Search Results - "Ukegjini, Kristjan"

Diagnostic study and meta-analysis of C-reactive protein as a predictor of postoperative inflammatory complications after gastroesophageal cancer surgery by Warschkow, Rene, Tarantino, Ignazio, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Beutner, Ulrich, Müller, Sascha A., Schmied, Bruno M., Steffen, Thomas

“…Purpose This study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein (CRP) after gastroesophageal cancer resection for postoperative inflammatory…”
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Loss of secreted frizzled-related protein 4 correlates with an aggressive phenotype and predicts poor outcome in ovarian cancer patients by Jacob, Francis, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Nixdorf, Sheri, Ford, Caroline E, Olivier, Jake, Caduff, Rosmarie, Scurry, James P, Guertler, Rea, Hornung, Daniela, Mueller, Renato, Fink, Daniel A, Hacker, Neville F, Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Viola A

“…Activation of the Wnt signaling pathway is implicated in aberrant cellular proliferation in various cancers. In 40% of endometrioid ovarian cancers,…”
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Diagnostic study and meta-analysis of C-reactive protein as a predictor of postoperative inflammatory complications after pancreatic surgery by Warschkow, Rene, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Tarantino, Ignazio, Steffen, Thomas, Müller, Sascha A., Schmied, Bruno M., Marti, Lukas

“…Purpose Although C-reactive protein (CRP) can be measured by a standard blood test, its diagnostic value for distinguishing patients with inflammatory…”
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Baseline mortality-adjusted survival in colon cancer patients by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Zadnikar, Marcel, Warschkow, Rene, Müller, Sascha, Schmied, Bruno M., Marti, Lukas

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Impact of intraoperative noise measurement on the surgeon stress and patient outcomes. A prospective, controlled, single-center clinical trial with 664 patients by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Kastiunig, Theresa, Widmann, Bernhard, Warschkow, Rene, Steffen, Thomas

“…The impact of sound-activated noise meters to decrease the noise level in the operating room is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine whether a…”
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Hiatus hernia repair with a new-generation biosynthetic mesh: a 4-year single-center experience by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Vetter, Diana, Dirr, Valerian, Gutschow, Christian A.

“…Background Mesh augmentation is a highly controversial adjunct of hiatus hernia (HH) surgery. The current scientific evidence remains unclear and even experts…”
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Advanced Lymph Node Staging with Ex Vivo Intraarterial Indigo Carmine Injection after Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Widmann, Bernhard, Almarie, Bassel, Warschkow, Rene, Beutner, Ulrich, Weitzendorfer, Michael, Schmid, Michael, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Brunner, Walter

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Functional syndromes and symptom-orientated aftercare after esophagectomy by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Vetter, Diana, Fehr, Rebecca, Dirr, Valerian, Gubler, Christoph, Gutschow, Christian A.

“…Background Surgery is the cornerstone of esophageal cancer treatment but remains burdened with significant postoperative changes of gastrointestinal function…”
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Advanced Lymph Node Staging With Ex Vivo Intra-arterial Indigo Carmine Injection After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Widmann, Bernhard, Almarie, Bassel, Warschkow, Rene, Beutner, Ulrich, Weitzendorfer, Michael, Schmid, Michael B., Ukegjini, Kristjan, Brunner, Walter

“…BACKGROUND: Exact lymph node staging is essential in rectal cancer therapy. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of intra-arterial indigo…”
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The influence of delayed gastric emptying on quality of life after partial duodenopancreatectomy by Klein, Marie, Warschkow, Rene, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Krstic, Daniel, Burri, Pascal, Chatziisaak, Dimitrios, Steffen, Thomas, Schmied, Bruno, Probst, Pascal, Tarantino, Ignazio

“…Purpose Quality of life (QoL) is temporarily compromised after pancreatic surgery, but no evidence for a negative impact of postoperative complications on QoL…”
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Effect of lymphadenectomy in curative gallbladder cancer treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Widmann, Bernhard, Warschkow, Rene, Beutner, Ulrich, Weitzendorfer, Michael, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Schmied, Bruno M., Tarantino, Ignazio, Steffen, Thomas

“…Purpose Only a small fraction of resectable gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients receive a thorough lymphadenectomy. The aim of this systematic review and…”
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Trends in pancreatic surgery in Switzerland: a survey and nationwide analysis over two decades by Kuemmerli, Christoph, Schneider, Marcel André, Joliat, Gaëtan-Romain, Moeckli, Beat, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Bolli, Martin, Worni, Mathias, Birrer, Dominique Lisa

“…Background Centralisation of highly specialised medicine (HSM) has changed practice and outcome in pancreatic surgery (PS) also in Switzerland. Fewer hospitals…”
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Partial pancreatoduodenectomy versus total pancreatectomy in patients with preoperative diabetes mellitus: Comparison of surgical outcomes and quality of life by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Müller, Philip C., Warschkow, Rene, Tarantino, Ignazio, Petrowsky, Henrik, Gutschow, Christian A., Schmied, Bruno M., Steffen, Thomas

“…Purpose To reduce perioperative risks among patients with a preoperative diabetes mellitus (DM) a total pancreatectomy (TP) might be a alternative to…”
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Concomitant Cholecystectomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Obese Patients Is Not Justified: A Meta-Analysis by Warschkow, Rene, Tarantino, Ignazio, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Beutner, Ulrich, Güller, Ulrich, Schmied, Bruno M., Müller, Sascha A., Schultes, Bernd, Thurnheer, Martin

“…While LRYGB has become a cornerstone in the surgical treatment of morbidly obese patients, concomitant cholecystectomy during LRYGB remains a matter of debate…”
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Current Research and Development in Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)-A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Clinical Trials Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Guidi, Marisa, Lehmann, Kuno, Süveg, Krisztian, Putora, Paul Martin, Cihoric, Nikola, Steffen, Thomas

“…Over the past two decades, cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC has improved outcomes for selected patients with peritoneal metastasis from various origins. This is…”
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Discharge C-reactive protein predicts 90-day readmission after pancreatoduodenectomy: a conditional inference tree analysis by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Müller, Philip C., Warschkow, Rene, Tarantino, Ignazio, Jonas, Jan P., Oberkofler, Christian E., Petrowsky, Henrik, Schmied, Bruno M., Steffen, Thomas

“…The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of discharge C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) levels for 90-day readmission after…”
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Objective estimation of colonic transit time using radiopaque markers in an abdominal X-ray after laparoscopic colorectal resection: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial by Ammann, Yanic, Warschkow, Rene, Bischofberger, Stephan, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Tarantino, Ignazio, Steffen, Thomas

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Quality of Surgical Outcome Reporting in Randomised Clinical Trials of Multimodal Rectal Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review by Janczak, Joanna, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Bischofberger, Stephan, Turina, Matthias, Müller, Philip C, Steffen, Thomas

“…Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) continue to provide the best evidence for treatment options, but the quality of reporting in RCTs and the completeness rate…”
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Intraoperative Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Has No Impact on Postoperative Short-Term Outcomes After Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Malignancies: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis and Mediation Analysis by Ukegjini, Kristjan, Warschkow, René, Petrowsky, Henrik, Müller, Philip C, Oberholzer, José, Tarantino, Ignazio, Jonas, Jan Philipp, Schmied, Bruno M, Steffen, Thomas

“…: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between intraoperative blood transfusion (BT) and the short-term outcomes of pancreatoduodenectomy…”
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Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection by Staiger, Roxane D, Rössler, Fabian, Kim, Min Jung, Brown, Carl, Trenti, Loris, Sasaki, Takeshi, Uluk, Deniz, Campana, Juan P, Giacca, Massimo, Schiltz, Boris, Bahadoer, Renu R, Lee, Kai-Yin, Kupper, Bruna E C, Hu, Katherine Y, Corcione, Francesco, Paredes, Steven R, Spampati, Sebastiano, Ukegjini, Kristjan, Jedrzejczak, Bartlomiej, Langer, Daniel, Stakelum, Aine, Park, Ji Won, Phang, P Terry, Biondo, Sebastiano, Ito, Masaaki, Aigner, Felix, Vaccaro, Carlos A, Panis, Yves, Kartheuser, Alex, Peeters, K C M J, Tan, Ker-Kan, Aguiar, Samuel, Ludwig, Kirk, Bracale, Umberto, Young, Christopher J, Dziki, Adam, Ryska, Miroslav, Winter, Des C, Jenkins, John T, Kennedy, Robin H, Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Puhan, Milo A, Turina, Matthias

“…Abstract Background Benchmark comparisons in surgery allow identification of gaps in the quality of care provided. The aim of this study was to determine…”
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