INDURG TRIAL Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Indocyanine Green during Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis.

INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common gastrointestinal surgeries, and bile duct injury is one of its main complications. The use of real-time indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography allows the identification of extrahepatic biliary structures, facilitating the procedure and reducing the risk of bile duct lesions. A better visualization of the bile duct may help to reduce the need for conversion to open surgery, and may also shorten operating time. The main objective of this study was to determine whether the use of indocyanine green is associated with a reduction in operating time in emergency cholecystectomies. Secondary outcomes are the postoperative hospital stay, the correct intraoperative visualization of the Calot's Triangle structures with the administration of indocyanine green, and the intraoperative complications, postoperative complications and morbidity according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. METHODS: This is a randomized, prospective, controlled, multicenter trial with patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis requiring emergency cholecystectomy. The control group will comprise 220 patients undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy applying the standard technique. The intervention group will comprise 220 patients also undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with prior administration of indocyanine green. CONCLUSION: Due to the lack of published studies on ICG in emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy, this study may help to establish procedures for its use in the emergency setting.

Evaluation of bariatric surgery patients at the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of the bariatric surgery patients that were admitted to the Emergency Department (ED). METHOD: A retrospective review of the reasons why bariatric surgery patients go to our ED. We analyzed the first 30 days after the surgery. We evaluated the number and indications of admissions, the examinations ordered, and final diagnosis and destination of the patients. RESULTS: From January 2010 to July 2012, 320 patients underwent bariatric surgery at our Institution. Fifty three patients (16.6%) were admitted to the ED at least once. We found 58 admissions (1.1 admissions by patient). Patients who had duodenal switch and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass were the most representative (74%). The main indications for admission were abdominal pain (50%), and problems related to the surgical wounds (22.4%). Blood test was the most performed examination (75.9%). The most frequent final diagnosis was unspecific abdominal pain in 27 cases (46.6%), and complications of the surgical wound in 10 patients (17.2%). Nineteen patients (35.84%) were admitted to the surgical ward from the ED, and 5 of them required surgical revision (9.4%). Multivariate analyses showed that the type of surgery was the only predictor variable for the ED admission. CONCLUSIONS: Attending ED after bariatric surgery is not common, and less than a third of the patients required hospital admission. Just a small percentage of the examinations showed any pathological value. Readmission rate is very low. Surgical procedure is the only predictor for ED admission.

Descripción de la asistencia en urgencias de pacientes intervenidos de cirugía bariátrica en un centro de referencia / Evaluation of bariatric surgery patients at the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital

OBJETIVO: describir el perfil de consulta en el servicio de Urgencias de pacientes intervenidos de cirugía bariátrica (CB). MÉTODO: análisis retrospectivo de las consultas al servicio de Urgencias de pacientes intervenidos de CB. Se analizan las visitas realizadas en los primeros 30 días tras el alta. Se evalúan número y motivos de consulta/reconsulta, exploraciones complementarias realizadas, diagnóstico clínico establecido y destino de los pacientes. RESULTADOS: entre enero de 2010 y julio de 2012 se intervinieron de 320 pacientes de CB, 53 enfermos (16,6 %) consultaron al menos una vez en Urgencias. Se registraron 58 consultas (1,1 visitas/paciente). Los pacientes intervenidos de cruce duodenal y bypass gástrico representaron el 74 %. Los motivos de consulta más frecuentes fueron dolor abdominal (50 %) y problemas relacionados con la herida quirúrgica (22,4 %). La analítica sanguínea fue la exploración complementaria más solicitada (75,9 %). El diagnóstico más frecuente fue dolor abdominal inespecífico en 27 casos (46,6 %), y problemas de herida quirúrgica en 10 casos (17,2 %). Diecinueve pacientes (35,84 %) requirieron ingreso hospitalario desde Urgencias y 5 de ellos precisaron reintervención quirúrgica (9,4 %). El análisis multivariante muestra que la única variable en relación a las visitas a Urgencias es el tipo de cirugía. CONCLUSIONES: las visitas a Urgencias de pacientes intervenidos de cirugía bariátrica son poco frecuentes, menos de un tercio de ellos precisan ingreso hospitalario. Las exploraciones complementarias sólo mostraron resultados patológicos en un pequeño porcentaje de los casos. La tasa de reconsultas es baja. La técnica quirúrgica es el único predictor de consulta en Urgencias

OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of the bariatric surgery patients that were admitted to the Emergency Department (ED). METHOD: A retrospective review of the reasons why bariatric surgery patients go to our ED. We analyzed the first 30 days after the surgery. We evaluated the number and indications of admissions, the examinations ordered, and final diagnosis and destination of the patients. RESULTS: From January 2010 to July 2012, 320 patients underwent bariatric surgery at our Institution. Fifty three patients (16.6 %) were admitted to the ED at leas t once. We found 58 admissions (1.1 admissions by patient). Patients who had duodenal switch and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass were the most representative (74 %). The main indications for admission were abdominal pain (50 %), and problems related to the surgical wounds (22.4 %). Blood test was the most performed examination (75.9 %). The most frequent final diagnosis was unspecific abdominal pain in 27 cases (46.6 %), and complications of the surgical wound in 10 patients (17.2 %). Nineteen patients (35.84 %) were admitted to the surgical ward from the ED, and 5 of them required surgical revision (9.4 %). Multivariate analyses showed that the type of surgery was the only predictor variable for the ED admission. CONCLUSIONS: Attending ED after bariatric surgery is not common, and less than a third of the patients required hospital admission. Just a small percentage of the examinations showed any pathological value. Readmission rate is very low. Surgical procedure is the only predictor for ED admission

Pseudoaneurisma de la arteria cervical transversa tras esofagectomía McKeown / Transverse cervical artery pseudoaneurysm after McKeown esophagectomy

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