PICO/clinical question Patient population Patients with unhealed perineal wounds/PPS following proctectomy Intervention Surgical advancement flap Comparator Non-operative strategy/local wound care Outcome Primary perineal wound healing Literature Search Strategy All studies…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Patients with anastomotic leak following LAR Anastomotic salvage Anastomotic takedown and end stoma Morbidity, mortality, functional outcomes Search Strategy Relevant studies published between January 2000 and…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients undergoing minimally invasive colorectal resection SILS ‘Conventional laparoscopy’ Perioperative outcomes, cost, pain, cosmetic outcomes, hernia formation, oncological outcomes Search Strategy PubMed was queried…
P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (outcomes) Patients undergoing transanal endoscopic surgery (TES) TES Patients undergoing conventional transanal excision, posterior approach, or endoscopic submucosal or mucosal resection (alternative methods)…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients undergoing ileostomy Patient education; stoma teaching Traditional management Readmission Results Only three articles were identified that specifically discussed stoma-related interventions and readmission (Table…
Patients undergoing colon resection Bowel prep No bowel prep SSI, leak rate, dehiscence, complications Search Strategy Search DATA SOURCES: Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library were searched using the terms…
Patient information 1. Preoperative information and counseling 2. Preset discharge criteria 3. Stoma marking and education if indicated 4. Optimization (home incentive spirometer, smoking cessation, prehab) Preservation of bowel function…
P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (outcomes) All adult patients undergoing colon resection Use of checklists for quality improvement Historical management systems without checklists Mortality Morbidity Errors (wrong site,…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes evaluated Pts with sphincter defect and FI Sphincter repair SNS QOL, decreased incontinence episodes Anal Sphincter Repair For the patient with moderate to severe fecal…
P (Patients) I (Intervention) C (Comparator) O (Outcomes) Patients with FI Sacral nerve stimulation All other interventions Success of therapy, decrease in FI episodes, change in CCIS, morbidity Results In…
