{"title":"Research Perspective on \"Impact of anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer surgery on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review\".","authors":"Tara A Russell","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003558","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003558","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Perspective on \"Impact of Surgeon Specialization on Outcomes in Emergency Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis\".","authors":"Vlad V Simianu","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003557","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003557","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary Bunjo, Luke Traeger, Ishraq Murshed, Sergei Bedrikovetski, Nagendra Dudi-Venkata, Christopher Dobbins, Tarik Sammour
{"title":"Impact of Surgeon Specialization on Outcomes in Emergency Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Zachary Bunjo, Luke Traeger, Ishraq Murshed, Sergei Bedrikovetski, Nagendra Dudi-Venkata, Christopher Dobbins, Tarik Sammour","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003418","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Colorectal emergencies represent a large proportion of acute general surgical workload and carry significant mortality.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Identify the influence of surgeon specialization on mortality and other outcomes in emergency colorectal surgery.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Systematic searches of Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, and Cochrane electronic databases were performed for studies published from 1 January 1990 to 27 August 2023.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Studies were included investigating outcomes in emergency colorectal surgery for adults, comparing colorectal against non-colorectal surgeon specialization. Exclusion criteria were: (1) publications studying primarily pediatric populations; (2) studies incorporating patients who had undergone surgery prior to 1990; (3) studies only published in abstract form or non-English language.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were rates of anastomotic leak, reintervention, primary anastomosis, and laparoscopic approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 7676 studies identified, 155 were selected for full-text review and 21 studies were included for quantitative analysis. Eleven studies showed improved 30-day (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.60-0.68, p < 0.0001) and in hospital mortality (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.49-0.89, p = 0.007) with colorectal specialization. There was a significantly higher rate of primary anastomosis (OR 2.95, 95% CI 2.02-4.31, p < 0.0001) and use of laparoscopic surgery (OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.42-4.00, p = 0.001) amongst specialized colorectal surgeons. Specialization was also associated with a significant reduction in any stoma formation (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.28-0.98, p = 0.04). No significant difference was observed for anastomotic leak (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.45-1.07, p = 0.10) or reintervention rates (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.55-1.10, p = 0.16).</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Heterogeneity exists within the included patient populations and definitions of colorectal specialization observed in different countries.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Emergency colorectal surgery undertaken by specialized colorectal surgeons is associated with significantly improved post-operative mortality, lower rates of stoma formation and increased rates of primary anastomosis and minimally invasive surgery.</p><p><strong>Prospero registration: </strong>CRD42022300541.</p>","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Known knowns and unknown unknowns.","authors":"Lester Gottesman","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003376","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003376","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nathan Carl English, Burkely P Smith, Abiha Abdullah, Princy Gupta, Wendelyn M Oslock, Bayley A Jones, Lauren Wood, Manu Kaushik, Quince-Xhosa Gibson, Lacey Swenson, Rebecca Young, Drew J Gunnells, Gregory Kennedy, Daniel I Chu, Robert H Hollis
{"title":"Socioecological Determinants of Health and the Quality of Colonoscopy in Rural Alabama.","authors":"Nathan Carl English, Burkely P Smith, Abiha Abdullah, Princy Gupta, Wendelyn M Oslock, Bayley A Jones, Lauren Wood, Manu Kaushik, Quince-Xhosa Gibson, Lacey Swenson, Rebecca Young, Drew J Gunnells, Gregory Kennedy, Daniel I Chu, Robert H Hollis","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003543","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003543","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rural patients suffer higher incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer. Ensuring high-quality screening is essential to address these disparities.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate whether socioecological determinants of health are associated with colonoscopy quality in rural Alabama.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective review.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Data across three rural hospitals in Alabama from August 2021 to July 2023.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>We included adults (≥18 years) who underwent screening or diagnostic colonoscopy and completed a validated survey that measures socioecological determinants of health.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Primary outcomes included bowel preparation quality, cecal intubation, and adenoma detection rate. We linked th e survey responses to these quality metrics to identify factors associated with outcomes. Analyses included the χ 2, Fisher's Exact and Kruskal-Wallis Rank sum tests, with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 84 patients surveyed were 66.7% male, 50.0% Black, and had a median age of 64 years. Optimal bowel preparation was present in 88.0%, 89.3% had successful cecal intubations, and overall adenoma detection rate was 45.8%. Patients with suboptimal bowel preparation described lower rates of internet access (60.0% vs. 87.4%, p < 0.05), more difficulty understanding written information (30.0% vs. 1.4%, p < 0.05) and lacked a sense of responsibility for their health (30.0% vs. 51.4%, p < 0.05) compared to those having optimal bowel preparation. Those with unsuccessful cecal intubations had lower physician-trust (55.6% vs. 73.3%, p < 0.05), while patients with successful cecal intubations were more confident in preventing health-related problems (53.3% vs. 33.3%, p < 0.05) and had a more supportive social environment (72.0% vs. 66.7%, p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Retrospective design and small sample size limiting multivariable analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In rural Alabama, health literacy, internet access, and physician-trust were associated with low-quality colonoscopy, while a higher patient sense of responsibility and a supportive social environment was associated with higher-quality metrics. These findings identify potential targets for improving colonoscopy quality in rural settings. See Video Abstract.</p>","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Handsewn Coloanal Anastomosis.","authors":"Yvonne Y Ng, Ameera Alhasan, Paris Tekkis","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003519","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003519","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shaping Graduate Medical Education: Status of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Training Program Requirements.","authors":"Glenn T Ault","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003429","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003429","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diagnosis and Management of Anal Stenosis.","authors":"Charmee H Mehta, Michael D Honaker","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000003555","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003438","DOIUrl":"10.1097/DCR.0000000000003438","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11299,"journal":{"name":"Diseases of the Colon & Rectum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}