purpose: to determine corneal power for intraocular lens (iol) power calculation in eyes with previous keratorefractive surgery. methods: in 13 eyes of 9 patients with previous keratorefractive surgery undergoing phacoemulcification, iol power was calculated using the clinical history method (chm) in one case, manual keratometry (mkr) in 2, simk in 3, and flattest k (topographically derived) in...

Earlier studies have reported that faecal pH is more alkaline in patients with colonic cancer, indicating a reduction in colonic carbohydrate fermentation to organic acids. The pH of faeces from 11 pre and 14 postoperative, selected colonic cancer patients without intestinal obstruction, major loss of appetite or weight, not treated with antibiotics, and without signs of dissemination or recurr...

BACKGROUND Postoperative complications are associated with reduced fitness. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has been used in risk stratification. We investigated the relationship between preoperative CPET and in-hospital morbidity in major colonic surgery. METHODS We prospectively studied 198 patients undergoing major colonic surgery (excluding neoadjuvant cancer therapy), performing ...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based guidelines on optimal perioperative fluid management have not been established, and recent randomized trials in major abdominal surgery suggest that large amounts of fluid may increase morbidity and hospital stay. However, no information is available on detailed functional outcomes or with fast-track surgery. Therefore, we investigated the effects of two regimens of in...