This retrospective analysis found a superior LRC after SABR compared with VATS lobectomy, but OS did not differ. Our findings support the need to compare both treatments in a randomized, controlled trial.
Lymphatic mapping using patent blue dye is feasible in colorectal cancer. The blue-stained nodes do not predict nodal status of the remaining lymph nodes in the resected specimen. The concept of lymphatic mapping and sentinel node identification is not valid for colorectal cancer.
Summary
Objective To understand factors influencing patients’ decisions to choose either fracture treatment by a bonesetter or in the hospital and to explore patients’ experiences with bonesetter treatment.
Method In‐depth interviews with 46 patients with a radiological proven fracture in a district hospital in central Ghana.
Results Traditional healers, such as bonesetters, play a substantial role in the Ghanaian healthcare system. Over a period of 3 months, 14 patients with a proven fracture left hospital for treatment by a bonesetter. The hospital is considered the only institution where emergency care can be provided and reliable, extensive diagnostic and treatment facilities are available for fracture treatment. Patients opting for bonesetter treatment are guided by the severity of the fracture, availability of the service, their financial status and past experiences. The healing methods used by different bonesetters are based on mutual comparable principles.
Conclusion Fracture treatment can serve as a model for respectful and efficient co‐existence of traditional and biomedical medicine.
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