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View article: Preoperative Weight Loss in Patients With Excess Weight and Colorectal Cancer
Preoperative Weight Loss in Patients With Excess Weight and Colorectal Cancer Open
Importance Excess weight increases morbidity risk after colorectal cancer surgery. Objective To assess the feasibility of a preoperative weight loss intervention. Design, Setting, and Participants CARE was an assessor-blinded randomized cl…
View article: Investigating the Relationship between Home Parenteral Support and Needs-Based Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Intestinal Failure: A National Multi-Centre Longitudinal Cohort Study
Investigating the Relationship between Home Parenteral Support and Needs-Based Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Intestinal Failure: A National Multi-Centre Longitudinal Cohort Study Open
Home parenteral support (HPS) is an essential but potentially burdensome treatment that can affect quality of life (QoL). The aims of this longitudinal study were to understand whether any changes in HPS over time were associated with QoL.…
View article: An Overview and Analysis of First2 Network Campus Clubs.
An Overview and Analysis of First2 Network Campus Clubs. Open
Underrepresented groups often face various, tedious obstacles when pursuing postsecondary education; many times, students find it difficult to impossible to overcome these obstacles and either avoid or drop out of college. The First2 Netwo…
View article: STEM resource compilations for West Virginia.
STEM resource compilations for West Virginia. Open
First2 Network, NASA Educator Resource Center (ERC), WV Department of Education (WVDE), and WV Alliance for STEM and the Arts offer compilations of WV STEM resources that serve undergraduate and K12 students, parents, educators, industry, …
View article: The comfort ability program for adolescents with sickle cell pain: Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of an inpatient group‐based clinical implementation
The comfort ability program for adolescents with sickle cell pain: Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of an inpatient group‐based clinical implementation Open
Background Integration of nonpharmacological therapies, such as cognitive and behavioral pain management strategies, is recommended to support comprehensive disease and pain management among children and adolescents with sickle cell diseas…
View article: P413 Exclusive enteral nutrition provides an effective bridge to safer interval elective surgery for Crohn's disease
P413 Exclusive enteral nutrition provides an effective bridge to safer interval elective surgery for Crohn's disease Open
Background: Despite data reporting that exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) improves nutritional status and inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease, few studies have reported its systematic use in the perioperative setting. EEN involve…
View article: Exclusive enteral nutrition provides an effective bridge to safer interval elective surgery for adults with Crohn's disease
Exclusive enteral nutrition provides an effective bridge to safer interval elective surgery for adults with Crohn's disease Open
Summary Background Few studies have reported the systematic use of exclusive enteral nutrition in the perioperative setting. Aim To test the hypothesis that exclusive enteral nutrition provides a safe and effective bridge to surgery and re…
View article: Data protection: how medical researchers persuaded the European Parliament to compromise
Data protection: how medical researchers persuaded the European Parliament to compromise Open
When the process of updating Europe’s data protection laws began, public concerns about privacy – highlighted by the Snowden affair – led to the European Parliament filing amendments that would have inhibited medical research. Fortunately,…