Endoscopic ultrasonography, fine-needle aspiration biopsy guided by endoscopic ultrasonography, and computed tomography in the preoperative staging of non-small-cell lung cancer: a comparison study

Article Abstract:

A screening procedure called endoscopic ultrasonography that involves taking ultrasound images from within a gastrointestinal tube appears to be useful in identifying patients whose lung cancer has spread to the lymph nodes near the backbone. Endoscopic ultrasound was performed on 52 patients with lung cancer and suspected lymph node involvement. Of those patients evaluated with this procedure alone, 84% were accurately identified as having lymph node involvement. Nearly all of the patients with lymph node involvement were accurately identified when ultrasound-guided tissue sampling was also added to the evaluation.

Diagnosis, Lymph nodes, Lung cancer, Non-small cell, Non-small cell lung cancer, Lymphatic metastasis, Endoscopic ultrasonography, Lymph node biopsy

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A preoperative smoking cessation intervention decreases perioperative morbidity among patients undergoing hip or knee replacement

Article Abstract:

The first randomized controlled trial of a preoperative smoking cessation intervention study is discussed which would be an important step toward understanding the value and timing of advice for preoperative smoking cessation. The factors that limited the ability to demonstrate a reduction in pulmonary complications are presented.

United States, Science & research, Specialty outpatient clinics, not elsewhere classified, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, Antismoking Programs, Causes of, Risk factors, Smoking cessation programs, Smoking cessation, Morbidity, Knee replacement arthroplasty

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A preoperative program for patients awaiting coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Article Abstract:

Exercise training, educational support, and monthly calls from a nurse may improve the outcomes of patients who are on a waiting list for a coronary bypass operation. This was the conclusion of a study of 249 Canadian patients who had to wait at least 10 weeks to have the operation.

Services, Preoperative care, Hospitals, Cardiac patients, Coronary artery bypass, Hospital waiting lists

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