P (patient population) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (key outcomes) Patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis Surgery No surgery Morbidity, mortality, quality of life Results The overall quality of the…
P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (outcomes) Hinchey III diverticulitis Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann’s or primary resection and anastomosis with or without diversion) Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (washout) Resolution recurrence A systematic…
P (Patients) I (Intervention) C (Comparator) O (Outcomes) Patients with fecal incontinence. Physiologic workup. Clinical Decision Making. Diagnosing the underlying cause. Predicting treatment outcome. Results We feel that obtaining a…
Author (Year) Population (time period) Method of repair Number of patients Diverting stoma? Results Follow-up Quality of evidence De Parades (2011) [1] Rectovaginal fistula (2003–2008) Endorectal advancement flap with muscular…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients with 3rd degree hemorrhoids Hemorrhoidectomy Rubber Band Ligation Symptom control and morbidity Search Strategy/Methods A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed, the Cochrane Database…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients with recurrent fissure after Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy Repeat LIS 1. Advancement flap 2. Botox Cure, continence, patient satisfaction Table 35.2 Results of literature…
Chapter 7 Procedures in Urology Adam Nelson and Suzanne Biers1,2,3 / Michal Sut4 URETHRAL CATHETERISATION1 Urethral catheterisation of the urinary bladder is a core skill not just for the urologist,…
Chapter 6 Special Circumstances Andrew Robb1 / Holly Weaver and Nikesh Thiruchelvam2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / Suzanne Biers3 PAEDIATRIC UROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES1 Urological emergencies in childhood are common. In this…
Chapter 2 Upper Urinary Tract Emergencies Ragada El-Damanawi and Andrew Fry1 / Ben Pullar and Samih Al-Hayek2,3 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY1 Definition and staging Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as…
Chapter 3 Lower Urinary Tract Emergencies David Thurtle and Suzanne Biers1, 3, 4, 5 / Alexandra Colquhoun2 URINARY RETENTION1 Acute urinary retention (AUR) is the painful inability to pass urine…
