Local adaptation of laparoscopic smoke evacuator in COVID-19 pandemic situation.

The pandemic of COVID-19 has been a game changer in many aspects of medical care, including laparoscopic surgery service. Uncertainty in the early pandemic has led to the fear of doing laparoscopic surgery with regard to the possibility of SARS-COV-2 transmission through surgical smoke. We carried out laparoscopic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic with intention to test our local adaptation of a laparoscopic smoke evacuator. Twenty-five laparoscopic cases for digestive surgery were performed with uneventful results. In summary, a low cost local adaptation of laparoscopic smoke and safe surgical behavior should be the standard of care when delivering laparoscopic surgery service in the pandemic era and forward.

Revisiting Quincke's Triad: A Case of Idiopathic Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Obstructive Jaundice.

INTRODUCTION: Hepatic artery aneurysm (HAA) is a rare occurrence. Quincke's triad of hemobilia; abdominal pain, obstructive jaundice, and upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding could be detected in one-third of HAA patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of HAA with all signs of Quincke's triad and shock. The diagnosis of HAA was enforced by CT angiography. An urgent open surgical approach was elected by the surgical team. The patient underwent an uneventful resection of the HAA, and primary repair of the CHA followed with bilioenteric reconstruction. CONCLUSIONS: Recognizing the signs of Quincke's triad aids in prompt diagnosis of hemobilia in HAA, which suggests a rupture of the aneurysm or fistula formation into the biliary tree that would need urgent management by both vascular and HBP surgeons.

Clinical Practice Guidelines in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection 2018: An Indonesian Perspective.

BACKGROUND: The occurrence of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) remains high despite system improvement in accordance with Joint Commission International because of heterogeneity of management. However, published clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) were not feasible to be implemented because these guidelines were not specific to Indonesian characteristics. Thus, a national CPG should be developed to minimize heterogeneity in the management of cIAI in Indonesia. METHODS: We developed a CPG on cIAI through the adaptation of published CPGs. The process proceeded in steps recommended by ADAPTE. Published CPGs were critically appraised using Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II critical appraisal tools. For a specific updated CPG, the analysis was performed using Checklist for the Reporting of Updated Guidelines (CheckUp). Appropriate statements and recommendations in selected CPGs were adapted into our CPG with consideration of Indonesian characteristics. The recommendations were established by the hierarchy of evidence on Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). The approval of the recommendation draft was performed using the Delphi method. RESULTS: Sixty-eight full-text guidelines were downloaded from several sites. Thirty-three CPGs were related to intra-abdominal infection and 18 others were specific on CPG on intra-abdominal infection and cIAI. On review of these 18 CPGs, 13 were strongly recommended, three were recommended, and two were not recommended. On review updated CPGs, five updated CPGs were found, all with the same score. Two of the strongly recommended updated CPGs had been published in 2016 and 2017, i.e. recommendations by the World Society of Emergency Surgery 2016 consensus conference and revised CPG of the Surgical Site Infection Society. There were a total of 84 statements and recommendations developed and approved by the task force through using the Delphi method. CONCLUSIONS: This guideline summarizes the definition, classification, pathophysiology, etiology, risk factors, assessments, and management of cIAI. Evidence-based recommendations have been developed with consideration of Indonesian-specific characteristics.