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Anand E, Rahman SA, Tomlinson C, Mercer SJ, Pucher PH. Comparison of major abdominal emergency surgery outcomes across organizational models of emergency surgical care: Analysis of the UK NELA national database. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 96:305-312. [PMID: 37381144 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) admissions account for a large proportion of surgical care and represent the majority of surgical patients who suffer in-hospital mortality. Health care systems continue to experience growing demand for emergency services: one way in which this is being increasingly addressed is dedicated subspecialty teams for emergency surgical admissions, most commonly termed "emergency general surgery" in the United Kingdom. This study aims to understand the impact of the emergency general surgery model of care on outcomes from emergency laparotomies. METHODS Data was obtained from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit database. Patients were dichotomized into EGS hospital or non-EGS hospital. Emergency general surgery hospital is defined as a hospital where >50% of in-hours emergency laparotomy operating is performed by an emergency general surgeon. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were intensive therapy unit (ITU) length of stay and duration of hospital stay. A propensity score weighting approach was used to reduce confounding and selection bias. RESULTS There were 115,509 patients from 175 hospitals included in the final analysis. The EGS hospital care group included 5,789 patients versus 109,720 patients in the non-EGS group. Following propensity score weighting, mean standardized mean difference reduced from 0.055 to <0.001. In-hospital mortality was similar (10.8% vs. 11.1%, p = 0.094), with mean length of stay (16.7 days vs. 16.1 days, p < 0.001) and ITU stay (2.8 days vs. 2.6 days, p < 0.001) persistently longer in patients treated in EGS systems. CONCLUSION No significant association between the emergency surgery hospital model of care and in-hospital mortality in emergency laparotomy patients was seen. There is a significant association between the emergency surgery hospital model of care and an increased length of ITU stay and overall hospital stay. Further studies are required to examine the impact of changing models of EGS delivery in the United Kingdom. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and Epidemiological; Level III.
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- Easan Anand
- From the Department of Surgery (E.A., S.A.R.), University Hospital Southampton, Southampton; Institute of Health Informatics (C.T.), University College London, London; Department of Surgery (S.J.M., P.H.P.), Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; School of Pharmacy and Biosciences (P.H.P.), University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth; and Division of Surgery (P.H.P.), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sylivris A, Ramson DM, Penny-Dimri JC, Liu Z, Perry LA, Au J, Yang Z, Park B, Pitesa R, Singh S, Smith JA, Taneja A, Eglinton T, Welsh F, Koea J, MacCormick AD, Barazanchi A, Hill AG. Weekend effect in emergency laparotomy: a propensity score-matched analysis. ANZ J Surg 2023; 93:1806-1810. [PMID: 37420316 DOI: 10.1111/ans.18595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The 'weekend effect' is the term given to the observed discrepancy regarding patient care and outcomes on weekends compared to weekdays. This study aimed to determine whether the weekend effect exists within Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ) for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy (EL), given recent advances in management of EL patients. METHODS A cohort study was conducted across five hospitals, comparing the outcomes of weekend and weekday acute EL. A propensity-score matched analysis was used to remove potential confounding patient characteristics. RESULTS Of the 487 patients included, 132 received EL over the weekend. There was no statistically significant difference between patients undergoing EL over the weekend compared to weekdays. Mortality rates were comparable between the weekday and weekend cohorts (P = 0.464). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that modern perioperative care practice in New Zealand obviates the 'weekend' effect.
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- Amy Sylivris
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of General Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Scott MJ, Aggarwal G, Aitken RJ, Anderson ID, Balfour A, Foss NB, Cooper Z, Dhesi JK, French WB, Grant MC, Hammarqvist F, Hare SP, Havens JM, Holena DN, Hübner M, Johnston C, Kim JS, Lees NP, Ljungqvist O, Lobo DN, Mohseni S, Ordoñez CA, Quiney N, Sharoky C, Urman RD, Wick E, Wu CL, Young-Fadok T, Peden CJ. Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ®) Society Recommendations Part 2-Emergency Laparotomy: Intra- and Postoperative Care. World J Surg 2023:10.1007/s00268-023-07020-6. [PMID: 37277507 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-023-07020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND This is Part 2 of the first consensus guidelines for optimal care of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy (EL) using an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) approach. This paper addresses intra- and postoperative aspects of care. METHODS Experts in aspects of management of high-risk and emergency general surgical patients were invited to contribute by the International ERAS® Society. PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and Medline database searches were performed for ERAS elements and relevant specific topics. Studies on each item were selected with particular attention to randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and large cohort studies and reviewed and graded using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Recommendations were made on the best level of evidence, or extrapolation from studies on elective patients when appropriate. A modified Delphi method was used to validate final recommendations. Some ERAS® components covered in other guideline papers are outlined only briefly, with the bulk of the text focusing on key areas pertaining specifically to EL. RESULTS Twenty-three components of intraoperative and postoperative care were defined. Consensus was reached after three rounds of a modified Delphi Process. CONCLUSIONS These guidelines are based on best available evidence for an ERAS® approach to patients undergoing EL. These guidelines are not exhaustive but pull together evidence on important components of care for this high-risk patient population. As much of the evidence is extrapolated from elective surgery or emergency general surgery (not specifically laparotomy), many of the components need further evaluation in future studies.
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- Michael J Scott
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
- University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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- Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott La, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, Scotland
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- Harvard Medical School, Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02120, USA
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- School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, London, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Hälsovägen 3. B85, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Medway Maritime Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY, UK
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- Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesia, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London, UK
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- Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA, 9110, USA
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- Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Scott La, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
- MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Orebro University Hospital and School of Medical Sciences, Orebro University, 701 85, Orebro, Sweden
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cra 98 No. 18 - 49, 760032, Cali, Colombia
- Sección de Cirugía de Trauma y Emergencias, Universidad del Valle - Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cl 5 No. 36-08, 760032, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 7XX, UK
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- Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center, 410 West 10Th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave HSW1601, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine-Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology-Weill Cornell Medicine, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 e. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2020 Zonal Avenue IRD 322, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Langenfeld SJ. Turf wars, textbooks, and Darwin's Bulldog: The growing divide between dogma and reality for diverticulitis. Claude H. Organ, Jr. Memorial Lecture. Am J Surg 2022; 224:1362-1365. [PMID: 36150904 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Sean J Langenfeld
- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-3280, USA.
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Wiesler B, Gass JM, Viehl CT, Müller A, Metzger J, Hartel M, Nebiker C, Rosenberg R, Galli R, Zingg U, Ochsner A, Eisner L, Pabst M, Worni M, Henschel M, von Flüe M, Zuber M, von Strauss und Torney M. Evaluation of the Introduction of a Colorectal Bundle in Left Sided Colorectal Resections (EvaCol): Study Protocol of a Multicentre, Observational Trial. Int J Surg Protoc 2022; 26:57-67. [PMID: 35891921 PMCID: PMC9285000 DOI: 10.29337/ijsp.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Purpose: Overall complication and leak rates in colorectal surgery showed only minor improvements over the last years and remain still high. While the introduction of the WHO Safer Surgery Checklist has shown a reduction of overall operative mortality and morbidity in general surgery, only minor attempts have been made to improve outcomes by standardizing perioperative processes in colorectal surgery. Nevertheless, a number of singular interventions have been found reducing postoperative complications in colorectal surgery. The aim of the present study is to combine nine of these measures to a catalogue called colorectal bundle (CB). This will help to standardize pre-, intra-, and post-operative processes and therefore eventually reduce complication rates after colorectal surgery. Methods: The study will be performed among nine contributing hospitals in the extended north-western part of Switzerland. In the 6-month lasting control period the patients will be treated according to the local standard of each contributing hospital. After a short implementation phase all patients will be treated according to the CB for another 6 months. Afterwards complication rates before and after the implementation of the CB will be compared. Discussion: The overall complication rate in colorectal surgery is still high. The fact that only little progress has been made in recent years underlines the relevance of the current project. It has been shown for other areas of surgery that standardization is an effective measure of reducing postoperative complication rates. We hypothesize that the combination of effective, individual components into the CB can reduce the complication rate. Trial registration: Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov on 11/03/2020; NCT04550156. Highlights Purpose: Methods: Discussion:
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- Benjamin Wiesler
- Clarunis University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031 Basel, CH
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- Kantonsspital Luzern, Spitalstrasse, CH 6004 Luzern, CH
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- Kantonsspital Aarau, Tellstrasse 25, CH 5001 Aarau, CH
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- Kantonsspital Basel-Land, Rheinstrasse 26, CH 4410 Liestal, CH
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- Spital Limmattal, Urdorferstrasse 100, CH 8952 Schlieren, CH
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- Spital Limmattal, Urdorferstrasse 100, CH 8952 Schlieren, CH
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- Departement Chirurgie Kantonsspital Olten, Baslerstrasse 150, CH 4600 Olten, CH
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- Klinik für Viszeral-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie Kantonsspital Olten, Solothurner Spitäler AG, Baslerstrasse 150, CH 4600 Olten, CH
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- Stiftung Lindenhof I Campus SLB, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Freiburgstrasse 3, CH-3010 Bern, CH
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- Stiftung Lindenhof I Campus SLB, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Freiburgstrasse 3, CH-3010 Bern, CH
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- Head of department, Clarunis University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031 Basel, CH
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- Clarunis University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031 Basel, CH
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Kaech M, Deutschmann E, Moffa G, Haak F, Bucher HC, Kettelhack C, von Strauss Und Torney M. Influence of the introduction of caseload requirements on indication for visceral cancer surgery in Switzerland. Eur J Surg Oncol 2021; 47:1324-1331. [PMID: 33895025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2013 Swiss health authorities implemented annual hospital caseload requirements (CR) for five areas of visceral surgery. We assess the impact of the implementation of CR on indication for surgery in esophageal, pancreatic and rectal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of national registry data of all inpatient admissions between January 1st, 2005 and December 31st, 2015. Primary end-point was the age-adjusted resection rate for esophageal, pancreatic and rectal cancer among patients with at least one cancer-specific hospitalization per year. We calculated age-adjusted rate ratios for period effects before and after implementation of CR and odds ratios (OR) based on a generalized estimation equation. A relative increase of 5% in age-adjusted relative risk was set a priori as relevant from a health policy perspective. RESULTS Age-adjusted resection rates before and after the implementation of CR were 0.12 and 0.13 (Relative Risk [RR] 1.08; 95%-Confidence Interval [CI] 0.85-1.36) in esophageal cancer, 0.22 and 0.26 (RR 1.17; 95%-CI 0.85-1.58) in pancreatic cancer and 0.38 and 0.43 (RR 1.14; 95%-CI 0.99-1.30) in rectal cancer. In adjusted models OR for resection after the implementation of CR were 1.40 (95%-CI 1.24-1.58) in esophageal cancer, 1.05 (95%-CI 0.96-1.15) in pancreatic cancer and 0.92 (95%-CI 0.87-0.97) in rectal cancer. CONCLUSION Implementation of CR was associated with an increase of resection rates above the a priori set margins in all resections groups. In adjusted models, odds for resection were significantly higher for esophageal cancer, while they remained unchanged for pancreatic and decreased for rectal cancer.
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- Max Kaech
- Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Bürgerspital Solothurn, Department of Surgery, Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
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Young J, Brown LR, Thomas CLG, McCallum IJD, McLean RC. The impact of surgical subspecialization on patient outcomes following emergency colorectal resections in the north of England: a retrospective cohort study. Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:284-297. [PMID: 33002261 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIM Emergency colorectal surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most general surgeons have a subspecialty, which forms the focus of their elective work, allowing development of specialist skill sets. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of consultant subspecialization on patient outcomes following emergency colorectal resections. METHODS Data were requested for all emergency admissions under a general surgeon between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2016 within the north of England. These were acquired from individual Trusts following Caldicott approval. Data included demographics, diagnoses and any procedures undertaken. Patients were assigned to cohorts based on the subspecialist interest of the consultant they were under the care of. The primary outcome of interest was 30-day postoperative mortality. Categorical data were compared with the chi-squared test, and continuous data with the t test or ANOVA. A logistic regression model determined factors associated with 30-day in-hospital mortality. RESULTS Overall, 7648 emergency colorectal resections were performed with a 30-day postoperative mortality of 13.8%. This was significantly lower if the responsible consultant was a colorectal surgeon compared with other general surgery subspecialties (11.8% vs. 15.2%, P < 0.001). This was significant on univariate analysis (OR 0.75, P < 0.001); however, following multivariable adjustment, this was not statistically significant (P = 0.380). The colorectal specialists had a higher laparoscopy rate than their colleagues-9.8% versus 6.8% (P < 0.001). Stoma rates were also lower (46.9% vs. 51.0%, P = 0.001) and anastomosis rates higher (55.9% vs. 49.3%, P < 0.001) amongst colorectal surgeons. CONCLUSION These findings add to the growing body of evidence that patient outcomes may be improved by involving subspecialists in colorectal emergencies.
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- John Young
- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Cargenbridge, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Cramlington, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Cramlington, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
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Nascimbeni R, Amato A, Cirocchi R, Serventi A, Laghi A, Bellini M, Tellan G, Zago M, Scarpignato C, Binda GA. Management of perforated diverticulitis with generalized peritonitis. A multidisciplinary review and position paper. Tech Coloproctol 2020; 25:153-165. [PMID: 33155148 PMCID: PMC7884367 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02346-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Perforated diverticulitis is an emergent clinical condition and its management is challenging and still debated. The aim of this position paper was to critically review the available evidence on the management of perforated diverticulitis and generalized peritonitis in order to provide evidence-based suggestions for a management strategy. Four Italian scientific societies (SICCR, SICUT, SIRM, AIGO), selected experts who identified 5 clinically relevant topics in the management of perforated diverticulitis with generalized peritonitis that would benefit from a multidisciplinary review. The following 5 issues were tackled: 1) Criteria to decide between conservative and surgical treatment in case of perforated diverticulitis with peritonitis; 2) Criteria or scoring system to choose the most appropriate surgical option when diffuse peritonitis is confirmed 3); The appropriate surgical procedure in hemodynamically stable or stabilized patients with diffuse peritonitis; 4) The appropriate surgical procedure for patients with generalized peritonitis and septic shock and 5) Optimal medical therapy in patients with generalized peritonitis from diverticular perforation before and after surgery. In perforated diverticulitis surgery is indicated in case of diffuse peritonitis or failure of conservative management and the decision to operate is not based on the presence of extraluminal air. If diffuse peritonitis is confirmed the choice of surgical technique is based on intraoperative findings and the presence or risk of severe septic shock. Further prognostic factors to consider are physiological derangement, age, comorbidities, and immune status. In hemodynamically stable patients, emergency laparoscopy has benefits over open surgery. Options include resection and anastomosis, Hartmann’s procedure or laparoscopic lavage. In generalized peritonitis with septic shock, an open surgical approach is preferred. Non-restorative resection and/or damage control surgery appear to be the only viable options, depending on the severity of hemodynamic instability. Multidisciplinary medical management should be applied with the main aims of controlling infection, relieving postoperative pain and preventing and/or treating postoperative ileus. In conclusion, the complexity and diversity of patients with diverticular perforation and diffuse peritonitis requires a personalized strategy, involving a thorough classification of physiological derangement, staging of intra-abdominal infection and choice of the most appropriate surgical procedure.
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- R Nascimbeni
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25124, Brescia, Italy.
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- Unit of Coloproctology, Department of Surgery, Borea Hospital, Sanremo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Galliano Hospital, Acqui Terme, Italy
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- Department of Surgical-Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Robotic and Emergency Surgery, Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, United Campus of Malta, Msida, Malta
- Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShaTin, Hong Kong
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- General Surgery, Biomedical Institute, Genoa, Italy
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Perioperative factors associated with postoperative morbidity after emergency laparotomy: a retrospective analysis in a university teaching hospital. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16999. [PMID: 33046829 PMCID: PMC7550577 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73982-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Emergency Laparotomy (EL) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Variation in practice and patient outcomes for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy has been identified through the UK National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA), with 30-day mortality ranging from 11 to 15%. A correlation between preoperative haemodynamic parameters and increased postoperative mortality has been demonstrated by both NELA and other observational studies. The association between intraoperative haemodynamic parameters and overall postoperative morbidity has not been evaluated in EL patients. The aims of our study were to investigate the association between perioperative haemodynamic and logistic parameters and postoperative morbidity in a tertiary referral university hospital; and to compare our outcomes to that of the NELA data. A retrospective analysis correlating a range of perioperative parameters with Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) among 86 patients who underwent EL during 2018 was conducted. Mean age was 64 years (SD 16). Median CCI was 27 [9-45], and 30-day mortality was 11.7%. Several intraoperative parameters correlated with CCI on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, ASA status (P = 0.005) and unplanned escalation to postoperative intensive care (P = 0.03) were independently associated with CCI. Our study shows a correlation between ASA status and unplanned escalation to ITU with increased postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. We did not demonstrate an independent correlation between intraoperative parameters and postoperative morbidity. These findings warrant confirmation in a larger scale observational study. Outcomes in our institution are comparable to those seen in the NELA.
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Prospectively Randomized Controlled Trial on Damage Control Surgery for Perforated Diverticulitis with Generalized Peritonitis. World J Surg 2020; 44:4098-4105. [PMID: 32901323 PMCID: PMC7599157 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05762-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Introduction Damage control surgery (DCS) with abdominal negative pressure therapy and delayed anastomosis creation in patients with perforated diverticulitis and generalized peritonitis was established at our Institution in 2006 and has been published. The concept was adopted in other hospitals and published as a case series. This is the first prospectively controlled randomized study comparing DCS and conventional treatment (Group C) in this setting. Methods All consecutive patients from 2013 to 2018 with indication for surgery were screened and randomized to Group DCS or Group C. The primary outcome was the rate of reconstructed bowel at discharge and at 6 month. Informed consent was obtained. The trial was approved by the local ethics committee and registered at CinicalTrials.gov: NCT04034407. Results A total of 56 patients were screened; 41 patients gave informed consent to participate and ultimately 21 patients (9 female) with intraoperatively confirmed Hinchey III (n = 14, 67%) or IV (n = 7, 33%), and a median (range) age of 66 (42–92), Mannheim Peritonitis Index of 25 (12–37) and Charlson Comorbidity Index of 3 (0–10) were intraoperatively randomized and treated as Group DCS (n = 13) or Group C (n = 8). Per protocol analysis: A primary anastomosis without ileostomy (PA) was performed in 92% (11/12) patients in Group DCS at the second-look operation, one patient died before second look, and one underwent a Hartmann procedure (HP). In Group C 63% (5/8) patients received a PA and 38% (3/8) patients a HP. Two patients in Group C, but none in Group DCS experienced anastomotic leakage (AI). ICU and hospital stay was median (range) 2 (1–10) and 17.5 (12–43) in DCS and 2 (1–62) and 22 (13–65) days in group C. In Group DCS 8% (1/12) patients was discharged with a stoma versus 57% (4/7) in Group C (p = 0.038, n.s., α = 0.025); one patient died before discharge. The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for discharge with a stoma is 0.068 (0.005–0.861). Intent to treat analysis: A PA was performed in 90% (9/10) of patients randomized to DCS, one patient died before the second look, and one patient received a HP. In group C, 70% (7/10) were treated with PA and 30% (3/10) with HP. 29% (2/7) experienced AI treated with protective ileostomy. In group DCS, 9% (1/11) were discharged with a stoma versus 40% (4/10) in group C (p = 0.14, n.s.). The odds ratio for discharge with a stoma is 0.139 (0.012–1.608). Conclusion This is the first prospectively randomized controlled study showing that damage control surgery in perforated diverticulitis Hinchey III and IV enhances reconstruction of bowel continuity and can reduce the stoma rate at discharge.
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Dreifuss NH, Schlottmann F, Bun ME, Rotholtz NA. Emergent laparoscopic sigmoid resection for perforated diverticulitis: can it be safely performed by residents? Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:952-958. [PMID: 31955484 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM Outcomes after resident involvement in emergent colectomies have rarely been studied. The aim of this study was to analyse the outcomes of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for Hinchey III diverticulitis performed by residents. METHOD This study was a retrospective analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis. The sample was divided into two groups: patients operated on by a supervised resident (SR) or a senior surgeon (SS). Supervising surgeons and SSs could be general surgeons (GSs) or colorectal surgeons (CSs). A SR was considered the first surgeon if he/she completed at least three of five defined steps of the procedure. The primary end-points included length of hospital stay (LOS), morbidity and 30-day mortality. A sub-analysis of patients operated on by a SR assisted by either a CS or GS was performed. RESULTS Supervised residents and SSs operated on 59 and 42 patients, respectively. The presence of a CS was more frequent in the SS group (SR 41% vs SS 81%, P < 0.001). LOS (SR 9.4 days vs SS 6.4 days, P = 0.04) was higher in the SR group. Overall morbidity (SR 39% vs SS 43%, P = 0.69) and 30-day mortality (SR 5% vs SS 5%, P = 0.94) were also comparable among the groups. Procedures performed by SRs and supervised by a CS were associated with lower morbidity (GS 48% vs CS 25%, P = 0.06) and mortality (GS 8% vs CS 0%, P = 0.26). CONCLUSION Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for Hinchey III diverticulitis has comparable outcomes when performed by a supervised SR or a SS. Procedures performed by residents assisted by a CS seem to have better outcomes than those assisted by a GS.
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- N H Dreifuss
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Division of Colorectal Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Division of Colorectal Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hallam S, Bickley M, Phelan L, Dilworth M, Bowley DM. Does declared surgeon specialist interest influence the outcome of emergency laparotomy? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020; 102:437-441. [PMID: 32374217 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In the UK, general surgeons must demonstrate competency in emergency general surgery before obtaining a certificate of completion of training. Subsequently, many consultants develop focused elective specialist interests which may not mirror the breadth of procedures encountered during emergency practice. Recent National Emergency Laparotomy Audit analysis found that declared surgeon special interest impacted emergency laparotomy outcomes, which has implications for emergency general surgery service configuration. We sought to establish whether local declared surgeon special interest impacts emergency laparotomy outcomes. METHODS Adult patients having emergency laparotomy were identified from our prospective National Emergency Laparotomy Audit database from May 2016 to May 2019 and categorised as colorectal or oesophagogastric according to operative procedure. Outcomes included 30-day mortality, return to theatre and length of stay. Binomial logistic regression was used to identify any association between declared consultant specialist interest and outcomes. RESULTS Of 600 laparotomies, 358 (58.6%) were classifiable as specialist procedures: 287 (80%) colorectal and 71 (20%) oesophagogastric. Discordance between declared specialty and operation undertaken occurred in 25% of procedures. For colorectal emergency laparotomy, there was an increased risk of 30-day mortality when performed by a non-colorectal consultant (unadjusted odds ratio 2.34; 95% confidence interval 1.10-5.00; p = 0.003); however, when adjusted for confounders within multivariate analysis declared surgeon specialty had no impact on mortality, return to theatre or length of stay. CONCLUSION Surgeon-declared specialty does not impact emergency laparotomy outcomes in this cohort of undifferentiated emergency laparotomies. This may reflect the on-call structure at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, where a colorectal and oesophagogastric consultant are paired on call and provide cross-cover when needed.
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- S Hallam
- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Binda GA, Amato A, Alberton G, Bruzzone M, Secondo P, Lòpez-Borao J, Giudicissi R, Falato A, Fucini C, Bianco F, Biondo S. Surgical treatment of a colon neoplasm of the splenic flexure: a multicentric study of short-term outcomes. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:146-153. [PMID: 31454443 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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AIM The optimal surgical treatment of splenic flexure neoplasm is still not well defined. Extended right hemicolectomy (ERH) and left colic resection (LCR) have been proposed but conclusive evidence concerning postoperative morbidity and oncological results is lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the short-term outcomes after surgery for splenic flexure cancer with regard to surgical procedure and surgeon's specialty. METHODS This was a multicentre study on patients who underwent surgery for primary colon cancer of the splenic flexure. RESULTS From 2004 to 2015, 324 patients fulfilled the criteria for inclusion into the study; 270 (83.4%) had elective surgery while 54 (16.6%) had emergency resection: 158 (48.8%) underwent ERH and 166 (51.2%) LCR; 176 (54.3%) procedures were performed by colorectal surgeons, 148 (46.7%) by general surgeons. In the ERH group a significantly higher rate of emergency operations was carried out (P = 0.005). After elective surgery, no significant differences between ERH and LCR concerning 30-day mortality (3.3% vs 2.0%) and the need for reoperation (10.6% vs 7.4%) were found. Nodal harvesting was significantly higher in the ERH and colorectal surgeon groups in any clinical scenario. At multivariate analysis, age and smoking habit were predictive of the need for reoperation and major morbidity while the general surgeon group showed a higher risk of anastomotic failure (OR = 1.92; P = 0.168). CONCLUSION We analysed the largest series in literature of curative resections for splenic flexure tumours. The optimal procedure still remains debatable as ERH and LCR appear to achieve comparable short-term outcomes. Surgeon's specialty seems to positively affect patient's outcomes.
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- G A Binda
- Department of Surgery, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Coloproctology, Hospital of Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Coloproctology, Hospital of Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Colorectal Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.,IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Surgical Critical Care, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Abdominal Oncology Department, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Critical Care, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Abdominal Oncology Department, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Colorectal Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.,IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Baldock TE, Brown LR, McLean RC. Perforated diverticulitis in the North of England: trends in patient outcomes, management approach and the influence of subspecialisation. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2019; 101:563-570. [PMID: 31155922 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In recent years, several management options have been used in the management of perforated diverticulitis, ranging from conservative treatment to laparotomy. General surgery has also become increasingly specialised over time. This retrospective cohort study investigated changes in patient outcomes following perforated diverticulitis, management approach and the influence of consultant subspecialisation over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data was collected on patients admitted with perforated diverticulitis in the North of England between 2002 and 2016. Subspecialisation was categorised as colorectal or other general subspecialties. The primary outcome of interest was overall 30-day mortality; secondary outcomes included surgical approach, stoma and anastomosis rate. RESULTS A total of 3394 cases of perforated diverticulitis were analysed (colorectal, n = 1290 and other subspecialists, n = 2104) with a 30-day mortality of 11.6%. There was a significant reduction in mortality over time (2002-2006: 18.6% to 2012-2016: 6.8, P < 0.001).There was a significant reduction in open surgery (60% to 25.3%, P < 0.001) with increased conservative management (37.4% to 63.5%, P < 0.001), laparoscopic resection (0.1% to 4.9%, P < 0.001) and laparoscopic washout (0.1% to 5.7%, P < 0.001).Patients admitted under colorectal surgeons had lower mortality than other subspecialists (9.9% vs 12.4%, P = 0.027), which remained significant following multivariate adjustment (hazard ratio 1.44, P = 0.039). These patients had fewer stomas (13.9% vs. 21.0%, P = 0.001) and higher anastomosis rates (22.1% vs 15.8%, P = 0.004). CONCLUSION This study demonstrated considerable improvements in the management of perforated diverticulitis alongside the positive impact of subspecialisation on patient outcomes.
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- T E Baldock
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK
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- Health Education England North East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Health Education England North East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Boyd-Carson H, Doleman B, Herrod PJJ, Anderson ID, Williams JP, Lund JN, Tierney GM, Murray D, Hare S, Lockwood S, Oliver CM, Spurling LJ, Poulton T, Johnston C, Cromwell D, Kuryba A, Martin P, Lourtie J, Goodwin J, Mooesinghe R, Eugene N, Catrin-Cook S, Anderson I. Association between surgeon special interest and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg 2019; 106:940-948. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Background
Approximately 30 000 emergency laparotomies are performed each year in England and Wales. Patients with pathology of the gastrointestinal tract requiring emergency laparotomy are managed by general surgeons with an elective special interest focused on either the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract. This study investigated the impact of special interest on mortality after emergency laparotomy.
Methods
Adult patients having emergency laparotomy with either colorectal or gastroduodenal pathology were identified from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit database and grouped according to operative procedure. Outcomes included all-cause 30-day mortality, length of hospital stay and return to theatre. Logistic and Poisson regression were used to analyse the association between consultant special interest and the three outcomes.
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A total of 33 819 patients (28 546 colorectal, 5273 upper gastrointestinal (UGI)) were included. Patients who had colorectal procedures performed by a consultant without a special interest in colorectal surgery had an increased adjusted 30-day mortality risk (odds ratio (OR) 1·23, 95 per cent c.i. 1·13 to 1·33). Return to theatre also increased in this group (OR 1·13, 1·05 to 1·20). UGI procedures performed by non-UGI special interest surgeons carried an increased adjusted risk of 30-day mortality (OR 1·24, 1·02 to 1·53). The risk of return to theatre was not increased (OR 0·89, 0·70 to 1·12).
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Emergency laparotomy performed by a surgeon whose special interest is not in the area of the pathology carries an increased risk of death at 30 days. This finding potentially has significant implications for emergency service configuration, training and workforce provision, and should stimulate discussion among all stakeholders.
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- H Boyd-Carson
- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Project Team, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Project Team, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
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Brown LR, McLean RC, Perren D, O'Loughlin P, McCallum IJ. Evaluating the effects of surgical subspecialisation on patient outcomes following emergency laparotomy: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg 2019; 62:67-73. [PMID: 30673595 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Revised: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND General surgeons have become increasingly subspecialised in their elective practice. Emergency laparotomies, however, are performed by a range of subspecialists who may or may not have an interest in the affected area of gastrointestinal tract. This retrospective cohort study evaluates the impact of surgical subspecialisation on patient outcomes following emergency laparotomy. METHODS Data was collected for patients who underwent an emergency abdominal procedure on the gastrointestinal tract in the North of England from 2001 to 2016. This included demographics, co-morbidities, diagnoses and procedures undertaken. Patients were grouped according to consultants' subspecialist interest. The primary outcome of interest was 30-day postoperative mortality. RESULTS 24,291 emergency laparotomies were performed with an associated 30-day postoperative mortality of 11.7%. Laparotomies undertaken by upper gastrointestinal (UGI) or colorectal surgeons have significantly lower mortality (10.1%) when compared with other subspecialities (13.5%). More specifically, mortality was decreased for UGI (7.9% vs. 12.9%) and colorectal procedures (10.9% vs. 14.2%) when performed by surgeons with a specialist interest in the relevant area of the gastrointestinal tract (both p < 0.001). The utilisation of laparoscopic surgery is higher, in both UGI (21.8% vs. 9.0%) and colorectal procedures (7.2% vs. 3.5%), when the causative pathology is relevant to the surgeon's subspeciality (both p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Mortality following emergency laparotomy is improved when performed under the care of gastrointestinal surgeons. Both UGI and colorectal emergency procedures have improved outcomes, with lower mortality and higher rates of laparoscopy, when under the care of a surgeon with a subspecialist interest in the affected area of the gastrointestinal tract.
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- Leo R Brown
- Health Education England North East, Waterfront 4 Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY, UK.
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- Health Education England North East, Waterfront 4 Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY, UK
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- Health Education England North East, Waterfront 4 Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, North Tyneside Hospital, North Shields, Northumbria, NE29 8NH, UK
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BACKGROUND Relationships between high-volume surgeons and improved postoperative outcomes have been well documented. Colorectal procedures are often performed by general surgeons, particularly in emergent settings, and may form a large component of their practice. The influence of subspecialized training on outcomes after emergent colon surgery, however, is not well described. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether subspecialty training in colorectal surgery is associated with differences in postoperative outcomes after emergency colectomy. DESIGN This was a retrospective cohort study. SETTINGS Three tertiary care hospitals participating in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project were included. PATIENTS Patients undergoing emergent colon resections were identified at each institution and stratified by involvement of either a colorectal surgeon or a general or acute care surgeon. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Propensity score matching was used to isolate the effect of surgeon specialty on the primary outcomes, including postoperative morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and the need for unplanned major reoperation, in comparable cohorts of patients. RESULTS A total of 889 cases were identified, including 592 by colorectal and 297 by general/acute care surgeons. After propensity score matching, cases performed by colorectal surgeons were associated with significantly lower rates of 30-day mortality (6.7% vs 16.4%; p = 0.001), postoperative morbidity (45.0% vs 56.7%; p = 0.009), and unplanned major reoperation (9.7% vs 16.4%; p = 0.04). In addition, length of stay was ≈4.4 days longer among patients undergoing surgery by general/acute care surgeons (p < 0.001). LIMITATIONS This study was limited by its retrospective design, with potential selection bias attributed to referral patterns. CONCLUSIONS After controlling for underlying disease states and illness severity, emergent colon resections performed by colorectal surgeons were associated with significantly lower rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality when compared with noncolorectal surgeons. These findings may have implications for referral patterns for institutions. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A767.
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Golda T, Kreisler E, Rodriguez G, Miguel B, Biondo S. From colorectal to general surgeon in the management of left colonic perforation: A cohort study. Int J Surg 2018; 55:175-181. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.05.732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Perforated diverticulitis: To anastomose or not to anastomose? A national survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY OPEN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijso.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tran S, Choi V, Hepburn K, Hewitt N, Zhou J, Chan DL, Talbot ML. Subspecialty approach for the management of acute cholecystitis: an alternative to acute surgical unit model of care. ANZ J Surg 2017; 87:560-564. [PMID: 28512772 DOI: 10.1111/ans.13986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute cholecystitis is a common condition. Recent studies have shown an association between creation of an acute surgical unit (ASU) and improved outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of a subspecialty based approach to the management of acute cholecystitis as an alternative to the traditional 'generalist' general surgery approach or the ASU model. METHOD A 6-year retrospective analysis of outcomes in patients admitted under a dedicated upper gastrointestinal service for acute cholecystitis undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy. RESULTS Seven hundred emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomies were performed over this time. A total of 486 patients were available for analysis. The median time to operation was 2 days and median length of operation was 80 min. A total of 86.9% were performed during daylight hours. Eight cases were converted to open surgery (1.6%). Intra-operative cholangiography was performed in 408 patients. The major complication rate was 8.2%, including retained common bile duct stones (2.3%), sepsis (0.2%), post-operative bleeding (0.4%), readmission (0.6%), bile leak (2.1%), AMI (0.4%), unscheduled return to theatre (0.6%) and pneumonia (0.8%). There were no mortalities and no common bile duct injuries. CONCLUSION Over a time period that encompasses the current publications on the ASU model, a subspecialty model of care has shown consistent results that exceed established benchmarks. Subspecialty management of complex elective pathologies has become the norm in general surgery and this study generates the hypothesis that subspecialty management of patients with complex emergency pathologies should be considered a valid alternative to ASU. Access block to emergency theatres delays treatment and prolongs hospital stay.
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- Sonia Tran
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,UNSW Department of Surgery, St George Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,UNSW Department of Surgery, St George Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,UNSW Department of Surgery, St George Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Serventi A, Perinotti R, Amato A. The Italian approach to diverticular perforation complicated by diffuse peritonitis: report of the Annual UCP-SICCR Meeting 2015. Tech Coloproctol 2016; 20:331-332. [PMID: 26934875 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-016-1428-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A Serventi
- Galliera Hospital, Via delle Cappucine 14, 16128, Genoa, Italy.
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- Department of General Surgery, Degli Infermi Hospital, Biella, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Borea Hospital, Sanremo, Italy
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Langer JC, Gordon JS, Chen LE. Subspecialization within pediatric surgical groups in North America. J Pediatr Surg 2016; 51:143-8. [PMID: 26541313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the current status of subspecialization in North American pediatric surgical practices and to evaluate factors associated with subspecialization. METHODS A survey was sent to each pediatric surgical practice in the United States and Canada. For each of 44 operation types, ranging in complexity and volume, the respondents chose one of the following responses: 1. everyone does the operation; 2. group policy--only some surgeons do the operation; 3. group policy--anyone can do it but mentorship required; 4. only some do it due to referral patterns; 5. no one in the group does it. Association of various factors with degree of subspecialization was analyzed using nonparametric statistics with p<0.05 considered significant. RESULTS Response rate was 70%. There was significant variability in subspecialization among groups. Factors found to be significantly associated with increased subspecialization included free-standing children's hospitals, pediatric surgery training programs, higher number of surgeons, higher case volume, and greater volume of tertiary/quaternary cases. CONCLUSIONS There is wide variation in the degree of subspecialization among North American pediatric surgery practices. These data will help to inform ongoing debate around strategies that may be useful in optimizing pediatric surgical care and patient outcomes in the future.
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- Jacob C Langer
- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Phan-Thien KC, Lubowski DZ. Acute diverticulitis: a complex management challenge. ANZ J Surg 2015; 85:698-9. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.13228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Kim-Chi Phan-Thien
- Department of Colorectal Surgery; St George Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- University of New South Wales; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery; St George Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- University of New South Wales; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Gale SC, Arumugam D, Dombrovskiy VY. Diverticulitis Outcomes are Equivalent between Level 1 Trauma Centers and Community Hospitals in New Jersey. Am Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481508100624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Traditionally, general surgeons provide emergency general surgery (EGS) coverage by assigned call. The acute care surgery (ACS) model is new and remains confined mostly to academic centers. Some argue that in busy trauma centers, on-call trauma surgeons may be unable to also care for EGS patients. In New Jersey, all three Level 1 Trauma Centers (L1TC) have provided ACS services for many years. Analyzing NJ state inpatient data, we sought to determine whether outcomes in one common surgical illness, diverticulitis, have been different between L1TC and nontrauma centers (NTC) over a 10-year period. The NJ Medical Database was queried for patients aged 18 to 90 hospitalized from 2001 to 2010 for acute diverticulitis. Demographics, comorbidities, operative rates, and mortality were compiled and analyzed comparing L1TC to NTC. For additional comparison between L1TC and NTC, 1:1 propensity score matching with replacement was accomplished. χ2, t test, and Cochran-Armitage trend test were used. From 2001 to 2010, 88794 patients were treated in NJ for diverticulitis. 2621 patients (2.95%) were treated at L1TCs. Operative rates were similar between hospital types. Patients treated at L1TCs were more often younger (63.1 ± 0.3 vs 64.7 ± 0.1; P < 0.001), nonwhite (43.1% vs 23.1%; P < 0.0001), and uninsured (11.0% vs 5.5%; P < 0.0001). After propensity matching, neither operative mortality (9.7% vs 7.9% P = 0.45), nor nonoperative mortality (1.2% vs 1.3% P = 0.60) were different between groups. Mortality and operative rates for patients with acute diverticulitis are equivalent between LT1C and NTC in NJ. Trauma centers in NJ more commonly provide care to minority and uninsured patients.
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- Stephen C. Gale
- Department of Surgery, Trauma Services, East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, Texas; and
- Department of Surgery, Rutgers/RWJMS, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers/RWJMS, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Gibbons G, Tan CJ, Bartolo DCC, Filgate R, Makin G, Barwood N, Wallace M. Emergency left colonic resections on an acute surgical unit: does subspecialization improve outcomes? ANZ J Surg 2015; 85:739-43. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Genevieve Gibbons
- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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- Department of General Surgery; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle Western Australia Australia
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Hong MKY, Tomlin AM, Hayes IP, Skandarajah AR. Operative intervention rates for acute diverticulitis: a multicentre state-wide study. ANZ J Surg 2015; 85:734-8. [PMID: 25902717 DOI: 10.1111/ans.13126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute colonic diverticulitis is placing an increasing strain on our health care resources. Measurement of the problem is difficult at a regional level, yet essential to improve and optimize treatment of this condition. Therefore, we aimed to use Australian state-level administrative data to determine the current practice and outcomes in major metropolitan hospitals. METHODS Coding algorithms designed to increase the yield and accuracy of administrative data were used to find emergency admissions from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset. Eight tertiary referral centres with specialist colorectal services from 2009 to 2013 were studied. Key metrics including the operative intervention rate were measured. RESULTS There were 2829 emergency admissions for acute diverticulitis across 4 years in eight hospitals, with 724 being complicated. The emergency operative intervention rate was 10.4%, with a third of admissions for complicated diverticulitis having an operation. Hartmann's procedure was the most commonly performed emergency operation, accounting for 72% of resections. Patient characteristics were consistent across the hospitals, including a median length of stay of 3 and 6 days for uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis, respectively. CONCLUSION Hartmann's procedure is currently the most common emergency operation for acute complicated diverticulitis in Victorian metropolitan hospitals. Our practice and outcomes can be measured meaningfully using administrative data.
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- Michael K-Y Hong
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of General Surgical Specialties, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne EpiCentre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of General Surgical Specialties, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of General Surgical Specialties, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Effects of diabetes mellitus in patients presenting with diverticulitis: clinical correlations and disease characteristics in more than 1,000 patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2014; 76:704-9. [PMID: 24553537 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The epidemic increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) worldwide represents a potential source of surgical morbidity. The impact of DM on the need for surgical management and its effect on surgical outcomes for colonic diverticulitis have not been well defined. METHODS We investigated all DM versus non-DM patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute diverticulitis between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2011, to a large urban safety net hospital. An administrative database search for patients with diverticulitis was divided into two groups: those with and without DM. They were retrospectively analyzed for severity of diverticulitis (Hinchey and Ambrosetti scores), mortality, length of hospital stay, need for operation, postoperative complications, and readmission rates. RESULTS There were 1,019 admissions with acute diverticulitis, 164 (16.1%) of which had DM. DM versus non-DM patients presented with a higher Hinchey score of 3 or 4 (12.2% vs. 9.2%, p < 0.001), a more severe computed tomographic Ambrosetti score (43.9% vs. 31.7%, p < 0.001), older age, and significantly more comorbid conditions. There was no significant difference in the failure of nonoperative management (2.2% DM vs. 2.5% non-DM, p = 1.000), readmission, or death rates. Operated DM patients had a higher incidence of in-hospital infectious complications (28.7% vs. 8.2%, p < 0.001) and a higher incidence of acute renal failure (5.5% vs. 0.7%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Although diabetic patients with colonic diverticulitis present at a more advanced level (as measured by Hinchey and Ambrosetti scores), the nonoperative success rate is similar to non-DM patients. Surgical management in DM patients is associated with a higher incidence of infectious complications and acute kidney injury. However, DM did not appear to increase operative mortality in surgically managed patients. These data suggest that greater attention should be placed on steps to reduce the negative impact of DM on both immune response and renal function in patients requiring surgery of colonic diverticulitis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Epidemiologic study, level III.
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Teloken PE, Spilsbury K, Levitt M, Makin G, Salama P, Tan P, Penter C, Platell C. Outcomes in patients undergoing urgent colorectal surgery. ANZ J Surg 2014; 84:960-4. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.12580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Centre for Population Health Research; Curtin University; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit; St John of God Hospital; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit; St John of God Hospital; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit; St John of God Hospital; Perth Western Australia Australia
- School of Surgery and Pathology; University of Western Australia; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit; St John of God Hospital; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit; St John of God Hospital; Perth Western Australia Australia
- Department of Surgery; University of Western Australia; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit; St John of God Hospital; Perth Western Australia Australia
- Department of Surgery; University of Western Australia; Perth Western Australia Australia
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Barrow E, Anderson ID, Varley S, Pichel AC, Peden CJ, Saunders DI, Murray D. Current UK practice in emergency laparotomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013. [PMID: 24165345 DOI: 10.1308/003588413x13629960048433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Emergency laparotomy is a common procedure, with 30,000-50,000 performed annually in the UK. This large scale study reports the current spectrum of emergency laparotomies, and the influence of the surgical procedure, underlying pathology and subspecialty of the operating surgeon on mortality. METHODS Anonymised data on consecutive patients undergoing an emergency laparotomy were submitted for a three-month period. The primary outcome measure was unadjusted 30-day mortality. Appendicectomy and cholecystectomy were among the procedures excluded. RESULTS Data from 1,708 patients from 35 National Health Service hospitals were analysed. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 14.8%. 'True' emergency laparotomies (ie those classified by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death as immediate or urgent) comprised 86.5% of cases. The mortality rate rose from 8.0% among expedited cases to 14.3% among urgent cases and to 25.7% among laparotomies termed immediate. Among the most common index procedures, small bowel resection exhibited the highest 30-day mortality rate of 21.1%. The presence of abdominal sepsis was associated with raised 30-day mortality (17.5% in the presence of sepsis vs 12.6%, p=0.027). Colorectal procedures comprised 44.3% and within this group, data suggest that mortality from laparotomy may be influenced by surgical subspecialisation. CONCLUSIONS This report of a large number of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in the UK confirms a remarkably high mortality by modern standards across the range. Very few pathologies or procedures can be considered anything other than high risk. The need for routine consultant involvement and critical care is evident, and the case distribution helps define the surgical skill set needed for a modern emergency laparotomy service. Preliminary data relating outcomes from emergency colonic surgery to surgical subspecialty require urgent further study.
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Barrow E, Anderson ID, Varley S, Pichel AC, Peden CJ, Saunders DI, Murray D. Current UK practice in emergency laparotomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013; 95:599-603. [DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2013.95.8.599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Emergency laparotomy is a common procedure, with 30,000–50,000 performed annually in the UK. This large scale study reports the current spectrum of emergency laparotomies, and the influence of the surgical procedure, underlying pathology and subspecialty of the operating surgeon on mortality. Methods Anonymised data on consecutive patients undergoing an emergency laparotomy were submitted for a three-month period. The primary outcome measure was unadjusted 30-day mortality. Appendicectomy and cholecystectomy were among the procedures excluded. Results Data from 1,708 patients from 35 National Health Service hospitals were analysed. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 14.8%. ‘True’ emergency laparotomies (ie those classified by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death as immediate or urgent) comprised 86.5% of cases. The mortality rate rose from 8.0% among expedited cases to 14.3% among urgent cases and to 25.7% among laparotomies termed immediate. Among the most common index procedures, small bowel resection exhibited the highest 30-day mortality rate of 21.1%. The presence of abdominal sepsis was associated with raised 30-day mortality (17.5% in the presence of sepsis vs 12.6%, p=0.027). Colorectal procedures comprised 44.3% and within this group, data suggest that mortality from laparotomy may be influenced by surgical subspecialisation. Conclusions This report of a large number of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in the UK confirms a remarkably high mortality by modern standards across the range. Very few pathologies or procedures can be considered anything other than high risk. The need for routine consultant involvement and critical care is evident, and the case distribution helps define the surgical skill set needed for a modern emergency laparotomy service. Preliminary data relating outcomes from emergency colonic surgery to surgical subspecialty require urgent further study.
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- E Barrow
- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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- on behalf of the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network
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