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Esophageal Cancer Surgery Can Leave Lingering Health Problems, Study Says
Posted 6 Apr 2012 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, April 6 – Surgery for esophageal cancer can result in lingering health problems for long-term survivors, a new study finds. Common complaints among patients who survived for five years after esophageal cancer surgery include breathlessness, fatigue, insomnia and eating problems, according to researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Patients who experienced a serious complication after surgery reported worse symptoms. The study was published online April 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. "Patients who suffer serious post-operative complications after surgery for esophageal cancer need very close, long-term monitoring so that any problems that arise can be identified and targeted quickly," said study research team member Maryam Derogar, a doctoral student at the department of molecular medicine and surgery, in a journal news release. The operation for esophageal ... Read more
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Colon Surgery Linked to High Readmission Rates
Posted 18 Nov 2011 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, Nov. 18 – Although one in four patients ends up back in the hospital within three months of colon surgery, new research reveals these readmissions – which cost $300 million every year – are often preventable. The most common reason colorectal surgery patients return to the hospital: complications from surgical-site infections, according to the study published in the December issue of the journal Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. The researchers said many of these infections could be avoided. "Readmissions after surgery are common and they burden the health care system with exorbitant costs," study senior author Dr. Martin Makary, an associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in a Hopkins news release. "While readmissions are sometimes unavoidable, many times they result from poor coordination of medical care. Everyone knows you can't get ... Read more
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