Algunas especificidades concernientes a las complicaciones quirúrgicas infecciosas en adultos mayores tras cirugía abdominal de urgencia

Introducción: El manejo del paciente geriátrico en cirugía siempre ha representado un gran desafío por considerarse de "alto riesgo". Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas, terapéuticas y epidemiológicas concernientes a las complicaciones quirúrgicas infecciosas en adultos mayores tras cirugía abdominal de urgencia. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional analítico de casos y controles en pacientes adultos mayores que presentaron complicaciones quirúrgicas tras cirugía abdominal de urgencia en el período comprendido de 2019 hasta 2021 en el Servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Provincial Saturnino Lora de Santiago de Cuba. Se trabajó con una muestra de casos complicados y otra de controles, representada por aquellos que no sufrieron complicaciones. Las variables analizadas fueron: edad, sexo, comorbilidades gérmenes aislados y tratamiento requerido. Resultados: Las complicaciones quirúrgicas en la cirugía abdominal urgente afectan fundamentalmente a pacientes adultos mayores en edades tempranas de ambos sexos con antecedentes de enfermedades endocrinas y/o cardiovasculares. La infección superficial y profunda del sitio quirúrgico es la complicación predominante. Los gérmenes más frecuentemente aislados fueron: Escherichia coli, Pseudomona aureoginosa y Klebsiella. El tratamiento farmacológico seguido del quirúrgico se utilizó en la mayoría de los enfermos para la solución de sus complicaciones. Conclusiones: Las comorbilidades constituyen el factor de riesgo principal para la aparición de complicaciones quirúrgicas infecciosas en adultos mayores, tras cirugía abdominal de urgencia con primacía de la infección superficial y profunda del sitio quirúrgico. Los gérmenes causales están en relación con la microbiota de la piel, donde se realiza la incisión, y la microbiota de los órganos donde se efectúa la intervención quirúrgica.

Introduction: The surgical management of the geriatric patient has always represented a great challenge because such is considered as "high risk." Objective: To describe the clinical, therapeutic and epidemiological characteristics concerning infectious surgical complications in older adults after emergency abdominal surgery. Methods: An analytical observational study of cases and controls was carried out with older adult patients who presented surgical complications after emergency abdominal surgery, in the period from 2019 to 2021, at the general surgery service of Hospital Provincial Saturnino Lora, of Santiago de Cuba. The study work was conducted with a sample of complicated cases and another sample of controls, the latter represented by those who did not suffer complications. The analyzed variables were age, sex, comorbidity, isolated germs and required treatment. Results: Surgical complications in emergency abdominal surgery affect mainly older adult patients at early ages, from both sexes and with a history of endocrine or cardiovascular diseases. Superficial and deep surgical-site infection is the predominant complication. The most frequently isolated germs were Escherichia coli, Pseudomona aureoginosa and Klebsiella. Pharmacological treatment followed by surgical treatment was used in most of the patients, with the aim of giving a solution to their complications. Conclusions: Comorbidity is the main risk factor for the appearance of infectious surgical complications in older adults after emergency abdominal surgery, primarily for superficial and deep surgical-site infection. The causal germs are related to the skin microbiota, according to the site where the incision is made, as well as the microbiota of the organs where the surgical intervention is performed.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on theatre use at the rahima moosa mother and child hospital

SARS-COV-2, the viral pathogen that resulted in the COVID-19 pandemic, was first identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 31 December 2019. Efforts to curb the spread of this virus, as well as the effects of viral infections and resulting complications thereof, have placed immense strain on healthcare systems throughout the world. In South Africa, a nationwide lockdown was instituted on 27 March 2020 which resulted in the suspension of all elective surgical services. The effect of this suspension of services has not been fully elucidated, but it has been postulated that a significant surgical backlog may have been created due to limited resources and massive pre-existing patient loads. Methods: We conducted a retrospective descriptive review of theatre records at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH) for the time period 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2021. Results: A total of 8 176 cases amounting to 9 656 hours and 20 minutes of theatre time occurred from 1 March 2019 to 29 February 2020 (pre-COVID-19). From 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 (post-COVID-19), a total of 7 717 cases amounting to 9 148 hours and 2 minutes were conducted. This calculated to a 5.61% reduction in cases and a 5.26% reduction in theatre hours. There was a statistically significant reduction in theatre use both in terms of cases done and hours of theatre time after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the number of cases completed at the RMMCH. It also led to a significant reduction in total theatre use. Both of these findings were most pronounced in elective gynaecology and paediatric surgery services. There was, however, no statistically significant increase in intensive care unit (ICU) and high care (HC) admissions as well as mortalities for the period studied

Vía aérea difícil no prevista en paciente anunciada para cirugía de urgencia / Difficult airway not foreseen in patient announced for emergency surgery

Introducción: El manejo de la vía aérea, conceptualizado como el conjunto de maniobras y empleo de dispositivos que permiten una ventilación adecuada y segura en pacientes que por diversas condiciones clínicas lo requieren, llega a ser uno de los desafíos más importantes que enfrenta un anestesiólogo en su práctica. Se considera que el resultado final dependerá de las características del paciente, la disponibilidad de equipos, así como de su destreza y habilidades. Cuando no se tienen en cuenta estos aspectos, aumenta la incidencia de morbilidad y mortalidad perioperatoria. Objetivo: Describir la conducta anestesiológica ante una paciente con diagnóstico de vía aérea difícil no prevista durante el perioperatorio. Presentación de caso: Se presenta el caso de una paciente anunciada para cirugía de urgencia, sin antecedentes patológicos personales, con antecedente de anestesia para amigdalotomía en la niñez. A pesar de un interrogatorio y examen físico minucioso, con utilización de herramientas como los test predictivos de vía aérea difícil y el empleo de dispositivos para su abordaje, no fue posible la intubación y se hizo necesario un abordaje quirúrgico de urgencia. Conclusiones: La vía aérea es parte integral del manejo anestésico. En la actualidad no se cuenta con un método clínico capaz de incluir la valoración de todos los parámetros que sugieran la presencia de vía aérea difícil. Una historia preoperatoria detallada y minuciosa evaluación de esta puede identificar factores de riesgos potenciales, pero casos como estos demuestran que a pesar de las medidas que se puedan tomar, no se está exento de fracasar en la permeabilización de la vía aérea(AU)

Introduction: The management of the airway, conceptualized as the set of maneuvers and use of devices that allow adequate and safe ventilation in patients who require it due to various clinical conditions, becomes one of the most important challenges faced by an anesthesiologist in the practice. It is considered that the final result will depend on the characteristics of the patient, the availability of equipment, as well as their dexterity and skills. When these aspects are not taken into account, the incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality increases. Objective: Describe the anesthesiological behavior in a patient with a difficult airway diagnosis not foreseen during the perioperative period. Case presentation: The case of a patient announced for emergency surgery, without a personal pathological history, with a history of anesthesia for tonsillectomy in childhood is presented. Despite a thorough interrogation and physical examination, with the use of tools such as predictive tests of difficult airway and the use of devices for their approach, intubation was not possible and an emergency surgical approach was necessary. Conclusions: The airway is an comprehensive part of anesthetic management. At present there is no clinical methods capable of including the assessment of all the parameters that suggest the presence of a difficult airway. A detailed preoperative history and thorough evaluation of this can identify potential risk factors, but cases like these show that despite the measures that can be taken, it is not exempt from failing to permeate the airway(AU)

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer surgery

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the course of diseases that require emergency surgery. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer disease stage. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective analysis in the city of Rize, Turkey. METHODS: This was a comparative analysis on two groups of patients with various symptoms who underwent surgical colorectal cancer treatment. Group 1 comprised patients operated between March 11, 2019, and December 31, 2019; while group 2 comprised patients at the same time of the year during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: Groups 1 and 2 included 56 and 48 patients, respectively. The rate of presentation to the emergency service was higher in Group 2 (P < 0.02). The stage of the pathological lymph nodes and the rate of liver metastasis was higher in Group 2 (P < 0.004 and P < 0.041, respectively). The disease stage was found to be more advanced in Group 2 (P < 0.005). The rate of postoperative complications was higher in Group 2 (P < 0.014). CONCLUSION: The presentation of patients with suspicious findings to the hospital was delayed, due both to the fear of catching COVID-19 and to the pandemic precautions that were proposed and implemented by healthcare authorities worldwide. Among the patients who presented to the hospital with emergency complaints and in whom colorectal cancer was detected, their disease was at a more advanced stage and thus a higher number of emergency oncological surgical procedures were performed on those patients.

Research on the emergency surgery risks of medical support and coping strategies for taikonauts of Shenzhou-12 astronauts / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective:This study aims to analyze the characteristics and basic principles of emergency surgery risks and anesthesia care of medical support at the landing site for China’s taikonauts of the Shenzhou-12, and to summarize China’s experience in medical support at the landing site for manned spaceflight, and ensure supports in special environments such as an emergency return of manned spaceflight.Methods:This study was carried out through literature research on relevant reports on the emergency surgery risks and aids of domestic and foreign astronauts at the landing sites, and summaries of the experience in medical support for taikonauts of spacecrafts from Shenzhou-5 to Shenzhou-11 at the landing sites. At the same time, according to the characteristics of Shenzhou-12 such as the long on-orbit time, the adjustment in the landing area, the optimization of the mission mode, and new search and rescue power, a series of organization, pre-arranged planning, equipment allocation, and effective anesthesia treatment plan were proposed and inspected in practice.Results:Based on the original anesthesia care plan of medical support, the first-aid carrier was adjusted and modified, the first-aid procedure was optimized, a new generation of supraglottic airway opening tool, video laryngoscope, portable ultrasound, and other devices were added, and the anesthesia care plan at the landing site for manned spaceflight was formulated to provide strong support for the medical care of taikonauts that had stayed in the outer space for a long time.Conclusions:Upon the targeted improvement and process optimization, the anesthesia care plan of medical support for taikonauts of Shenzhen-12 in the landing area fully meets the anesthesia requirement of medical support in special environments such as the emergency return of the taikonauts that have stayed in the outer space for a long time under the new orbital altitude.

Troubleshooting obstetric spinal anaesthesia at district hospital level

Obstetric spinal anaesthesia is routinely used in South African district hospitals for caesarean sections, providing better maternal and neonatal outcomes than general anaesthesia in appropriate patients. However, practitioners providing anaesthesia in this context are usually generalists who practise anaesthesia infrequently and may be unfamiliar with dealing with complications of spinal anaesthesia or with conversion from spinal to general anaesthesia. This is compounded by challenges with infrastructure, shortages of equipment and sundries and a lack of context-sensitive guidelines and support from specialised anaesthetic services for district hospitals. This continuous professional development (CPD) article aims to provide guidance with respect to several key areas related to obstetric spinal anaesthesia, and to address common concerns and queries. We stress that good clinical practice is essential to avoid predictable, common complications, and hence a thorough preoperative preparation is essential. We further discuss clinical indications for preoperative blood testing, spinal needle choice, the use of isobaric bupivacaine, spinal hypotension, failed or partial spinal block and pain during the caesarean section. Where possible, relevant local and international guidelines are referenced for further reading and guidance, and a link to a presentation of this topic is provided.Keywords: anaesthesia; resource-limited settings; emergency surgery; obstetric spinal anaesthesia; anaesthetic complications; caesarean section.

Uso de eritromicina como procinético para cesárea con cuatro horas de ayuno / Use of erythromycin as a prokinetic for cesarean section with four hours of fasting

Resumen: El ayuno preoperatorio es fundamental como requisito previo a la mayoría de cirugías tanto para las electivas como para las urgencias relativas. Sin embargo, no siempre se cumplen las condiciones idóneas al momento de abordar a un paciente y la falta de ayuno es una condición que puede poner en riesgo la vida del mismo, siendo un factor de riesgo mayúsculo para la broncoaspiración del contenido gástrico. Hasta el momento se cuenta con un reducido arsenal farmacológico de medicamentos que con distinta función e intensidad aceleran el vaciamiento gástrico; la eritromicina no se encuentra en esta lista de manera oficial. A pesar de que ya ha sido utilizada ampliamente con este fin en el ámbito de los procedimientos endoscópicos, no existen aún suficientes reportes en los que se haya puesto a prueba su eficacia procinética en cirugía de urgencia, específicamente una cesárea. Este artículo, además de ofrecer un breve sumario de dicho macrólido, presenta el caso de una paciente embarazada con ingesta alimenticia reciente, en la cual se obtuvieron las condiciones idóneas para cirugía tan sólo cuatro horas después de la administración de la eritromicina.

Abstract: Preoperative fasting is essential as a prerequisite for most surgeries, either elective procedures or relative emergencies. However, the ideal conditions for surgery are not always fulfilled at the time of approaching a patient, and the lack of fasting is a factor that could endanger patient's life, being a major risk factor for bronchoaspiration of gastric content. Until now there is a small pharmacological list of medications that with different function and intensity accelerate gastric emptying, erythromycin is not officially on this list. Despite the fact that it has already been widely used for this purpose in the field of endoscopic procedures, there are not enough reports about its efficacy in emergency surgery, specifically C-section. This article, in addition to offering a brief summary of this macrolide, presents a case in which after erythromycin administration to a pregnant patient with a recent food intake, the ideal conditions for surgery were obtained only four hours later.

Análise das cirurgias realizadas no Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, antes e após a pandemia do novo corona vírus / Analysis of surgeries performed at the Joana de Gusmão Child's Hospital, before and after the new corona virus pandemic

Introduction: The Joana de Gusmão Children's Hospital is a leading pediatric hospital in Santa Catarina, However, with the pandemic caused by the new Coronavirus, experienced in 2020, the profile of care has changed due to the suspension of elective surgeries in the State of Santa Catarina. Objectives: To analyze the incidence and profile of elective, urgent and emergent procedures performed by the Pediatric Surgery service, at the Joana de Gusmão Children's Hospital, comparing the period before and during the pandemic. Method: A Retrospective descriptive study conducted between September 2019 and September 2020, using data from the Medical and Statistical Archive Service at the Joana de Gusmão Children's Hospital. Elective, urgent and emergent surgical procedures were compared, quantitatively, six months before and six months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: 1.035 operations were performed by the Pediatric Surgery Service, six months before the pandemic: 610 were elective procedures (59,93%) and 425 urgent and emergent procedures (41,06%). On the other hand, during the pandemic, there was a total of 589 operations, from which 128 elective (21,73%) and 461 urgent and emergent surgical procedures (78,26%). Most of these procedures, both urgent and elective, in both periods, were among four topics of study. Conclusion: There was a significant reduction in the number of surgeries performed during the pandemic, mainly due to an important decrease in elective surgeries. There was also a slight increase in the number of emergency surgeries.

Introdução: O Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão (HIJG), é um hospital pediátrico de referência em Santa Catarina. Contudo, com a pandemia causada pelo novo Coronavírus, vivenciada neste ano de 2020, o perfil de atendimentos teve alterações, devido à suspensão de cirurgias eletivas no Estado de Santa Catarina. Objetivos: Analisar a incidência e tipos de procedimentos eletivos, de urgência e emergência realizados pelo serviço de Cirurgia Pediátrica, no HIJG, no período antes da pandemia comparando com o mesmo período durante a pandemia. Método: Estudo retrospectivo descritivo horizontal realizado entre setembro de 2019 e setembro de 2020, utilizando dados acessados através do Serviço de Arquivo Médico e Estatístico (SAME) do HIJG. Foram comparados os procedimentos cirúrgicos eletivos, de urgência e emergência, de forma quantitativa, por seis meses antes; e seis meses seguintes durante a pandemia do COVID-19. Resultados: Foram realizadas 1.035 operações pelo Serviço de Cirurgia Pediátrica, no período seis meses antes da pandemia: 610 procedimentos eletivos (59,93%)e 425 procedimentos de urgência e emergência (41,06%). Enquanto que, no período durante a pandemia, foram 589 operações, no total, sendo 128 eletivas (21,73%) e 461 procedimentos cirúrgicos de urgência e emergência ( 78,26%). Destes números, a maioria dos procedimentos tanto de urgência como eletivos, nos dois períodos, ficaram entre quatro tópicos do estudo. Conclusão: Observou-se redução significativa no número de cirurgias realizadas, às custas, principalmente, de uma importante diminuição das cirurgias eletivas. Também se verificou um discreto aumento no número de cirurgias de urgência.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery: a retrospective study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare systems worldwide. The effect of the pandemic on emergency general surgery patients remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To reveal the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and morbidity among emergency general surgery cases. DESIGN AND SETTING: Data on patients who were admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Samsun, Turkey, and had consultations at the general surgery clinic were analyzed retrospectively. METHODS: Our study included comparative analysis on two groups of patients who received emergency general surgery consultations in our hospital: during the COVID-19 pandemic period (Group 2); and on the same dates one year previously (Group 1). RESULTS: There were 195 patients in Group 1 and 132 in Group 2 (P < 0.001). While 113 (58%) of the patients in Group 1 were women, only 58 (44%) were women in Group 2 (P = 0.013). Considering all types of diagnosis, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.261). The rates of abscess and delayed abdominal emergency diseases were higher in Group 2: one case (0.5%) versus ten cases (8%); P < 0.001. The morbidity rate was higher in Group 2 than in Group 1: three cases (1.5%) versus nine cases (7%); P = 0.016. CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has decreased the number of unnecessary nonemergency admissions to the emergency department, but has not delayed patients' urgent consultations. The pandemic has led surgeons to deal with more complicated cases and greater numbers of complications.

Comparison and progress of the Tokyo guidelines and the European World Association of Emergency Surgery guidelines for acute cholecystitis / 中华肝胆外科杂志

The Tokyo guidelines (TG) for acute cholecystitis, published in 2007, have been updated to the third edition of TG18, and the European World Association of Emergency Surgeons (WSES) Guidelines, published in 2016, has also been updated to the 2020 edition. Different guidelines have certain consensus and differences in diagnosis and treatment ideas. Better understanding the updated content in the guidelines and master the consensus among different guidelines can make the clinical diagnosis and treatment more standardized, safer and scientific. In this paper, the changes in the updating process of each version of the two guidelines and the consensus differences between the guidelines are summarized in order to provide a clear idea for clinical workers in the diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis.

Progress in the classification, diagnosis and treatment of liver injuries in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Liver injuries are the most common pediatric blunt abdominal injury, which is also the leading cause of trauma death in children.Currently, the severity of liver injuries has been universally classified according to criteria proposed by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). Within the past three decades, the management of liver injuries has evolved from obligatory operation to non-operative management in over 90% of cases.Moreover, the diagnosis and treatment of liver injuries in children is slightly different from that of adults because of special physiological and anatomical characteristics of children.Based on the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of liver injuries, this study reviewed the development of children′s liver injuries, current diagnosis and treatment prospects and long-term treatment results in the combination with the physiological characteristics of children′s liver, aiming to improve the diagnosis and treatment, reduce mortality and complications of liver injuries in children.

Effects of propofol and sevoflurane on post-traumatic stress disorder after emergency surgery in trauma patients / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the effects of propofol and sevoflurane on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after emergency surgery in trauma patients.Methods:A total of 160 trauma patients undergoing emergency surgery under general anesthesia were randomly divided into the propofol group and the sevoflurane group. The perioperative clinical data of the two groups were collected. The incidence of PTSD was evaluated by PCL-5 score one month after the operation in the two groups. The relevance of the injury time and PCL-5 score was assessed by Spearman correlation analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors of PTSD.Results:The incidence of PTSD in the propofol group was significantly higher than that in the sevoflurane group at postoperative 1 month (24.0% vs 10.8%, P=0.034). The injury time was negatively correlated with PCL-5 score in the propofol group ( r=0.229, P<0.01). There was no correlation between the injury time and the PCL-5 score in the sevoflurane group ( r=0.001, P=0.804). Logistic regression analysis showed that the use of propofol was an independent risk factor for PTSD ( P=0.004). Conclusions:Sevoflurane anesthesia is more effective than propofol anesthesia in reducing the occurrence of PTSD in emergency surgery for trauma patients.

The reduction of coagulation factor activity R before surgery increases the risk of postoperative neurological complications in patients with acute type A aortic dissection / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#Objective    To analyze the risk factors for neurological complications after emergency surgery of acute type A aortic dissection. Methods    The clinical data of 51 patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection who were admitted to Shanghai Delta Hospital from October 2018 to May 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 37 males (72.5%) and 14 females (27.5%), aged 29-85 (55.1±12.3) years. The patients were divided into two groups, including a N1 group (n=12, patients with postoperative neurological insufficiency) and a N0 group (n=39, patients without postoperative neurological insufficiency). The clinical data of the two groups were compared and analyzed. Results    There were statistical differences in age (62.6±11.2 years vs. 51.7±11.4 years, P=0.003), preoperative D-dimer (21.7±9.2 μg/L vs.10.8±10.7 μg/L, P=0.001), tracheal intubation time (78.7±104.0 min vs. 19.6±31.8 min, P=0.003), ICU stay time (204.1±154.8 min vs. 110.8±139.9 min, P=0.037) and preoperative coagulation factor activity R (4.0±1.5 vs. 5.1±1.6, P=0.022). Preoperative coagulation factor activity R was the independent risk factor for neurological insufficiency after emergency (OR=2.013, 95%CI 1.008-4.021, P=0.047). Conclusion    For patients with pre-emergent acute aortic dissection who are older (over 62.6-64.5 years), with reduced coagulation factor R (less than 4.0), it is recommended to take more active brain protection measures to reduce the occurrence of postoperative neurological complications in patients with acute aortic dissection, and further improve the quality of life.

Validez de tres procedimientos para la predicción de reoperación en cirugía abdominal: estudio de cohorte / Validity of three procedures for predicting reoperation in abdominal surgery: a cohort study

Introducción: Resulta difícil diagnosticar con certeza la necesidad de reoperar a un paciente después de cirugía abdominal mayor. Objetivo: Evaluar la validez de tres procedimientos para la predicción de la reoperación en cirugía abdominal. Métodos: Estudio explicativo, de cohorte, prospectivo, realizado de noviembre de 2016 a abril de 2017; 146 pacientes en posoperatorio de cirugía abdominal mayor, ingresados consecutivamente en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del Hospital Militar Central Dr. Carlos J. Finlay. Para ser reoperados, los pacientes fueron evaluados según criterios clínicos, de laboratorio e imágenes. De forma independiente, se estimó la probabilidad de requerir una reoperación mediante el Acute Re-intervention Predictive Index, el Sistema de Ayuda al Pronóstico de Reoperación en Cirugía Abdominal (SAPRCA) y la presión intraabdominal. Se aplicó la curva característica operativa del receptor y se seleccionó el mejor punto de corte con sus indicadores de validez. Resultados: Fueron reoperados 23 pacientes (15,8 por ciento). El área bajo la curva característica operativa del receptor (ABC) de los tres puntajes fue > 0,8, con excelente capacidad de discriminación, pero con diferencias significativas entre ellas (p < 0,001). El SAPRCA tuvo mejor desempeño (ABC = 0,965; CI 0,933 - 0,997), seguido de la presión intraabdominal (ABC = 0,939; CI 0,892 - 0,987) y el Acute Re-intervention Predictive Index (ABC = 0,863, CI 0,789 - 0,938). Conclusiones: El SAPRCA mostró un excelente desempeño y una eficacia superior a la demostrada por los otros dos procedimientos, que lo hace recomendable para pronosticar la necesidad de reoperar después de cirugía abdominal mayor(AU)

Introduction: It is difficult to diagnose with certainty the need to reoperate a patient after major abdominal surgery. Objective: To assess the validity of three procedures for predicting reoperation in abdominal surgery. Method: Explanatory, cohort, prospective study, from November 2016 to April 2017, 146 patients in postoperative period of major abdominal surgery, consecutively admitted to the intensive care unit of the Hospital "Carlos J Finlay". To decide on reoperation, patients were evaluated according to clinical, laboratory and imaging criteria. Independently, the probability of requiring a reoperation was estimated using the Acute Re-intervention Predictive Index, the Abdominal Surgery Reoperation Prognosis Aid System and intra-abdominal pressure. To analyse their usefulness, the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve was applied and the best cut-off point with its validity indicators was selected. Results: 23 patients (15.8 percent) were reoperated. The area under the receiver operator curve (AUC) of the three scores was above 0.8, with an excellent ability to discriminate between patients who really required reoperation and those who did not, but with significant differences between them (p <0.001). The Abdominal Surgery Reoperation Prognosis Aid System had the best performance, with an AUC = 0.965 (CI 0.933-0.997), followed by the intra-abdominal pressure (AUC = 0.939, CI 0.892-0.987) and the Acute Re-intervention Predictive Index (AUC = 0.863, CI 0.789-0.938). Conclusions: The Abdominal Surgery Reoperation Prognosis Aid System shows an excellent performance and an efficiency superior to that demonstrated by the other two procedures, which makes it recommendable to predict the need to reoperate after major abdominal surgery(AU)

Emergency surgery amid ongoing pandemic in suspected COVID-19 with D1 perforation

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected working patterns of all emergency and regular surgical services. We report a case of emergency surgery amid this ongoing pandemic, in a suspected COVID-19 patient with D1 (duodenal) perforation. We did not wait for the real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) report for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to come, and proceeded with surgery with all safety protocols. We intend not to delay, for the better outcome of patient’s condition, the life-saving response alike we follow routinely. The pandemic scenario is expected to sustain for longer time. We assume, patients requiring acute care surgery with COVID-19 like symptoms (suspected or confirmed), should definitely be proceeded with surgery as earliest, following all safety protocols, and prevent undue and added morbidity and mortality during this pandemic crisis.

Evaluation of patients undergoing emergency surgery in a COVID-19 pandemic hospital: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening healthcare systems and hospital operations on a global scale. Treatment algorithms have changed in general surgery clinics, as in other medical disciplines providing emergency services, with greater changes seen especially in pandemic hospitals. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the follow-up of patients undergoing emergency surgery in our hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary-level public hospital. METHODS: The emergency surgeries carried out between March 11 and April 2, 2020, in the general surgery clinic of a tertiary-care hospital that has also taken on the functions of a pandemic hospital, were retrospectively examined. RESULTS: A total of 25 patients were included, among whom 20 were discharged without event, one remained in the surgical intensive care unit, two are under follow-up by the surgery service and two died. Upon developing postoperative fever and shortness of breath, two patients underwent thoracic computed tomography (CT), although no characteristics indicating COVID-19 were found. The discharged patients had no COVID-19 positivity at follow-up. CONCLUSION: The data that we obtained were not surgical results from patients with COVID-19 infection. They were the results from emergency surgeries on patients who were not infected with COVID-19 but were in a hospital largely dealing with the pandemic. Analysis on the cases in this study showed that both the patients with emergency surgery and the patients with COVİD infection were successfully treated, without influencing each other, through appropriate isolation measures, although managed in the same hospital. In addition, these successful results were supported by 14-day follow-up after discharge.

Factores epidemiológicos en la conversión de la colecistectomía videolaparoscópica / Epidemiological factors in the conversion of videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy

Introducción: La colecistectomía videolaparoscópica es el proceder más idóneo para tratar la litiasis vesicular y sus complicaciones, pero existen factores epidemiológicos que pueden propiciar la conversión. Objetivo: Determinar los factores epidemiológicos que incidieron en la conversión de la colecistectomía videolaparoscópica. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de tipo descriptivo y retrospectivo en el Hospital Militar "Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja", desde enero de 2010 hasta mayo de 2019. Fueron estudiados 64 pacientes intervenidos de forma electiva o de urgencia, que fueron convertidos de mínimo acceso a vía convencional. Resultados: Se evidenció mayor número de conversiones urgencias, a predominio de hombres, con rango de edad entre 41 y 55 años. En la cirugía electiva sobresalió el sexo femenino, del mismo grupo etario. La conversión fue más habitual en los pacientes sobrepeso. La litiasis vesicular sintomática (cólico biliar) fue la condición más encontrada como antecedente. La diabetes mellitus fue la enfermedad crónica no trasmisible más asociada a la conversión. Conclusiones: Fue más frecuente la conversión en el grupo de edad entre 41 a 55 años, en pacientes del sexo masculino, sobrepeso, asociado a cólicos biliares y diabetes mellitus(AU)

Introduction: Videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most suitable procedure to treat gallbladder lithiasis and its complications, but there are epidemiological factors that can promote conversion. Objective: To determine the epidemiological factors that influenced the conversion of videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: A descriptive and retrospective study was carried out at the Hospital Militar "Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja", from January 2010 to May 2019. 64 patients underwent elective or emergency surgery, who were converted with minimal access to conventional. Results: A greater number of conversions from emergency was evident, predominantly in men, with an age range between 41 and 55 years. In elective surgery, the female sex, from the same age group, stood out. Conversion was more common in overweight patients. Symptomatic gallbladder lithiasis (biliary colic) was the most commonly found condition as an antecedent. Diabetes mellitus was the chronic non-communicable disease most associated with conversion. Conclusions: Conversion was more frequent in the age group between 41 to 55 years, in male patients, overweight, associated with biliary colic and diabetes mellitus(AU)

Long-term survival analysis after endoscopic stenting as a bridge to surgery for malignant colorectal obstruction: comparison with emergency diverting colostomy

The use of colorectal self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) as bridge therapy for malignant colorectal obstruction was first reported more than 20 years ago. However, its use remains controversial. Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the long-term survival of patients with potentially resectable malignant colorectal obstruction who had undergone colorectal SEMS placement and emergency surgery. Methods: This study was a retrospective analyses. Patients who received treatment between 2009 and 2017 were included. According to the eligibility criteria, 21 patients were included in the SEMS group and 67 patients were included in the surgical group.. Results: The majority of the patients in the SEMS group were female (57.1%), whereas the majority of those in the surgical group were male (53.7%). The median follow-up time was 60 months for both groups with the same interquartile range of 60 months. There was no difference in the overall survival rate (log rank p=0.873) and disease-free survival rate (log rank p=0.2821) in the five-year analysis. There was no difference in local recurrence rates (38.1% vs. 22.4%, p=0.14) or distant recurrence rates (33.3% vs. 50.7%, p=0.16) in the SEMS and the surgical groups. Technical and clinical success rates of endoscopic stenting were 95.3% and 85.7%, respectively. There were no immediate adverse events (AEs). Severe AEs included perforation (14.3%), silent perforation (4.7%), reobstruction (14.3%), and bleeding (14.3%). Mild AEs included pain (42.8%), tenesmus (9.5%), and incontinence (4.76%). The limitations of this study was retrospective and was conducted at a single center. Conclusions: No differences in disease-free and overall survival rates were observed in the five-year analysis of patients with resectable colorectal cancer who had undergone SEMS placement or colostomy for the treatment of malignant colorectal obstruction. Patients in the SEMS group had a higher rate of primary anastomosis and a lower rate of temporary colostomy than did those in the surgery group.

Emergency general surgery in a public hospital in Malaysia

@#Introduction: Patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) are at risk for death and complications. Information on the burden of EGS is critical for developing strategies to improve the outcomes. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, medical records of all general surgical operations in a public hospital were reviewed for the period 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017. Data on patient demographics, operative workload, case mix, time of surgery and outcomes were analysed. Results: Of the 2960 general surgical operations that were performed in 2017, 1720 (58.1%) of the procedures were performed as emergencies. The mean age for the patients undergoing emergency general surgical procedures was 37.9 years (Standard Deviation, ±21.0), with male preponderance (57.5%). Appendicitis was the most frequent diagnosis for the emergency procedures (43%) followed by infections of the skin and soft tissues (31.6%). Disorders of the colon and rectum ranked as the third most common condition, accounting for 6.7% of the emergency procedures. Majority of emergency surgery (59.3%) took place after office hours and on weekends. Post-operative deaths and admissions to critical care facilities increased during EGS when compared to elective surgery, p<0.01. Conclusions : EGS constitutes a major part of the workload of general surgeons and it is associated significant risk for death and post-operative complications. The burden of EGS must be recognised and patient care systems must evolve to make surgery safe and efficient.

Prevention and control strategies of ophthalmic emergency and surgery during the epidemic period of coronavirus disease 2019 / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

@#The pneumonia caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)abbreviated as Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19)has been classified as a Class B infectious disease under the management of Class A infectious diseases in China. COVID-19 caused by hospital-related transmission is not uncommon and poses a serious threat to clinical medical staff and inpatients. This article introduces that ophthalmologists should master the epidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of COVID-19, how ophthalmologists cope with the emergency patients in ophthalmology, focus on the key points of infection prevention and control in ophthalmology emergency and surgery, and strengthen specific prevention and control measures, so as to provide reference for infection prevention and control in ophthalmology medical care in the front line of war epidemics.