A systematic multidisciplinary initiative may reduce the need for blood products in patients with abnormally invasive placenta.

INTRODUCTION: The main complication of the abnormally invasive placenta is massive bleeding, with transfusions required frequently. We aim to evaluate the impact of interdisciplinary management on transfusion practices in women with abnormally invasive placenta. METHODOLOGY: Clinical outcomes of women with abnormally invasive placenta treated between 2011 and 2019 were reviewed, including transfusion frequency. Patients divided into three groups: group A (women treated before the introduction of interdisciplinary management), group B (women attended to by a fixed interdisciplinary group), and group C (women with no accreta prenatal diagnosis). RESULTS: Patients with prenatal diagnosis and attended by a fixed interdisciplinary group (group B) required fewer units of red blood cells to be prepared and transfused (median number of units, 0 versus 2 in group A and 3 in group C). CONCLUSION: The participation of an interdisciplinary group, with strict standards for transfusion, reduces the frequency of use of blood substitutes during the care of women with abnormally invasive placenta.

Resective-reconstructive treatment of abnormally invasive placenta: Inter Institutional Collaboration by telemedicine (eHealth).

Introduction: Resective-reconstructive treatment of an abnormally invasive placenta, also known as conservative surgical management, allows a comprehensive treatment of the pathology in only one surgery; however, this alternative is not generally included in international consensus, as it requires specific training. Here, we report our experience of this type of treatment and its plausibility after training facilitated by interinstitutional collaboration via telemedicine.Materials and methods: A total of 48 women who were diagnosed with abnormally invasive placenta, before and after changes due to the resection-reconstruction protocol were included in the study.Results: In total, 14 conservative reconstructive procedures were performed with outcomes of a lower rate of bleeding, reduced transfusions and complications, and a shorter duration of hospitalization than women with hysterectomy.Conclusion: Conservative surgical management is a safe alternative when implemented at specialized centers by trained groups of professionals. Interinstitutional collaboration, using appropriate telemedicine is a safe and effective alternative to enable training in resective-conservative management of abnormally invasive placenta.

Placenta accreta: importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the Colombian hospital setting.

Introduction: The management of patients with placenta accreta (PA) poses a challenge to health services. Although it may lead to devastating complications, its low incidence limits the development of expertize in all obstetric centers. We evaluated the results obtained from a multidisciplinary approach in patients with PA in a Latin American hospital.Methods: The study included patients with prenatal suspicion or intraoperative diagnosis of PA, before and after initiating a set of interdisciplinary and institutional interventions, with the aim of achieving better outcomes.Results: From December 2011 to December 2017, 62 patients with prenatally or intraoperatively suspected PA underwent surgery. The first 30 women (Group A), admitted until April 2016 and before any changes in the management protocol, had a longer hospital stay and surgery time, higher newborn hospitalization, and greater use of general anesthesia, compared to the 20 patients from Group B, who were admitted during the last 20 months of the observation period. A total of 12 women with late and intraoperative diagnosis, under no institutional protocol, showed greater blood loss and more frequent red blood cell transfusions.Conclusions: The expertize of the multidisciplinary team responsible for managing women with PA is associated with better clinical outcomes.

Trombosis porto-mesentérica aislada secundaria a trauma abdominal cerrado / Isolated porto-mesenteric thrombosis secondary to blunt abdominal trauma

En este artículo se revisan los aspectos más importantes de la epidemiología, fisiopatología, abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico de la trombosis del sistema venoso portal y mesentérico, para finalizar discutiendo la experiencia clínica de un caso a la luz de la literatura relevante. Esta complicación es usualmente relacionada con afecciones sistémicas y hepáticas, pero rara vez se presenta aislada y relacionada con el trauma. En ausencia de tratamiento adecuado durante la etapa aguda, la trombosis puede evolucionar hacia el infarto intestinal y la muerte del paciente. En casos crónicos, se ha asociado con la degeneración del sistema venoso portal hacia cambios por hipertensión portal crónica

This article reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic and therapeutic approach of the portal and mesenteric venous system thrombosis, with a clinical case discussion considering the relevant literature. This complication is usually related to systemic and hepatic conditions, but rarely occurs isolated and related to trauma. In the absence of adequate treatment during the acute stage, thrombosis can progress to intestinal infarction and death. In chronic cases, it has been associated with degeneration of the portal venous system into changes due to chronic portal hypertension

Born Too Early and Too Small: Higher Order Cognitive Function and Brain at Risk at Ages 8-16.

Prematurity presents a risk for higher order cognitive functions. Some of these deficits manifest later in development, when these functions are expected to mature. However, the causes and consequences of prematurity are still unclear. We conducted a longitudinal study to first identify clinical predictors of ultrasound brain abnormalities in 196 children born very preterm (VP; gestational age ≤32 weeks) and with very low birth weight (VLBW; birth weight ≤1500 g). At ages 8-16, the subset of VP-VLBW children without neurological findings (124) were invited for a neuropsychological assessment and an MRI scan (41 accepted). Of these, 29 met a rigorous criterion for MRI quality and an age, and gender-matched control group (n = 14) was included in this study. The key findings in the VP-VLBW neonates were: (a) 37% of the VP-VLBW neonates had ultrasound brain abnormalities; (b) gestational age and birth weight collectively with hospital course (i.e., days in hospital, neonatal intensive care, mechanical ventilation and with oxygen therapy, surgeries, and retinopathy of prematurity) predicted ultrasound brain abnormalities. At ages 8-16, VP-VLBW children showed: a) lower intelligent quotient (IQ) and executive function; b) decreased gray and white matter (WM) integrity; (c) IQ correlated negatively with cortical thickness in higher order processing cortical areas. In conclusion, our data indicate that facets of executive function and IQ are the most affected in VP-VLBW children likely due to altered higher order cortical areas and underlying WM.

Caracterización de familias en las localidades de la Florida, Samaria, Galán y San Nicolás en Pereira, Colombia / Characterization of families located in la Florida, Samaria, Galan and San Nicolas in Pereira, Colombia

Introducción: el estado de salud en las etapas de vida de los individuos dentrodel sistema familiar, requiere herramientas que orienten los estudios alrededor de las familias, sus características, cualidades, tipologías, funcionalidad y crisis, entre otros. Como sistema es importante para el desarrollo individual y permite la conformación de intervenciones de enfermería en la promoción de la salud.Métodos: estudio de tipo descriptivo. Se aplicaron los instrumentos de valoraciónfamiliar a 78 familias. Las familias proceden de estratos sociales 1 y 2 de las áreas urbana y rural de PereiraResultados: las relaciones intrafamiliares estudiadas son fuertes, lo cual significa que a pesar de los conflictos sociales que afectan a grupos familiares, permanece el valor cultural que se le da a la familia y a sus miembros.Conclusiones: las familias estudiadas no se reconocen como un sistema susceptible de ser evaluado; todos los individuos se autoevalúan de manera individualista y aislada de la comunidad, entorno y grupo familiar.

Introduction: the health condition in the life stages of individuals within the family system requires tools to guide the studies around the families, their characteristics, qualities, typologies, functionality and crisis among others. As a system, it is important for the individual development and allows the creation of interventions of the infirmary in health encouragement.Methods: study of the descriptive type. The instruments of family assessment were applied to 78 families. The families came from social status 1 and 2 in the urban and rural area of Pereira.Results: the intra family relationships studied are very strong, which means that in spite of the social conflicts that affect the family groups, the cultural value given to the family and its members remains. Conclusion: the families studied are not recognized as a susceptible system to be evaluated; all its members are self evaluated in an individual and isolated manner, away from the community, surroundings and family group.

Calidad de vida y estrategias de afrontamiento en pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica sometidos a hemodiálisis, diálisis peritoneal o trasplante renal / Quality of life and coping strategies in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or kidney transplantation

Se comparó la calidad de vida y las estrategias de afrontamiento en 120 pacientes con Insuficiencia Renal Crónica sometidos a hemodiálisis, diálisis peritoneal o trasplante renal, teniendo en cuenta la edad, sexo, escolaridad, estado civil y ocupación. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron una ficha sociodemográfica, la prueba de calidad de vida WHOQOL-100 (Organización Mundial de la Salud, 1998) y el Cuestionario de Estrategias de Afrontamiento (Lazarus & Folkman, 1985). Se encontró que los pacientes en tratamiento de trasplante reportaban mayor calidad de vida y mejores estrategias de afrontamiento en comparación con los otros tratamientos, siendo mayores las puntuaciones en personas con edad de transición entre adultez media y tardía, mujeres, con estudios universitarios, casados y empleados. Se discuten las implicaciones de estos hallazgos.

This study compares the quality of life and the coping strategies in 120 patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplantation. This comparison is made taking into account patients’ age, sex, education level, marital status and occupation. The instruments used were a sociodemographic record, the quality of life assessment instrument WHOQOL-100 (World Health Organization, 1998) and the coping strategies questionnaire (Lazarus & Folkman, 1985). It was found that treatment of transplant patients reported better quality of life, and better coping strategies compared to patients in other treatments; particularly, treatment of transplant patients that were married, that were employed, that were in the transition between middle and late adulthood, women and patients with college, showed higher scores in quality of life and coping strategies than other groups. The implications of these findings are discussed.