Purpose/Objectives To determine if the use of aromatherapy improves insomnia and other common symptoms in hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia. Design A randomized, crossover, washout trial. Setting An inpatient acute leukemia unit at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard L. Solove Research Institute of the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University in Col...

603. Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) from a Deceased Organ Donor at Increased Risk of HCV infection with Negative Nucleic Acid Test Screening at the Time of Organ Donation Nicole Theodoropoulos, MD; Sridhar Basavaraju, MD, FACEP; Elmahdi Elkhammas, MD; Joseph Forbi, PhD; Tonya Hayden, PhD; Stanley Martin, MD; Amy Pope-Harman, MD; Pali Shah,; Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD; Anil Suryaprasad, MD;...

STUDY QUESTION Is there a difference in functional outcome between conservative versus radical rectal surgery in patients with large deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum 2 years postoperatively? SUMMARY ANSWER No evidence was found that functional outcomes differed when conservative surgery was compared to radical rectal surgery for deeply invasive endometriosis involving the bowel. W...

Objectives  This review had two objectives: (i) to determine what is required in an assessment of faecal incontinence issues for older community-dwelling adults; and (ii) to determine the psychometric tools most effective for assessment of faecal incontinence in older community-dwelling adults. Inclusion criteria  For the review of psychometric tools, studies were included if they were concerne...

Abstract Background To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of ustekinumab(UST) combined with sphincter-preserving surgery in treatment perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease(pfCD). Methods A single-center retrospective study. The baseline data pfCD patients who met inclusion exclusion criteria visited Anorectal Department Affiliated Hospital Nanjing University Traditional Chinese Medicine fro...

Abstract Background The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has monitored the administration of unfractionated heparin (UFH) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures with activated coagulation time test, using Hemochron Signature Elite (Elite) instrument (Werfen) ACT+ cartridge. An assessment was conducted to evaluate performance newest model, GEM 100 (Werfen), upgrade current ins...

Aim The aim was to study anorectal function in long-term survivors after combined, curatively intended, chemoradiotherapy and endorectal brachytherapy for low rectal cancer. Methods This a case–control design. We compared by anal manometry, functional lumen imaging probe (EndoFLIP) bag distension cancer patients (RCPs) healthy, normal subjects (NSs). Symptoms were assessed the anterior resectio...

Introduction. Anal incontinence (insufficiency of the anal sphincter) is a disease in which there an uncontrolled discharge intestinal contents through canal when it impossible to keep episode defecation acceptable place, socially significant problem. Patients suffering from experience feeling psychoemotional inferiority and are often maladjusted. Insufficiency sphincter widespread pathology. T...

Fecal microbiota transplantation has been proposed as a therapeutic approach for chronic constipation. This randomized, controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of conventional treatment alone (control) with additional treatment with FMT (intervention) in patients with slow-transit constipation (STC). Adults with STC were randomized to receive intervention or control treatment. The control...