupo de preintervención y la infección del sitio quirúrgico tipo I / II se redujo significativamente como diagnóstico de reingreso (9,46% frente a 2,43%, p = 0,043). La mediana de tiempo hasta la readmisión fue de 6 [IQR 3, 11] días en el grupo de preintervención y de 8 [3, 17] días en el grupo de posintervención (p = 0,21). El íleo, la lesión renal aguda y la infección del sitio quirúrgico tipo III fueron motivos frecuentes de reingresos y visitas al servicio de urgencias.LIMITACIONES:El estudio de una sola institución puede no ser generalizable.CONCLUSIÓNES:Los paquetes de readmisión compuestos por intervenciones dirigidas se asocian con una disminución en las readmisiones y las visitas al departamento de emergencias después de una cirugía colorrectal con vías de recuperación dirigida aumentada. La composición del paquete puede depender de la institución. Se requieren más estudios y refinamientos de los componentes del paquete como siguiente paso de mejora de la métrica de calidad. Consulte Video Resumen en http://links.lww.com/DCR/B849. (Traducción-Dr Yolanda Colorado).
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Agri F, Hübner M, Demartines N, Grass F. Economic considerations of a connected tracking device after colorectal surgery. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e407-e408. [PMID: 34738102 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Fabio Agri
- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Administration and Finance, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Grass F, Hübner M, Behm KT, Mathis KL, Hahnloser D, Day CN, Harmsen WS, Demartines N, Larson DW. Development and validation of a prediction score for safe outpatient colorectal resections. Surgery 2021; 171:336-341. [PMID: 34503851 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Avoiding unnecessary inpatient stay may decrease hospital-acquired complications and costs while increasing patient satisfaction. This study aimed to develop and validate a score to identify patients eligible for safe same-day discharge after colorectal resections. METHODS This bi-institutional retrospective cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective colon and rectal resections (2011-2018) for benign and malignant indications. Two multivariable logistic models were developed based on demographic and surgical risk factors to predict a combined endpoint (ileus, anastomotic leak, intra-abdominal abscess, and readmission). Development and validation datasets were randomly sampled from the entire cohort. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) were evaluated, and Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit tests were used to assess validation model fit. RESULTS Of 5,389 patients, 1,182 (21.9%) experienced at least one complication of the combined endpoint. Male gender, open surgery, ASA ≥3, wound class ≥3, ileostomy, surgical duration >3 hours, and perioperative IV fluids >3 L all had significantly greater odds of the combined endpoint in the parsimonious multivariable model (all P < .05). The reduced model considering only the 4 variables with the highest OR (>1.5) contained open surgery, ASA ≥3, wound class ≥3, and surgical duration ≥3 hours as predictors (all P < .05, AUC of 0.65; 95% CI 0.63, 0.68). Both the parsimonious model and the reduced model demonstrated no lack of fit in the validation cohort. CONCLUSION The suggested score composed of preand intraoperative items may help physicians decide on patients' same-day discharge after colorectal resection.
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- Fabian Grass
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Hahnloser D. SSI, MBP and OAB: all abbreviations we know, but the solution is not yet found. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1481. [PMID: 33411402 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Melstrom LG, Rodin AS, Rossi LA, Fu P, Fong Y, Sun V. Patient generated health data and electronic health record integration in oncologic surgery: A call for artificial intelligence and machine learning. J Surg Oncol 2020; 123:52-60. [PMID: 32974930 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this review, we aim to assess the current state of science in relation to the integration of patient-generated health data (PGHD) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) into routine clinical care with a focus on surgical oncology populations. We will also describe the critical role of artificial intelligence and machine-learning methodology in the efficient translation of PGHD, PROs, and traditional outcome measures into meaningful patient care models.
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- Laleh G Melstrom
- Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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- Applied AI and Data Science Department, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.,Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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Skowron KB, Hurst RD, Umanskiy K, Hyman NH, Shogan BD. Caring for Patients with Rectal Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Gastrointest Surg 2020; 24:1698-1703. [PMID: 32415658 PMCID: PMC7228429 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04645-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The extraordinary spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically and rapidly changed the way in which we provide medical care for patients with all diagnoses. Conservation of resources, social distancing, and the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19-positive cancer patients have forced practitioners and surgeons to completely rethink routine care. The treatment of patients with rectal cancer requires both a multidisciplinary approach and a significant amount of resources. It is therefore imperative to rethink how rectal cancer treatment can be aligned with the current COVID-19 pandemic paradigms. In this review, we discuss evidence-based recommendations to optimize oncological outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Kinga B Skowron
- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Rm J557F, MC5095, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Rm J557F, MC5095, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Rm J557F, MC5095, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Rm J557F, MC5095, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Rm J557F, MC5095, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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