Influence of Pulmonary Hypertension on Intrahospital Mortality in Lung Transplantation for Interstitial Lung Disease.

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a comorbidity associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of PH on intrahospital mortality in lung transplantation (LT) for ILD. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 66 patients who underwent LT for ILD at the 12 de Octubre University Hospital (Madrid, Spain) from October 2008 to June 2014. PH was defined as mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg on right-sided heart catheterization and intrahospital mortality as any death taken place after the transplantation of patients not being discharged. RESULTS: We retrospectively analyzed data of 66 patients; they were stratified by the presence or absence of PH before LT. Twenty-seven patients (41%) had PH. The PH group had a lower diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO), carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (KCO), and 6-minute walk distance test (6MWT) and a higher total lung capacity (TLC), modified medical research council dyspnea scale (mMRC), and lung allocation score (LAS) than the non-PH group. Patients with PH more often underwent double lung transplantation (DLT; 59%) than single lung transplantation (SLT). Intrahospital mortality was 13% (9/66). No significant differences were observed in Kaplan-Meier survival curves for the PH and non-PH groups with a median survival time of 46 days versus 33 days (IQR 26-74; log-rank P = .056); however, the postoperative length of stay in the hospital was greater in the PH group. CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort, pulmonary hypertension was not related to early mortality in lung transplantation recipients for interstitial lung diseases.

"Evita Una Muerte, Esta en Tus Manos" Program: Bystander First Aid Training for Terrorist Attacks.

BACKGROUND: The latest terrorist attacks in Europe and in the rest of the world, and the military experience in the most recent conflicts leave us with several lessons learned. The most important is that the fate of the wounded rests in the hands of the one who applies the first dressing, because the victims usually die within the first 10 minutes, before professional care providers or police personnel arrive at the scene. A second lesson is that the primary cause of preventable death in these types of incidents involving explosives and firearms is massive hemorraghe. OBJECTIVE: There is a need to develop a training oriented to citizens so they can identify and use available resources to avoid preventable deaths that occur in this kind of incidents, especially massive hemorrhage. METHODS: A 7-hour training intervention program was developed and conducted between January and May 2017. Data were collected from participants' answers on a multiple-choice test before and after undertaking the training. Improved mean score for at least 75% of a group's members on the posttraining test was considered reflective of adequate knowledge. RESULTS: A total of 173 participants (n = 74 men [42.8%]; n = 99 women [57.2%]) attended the training. They were classified into three groups: a group of citizens/ first responders with no prior health training, a group of health professionals, and a group of nursing students. Significant differences (ρ < .05) between mean pre- and post-training test scores occurred in each of the three groups. CONCLUSION: There was a clear improvement in the knowledge of the students after the training when pre- and post-training test scores were compared within the three groups. The greatest improvement was seen in the citizens/first responders group.

Liposarcoma mixoide gigante de mediastino / No disponible

Presentamos un caso de una mujer de 70 años con una masa mediastínica gigante. Se le practica toracotomía para resección quirúrgica con resultado anatomopatológico final de una masa tumoral de 23 x 19 x 18 cm, que pesa 2.495 g, con diagnósticos de liposarcoma de tipo mixto que respeta los bordes quirúrgicos. A los 6 meses aparece recidiva tumoral a distancia y la paciente fallece a los 11 meses de la cirugía (AU)

We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with a giant mass of mediastinum. A complete resection of the tumor from the left pleural cavity and posterior mediastinum was made through a posterior–anterior left thoracotomy. The mass weighted 2,495 g and its dimensions were 23 x 19 x 18 cm. The final diagnosis was consistent with a myxoid liposarcoma (MLS), and negative microscopic margins. 6 months after the surgical excision, the patient presented with a distal recurrence and she died after 11 months (AU)