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21. 4.b-1 Invitation to Screen Letter to Patients (Version 1—Kit Enclosed) (incl. Spanish) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Colon cancer is the nation's second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. … With appropriate screening tests, colon cancer can be prevented or detected early, when it can be cured … Based on a review of your medical records, you are eligible to be screened for colon cancer. … If you want to speak about colon cancer screening, please schedule an appointment with me or call my … El cáncer del colon es la segunda causa principal de muertes por cáncer en la nación.

22. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - II Colon Cancer Colon cancer is a common malignancy affecting both women and men. … for other stages of colon cancer, or for both colon and rectal cancer, will not be included, unless … II colon cancer. … cancer Colon Cancer Alliance Has page on “Oncotype DX ® For Stage II Colon Cancer” that includes … Given the clinical differences between patients with various stages of colon cancer and between colon

23. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
    December 01, 2012 - II Colon Cancer Colon cancer is a common malignancy affecting both women and men. … for other stages of colon cancer, or for both colon and rectal cancer, will not be included, unless … II colon cancer. … cancer Colon Cancer Alliance Has page on “Oncotype DX ® For Stage II Colon Cancer” that includes … Given the clinical differences between patients with various stages of colon cancer and between colon

24. Colonic Polyps | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Colonic polyps grow in the large intestine, or colon. Most polyps are not dangerous. … age 50 Have had polyps before Have a family member with polyps Have a family history of colon … cancer Most colon polyps do not cause symptoms.

25. Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon. | PSNet
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    February 19, 2020 - Study Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the … Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon. … Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon.

26. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 12, 2019 - colon evaluation in this setting requires more study. … incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? … Treatment of perforated diverticular disease of the colon. Adv Surg. 1978;12:85-109. … A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis. … Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease of the colon in adults.

27. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2019 - colon evaluation in this setting requires more study. … incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? … Treatment of perforated diverticular disease of the colon. Adv Surg. 1978;12:85-109. … A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis. … Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease of the colon in adults.

28. PowerPoint Presentation
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    June 01, 2023 - Dis Colon Rectum. 1971 Mar-Apr;14(2):123-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02560057. PMID: 4934194. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Nov;55(11):1160-6. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182684fac. PMID: 23044677. … in elective colon and rectal surgery. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Jan;62(1):3-8. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001238. … Erratum in: Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Oct;62(10):e436. PMID: 30531263.

29. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2003 - rather than the descending colon. … The second is that a floppy, redundant transverse colon is misidentified as sigmoid colon, so that the … transverse colon was likely misidentified as the sigmoid colon, and the wrong side of the colon therefore … colon surgery. … Dis Colon Rectum. 1996;39:285-288.[ go to PubMed ] 3.

30. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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    December 14, 2012 - Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon … Comments Report Research Review Title: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon … Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer. Technical Brief. … This second validation study included only stage II colon cancer patients In addition, we performed … KRAS was noted as a marker in advanced colon cancer.

31. Which End Is Which? | PSNet
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    February 09, 2011 - rather than the descending colon. … The second is that a floppy, redundant transverse colon is misidentified as sigmoid colon, so that the … transverse colon was likely misidentified as the sigmoid colon, and the wrong side of the colon therefore … colon surgery. … Dis Colon Rectum. 1996;39:285-288.[ go to PubMed ] 3.

32. Using Electronic Data to Improve Care of Patients With Known or Suspected Cancer - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2010 - Status as of December 2010 Target Population: Adults, Cancer: Colon … Singh and his team finalized the development of the colon cancer triggers. … to validate the triggers to determine whether the identified patients were truly at risk for delayed colon … The team also applied the framework for developing colon cancer triggers to create triggers to identify … In addition, the development of the colon cancer trigger took more time than anticipated.

33. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2022 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

34. Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation | PSNet
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    April 01, 2015 - The next step in treatment was colonoscopy with the goal of decompressing the dilated colon. … He was taken emergently to the operating room, where he underwent resection of the perforated colon. … Decompression of the colon can be performed medically or endoscopically. … Colonoscopy is indicated as a treatment when conservative measures fail and the colon remains dilated … To reduce such risk, it is important to minimally insufflate the colon (if at all).

35. Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation | PSNet
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    November 25, 2020 - An abdominal x-ray confirmed a large amount of stool in the colon with no free air. … Given its propensity for perforation in the sigmoid colon, it can easily be misdiagnosed as perforated … Surgical management typically involves resection of the involved colon with end colostomy. … Dis Colon Rectum . 2000;43(7):991-998. [ Available at ] Mumford JG. Stercoral ulcer. … Stercoral perforation of the colon. Concepts of operative management.

36. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - at advanced stage per 100,000 men and women age 50 and over Worse No Change Patients with colon … Surgical Resection of Colon Cancer Patients with colon cancer who received surgical resection of colon … Denominator: People with colon cancer undergoing resection of colon. … of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined improved overall (55.4% … In 2012, the percentage of patients with colon cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer

37. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 03, 2012 - Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon … Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-site-infections-colon-surgery-patient-procedure-hospital-and-surgeon … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-site-infections-colon-surgery-patient-procedure-hospital-and-surgeon

38. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_disposition-comments.pdf
    December 14, 2012 - Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon … Comments Report Research Review Title: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon … Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer. Technical Brief. … This second validation study included only stage II colon cancer patients In addition, we performed … KRAS was noted as a marker in advanced colon cancer.

39. Final Progress Report: National Claims-Based Quality Measures for Surgical Site Infections (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - Results Our claims-based method identified 89% of SSI following colon procedures and 81% of hysterectomy … Our work analyzing CMS hospital rankings for colon procedure SSIs showed that laparoscopic and open … We planned to do this in several ways: First, we intended to expand the methodology to include colon … In this grant, we extend this process to colon and hysterectomy procedures. … and non-colon intra-abdominal procedures, and laparoscopy (for overall colon procedures only) while

40. PowerPoint Presentation
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    June 01, 2023 - Dis Colon Rectum. 1971 Mar-Apr;14(2):123-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02560057. PMID: 4934194. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Nov;55(11):1160-6. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182684fac. PMID: 23044677. … in elective colon and rectal surgery. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Jan;62(1):3-8. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001238. … Erratum in: Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Oct;62(10):e436. PMID: 30531263.