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1. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2020 - evidence regarding important clinical outcomes, including treatment failure, mortality, or emergency surgery … may not affect pain symptoms, length of hospital stay, recurrence risk, quality of life, or need for surgery … Complicated diverticulitis may require more invasive interventions, such as surgery or interventional … However, there is no evidence regarding which patients would benefit most from elective surgery. … Elective surgery to prevent recurrent diverticulitis: There is high SoE that elective surgery reduces

2. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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   March 26, 2013 - Some surgeons have discontinued use of OMBP for right-side colon surgery, but not for left-side colon … , some surgeons also prescribe oral antibiotics before colon surgery. … For elective right colon surgery? b. For elective left colon surgery? c. … or rectal surgery • Cointerventions: Oral antibiotics given before colon and rectal surgery, such … Eskicioglu C, Forbes SS, Fenech DS, et al; Best Practice in General Surgery Committee.

3. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - Some surgeons have discontinued use of OMBP for right-side colon surgery, but not for left-side colon … , some surgeons also prescribe oral antibiotics before colon surgery. … For elective right colon surgery? For elective left colon surgery? … or rectal surgery Cointerventions: Oral antibiotics given before colon and rectal surgery, such as … Eskicioglu C, Forbes SS, Fenech DS, et al; Best Practice in General Surgery Committee.

4. EHC Research Protocol: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2019 - colon evaluation in this setting requires more study. … incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? … o Laparoscopic, open, robot-assisted, or any other type of colon surgery conducted as an elective … A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis. … Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease of the colon in adults.

5. Disposition of Comments: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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   October 12, 2020 - reviewer suggested adding information about numbers needed to treat (NNT) and harm (NNH) for elective surgery … We have added to a sentence in the Discussion (under Elective Surgery): However, none of the studies … addressed which patients may benefit more (or less) from elective surgery, in particular based on … “do not affect risk of recurrence or quality of life” and a second for "may reduce the need for surgery … We have added that "No eligible studies evaluated the relative effect of elective surgery for patients

6. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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   March 13, 2012 - Most patients with stage II colon cancer are cured with surgery alone; however, 25 to 30 percent of … group, adjuvant chemotherapy may produce a small improvement in overall survival when compared with surgery … obstruction or bowel perforation at initial diagnosis; an inadequately low number of sampled lymph nodes at surgery … specificity, accuracy, etc.) of the GEP results to the risk of disease recurrence and/or death after surgery … , accuracy, etc.) of the GEP results to the response to adjuvant chemotherapy currently used after surgery

7. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Executive (pdf file)
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   April 01, 2014 - OMBP for colon or rectal surgery appears to be a widespread practice in the United States. … surgery.14,15 Citing some of these trials, the 2010 guidelines of the Canadian Society of Colon and … Does the effect vary by elective (a) right colon, (b) left colon, and (c) rectal surgery? … (colon vs. rectal surgery) and type of surgical procedure performed (e.g., open vs. laparoscopic … Trends in preparation for colorectal surgery: survey of the members of the American Society of Colon

8. 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? … Laparoscopic, open, robot-assisted, or any other type of colon surgery conducted as an elective … A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis. … Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease of the colon in adults.

9. Colonic Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   May 22, 2023 - Y Z Health Topics Colonic Diseases Description Your colon … Some of these include Colorectal cancer Colonic polyps - extra tissue growing in the colon that … can become cancerous Ulcerative colitis - ulcers of the colon and rectum Diverticulitis - inflammation … or infection of pouches in the colon Irritable bowel syndrome - an uncomfortable condition causing … Treatment may involve diet, medicines and in some cases, surgery.

10. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - cancer stage at the time of surgery were also not included. … cancer stage at the time of surgery, were also excluded at this time. … The majority of stage II patients do well with surgery alone, but some patients do develop recurrent … cancer surgery. … cancer treated with surgery alone or surgery plus adjuvant fluorouracil plus leucovorin.

11. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2022 - evidence regarding important clinical outcomes, including treatment failure, mortality, or emergency surgery … may not affect pain symptoms, length of hospital stay, recurrence risk, quality of life, or need for surgery … Elective surgery to prevent recurrent diverticulitis For patients with prior complicated or smoldering … /frequently recurrent (after uncomplicated) diverticulitis, elective surgery reduces the risk of recurrent … However, there is no evidence regarding which patients would benefit most from elective surgery.

12. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage II Colon Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Most patients with stage II colon cancer are cured with surgery alone; however, 25 to 30 percent of those … group, adjuvant chemotherapy may produce a small improvement in overall survival when compared with surgery … obstruction or bowel perforation at initial diagnosis; an inadequately low number of sampled lymph nodes at surgery … specificity, accuracy, etc.) of the GEP results to the risk of disease recurrence and/or death after surgery … specificity, accuracy, etc.) of the GEP results to the response to adjuvant chemotherapy currently used after surgery

13. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - studies (NRCSs; ≥100 patients per arm) of OMBP strategies in adults or children undergoing elective colon … or rectal surgery. … (colon vs. rectal surgery) and the type of surgical procedure performed (e.g., open vs. laparoscopic … Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Jul;58(7):698-707. PMID: 26200685.

14. Colonoscopy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 12, 2019 - Colonoscopy checks your entire colon and rectum. … Sigmoidoscopy checks the rectum and the lower colon only. … Your doctor may recommend one of these procedures To look for early signs of cancer in the colon … Systematic Review Archived April 30, 2014 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery … Research Protocol Archived March 26, 2013 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery

15. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 14, 2012 - resection or surgery. … left colon and without evidence of anorectal dysfunction. … scintigraphy as a test for evaluating colon transit. … Only after demonstrating colonic inertia in both of these settings should surgery be considered as a … Need for surgery http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

16. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - medications or nutrition or to affect patient-centered outcomes such as symptom improvement, need for surgery … resection or surgery. … Only after demonstrating colonic inertia in both of these settings should surgery be considered as a … or change in nutrition or to affect patient-centered outcomes such as symptom improvement, need for surgery … of studies in terms of the degree to which the study population (age, etiology, comorbidities, prior surgery

17. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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    April 30, 2014 - Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery. … surgery. … surgery. … rectal surgery. … (e.g. right colon vs. left colon vs. rectum) or surgical approach (laparoscopic versus open) are clinically

18. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2013 - , the ascending colon, and the transverse colon) and distal (involving the descending colon). … Surgery is an option for some patients with stage IV colorectal cancer, but for these patients, primary … proximal colon versus distal colon cancer, and lower rectal versus middle rectal versus upper rectal … Some evidence also exists that suggests proximal colon cancer and distal colon cancer may also be distinctly … cancer/ or exp colon tumor/ or exp rectum cancer/ or exp rectum tumor/ or ((Colon$ or colorectal or

19. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2024 - One study19 examined patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery at two campuses of an academic medical … Patients at one campus underwent universal nasal screening for any S. aureus colonization prior to surgery … .38 This study examined how long it took to collect cultures in an operating room before and after surgery … The authors found that the mean time needed for sampling prior to surgery was 3.39 minutes (standard … After surgery, sampling took a mean of 4.39 minutes (0.25).

20. Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2020 - , the ascending colon, and the transverse colon) and distal (involving the descending colon). … primary staging, were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy instead of by immediate surgery … Surgery is an option for some patients with stage IV colorectal cancer, but for these patients, primary … In patients undergoing surgery, the nodal (N) stage and spread of the tumor to nearby regional structures … The process of using imaging to assess the extent and spread of disease before surgery (but after initial