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Preoperative decreased physical activity is associated with greater postoperative pain: the mediating role of preoperative sleep disturbance
PurposeEngagement in physical activity (PA) is often associated with better sleep quality and less pain severity among patients diagnosed with breast...
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Preoperative contributing factors and the remission of diabetes after metabolic surgery: the mediating role of preoperative triglyceride
Background and objectiveLimited understanding exists regarding the factors affecting the prognosis of surgical treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus...
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The Effect of Unimodal, Non-pharmacological, Preoperative Psychological Prehabilitation Interventions on Preoperative Anxiety and Stress: A Systematic Review
BackgroundPrehabilitation is a novel clinical strategy to optimize patients’ health in the waiting period before surgery.
ObjectivesThis article...
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Effects of preoperative education using virtual reality on preoperative anxiety and information desire: a randomized clinical trial
This study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative education using virtual reality (VR) on preoperative anxiety and information desire. The...
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Is Preoperative Type and Screen High-value Care? A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Performing Preoperative Type and Screen Prior to Urogynecological Surgery
Introduction and hypothesisRoutine preoperative type and screen (T&S) is often ordered prior to urogynecological surgery but is rarely used. We aimed...
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Preoperative Assessment A Case-Based Approach
This book uses a case-based approach to provide current information on a range of medical issues with the goal of enhancing preoperative evaluation...
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Age, preoperative tumor volume and widening of the internal acoustic meatus are independent factors associated with poor preoperative hearing in vestibular schwannoma patients – results of a single-center retrospective analysis
Preoperative hearing function shows wide variations among patients diagnosed with vestibular schwannoma. Besides the preoperative tumor size there...
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Preoperative consultation for determining the appropriate transfusion strategy
Surgical patients are at risk of postoperative complications and mortality, necessitating preoperative patient optimization through the...
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Preoperative anaemia in distal pancreatectomy: a propensity-score matched analysis
BackgroundPreoperative anaemia is a prevalent morbidity predictor that adversely affects short- and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing...
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Preoperative point-of-care neck ultrasound: beyond the airway
PurposeA preoperative point-of-care neck ultrasound, carried out during preoperative airway evaluation by extending the scans to the regions close to...
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Role of Preoperative Radiation Therapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer
PurposeWhile surgery is the primary curative treatment for resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, rates of locoregional and...
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Preoperative investigation practices for elective surgical patients: clinical audit
BackgroundThe findings of pre-operative investigations help to identify risk factors that may affect the course of surgery or post-operative recovery...
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Relating preoperative MCS-12 to microdiscectomy outcomes
PurposeTo determine the impact of poor mental health on patient-reported and surgical outcomes after microdiscectomy.
MethodsPatients ≥ 18 years who...
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Preoperative assessment of eloquence in neurosurgery: a systematic review
Background and objectivesTumor location and eloquence are two crucial preoperative factors when deciding on the optimal treatment choice in glioma...
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Preoperative Considerations for Ambulatory Surgery: What Is New, What Is Controversial
Purpose of ReviewAmbulatory anesthesia has experienced a rapid expansion in procedural breadth and patient complexity. Proper patient selection via...
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Preoperative anxiety and postoperative adverse events: a narrative overview
Patients awaiting surgical procedures often experience obvious anxiety due to discomfort and uncertain events, which is one of the most common...
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Lymph Node Positivity: Indication for Preoperative MRI?
BackgroundThe purpose was to determine what factors help predict benefit from preoperative MRI.
MethodsWe conducted an IRB approved retrospective...
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Prognostic Role of Preoperative Chemotherapy in Liver-Limited Metastasis from Gastric Cancer
BackgroundWe investigated the prognostic role of preoperative chemotherapy in patients who underwent hepatectomy for liver-limited metastasis (LLM)...
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The evaluation of the association between preoperative sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia and factors for preoperative sarcopenia in patients undergoing thoracoscopic-laparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
PurposeThis study identified the relationship between postoperative pneumonia and preoperative sarcopenia as well as the factors for preoperative...
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Does Preoperative MRI Reduce Positive Margins after Breast-Conserving Surgery?
BackgroundBreast-conserving surgery (BCS) is a mainstay for breast cancer management, and obtaining negative margins is critical. Some have advocated...