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Schmoch T, Weigand MA, Brenner T. [Guideline-conform treatment of sepsis]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2024; 73:4-16. [PMID: 37950017 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-023-01354-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The time to administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics and (secondarily) to the initiation of hemodynamic stabilization are the most important factors influencing survival of patients with sepsis and septic shock; however, the basic prerequisite for the initiation of an adequate treatment is that a suspected diagnosis of sepsis is made first. Therefore, the treatment of sepsis, even before it has begun, is an interdisciplinary and interprofessional task. This article provides an overview of the current state of the art in sepsis treatment and points towards new evidence that has the potential to change guideline recommendations in the coming years. In summary, the following points are critical: (1) sepsis must be diagnosed as soon as possible and the implementation of a source control intervention (in case of a controllable source) has to be implemented as soon as (logistically) possible. (2) In general, intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics should be given within the first hour after diagnosis if sepsis or septic shock is suspected. In organ dysfunction without shock, where sepsis is a possible but unlikely cause, the results of focused advanced diagnostics should be awaited before a decision to give broad-spectrum antibiotics is made. If it is not clear within 3 h whether sepsis is the cause, broad-spectrum antibiotics should be given when in doubt. Administer beta-lactam antibiotics as a prolonged (or if therapeutic drug monitoring is available, continuous) infusion after an initial loading dose. (3) Combination treatment with two agents for one pathogen group should remain the exception (e.g. multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens). (4) In the case of doubt, the duration of anti-infective treatment should rather be shorter than longer. Procalcitonin can support the clinical decision to stop (not to start!) antibiotic treatment! (5) For fluid treatment, if hypoperfusion is present, the first (approximately) 2L (30 ml/kg BW) of crystalloid solution is usually safe and indicated. After that, the rule is: less is more! Any further fluid administration should be carefully weighed up with the help of dynamic parameters, the patient's clinical condition and echo(cardio)graphy.
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- Thomas Schmoch
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Hôpitaux Robert Schuman, Hôpital Kirchberg, 9 , rue Edward Steichen, 2540, Luxemburg, Luxemburg.
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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Montravers P, Grall N, Kantor E, Augustin P, Boussion K, Zappella N. Microbiological profile of patients treated for postoperative peritonitis: temporal trends 1999-2019. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:58. [PMID: 38115142 PMCID: PMC10729506 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-023-00528-1] [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: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Temporal changes in the microbiological resistance profile have been reported in several life-threatening infections. However, no data have ever assessed this issue in postoperative peritonitis (POP). Our purpose was to assess the rate of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in POP over a two-decade period and to analyse their influence on the adequacy of empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT). METHODS This retrospective monocentric analysis (1999-2019) addressed the changes over time in microbiologic data, including the emergence of MDROs and the adequacy of EAT for all intensive care unit adult patients treated for POP. The in vitro activities of 10 antibiotics were assessed to determine the most adequate EAT in the largest number of cases among 17 antibiotic regimens in patients with/without MDRO isolates. Our primary endpoint was to determine the frequency of MDRO and their temporal changes. Our second endpoint assessed the impact of MDROs on the adequacy of EAT per patient and their temporal changes based on susceptibility testing. In this analysis, the subgroup of patients with MDRO was compared with the subgroup of patients free of MDRO. RESULTS A total of 1,318 microorganisms were cultured from 422 patients, including 188 (45%) patients harbouring MDROs. The growing proportions of MDR Enterobacterales were observed over time (p = 0.016), including ESBL-producing strains (p = 0.0013), mainly related to Klebsiella spp (p < 0.001). Adequacy of EAT was achieved in 305 (73%) patients. Decreased adequacy rates were observed when MDROs were cultured [p = 0.0001 vs. MDRO-free patients]. Over the study period, decreased adequacy rates were reported for patients receiving piperacillin/tazobactam in monotherapy or combined with vancomycin and imipenem/cilastatin combined with vancomycin (p < 0.01 in the three cases). In patients with MDROs, the combination of imipenem/cilastatin + vancomycin + amikacin or ciprofloxacin reached the highest adequacy rates (95% and 91%, respectively) and remained unchanged over time. CONCLUSIONS We observed high proportions of MDRO in patients treated for POP associated with increasing proportions of MDR Enterobacterales over time. High adequacy rates were only achieved in antibiotic combinations involving carbapenems and vancomycin, while piperacillin/tazobactam is no longer a drug of choice for EAT in POP in infections involving MDRO.
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- Philippe Montravers
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, DMU PARABOL, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, 75018, Paris, France.
- UFR Paris Nord, Université Paris Cité, 75006, Paris, France.
- INSERM UMR 1152 PHERE, Université Paris Cité, 75018, Paris, France.
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- INSERM UMR 1137 IAME, Université Paris Cité, 75018, Paris, France
- Department of Bacteriology, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, DMU PARABOL, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, DMU PARABOL, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, DMU PARABOL, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, DMU PARABOL, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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Novy E, Rivière J, Nguyen M, Arfeuille G, Louis G, Bouhemad B, Pottecher J, Hecketsweiler S, Germain A, Laithier FX, Losser MR, Debourgogne A, Bernard Y, Rousseau H, Baumann C, Luc A, Birckener J, Machouart MC, Guerci P. Combination of serum and peritoneal 1.3-beta-D-glucan can rule out intra-abdominal candidiasis in surgical critically ill patients: a multicenter prospective study. Crit Care 2023; 27:470. [PMID: 38037130 PMCID: PMC10691030 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04761-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intra-abdominal candidiasis (IAC) is difficult to predict in critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection, leading to the overuse of antifungal treatments. Serum and peritoneal 1.3-beta-D-glucan (sBDG and pBDG) have been proposed to confirm or invalidate the diagnosis of IAC, but clinical studies have reported inconsistent results, notably because of heterogeneous populations with a low IAC prevalence. This study aimed to identify a high-risk IAC population and evaluate pBDG and sBDG in diagnosing IAC. METHODS This prospective multicenter noninterventional French study included consecutive critically ill patients undergoing abdominal surgery for abdominal sepsis. The primary objective was to establish the IAC prevalence. The secondary objective was to explore whether sBDG and pBDG could be used to diagnose IAC. Wako® beta-glucan test (WT, Fujifilm Wako Chemicals Europe, Neuss, Germany) was used for pBDG measurements. WT and Fungitell® beta-D-glucan assay (FA, Associate of Cape Cod, East Falmouth, USA) were used for sBDG measurements. RESULTS Between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022, 199 patients were included. Patients were predominantly male (63%), with a median age of 66 [54-72] years. The IAC prevalence was 44% (87/199). The main IAC type was secondary peritonitis. Septic shock occurred in 63% of cases. After multivariate analysis, a nosocomial origin was associated with more IAC cases (P = 0.0399). The median pBDG level was significantly elevated in IAC (448 [107.5-1578.0] pg/ml) compared to non-IAC patients (133 [16.0-831.0] pg/ml), P = 0.0021. For a pBDG threshold of 45 pg/ml, the negative predictive value in assessing IAC was 82.3%. The median sBDG level with WT (n = 42) at day 1 was higher in IAC (5 [3.0-9.0] pg/ml) than in non-IAC patients (3 [3.0-3.0] pg/ml), P = 0.012. Similarly, median sBDG level with FA (n = 140) at day 1 was higher in IAC (104 [38.0-211.0] pg/ml) than in non-IAC patients (50 [23.0-141.0] pg/ml), P = 0.009. Combining a peritonitis score < 3, sBDG < 3.3 pg/ml (WT) and pBDG < 45 pg/ml (WT) yielded a negative predictive value of 100%. CONCLUSION In critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection requiring surgery, the IAC prevalence was 44%. Combining low sBDG and pBDG with a low peritonitis score effectively excluded IAC and could limit unnecessary antifungal agent exposure. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (ID number 03997929, first registered on June 24, 2019).
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- Emmanuel Novy
- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France.
- SIMPA, UR7300, Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France.
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHR Metz-Thionville, 57000, Metz, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-Opératoire, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France
- INSERM UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-Opératoire, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67200, Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHR Metz-Thionville, 57000, Metz, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-Opératoire, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France
- INSERM UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-Opératoire, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67200, Strasbourg, France
- UR3072, FMTS, Faculté de Médecine, Maïeutique et Science de la sante, Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-Opératoire, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67200, Strasbourg, France
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- Service de chirurgie digestive, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
- NGERE, U1256, Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
- DCAC, INSERM 1116, Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- SIMPA, UR7300, Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
- Service de mycologie et parasitologie, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Délégation À la recherche et à l'innovation, CHRU de Nancy, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Unité de Méthodologie, data management et statistiques, DRCI, CHRU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Unité de Méthodologie, data management et statistiques, DRCI, CHRU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Unité de Méthodologie, data management et statistiques, DRCI, CHRU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- SIMPA, UR7300, Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
- Service de mycologie et parasitologie, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-opératoire, CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
- DCAC, INSERM 1116, Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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Perrone G, Giuffrida M, Tarasconi A, Petracca GL, Annicchiarico A, Bonati E, Rossi G, Catena F. Conservative management of complicated colonic diverticulitis: long-term results. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2023; 49:2225-2233. [PMID: 35262746 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01922-1] [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: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The management of recurrent diverticulitis after initial non-operative treatment remains controversial. Recurrences after medical treatment have been described up to 36% but only 3 to 5% develop complicated disease. AIM To investigate the effectiveness of conservative treatment during a prolonged follow-up after first episode of complicated diverticulitis. METHODS This retrospective single-center study describes the conservative management and outcomes of 207 with complicated acute colonic diverticulitis treated at Parma University Hospital from 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2019. The follow-up was performed until December 2020. Diverticulitis severity was staged according to WSES CT driven classification for acute diverticulitis. RESULTS We enrolled 207 patients (118 males, 89 females). The mean age was 59 ± 14.5 years. CT scan of the abdomen was always performed. Almost all patients were treated with bowel rest and antibiotics (98.5%). Percutaneous drainage of abscessed diverticulitis was performed 12 times (5.7%). Average follow-up was 48 ± 28.8 months. 79 patients had new episodes of diverticulitis (38.1%) and 23 patients had high severity new episodes (11.1%). 11 patients underwent surgery (7.7%). Lower CT-Stages showed a higher recurrence rate (P = 0.002). Grade III diverticulitis showed a lower recurrence rate (P = 0.007). Patients with chronic NSAID use showed a higher incidence of high severity new episodes (P = 0.039). No recurrence rate differences were noted among patients with or without home therapy (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Non-operative treatment is an effective and safe option in selected patients with complicated diverticulitis. The recurrence's severity is generally lower than the previous episodes and this can justify the conservative management.
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- Gennaro Perrone
- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Via A. Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Via A. Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Via A. Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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Rajabaleyan P, Jensen RO, Möller S, Qvist N, Ellebaek MB. Primary anastomosis and suturing combined with vacuum-assisted abdominal closure in patients with secondary peritonitis due to perforation of the small intestine: a retrospective study. BMC Surg 2023; 23:280. [PMID: 37715227 PMCID: PMC10503050 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-023-02179-0] [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: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intestinal resection and a proximal stoma is the preferred surgical approach in patients with severe secondary peritonitis due to perforation of the small intestine. However, proximal stomas may result in significant nutritional problems and long-term parenteral nutrition. This study aimed to assess whether primary anastomosis or suturing of small intestine perforation is feasible and safe using the open abdomen principle with vacuum-assisted abdominal closure (VAC). METHODS Between January 2005 and June 2018, we performed a retrospective chart review of 20 patients (> 18 years) with diffuse faecal peritonitis caused by small intestinal perforation and treated with primary anastomosis/suturing and subsequent open abdomen with VAC. RESULTS The median age was 65 years (range: 23-90 years). Twelve patients were female (60%). Simple suturing of the small intestinal perforation was performed in three cases and intestinal resection with primary anastomosis in 17 cases. Four patients (20%) died within 90-days postoperatively. Leakage occurred in five cases (25%), and three patients developed an enteroatmospheric fistula (15%). Thirteen of 16 patients (83%) who survived were discharged without a stoma. The rest had a permanent stoma. CONCLUSIONS Primary suturing or resection with anastomosis and open abdomen with VAC in small intestinal perforation with severe faecal peritonitis is associated with a high rate of leakage and enteroatmospheric fistula formation. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was approved by the Danish Patient Safety Authority (case number 3-3013-1555/1) and the Danish Data Protection Agency (file number 18/28,404). No funding was received.
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- Pooya Rajabaleyan
- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- OPEN, Open Patient data Explorative Network, Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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de'Angelis N, Schena CA, Marchegiani F, Reitano E, De Simone B, Wong GYM, Martínez-Pérez A, Abu-Zidan FM, Agnoletti V, Aisoni F, Ammendola M, Ansaloni L, Bala M, Biffl W, Ceccarelli G, Ceresoli M, Chiara O, Chiarugi M, Cimbanassi S, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Di Saverio S, Diana M, Dioguardi Burgio M, Fraga G, Gavriilidis P, Gurrado A, Inchingolo R, Ingels A, Ivatury R, Kashuk JL, Khan J, Kirkpatrick AW, Kim FJ, Kluger Y, Lakkis Z, Leppäniemi A, Maier RV, Memeo R, Moore EE, Ordoñez CA, Peitzman AB, Pellino G, Picetti E, Pikoulis M, Pisano M, Podda M, Romeo O, Rosa F, Tan E, Ten Broek RP, Testini M, Tian Wei Cheng BA, Weber D, Sacco E, Sartelli M, Tonsi A, Dal Moro F, Catena F. 2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:45. [PMID: 37689688 PMCID: PMC10492308 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-023-00513-8] [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: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
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Iatrogenic urinary tract injury (IUTI) is a severe complication of emergency digestive surgery. It can lead to increased postoperative morbidity and mortality and have a long-term impact on the quality of life. The reported incidence of IUTIs varies greatly among the studies, ranging from 0.3 to 1.5%. Given the high volume of emergency digestive surgery performed worldwide, there is a need for well-defined and effective strategies to prevent and manage IUTIs. Currently, there is a lack of consensus regarding the prevention, detection, and management of IUTIs in the emergency setting. The present guidelines, promoted by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), were developed following a systematic review of the literature and an international expert panel discussion. The primary aim of these WSES guidelines is to provide evidence-based recommendations to support clinicians and surgeons in the prevention, detection, and management of IUTIs during emergency digestive surgery. The following key aspects were considered: (1) effectiveness of preventive interventions for IUTIs during emergency digestive surgery; (2) intra-operative detection of IUTIs and appropriate management strategies; (3) postoperative detection of IUTIs and appropriate management strategies and timing; and (4) effectiveness of antibiotic therapy (including type and duration) in case of IUTIs.
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- Nicola de'Angelis
- Unit of Colorectal and Digestive Surgery, DIGEST Department, Beaujon University Hospital, AP-HP, Clichy, Paris, France
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Unit of Colorectal and Digestive Surgery, DIGEST Department, Beaujon University Hospital, AP-HP, Clichy, Paris, France.
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- Unit of Colorectal and Digestive Surgery, DIGEST Department, Beaujon University Hospital, AP-HP, Clichy, Paris, France
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- Department of General Surgery, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, CHRU-Strasbourg, Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD), 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Guastalla Hospital, AUSL-IRCCS Reggio, Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 2065, Australia
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- Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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- The Research Office, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital-Level 1 Trauma Center, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Science of Health Department, Digestive Surgery Unit, University "Magna Graecia" Medical School, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Kiriat Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Foligno, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- General Surgery and Trauma Team, ASST Niguarda Milano, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- General Surgery and Trauma Team, ASST Niguarda Milano, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Unit of General Surgery, San Benedetto del Tronto Hospital, av5 Asur Marche, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, CHRU-Strasbourg, Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD), 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of HBP Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery "V. Bonomo", University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Interventional Radiology, F. Miulli Hospital, 70021, Acquaviva Delle Fonti, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Henri Mondor Hospital, University of Paris Est Créteil (UPEC), 94000, Créteil, France
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- Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, University of Portsmouth, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, UK
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, EG23T2N 2T9, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology - Liver Transplantation Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Unit of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, General Regional Hospital "F. Miulli", Acquaviva Delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
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- Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
- Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- 3rd Department of Surgery, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- 1st General Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency, ASST Papa Giovanni Hospital Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Cagliari University Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery "V. Bonomo", University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Urology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Di Roma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Diseases Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, University Hospitals Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital-Level 1 Trauma Center, Cesena, Italy.
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Lin MH, Shen YC, Cheng HY, Teng CK, Chen WC, Lin YC, Hung CC. Comparative efficacy and safety of non-polymyxin antibiotics against nosocomial pneumonia, complicated intra-abdominal infection, or complicated urinary tract infection: A network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2023; 34:46-58. [PMID: 37328062 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.05.011] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The increasing epidemic of infections caused by drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria has led to the development of several antibiotic therapies. Owing to the scarcity of head-to-head comparisons of current and emerging antibiotics, the present network meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of antibiotics in patients with nosocomial pneumonia, complicated intra-abdominal infection, or complicated urinary tract infection. METHODS Two independent researchers systematically searched databases up to August 2022 and included 26 randomised controlled trials that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The protocol was registered in the Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, PROSPERO (CRD42021237798). The frequentist random effects model (R version 3.5.1, netmeta package) was utilized. The DerSimonian-Laird random effects model was used to estimate heterogeneity. The calculated P-score was applied to rank the interventions. Additionally, inconsistencies, publication bias, and subgroup effects were assessed in the present study to avoid bias. RESULTS There was no significant difference among included antibiotics in terms of clinical response and mortality, probably because most antibiotic trials were designed to be non-inferior. In terms of P-score ranking, carbapenems may be the recommended choice considering both adverse events and clinical responses. On the other hand, for carbapenem-sparing options, ceftolozane-tazobactam was the preferred antibiotic for nosocomial pneumonia; eravacycline, for complicated intra-abdominal infection; and cefiderocol, for complicated urinary tract infection. CONCLUSION Carbapenems may be preferable options in terms of safety and efficacy for the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial complicated infections. However, to preserve the effectiveness of carbapenems, it is important to consider carbapenem-sparing regimens.
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- Meng-Hsuan Lin
- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Corona A, De Santis V, Agarossi A, Prete A, Cattaneo D, Tomasini G, Bonetti G, Patroni A, Latronico N. Antibiotic Therapy Strategies for Treating Gram-Negative Severe Infections in the Critically Ill: A Narrative Review. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1262. [PMID: 37627683 PMCID: PMC10451333 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12081262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Not enough data exist to inform the optimal duration and type of antimicrobial therapy against GN infections in critically ill patients. METHODS Narrative review based on a literature search through PubMed and Cochrane using the following keywords: "multi-drug resistant (MDR)", "extensively drug resistant (XDR)", "pan-drug-resistant (PDR)", "difficult-to-treat (DTR) Gram-negative infection," "antibiotic duration therapy", "antibiotic combination therapy" "antibiotic monotherapy" "Gram-negative bacteremia", "Gram-negative pneumonia", and "Gram-negative intra-abdominal infection". RESULTS Current literature data suggest adopting longer (≥10-14 days) courses of synergistic combination therapy due to the high global prevalence of ESBL-producing (45-50%), MDR (35%), XDR (15-20%), PDR (5.9-6.2%), and carbapenemases (CP)/metallo-β-lactamases (MBL)-producing (12.5-20%) Gram-negative (GN) microorganisms (i.e., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumanii). On the other hand, shorter courses (≤5-7 days) of monotherapy should be limited to treating infections caused by GN with higher (≥3 antibiotic classes) antibiotic susceptibility. A general approach should be based on (i) third or further generation cephalosporins ± quinolones/aminoglycosides in the case of MDR-GN; (ii) carbapenems ± fosfomycin/aminoglycosides for extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs); and (iii) the association of old drugs with new expanded-spectrum β-lactamase inhibitors for XDR, PDR, and CP microorganisms. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in combination with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), bactericidal vs. bacteriostatic antibiotics, and the presence of resistance risk predictors (linked to patient, antibiotic, and microorganism) should represent variables affecting the antimicrobial strategies for treating GN infections. CONCLUSIONS Despite the strategies of therapy described in the results, clinicians must remember that all treatment decisions are dynamic, requiring frequent reassessments depending on both the clinical and microbiological responses of the patient.
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- Alberto Corona
- Accident, Emergency and ICU Department and Surgical Theatre, ASST Valcamonica, University of Brescia, 25043 Breno, Italy
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- Accident, Emergency and ICU Department, ASST Santi Paolo Carlo, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- AUSL Romagna, Umberto I Hospital, 48022 Lugo, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Urgency and Emergency Surgery and Medicine Division ASST Valcamonica, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, ASST Valcamonica, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Directorate, Infection Control Unit, ASST Valcamonica, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Sawyer R, Rasa K, Viaggi B, Abu-Zidan F, Soreide K, Hardcastle T, Gupta D, Bendinelli C, Ceresoli M, Shelat VG, Broek RT, Baiocchi GL, Moore EE, Sall I, Podda M, Bonavina L, Kryvoruchko IA, Stahel P, Inaba K, Montravers P, Sakakushev B, Sganga G, Ballestracci P, Malbrain MLNG, Vincent JL, Pikoulis M, Beka SG, Doklestic K, Chiarugi M, Falcone M, Bignami E, Reva V, Demetrashvili Z, Di Saverio S, Tolonen M, Navsaria P, Bala M, Balogh Z, Litvin A, Hecker A, Wani I, Fette A, De Simone B, Ivatury R, Picetti E, Khokha V, Tan E, Ball C, Tascini C, Cui Y, Coimbra R, Kelly M, Martino C, Agnoletti V, Boermeester MA, De'Angelis N, Chirica M, Biffl WL, Ansaloni L, Kluger Y, Catena F, Kirkpatrick AW. Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:41. [PMID: 37480129 PMCID: PMC10362628 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-023-00509-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023] Open
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Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are among the most common global healthcare challenges and they are usually precipitated by disruption to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Their successful management typically requires intensive resource utilization, and despite the best therapies, morbidity and mortality remain high. One of the main issues required to appropriately treat IAI that differs from the other etiologies of sepsis is the frequent requirement to provide physical source control. Fortunately, dramatic advances have been made in this aspect of treatment. Historically, source control was left to surgeons only. With new technologies non-surgical less invasive interventional procedures have been introduced. Alternatively, in addition to formal surgery open abdomen techniques have long been proposed as aiding source control in severe intra-abdominal sepsis. It is ironic that while a lack or even delay regarding source control clearly associates with death, it is a concept that remains poorly described. For example, no conclusive definition of source control technique or even adequacy has been universally accepted. Practically, source control involves a complex definition encompassing several factors including the causative event, source of infection bacteria, local bacterial flora, patient condition, and his/her eventual comorbidities. With greater understanding of the systemic pathobiology of sepsis and the profound implications of the human microbiome, adequate source control is no longer only a surgical issue but one that requires a multidisciplinary, multimodality approach. Thus, while any breach in the GI tract must be controlled, source control should also attempt to control the generation and propagation of the systemic biomediators and dysbiotic influences on the microbiome that perpetuate multi-system organ failure and death. Given these increased complexities, the present paper represents the current opinions and recommendations for future research of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, of the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery of Surgical Infection Society Europe and Surgical Infection Society America regarding the concepts and operational adequacy of source control in intra-abdominal infections.
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- Federico Coccolini
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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- ICU Dept., Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Dept. of Health - KwaZulu-Natal, Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- General Surgery Dept., Monza University Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Njmegen, The Netherlands
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- Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées, Dakar, Senegal
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery No. 2, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
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- LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation CHU Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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- Research Institute of Medical, University Plovdiv/University Hospital St. George, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- General Surgery, Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Clinic of Emergency Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of War Surgery, Kirov Military Medical Academy, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- General Surgery Dept, San Benedetto del Tronto Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery, Meilahti Tower Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Surgical Disciplines, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Regional Clinical Hospital, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Government Gousia Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Emergency Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Njmegen, The Netherlands
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Infectious Disease Dept., Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USA
- Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Albury Hospital, Albury, Australia
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Hépato-Bilio-Pancréatique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Scripss Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- General Surgery, Pavia University Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- General Surgery, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Taddei E, Giovannenze F, Birocchi E, Murri R, Cerolini L, Segala FV, Del Vecchio P, Taccari F, Fantoni M. Empiric Antifungal Therapy for Intra-Abdominal Post-Surgical Abscesses in Non-ICU Patients. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12040701. [PMID: 37107063 PMCID: PMC10135368 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12040701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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The role of empiric antifungals for post-surgical abscesses (PSAs) is controversial, and international guidelines on invasive mycoses focus on bloodstream infections. We analyzed a retrospective cohort of 319 patients with PSA at a tertiary-level hospital in Italy during the years 2013–2018. Factors associated with empiric antifungal administration were analyzed and compared with factors associated with fungal isolation from the abdomen. Forty-six patients (14.4%) received empiric antifungals (65.2% azoles). Candida was isolated in 34/319 (10.7%) cases, always with bacteria. Only 11/46 patients receiving empirical antifungals had abdominal Candida. Only 11/34 patients with a fungal isolate received empiric antifungal therapy. Upper GI surgery (OR: 4.76 (CI: 1.95–11.65), p = 0.001), an intensive care unit stay in the previous 90 days (OR: 5.01 (CI: 1.63–15.33), p = 0.005), and reintervention within 30 days (OR: 2.52 (CI: 1.24–5.13), p = 0.011) were associated with empiric antifungals in a multivariate analysis, while pancreas/biliary tract surgery was associated with fungal isolation (OR: 2.25 (CI: 1.03–4.91), p = 0.042), and lower GI surgery was protective (OR: 0.30 (CI: 0.10–0.89), p = 0.029) in a univariate analysis. The criteria for empiric antifungal therapy in our practice seem to be inconsistent with the risk factors for actual fungal isolation. Better guidance for empiric therapy should be provided by wider studies.
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- Eleonora Taddei
- Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Yan Y, Li Y, Li H, Ma X, Tang Y, Yi K, Lin X, Li J, Liu Z. Antimicrobial Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks with Dual Mechanisms of Action. ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:507-517. [PMID: 36815744 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The horizontal transfer of drug-resistant genes and the formation of biofilm barriers have threatened the therapeutic efficacy of conventional antibiotic drugs. Development of non-antibiotic agents with high delivery efficiency through bacterial biofilms is urgently required. A pyrithione (PT)-loading zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8@PT) is synthesized to destroy biofilms and improve the sensitivity of bacteria to PT. ZIF-8@PT can target and destroy the biofilm as well as the cell membrane, promoting the intracellular delivery of PT and possibly its interaction with SmpB, a protein that could regulate the drug resistance of bacteria. ZIF-8@PT effectively suppresses abdominal infections induced by multiresistant Aeromonas veronii C4 in rodent models without systemic toxicity. ZIF-8@PT promises wide applications in treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria through a dual mechanism of action.
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- Yunxiang Yan
- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.,One Health Institute, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.,One Health Institute, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.,One Health Institute, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.,One Health Institute, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.,One Health Institute, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.,One Health Institute, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Uetsu Y, Houston D, Bailey C, Kilpatrick S. Association of the origin of contamination and species of microorganisms with short-term survival in dogs with septic peritonitis. Aust Vet J 2023; 101:83-89. [PMID: 36424833 DOI: 10.1111/avj.13220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association between anatomical location of contamination and mortality in dogs with gastrointestinal and biliary origin of septic peritonitis. METHODS Medical records at two private referral hospitals between 2003 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Cases were included if the origin of contamination was confirmed intraoperatively within the gastrointestinal or biliary tract. Cases were excluded if the dog died or was euthanized intraoperatively or where the data regarding the origin of contamination were not available. The association of anatomical origin with survival was assessed specifying the locations as stomach, small intestine, large intestine and biliary tract. The gastrointestinal tract origin was further subdivided into pylorus, nonpylorus, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum and colon. RESULTS The overall survival rate was 75.9% (n = 44/58). There were no significant differences in survival among different anatomical origins of contaminations before or after subdivision (P = 0.349 and 0.832, respectively). Also, there was no association between isolated microorganism species in microbiological culture and the anatomical origin (P = 0.951) and the microorganism species was not associated with survival (P = 0.674). CONCLUSIONS There was no association between anatomical location of leakage, microorganism species and survival although further studies are warranted to analyse the relationships between anatomical leakage site and microorganism species as well as microorganism species and mortality.
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- Y Uetsu
- North Shore Veterinary, Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia
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- Small Animal Specialist Hospital, Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
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- North Shore Veterinary, Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia
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Antibiotic Stewardship: Dead Bugs do not Mutate. J Transl Int Med 2023; 10:290-293. [PMID: 36860631 PMCID: PMC9969568 DOI: 10.2478/jtim-2022-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Yoon YK, Moon C, Kim J, Heo ST, Lee MS, Lee S, Kwon KT, Kim SW. Korean Guidelines for Use of Antibiotics for Intra-abdominal Infections in Adults. Infect Chemother 2022; 54:812-853. [PMID: 36596690 PMCID: PMC9840951 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2022.0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The guidelines are intended to provide practical information for the correct use of antibiotics for intra-abdominal infections in Korea. With the aim of realizing evidence-based treatment, these guidelines for the use of antibiotics were written to help clinicians find answers to key clinical questions that arise in the course of patient care, using the latest research results based on systematic literature review. The guidelines were prepared in consideration of the data on the causative pathogens of intra-abdominal infections in Korea, the antibiotic susceptibility of the causative pathogens, and the antibiotics available in Korea.
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- Young Kyung Yoon
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Seoul, Korea
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- Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Seoul, Korea.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea
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- Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
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- Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Seoul, Korea.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Management of Common Postoperative Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2022; 36:839-859. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A Proposal for a Classification Guiding the Selection of Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy for Intra-Abdominal Infections. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11101394. [PMID: 36290052 PMCID: PMC9598485 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11101394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Adequately controlling the source of infection and prescribing appropriately antibiotic therapy are the cornerstones of the management of patients with intra-abdominal infections (IAIs). Correctly classifying patients with IAIs is crucial to assessing the severity of their clinical condition and deciding the strategy of the treatment, including a correct empiric antibiotic therapy. Best practices in prescribing antibiotics may impact patient outcomes and the cost of treatment, as well as the risk of “opportunistic” infections such as Clostridioides difficile infection and the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. This review aims to identify a correct classification of IAIs, guiding clinicians in the selection of the best antibiotic therapy in patients with IAIs.
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Iranya RN, Mbiine R, Semulimi AW, Nasige J, Makumbi T, Galukande M. Comparison of the PIPAS severity score tool and the QSOFA criteria for predicting in-hospital mortality of peritonitis in a tertiary hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study. BMC Surg 2022; 22:291. [PMID: 35902850 PMCID: PMC9331107 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-022-01743-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The majority of the prognostic scoring tools for peritonitis are impractical in low resource settings because they are complex while others are quite costly. The quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score and the Physiologic Indicators for Prognosis in Abdominal Sepsis (PIPAS) severity score are two strictly bedside prognostic tools but their predictive ability for mortality of peritonitis is yet to be compared. We compared the predictive ability of the qSOFA criteria and the PIPAS severity score for in-hospital mortality of peritonitis. Method This was a prospective cohort study on consecutive peritonitis cases managed surgically in a tertiary hospital in Uganda between October 2020 to June 2021. PIPAS severity score and qSOFA score were assessed preoperatively for each case and all cases were then followed up intra- and postoperatively until discharge from the hospital, or up to 30 days if the in-hospital stay was prolonged; the outcome of interest was in-hospital mortality. We used Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analysis to assess and compare the predictive abilities of these two tools for peritonitis in-hospital mortality. All tests were 2 sided (p < 0.05) with 95% confidence intervals. Results We evaluated 136 peritonitis cases. Their mean age was 34.4 years (standard deviation = 14.5). The male to female ratio was 3:1. The overall in-hospital mortality rate for peritonitis was 12.5%. The PIPAS severity score had a significantly better discriminative ability (AUC = 0.893, 95% CI 0.801–0.986) than the qSOFA score (AUC = 0.770, 95% CI 0.620–0.920) for peritonitis mortality (p = 0.0443). The best PIPAS severity cut-off score (a score of > = 2) had sensitivity and specificity of 76.5%, and 93.3% respectively, while the corresponding values for the qSOFA criteria (score > = 2), were 58.8% and 98.3% respectively. Conclusions The in-hospital mortality in this cohort of peritonitis cases was high. The PIPAS severity score tool has a superior predictive ability and higher sensitivity for peritonitis in-hospital mortality than the qSOFA score tool although the latter tool is more specific. We recommend the use of the PIPAS severity score as the initial prognostic tool for peritonitis cases in the emergency department. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12893-022-01743-4.
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Ngougni Pokem P, Wittebole X, Collienne C, Rodriguez-Villalobos H, Tulkens PM, Elens L, Van Bambeke F, Laterre PF. Population Pharmacokinetics of Temocillin Administered by Continuous Infusion in Patients with Septic Shock Associated with Intra-Abdominal Infection and Ascitic Fluid Effusion. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11070898. [PMID: 35884152 PMCID: PMC9311849 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Temocillin is active against Gram-negative bacteria, including many extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales. We studied its pharmacokinetics in plasma and ascitic fluid after intravenous administration of a loading dose of 2 g over 30 min, followed by continuous infusion of 6 g/24 h, to 19 critically-ill patients with septic shock associated with complicated intra-abdominal infection. We established a pharmacokinetic model describing unbound temocillin concentrations in plasma and ascitic fluid and performed Monte-Carlo simulations to evaluate the probability of target attainment (PTA) of unbound concentrations (100% fT > MIC, i.e., unbound concentrations remaining above the MIC during 100% of the time) for the applied and hypothetical dosing regimens. The temocillin AUC in ascitic fluid was 46% of the plasma AUC. Plasma unbound concentrations were best described by a two-compartment model, and an additional compartment was added to describe unbound concentration in ascitic fluid, with renal clearance as a covariate. Dosing simulations showed that 90% PTA was achieved in the plasma with the current dosing regimen for MIC ≤ 16 mg/L (EUCAST susceptibility breakpoint) but not in the ascitic fluid if renal clearance was ≥40 mL/min. Hypothetical dosing with a higher (a) loading dose or (b) infused dose allowed to reach target concentrations in ascitic fluid (a) more rapidly or (b) sustainably, but these simulations need to be evaluated in the clinics for safety and efficacy.
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- Perrin Ngougni Pokem
- Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (P.N.P.); (P.M.T.)
- Integrated PharmacoMetrics, PharmacoGenomics and PharmacoKinetics, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (X.W.); (C.C.); (P.-F.L.)
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (X.W.); (C.C.); (P.-F.L.)
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- Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (P.N.P.); (P.M.T.)
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- Integrated PharmacoMetrics, PharmacoGenomics and PharmacoKinetics, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (P.N.P.); (P.M.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-2-764-73-78
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (X.W.); (C.C.); (P.-F.L.)
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Chen Z, Tian Y, Wang Y, Zhao H, Chen C, Zhang F. Profile of the Lower Respiratory Tract Microbiome in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Lung Disease. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:888996. [PMID: 35814692 PMCID: PMC9260662 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.888996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Once an human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individual enters the onset period, a variety of opportunistic infections may occur, affecting various systems and organs throughout the body, due to the considerable reduction in the body’s immune function. The objectives of this study were to explore the relationship between immune status and microbial communities in the lungs of individuals with HIV infection. A total of 88 patients with lung disease [80 (91%) HIV-positive and 8 (9%) HIV-negative] were enrolled in our study between January and July 2018, and 88 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples were obtained during bronchoscopy. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated differences in the pulmonary microbiome of patients with HIV who had different immune statuses. The diversity of bacteria in the lungs of HIV-positive individuals was lower than that in HIV-negative individuals (p < 0.05). There was a significant difference in the composition and distribution of bacteria and fungi between the HIV-positive and HIV-negative groups (p < 0.01). The number of fungal species in the BALF of HIV-positive patients was higher than in HIV-negative patients. The diversity of bacteria and fungi in the BALF of HIV-positive patients increased with decreasing CD4 T-cell counts. Linear regression analysis showed that Pneumocystis (R2 = 6.4e−03, p < 0.05), Cryptosphaeria (R2 = 7.2e−01, p < 0.05), Candida (R2 = 3.9e−02, p < 0.05), and Trichosporon (R2 = 7.7e−01, p < 0.05) were negatively correlated with CD4 counts (F-test, p < 0.05). The samples collected from HIV-positive patients exhibited a different pattern relative to those from the HIV-negative group. Differences in host immune status cause differences in the diversity and structure of lower respiratory tract microorganisms.
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- Zhen Chen
- Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Chen Chen,
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- Affiliated Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Fujie Zhang,
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Rajabaleyan P, Michelsen J, Tange Holst U, Möller S, Toft P, Luxhøi J, Buyukuslu M, Bohm AM, Borly L, Sandblom G, Kobborg M, Aagaard Poulsen K, Schou Løve U, Ovesen S, Grant Sølling C, Mørch Søndergaard B, Lund Lomholt M, Ritz Møller D, Qvist N, Bremholm Ellebæk M. Vacuum-assisted closure versus on-demand relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis-the VACOR trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. World J Emerg Surg 2022; 17:25. [PMID: 35619144 PMCID: PMC9137120 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00427-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Secondary peritonitis is a severe condition with a 20–32% reported mortality. The accepted treatment modalities are vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) or primary closure with relaparotomy on-demand (ROD). However, no randomised controlled trial has been completed to compare the two methods potential benefits and disadvantages. Methods This study will be a randomised controlled multicentre trial, including patients aged 18 years or older with purulent or faecal peritonitis confined to at least two of the four abdominal quadrants originating from the small intestine, colon, or rectum. Randomisation will be web-based to either primary closure with ROD or VAC in blocks of 2, 4, and 6. The primary endpoint is peritonitis-related complications within 30 or 90 days and one year after index operation. Secondary outcomes are comprehensive complication index (CCI) and mortality after 30 or 90 days and one year; quality of life assessment by (SF-36) after three and 12 months, the development of incisional hernia after 12 months assessed by clinical examination and CT-scanning and healthcare resource utilisation. With an estimated superiority of 15% in the primary outcome for VAC, 340 patients must be included. Hospitals in Denmark and Europe will be invited to participate. Discussion There is no robust evidence for choosing either open abdomen with VAC treatment or primary closure with relaparotomy on-demand in patients with secondary peritonitis. The present study has the potential to answer this important clinical question. Trial Registration The study protocol has been registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03932461). Protocol version 1.0, 9 January 2022. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13017-022-00427-x.
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- Pooya Rajabaleyan
- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. .,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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- Research Unit for Anaesthesiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- OPEN, Open Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital and Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Anaesthesiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Surgical Department, Hospital of Southwest Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Surgical Department, Hospital of Southwest Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Surgical Department, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Surgical Department, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Tabah A, Lipman J, Barbier F, Buetti N, Timsit JF. Use of Antimicrobials for Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit, a Clinically Oriented Review. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11030362. [PMID: 35326825 PMCID: PMC8944491 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Bloodstream infections (BSIs) in critically ill patients are associated with significant mortality. For patients with septic shock, antibiotics should be administered within the hour. Probabilistic treatment should be targeted to the most likely pathogens, considering the source and risk factors for bacterial resistance including local epidemiology. Source control is a critical component of the management. Sending blood cultures (BCs) and other specimens before antibiotic administration, without delaying them, is key to microbiological diagnosis and subsequent opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship. Molecular rapid diagnostic testing may provide faster identification of pathogens and specific resistance patterns from the initial positive BC. Results allow for antibiotic optimisation, targeting the causative pathogen with escalation or de-escalation as required. Through this clinically oriented narrative review, we provide expert commentary for empirical and targeted antibiotic choice, including a review of the evidence and recommendations for the treatments of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing, AmpC-hyperproducing and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales; carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; and Staphylococcus aureus. In order to improve clinical outcomes, dosing recommendations and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics specific to ICU patients must be followed, alongside therapeutic drug monitoring.
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- Alexis Tabah
- Intensive Care Unit, Redcliffe Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Services, Redcliffe, QLD 4020, Australia
- School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- Antimicrobial Optimisation Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-(0)-7-3883-7777
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- Antimicrobial Optimisation Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia;
- Jamieson Trauma Institute and Intensive Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Services, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
- Division of Anaesthesiology Critical Care Emergency and Pain Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, 30029 Nîmes, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, CHR Orléans, 45100 Orléans, France;
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- IAME, INSERM, Université de Paris, 75018 Paris, France; (N.B.); (J.-F.T.)
- Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- IAME, INSERM, Université de Paris, 75018 Paris, France; (N.B.); (J.-F.T.)
- APHP Medical and Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit (MI), Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, 75018 Paris, France
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Luo X, Li L, Ou S, Zeng Z, Chen Z. Risk Factors for Mortality in Abdominal Infection Patients in ICU: A Retrospective Study From 2011 to 2018. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:839284. [PMID: 35280866 PMCID: PMC8916228 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.839284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To identify the risk factors related to the patient's 28-day mortality, we retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with intra-abdominal infections admitted to the ICU of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University from 2011 to 2018. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to identify independent risk factors for mortality. Four hundred and thirty-one patients with intra-abdominal infections were analyzed in the study. The 28-day mortality stepwise increased with greater severity of disease expression: 3.5% in infected patients without sepsis, 7.6% in septic patients, and 30.9% in patients with septic shock (p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for 28-day mortality were underlying chronic diseases (adjusted HR 3.137, 95% CI 1.425–6.906), high Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (adjusted HR 1.285, 95% CI 1.160–1.424), low hematocrit (adjusted HR 1.099, 95% CI 1.042–1.161), and receiving more fluid within 72 h (adjusted HR 1.028, 95% CI 1.015–1.041). Compared to the first and last 4 years, the early use of antibiotics, the optimization of IAT strategies, and the restriction of positive fluid balance were related to the decline in mortality of IAIs in the later period. Therefore, underlying chronic diseases, high SOFA score, low hematocrit, and receiving more fluid within 72 h after ICU admission were independent risk factors for patients' poor prognosis.
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- Xingzheng Luo
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Xiaolan Hospital, Southern Medical University (Xiaolan People's Hospital), Zhongshan, China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infection, Affiliated Xiaolan Hospital, Southern Medical University (Xiaolan People's Hospital), Zhongshan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zhongqing Chen
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Napolitano LM. Intra-abdominal Infections. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 43:10-27. [PMID: 35172355 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
Abstract
Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are a common cause of sepsis, and frequently occur in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. IAIs include many diagnoses, including peritonitis, cholangitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, abdominal abscess, intestinal perforation, abdominal trauma, and pelvic inflammatory disease. IAIs are the second most common cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in the ICU after pneumonia. IAIs are also the second most common cause of sepsis in critically ill patients, and affect approximately 5% of ICU patients. Mortality with IAI in ICU patients ranges from 5 to 50%, with the wide variability related to the specific IAI present, associated patient comorbidities, severity of illness, and organ dysfunction and failures. It is important to have a comprehensive understanding of IAIs as potential causes of life-threatening infections in ICU patients to provide the best diagnostic and therapeutic care for optimal patient outcomes in the ICU.
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Fugazzola P, Ceresoli M, Coccolini F, Gabrielli F, Puzziello A, Monzani F, Amato B, Sganga G, Sartelli M, Menichetti F, Puglisi GA, Tartaglia D, Carcoforo P, Avenia N, Kluger Y, Paolillo C, Zago M, Leppäniemi A, Tomasoni M, Cobianchi L, Dal Mas F, Improta M, Moore EE, Peitzman AB, Sugrue M, Agnoletti V, Fraga GP, Weber DG, Damaskos D, Abu-Zidan FM, Wani I, Kirkpatrick AW, Pikoulis M, Pararas N, Tan E, Broek RT, Maier RV, Davies RJ, Kashuk J, Shelat VG, Mefire AC, Augustin G, Magnone S, Poiasina E, De Simone B, Chiarugi M, Biffl W, Baiocchi GL, Catena F, Ansaloni L. The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly. World J Emerg Surg 2022; 17:5. [PMID: 35063008 PMCID: PMC8781436 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation is more nuanced in the elderly population, having higher in-hospital and postoperative mortality. Furthermore, geriatric comorbidities are a risk factor for complicated diverticulitis. Finally, elderly patients have a lower risk of recurrent episodes and, in case of recurrence, a lower probability of requiring urgent surgery than younger patients. The aim of the present work is to study age-related factors that may support a unique approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this problem in the elderly when compared with the WSES guidelines for the management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis. During the 1° Pisa Workshop of Acute Care & Trauma Surgery held in Pisa (Italy) in September 2019, with the collaboration of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery (SICG), the Italian Hospital Surgeons Association (ACOI), the Italian Emergency Surgery and Trauma Association (SICUT), the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC) and the Italian Society of Surgical Pathophysiology (SIFIPAC), three panel members presented a number of statements developed for each of the four themes regarding the diagnosis and management of ALCD in older patients, formulated according to the GRADE approach, at a Consensus Conference where a panel of experts participated. The statements were subsequently debated, revised, and finally approved by the Consensus Conference attendees. The current paper is a summary report of the definitive guidelines statements on each of the following topics: diagnosis, management, surgical technique and antibiotic therapy.
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- Paola Fugazzola
- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy.
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- General Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, State University of Pisa, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Transplants, AOU San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi d'Aragona, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, State University of Pisa, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, S. Anna University Hospital and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Medical School, General Surgery and Surgical Specialties Unit, S. Maria University Hospital University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Emergency Room Brescia Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Robotic and Emergency Surgery, Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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- Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Management, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Donegal Clinical Research Academy, Emergency Surgery Outcome Project, Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal, Ireland
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- Surgery Department, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM), Unicamp Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Minimal Access and General Surgery, Government Gousia Hospital, Sringar, Kashmir, India
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- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- 3Rd Department of Surgery, Attiko Hospital, MSc "Global Health-Disaster Medicine", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- General Surgery, Dr Sulaiman Al Habib/Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Assia Medical Group, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of General and Metabolic Surgery, Poissy and Saint Germain en Laye Hospitals, Poissy, France
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, State University of Pisa, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Trauma Surgery Department, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, ASST Cremona, University of Brescia, Cremona, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy
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Chammas M, Abdul Jawad K, Saberi RA, Gilna G, Urrechaga EM, Cioci A, Rattan R, Pust GD, Namias N, Yeh DD. Role of Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcers. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2022; 23:174-177. [PMID: 35021885 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2021.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: It is unclear if the addition of antifungal therapy for perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) leads to improved outcomes. We hypothesized that empiric antifungal therapy is associated with better clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with PPU. Patients and Methods: The 2001-2012 Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-III) database was searched for patients with PPU and the included subjects were divided into two groups depending on receipt of antifungal therapy. Propensity score matching by surgical intervention, mechanical ventilation (MV), and vasopressor administration was then performed and clinically important outcomes were compared. Multiple logistic regression was performed to calculate the odds of a composite end point (defined as "alive, hospital-free, and infection-free at 30 days"). Results: A total of 89 patients with PPU were included, of whom 52 (58%) received empiric antifungal therapy. Propensity score matching resulted in 37 pairs. On logistic regression controlling for surgery, vasopressors, and MV, receipt of antifungal therapy was not associated with higher odds (odds ratio [OR], 1.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.5-4.7; p = 0.4798) of the composite end point. Conclusions: In critically ill patients with perforated peptic ulcer, receipt of antifungal therapy, regardless of surgical intervention, was not associated with improved clinical outcomes. Selection bias is possible and therefore randomized controlled trials are required to confirm/refute causality.
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- Majid Chammas
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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Diagnostic challenges in postoperative intra-abdominal sepsis in critically ill patients: When to reoperate? POSTEP HIG MED DOSW 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/ahem-2022-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The present paper was done to review common diagnostic techniques used to help surgeons find the most suitable way to diagnose postoperative intra-abdominal sepsis (IAS). The topic was searched on MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. Collected articles were classified and checked for their quality. Findings of selected research were included in this study and analyzed to find the best diagnostic method for intra-abdominal sepsis. IAS presents severe morbidity and mortality, and its early diagnosis can improve the outcome. Currently, there is no consensus among surgeons on a single diagnostic modality that should be used while deciding reoperation in patients with postoperative IAS. Though it has a high sensitivity for abdominal infections, computed tomography has limited applications due to mobility and time constraints. Diagnostic laparoscopy is a safe process that produces usable images, and can be used at the bedside. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) has high sensitivity, and the patients testing positive through DPL can be subjected to exploratory laparotomy, depending on severity. Abdominal Reoperation Predictive Index (ARPI) is the only index reported as an aid for this purpose. Serial intra-abdominal pressure measurement has also emerged as a potential diagnostic tool. A proper selection of diagnostic modality is expected to improve the outcome in IAS, which presents high mortality risk and a limited time frame.
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Ogbuanya AU, Nnadozie UU, Enemuo VC, Ewah RL, Boladuro EO, Owusi OM. Perioperative mortality among surgical patients in a low-resource setting: A multi-center study at District hospitals in Southeast Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract 2022; 25:1004-1013. [DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1291_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Conservative Management of Complicated Colonic Diverticulitis in Early and Late Elderly. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2021; 58:medicina58010029. [PMID: 35056340 PMCID: PMC8778743 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58010029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and Objectives: The management of complicated diverticulitis in the elderly can be a challenge and initial non-operative treatment remains controversial. In this study, we investigate the effectiveness of conservative treatment in elderly people after the first episode of complicated diverticulitis. Materials and Methods: This retrospective single-centre study describes 71 cases of elderly patients with complicated acute colonic diverticulitis treated with conservative management at Parma University Hospital from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2019. Diverticulitis severity was staged according to WSES CT driven classification for acute diverticulitis. Patients was divided into two groups: early (65-74 yo) and late elderly (>75 yo). Results: We enrolled 71 elderly patients conservatively treated for complicated acute colonic diverticulitis, 25 males and 46 females. The mean age was 74.78 ± 6.8 years (range 65-92). Localized abdominal pain and fever were the most common symptoms reported in 34 cases (47.88%). Average white cells count was 10.04 ± 5.05 × 109/L in the early elderly group and 11.24 ± 7.89 in the late elderly group. CRP was elevated in 29 (78.3%) cases in early elderly and in 23 late elderly patients (67.6%). A CT scan of the abdomen was performed in every case (100%). Almost all patients were treated with bowel rest and antibiotics (95.7%). Average length of stay was 7.74 ± 7.1 days (range 1-48). Thirty-day hospital readmission and mortality were not reported. Average follow-up was 52.32 ± 31.8 months. During follow-up, home therapy was prescribed in 48 cases (67.6%). New episodes of acute diverticulitis were reported in 20 patients (28.1%), elevated WBC and chronic NSAID therapy were related to a higher risk of recurrence in early elderly patients (p < 0.05). Stage IIb-III with elevated WBC during first episode, had a higher recurrence rate compared to the other CT-stage (p = 0.006). Conclusions: The management of ACD in the elderly can be a challenge. Conservative treatment is safe and effective in older patients, avoiding unnecessary surgery that can lead to unexpected complications due to co-morbidities.
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Worden LJ, Dumkow LE, VanLangen KM, Beuschel TS, Jameson AP. Antipseudomonal Versus Narrow-Spectrum Agents for the Treatment of Community-Onset Intra-abdominal Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab514. [PMID: 34859114 PMCID: PMC8633768 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Antipseudomonal antibiotics are often used to treat community-acquired intra-abdominal infections (CA-IAIs) despite common causative pathogens being susceptible to more narrow-spectrum agents. The purpose of this study was to compare treatment-associated complications in adult patients treated for CA-IAI with antipseudomonal versus narrow-spectrum regimens. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients >18 years admitted for CA-IAI treated with antibiotics. The primary objective of this study was to compare 90-day treatment-associated complications between patients treated empirically with antipseudomonal versus narrow-spectrum regimens. Secondary objectives were to compare infection and treatment characteristics along with patient outcomes. Subgroup analyses were planned to compare outcomes of patients with low-risk and high-risk CA-IAIs and patients requiring surgical intervention versus medically managed. Results A total of 350 patients were included: antipseudomonal, n=204; narrow spectrum, n=146. There were no differences in 90-day treatment-associated complications between groups (antipseudomonal 15.1% vs narrow spectrum 11.3%, P=.296). In addition, no differences were observed in hospital length of stay, 90-day readmission, Clostridiodes difficile, or mortality. In multivariate logistic regression, treatment with a narrow-spectrum regimen (odds ratio [OR], 0.75; 95% confidence interval, 0.39–1.45) was not independently associated with the primary outcome. No differences were observed in 90-day treatment-associated complications for (1) patients with low-risk (antipseudomonal 15% vs narrow spectrum 9.6%, P=.154) or high-risk CA-IAI (antipseudomonal 15.8% vs narrow spectrum 22.2%, P=.588) or (2) those who were surgically (antipseudomonal 8.5% vs narrow spectrum 9.2%, P=.877) or medically managed (antipseudomonal 23.1 vs narrow spectrum 14.5, P=.178). Conclusions Treatment-associated complications were similar among patients treated with antipseudomonal and narrow-spectrum antibiotics. Antipseudomonal therapy is likely unnecessary for most patients with CA-IAI.
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- Lacy J Worden
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Department of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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- Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Department of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.,Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Division of Infectious Diseases, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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- Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Department of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.,Ferris State University, College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, Michigan, USA
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- Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Department of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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- Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Department of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.,Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Division of Infectious Diseases, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.,Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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Montravers P, Esposito-Farèse M, Lasocki S, Grall N, Veber B, Eloy P, Seguin P, Weiss E, Dupont H. Risk factors for therapeutic failure in the management of post-operative peritonitis: a post hoc analysis of the DURAPOP trial. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:3303-3309. [PMID: 34458922 PMCID: PMC8598293 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Therapeutic failure is a frequent issue in the management of post-operative peritonitis. Objectives A post hoc analysis of the prospective, multicentre DURAPOP trial analysed the risk factors for failures in post-operative peritonitis following adequate source control and empirical antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients. Patients and methods Overall failures assessed post-operatively between Day 8 and Day 45 were defined as a composite of death and/or surgical and/or microbiological failures. Risk factors for failures were assessed using logistic regression analyses. Results Among the 236 analysed patients, overall failures were reported in 141 (59.7%) patients, including 30 (12.7%) deaths, 81 (34.3%) surgical and 95 (40.2%) microbiological failures. In the multivariate analysis, the risk factors associated with overall failures were documented piperacillin/tazobactam therapy [adjusted OR (aOR) 2.10; 95% CI 1.17–3.75] and renal replacement therapy on the day of reoperation (aOR 2.96; 95% CI 1.05–8.34). The risk factors for death were age (aOR 1.08 per year; 95% CI 1.03–1.12), renal replacement therapy on reoperation (aOR 3.95; 95% CI 1.36–11.49) and diabetes (OR 6.95; 95% CI 1.34–36.03). The risk factors associated with surgical failure were documented piperacillin/tazobactam therapy (aOR 1.99; 95% CI 1.13–3.51), peritoneal cultures containing Klebsiella spp. (aOR 2.45; 95% CI 1.02–5.88) and pancreatic source of infection (aOR 2.91; 95% CI 1.21–7.01). No specific risk factors were identified for microbiological failure. Conclusions Our data suggest a predominant role of comorbidities, the severity of post-operative peritonitis and possibly of documented piperacillin/tazobactam treatment on the occurrence of therapeutic failures, regardless of their type.
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- Philippe Montravers
- Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, GHU Nord, APHP, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 1152-ANR10-LABX-17, Paris, France
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- INSERM CIC-EC 1425, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, GHU Nord, APHP, Paris, France.,Unité de Recherche Clinique, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, GHU Nord, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Department of Bacteriology, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 1137, IAME, Paris, France
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- Pole Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Département d'Epidémiologie Biostatistiques et Recherche Clinique, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, GHU Nord, APHP, Paris, France.,INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques-Epidémiologie Clinique 1425, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Paris, France.,DAR, CHU Beaujon, Clichy, France.,INSERM UMR S1149 CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris, France
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- DAR, CHU d'Amiens, Amiens, France.,SSPC-UR UPJV 7518, Université de Picardie Jules Vernes, Amiens, France
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Faes S, Hübner M, Girardin T, Demartines N, Hahnloser D. Rate of stoma formation following damage-control surgery for severe intra-abdominal sepsis: a single-centre consecutive case series. BJS Open 2021; 5:6423702. [PMID: 34750614 PMCID: PMC8576255 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Severe intra-abdominal sepsis (IAS) is associated with high mortality and stoma rates. A two-stage approach with initial damage-control surgery (DCS) and subsequent reconstruction might decrease stoma and mortality rates but requires standardization. Methods A standardized two-stage damage-control algorithm for IAS was implemented in April 2016 and applied systematically. Results Some 203 consecutive patients (median age 70 years, 62 per cent ASA score greater than 3) had DCS for severe IAS. Median operation time was 82 minutes, 60 per cent performed during night-time. Median intraoperative noradrenaline doses were 20 (i.q.r. 26) µg/min and blood gas analysis (ABG) was abnormal (metabolic acidosis) in 90 per cent of patients. The second-stage operation allowed definitive surgery in 76 per cent of patients, 24 per cent had up to four re-DCSs until definitive surgery. The in-hospital mortality rate was 26 per cent. At hospital discharge, 65 per cent of patients were stoma free. Risk factors for in-hospital death were noradrenaline (odds ratio 4.25 (95 per cent c.i. 1.72 to 12.83)), abnormal ABG (pH: odds ratio 2.72 (1.24 to 6.65); lactate: odds ratio 6.77 (3.20 to 15.78)), male gender (odds ratio 2.40 (1.24 to 4.85)), ASA score greater than 3 (odds ratio 5.75 (2.58 to 14.68)), mesenteric ischaemia (odds ratio 3.27 (1.71 to 6.46)) and type of resection (odds ratio 2.95 (1.24 to 8.21)). Risk factors for stoma at discharge were ASA score greater than 3 (odds ratio 2.76 (95 per cent c.i. 1.38 to 5.73)), type of resection (odds ratio 30.91 (6.29 to 559.3)) and longer operation time (odds ratio 2.441 (1.22 to 5.06)). Conclusion Initial DCS followed by secondary reconstruction of bowel continuity for IAS within 48 hours in a tertiary teaching hospital was feasible and safe, following a clear algorithm.
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- Seraina Faes
- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Nkonge E, Kituuka O, Ocen W, Ariaka H, Ogwal A, Ssekitoleko B. Comparison of QSOFA and sirs scores for the prediction of adverse outcomes of secondary peritonitis among patients admitted on the adult surgical ward in a tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study. BMC Emerg Med 2021; 21:128. [PMID: 34742255 PMCID: PMC8571823 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-021-00528-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND SIRS and qSOFA are two ancillary scoring tools that have been used globally, inside and outside of ICU to predict adverse outcomes of infections such as secondary peritonitis. A tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda uses SIRS outside the ICU to identify patients with secondary peritonitis, who are at risk of adverse outcomes. However, there are associated delays in decision making given SIRS partial reliance on laboratory parameters which are often not quickly available in a resource limited emergency setting. In response to the practical limitations of SIRS, the sepsis-3 task force recommends qSOFA as a better tool. However, its performance in patients with secondary peritonitis in comparison to that of SIRS has not been evaluated in a resource limited setting of a tertiary teaching hospital in a low and middle income country like Uganda. OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of qSOFA and SIRS scores in predicting adverse outcomes of secondary peritonitis among patients on the adult surgical wards in a tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of patients with clinically confirmed secondary peritonitis, from March 2018 to January 2019 at the Accident and Emergency unit and the adult surgical wards of a tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda. QSOFA and SIRS scores were generated for each patient, with a score of ≥2 recorded as high risk, while a score of < 2 recorded as low risk for the adverse outcome respectively. After surgery, patients were followed up until discharge or death. In-hospital mortality and prolonged hospital stay were the primary and secondary adverse outcomes, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy at 95% confidence interval were calculated for each of the scores using STATA v.13. RESULTS A total of 153 patients were enrolled. Of these, 151(M: F, 2.4:1) completed follow up and were analysed, 2 were excluded. Mortality rate was 11.9%. Fourty (26.5%) patients had a prolonged hospital stay. QSOFA predicted in-hospital mortality with AUROC of 0.52 versus 0.62, for SIRS. Similarly, qSOFA predicted prolonged hospital stay with AUROC of 0.54 versus 0.57, for SIRS. CONCLUSION SIRS is superior to qSOFA in predicting both mortality and prolonged hospital stay among patients with secondary peritonitis. However, overall, both scores showed a poor discrimination for both adverse outcomes and therefore not ideal tools.
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- Emmanuel Nkonge
- Department of Surgery, Villa Maria Hospital, P.O Box 32, Masaka, Uganda
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- Department of Surgery, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, P. O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
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- Department of Surgery, Lira University, P.O. Box 1035, Lira, Uganda
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- Department of Surgery, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Surgery, Maridi County Hospital, Maridi, Western Equatoria State, South Sudan
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- Department of Surgery, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, P. O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
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Leppäniemi A. Open abdomen for the management of catastrophic abdomen: Evidence and controversies. Cir Esp 2021; 99:559-561. [PMID: 34610876 DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2020.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Ari Leppäniemi
- Jefe de Cirugía de Urgencias, Centro abdominal, Hospital Universitario Meilahti de Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Kluger Y, Agastra E, Abu-Zidan FM, Abbas AES, Ansaloni L, Adesunkanmi AK, Atanasov B, Augustin G, Bala M, Baraket O, Baral S, Biffl WL, Boermeester MA, Ceresoli M, Cerutti E, Chiara O, Cicuttin E, Chiarugi M, Coimbra R, Colak E, Corsi D, Cortese F, Cui Y, Damaskos D, de’ Angelis N, Delibegovic S, Demetrashvili Z, De Simone B, de Jonge SW, Dhingra S, Di Bella S, Di Marzo F, Di Saverio S, Dogjani A, Duane TM, Enani MA, Fugazzola P, Galante JM, Gachabayov M, Ghnnam W, Gkiokas G, Gomes CA, Griffiths EA, Hardcastle TC, Hecker A, Herzog T, Kabir SMU, Karamarkovic A, Khokha V, Kim PK, Kim JI, Kirkpatrick AW, Kong V, Koshy RM, Kryvoruchko IA, Inaba K, Isik A, Iskandar K, Ivatury R, Labricciosa FM, Lee YY, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Luppi D, Machain GM, Maier RV, Marinis A, Marmorale C, Marwah S, Mesina C, Moore EE, Moore FA, Negoi I, Olaoye I, Ordoñez CA, Ouadii M, Peitzman AB, Perrone G, Pikoulis M, Pintar T, Pipitone G, Podda M, Raşa K, Ribeiro J, Rodrigues G, Rubio-Perez I, Sall I, Sato N, Sawyer RG, Segovia Lohse H, Sganga G, Shelat VG, Stephens I, Sugrue M, Tarasconi A, Tochie JN, Tolonen M, Tomadze G, Ulrych J, Vereczkei A, Viaggi B, Gurioli C, Casella C, Pagani L, Baiocchi GL, Catena F. WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections. World J Emerg Surg 2021; 16:49. [PMID: 34563232 PMCID: PMC8467193 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00387-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in hospitals worldwide. The cornerstones of effective treatment of IAIs include early recognition, adequate source control, appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and prompt physiologic stabilization using a critical care environment, combined with an optimal surgical approach. Together, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery (GAIS), the Surgical Infection Society-Europe (SIS-E), the World Surgical Infection Society (WSIS), and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) have jointly completed an international multi-society document in order to facilitate clinical management of patients with IAIs worldwide building evidence-based clinical pathways for the most common IAIs. An extensive non-systematic review was conducted using the PubMed and MEDLINE databases, limited to the English language. The resulting information was shared by an international task force from 46 countries with different clinical backgrounds. The aim of the document is to promote global standards of care in IAIs providing guidance to clinicians by describing reasonable approaches to the management of IAIs.
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- Massimo Sartelli
- Department of Surgery Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy
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- grid.144189.10000 0004 1756 8209Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- grid.413731.30000 0000 9950 8111Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- General Surgery Department, Regional Hospital of Durres, Durres, Albania
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- grid.43519.3a0000 0001 2193 6666Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- grid.469958.fDepartment of General and Emergency Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt
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- grid.8982.b0000 0004 1762 5736Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- grid.10824.3f0000 0001 2183 9444Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- grid.35371.330000 0001 0726 0380Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, UMHAT Eurohospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- grid.412688.10000 0004 0397 9648Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- grid.17788.310000 0001 2221 2926Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- grid.12574.350000000122959819Department of general surgery Bizerte hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Surgery, Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital Ltd., Palpa, Tansen, Nepal
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- grid.415401.5Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA USA
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- grid.509540.d0000 0004 6880 3010Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.7563.70000 0001 2174 1754Emergency and General Surgery Department, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- grid.415845.9Anesthesia and Transplant Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- grid.416200.1Emergency Department, Niguarda Ca’Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- grid.144189.10000 0004 1756 8209Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- grid.144189.10000 0004 1756 8209Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- grid.43582.380000 0000 9852 649XRiverside University Health System, CECORC Research Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Health Sciences University, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- General Direction, Area Vasta 3, ASUR Marche, Macerata, Italy
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- grid.265021.20000 0000 9792 1228Department of Surgery, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- grid.418716.d0000 0001 0709 1919Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Digestive Surgery Unit, Regional General Hospital F. Miulli, Bari, Italy
- grid.410511.00000 0001 2149 7878Université Paris Est, UPEC, Creteil, France
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- grid.412410.20000 0001 0682 9061Department of Surgery, University Clinical Center of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department General Surgery, Kipshidze Central University Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- grid.418056.e0000 0004 1765 2558Department of general, Digestive and Metabolic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Poissy/St Germain en Laye, Poissy, France
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- grid.415401.5Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA USA
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- grid.464629.b0000 0004 1775 2698Department of Pharmacy Practice, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hajipur, Bihar India
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- grid.5133.40000 0001 1941 4308Clinical Department of Medical, Surgical and Health sciences, Trieste University, Trieste, Italy
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- grid.412972.bDepartment of General Surgery, University of Insubria, University Hospital of Varese, ASST Sette Laghi, Regione Lombardia, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Trauma, Tirana, Albania
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- grid.429044.f0000 0004 0402 1407Department of Surgery, Texas Health Resources, Fort Worth, TX USA
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- grid.415277.20000 0004 0593 1832Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- grid.8982.b0000 0004 1762 5736Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- grid.27860.3b0000 0004 1936 9684Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA USA
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Vladimir City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medicine, Vladimir, Russia
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- grid.10251.370000000103426662Department of General Surgery, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- grid.5216.00000 0001 2155 0800Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- grid.412563.70000 0004 0376 6589Department of Upper GI Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Trauma Service, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital and Department of Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, Durban, South Africa
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- grid.411067.50000 0000 8584 9230Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- grid.5570.70000 0004 0490 981XDepartment of Surgery, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- grid.415900.90000 0004 0617 6488Donegal Clinical Research Academy Emergency Surgery Outcome Project, Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal, Ireland
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- grid.7149.b0000 0001 2166 9385Surgical Clinic “Nikola Spasic”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, City Hospital, Mozyr, Belarus
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- grid.251993.50000000121791997Department of Surgery, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY USA
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- grid.411612.10000 0004 0470 5112Department of Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- grid.414959.40000 0004 0469 2139General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB Canada
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- grid.414386.c0000 0004 0576 7753Department of Surgery, Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- grid.412570.50000 0004 0400 5079Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
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- grid.412081.eDepartment of Surgery #2, National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- grid.42505.360000 0001 2156 6853Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.411776.20000 0004 0454 921XDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- grid.444421.30000 0004 0417 6142Department of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- grid.224260.00000 0004 0458 8737Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA USA
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- grid.11875.3a0000 0001 2294 3534School of Medical Sciences, Universitiy Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Malaysia
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- grid.15485.3d0000 0000 9950 5666Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- grid.410686.d0000 0001 1018 9204Department of Surgical Disciplines, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Regional Clinical Hospital, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, ASMN, Reggio Emilia, Italy
| | - Gustavo M. Machain
- grid.412213.70000 0001 2289 5077Department of Surgery, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay
| | - Ronald V. Maier
- grid.34477.330000000122986657Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
| | - Athanasios Marinis
- grid.417374.2First Department of Surgery, Tzaneion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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- grid.7010.60000 0001 1017 3210Department of Surgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
| | - Sanjay Marwah
- grid.412572.70000 0004 1771 1642Department of Surgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
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- Second Surgical Clinic, Emergency Hospital of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
| | - Ernest E. Moore
- grid.239638.50000 0001 0369 638XErnest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, Denver, USA
| | - Frederick A. Moore
- grid.15276.370000 0004 1936 8091Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, and Center for Sepsis and Critical Illness Research, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL USA
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- Department of Surgery, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- grid.412975.c0000 0000 8878 5287Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- grid.477264.4Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
- grid.8271.c0000 0001 2295 7397Department of Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- grid.412817.9Department of Surgery, Hassan II University Hospital, Medical School of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Benabdellah University, Fez, Morocco
| | - Andrew B. Peitzman
- grid.21925.3d0000 0004 1936 9000Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- grid.5216.00000 0001 2155 08003rd Department of Surgery, Attiko Hospital, MSc “Global Health-Disaster Medicine”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- grid.29524.380000 0004 0571 7705Department of Surgery, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases - INMI - Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- grid.7763.50000 0004 1755 3242Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Cagliari University Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- grid.414433.5Infection Control, Hospital de Base, Brasília, DF Brazil
| | - Gabriel Rodrigues
- grid.411639.80000 0001 0571 5193Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- grid.81821.320000 0000 8970 9163General Surgery Department, Colorectal Surgery Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- General Surgery Department, Military Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal
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- grid.255464.40000 0001 1011 3808Department of Aeromedical Services for Emergency and Trauma Care, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
| | - Robert G. Sawyer
- grid.268187.20000 0001 0672 1122Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI USA
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- grid.412213.70000 0001 2289 5077Department of Surgery, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay
| | - Gabriele Sganga
- grid.414603.4Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Emergency Surgery & Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
| | - Vishal G. Shelat
- grid.240988.fDepartment of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Ian Stephens
- grid.415900.90000 0004 0617 6488Donegal Clinical Research Academy Emergency Surgery Outcome Project, Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal, Ireland
| | - Michael Sugrue
- grid.415900.90000 0004 0617 6488Donegal Clinical Research Academy Emergency Surgery Outcome Project, Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal, Ireland
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Joel Noutakdie Tochie
- grid.412661.60000 0001 2173 8504Department of Emergency medicine, Anesthesiology and critical care, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
| | - Matti Tolonen
- grid.15485.3d0000 0000 9950 5666Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
| | - Gia Tomadze
- grid.412274.60000 0004 0428 8304Surgery Department, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
| | - Jan Ulrych
- grid.411798.20000 0000 9100 9940First Department of Surgery, Department of Abdominal, Thoracic Surgery and Traumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Andras Vereczkei
- grid.9679.10000 0001 0663 9479Department of Surgery, Clinical Center University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
| | - Bruno Viaggi
- grid.24704.350000 0004 1759 9494Department of Anesthesiology, Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
| | - Chiara Gurioli
- Department of Surgery, Camerino Hospital, Macerata, Italy
| | - Claudio Casella
- grid.7637.50000000417571846Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - Leonardo Pagani
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bolzano Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
| | - Gian Luca Baiocchi
- Department of Surgery, AAST Cremona, Cremona, Italy
- grid.7637.50000000417571846Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - Fausto Catena
- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy
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Background In the last two decades, there has been a Copernican revolution in the decision-making for the treatment of Diverticular Disease. Purpose This article provides a report on the state-of-the-art of surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis. Conclusion Acute diverticulitis is the most common reason for colonic resection after cancer; in the last decade, the indication for surgical resection has become more and more infrequent also in emergency. Currently, emergency surgery is seldom indicated, mostly for severe abdominal infective complications. Nowadays, uncomplicated diverticulitis is the most frequent presentation of diverticular disease and it is usually approached with a conservative medical treatment. Non-Operative Management may be considered also for complicated diverticulitis with abdominal abscess. At present, there is consensus among experts that the hemodynamic response to the initial fluid resuscitation should guide the emergency surgical approach to patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. In hemodynamically stable patients, a laparoscopic approach is the first choice, and surgeons with advanced laparoscopic skills report advantages in terms of lower postoperative complication rates. At the moment, the so-called Hartmann’s procedure is only indicated in severe generalized peritonitis with metabolic derangement or in severely ill patients. Some authors suggested laparoscopic peritoneal lavage as a bridge to surgery or also as a definitive treatment without colonic resection in selected patients. In case of hemodynamic instability not responding to fluid resuscitation, an initial damage control surgery seems to be more attractive than a Hartmann’s procedure, and it is associated with a high rate of primary anastomosis.
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Tarasconi A, Perrone G, Davies J, Coimbra R, Moore E, Azzaroli F, Abongwa H, De Simone B, Gallo G, Rossi G, Abu-Zidan F, Agnoletti V, de'Angelis G, de'Angelis N, Ansaloni L, Baiocchi GL, Carcoforo P, Ceresoli M, Chichom-Mefire A, Di Saverio S, Gaiani F, Giuffrida M, Hecker A, Inaba K, Kelly M, Kirkpatrick A, Kluger Y, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Ordoñez C, Pattonieri V, Peitzman A, Pikoulis M, Sakakushev B, Sartelli M, Shelat V, Tan E, Testini M, Velmahos G, Wani I, Weber D, Biffl W, Coccolini F, Catena F. Anorectal emergencies: WSES-AAST guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2021; 16:48. [PMID: 34530908 PMCID: PMC8447593 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00384-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Anorectal emergencies comprise a wide variety of diseases that share common symptoms, i.e., anorectal pain or bleeding and might require immediate management. While most of the underlying conditions do not need inpatient management, some of them could be life-threatening and need prompt recognition and treatment. It is well known that an incorrect diagnosis is frequent for anorectal diseases and that a delayed diagnosis is related to an impaired outcome. This paper aims to improve the knowledge and the awareness on this specific topic and to provide a useful tool for every physician dealing with anorectal emergencies.The present guidelines have been developed according to the GRADE methodology. To create these guidelines, a panel of experts was designed and charged by the boards of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) to perform a systematic review of the available literature and to provide evidence-based statements with immediate practical application. All the statements were presented and discussed during the WSES-AAST-WJES Consensus Conference on Anorectal Emergencies, and for each statement, a consensus among the WSES-AAST panel of experts was reached. We structured our work into seven main topics to cover the entire management of patients with anorectal emergencies and to provide an up-to-date, easy-to-use tool that can help physicians and surgeons during the decision-making process.
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- Antonio Tarasconi
- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
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- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Metabolic, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy et Saint Germain en Laye, Poissy, France
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, AUSL Romagna, M.Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Digestive Surgery Unit, Regional General Hospital F. Miulli, Bari, Ital - Université Paris Est, UPEC, Creteil, France
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- Department of Emergency and general Surgery, Pavia University Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- General Surgery, Monza University Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- General surgery 1st unit, Department of General Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, General Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of General & Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Albury Hospital, Albury, Australia
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- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Surgical Disciplines, Regional Clinical Hospital, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Department of Surgery, Fundacion Valle del Lili - Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- 3rd Department of Surgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- General Surgery Department, University Hospital St George, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Academic Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo" Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Government Gousia Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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Xu X, Xu C, Salisu RB, Xu W. Beta-Lactamase Gene Expression Level of Hospital-Acquired CRAB Isolated from Children in Picu. Infect Drug Resist 2021; 14:3195-3205. [PMID: 34429619 PMCID: PMC8378911 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s322604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Acinetobacter baumannii is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. Studies showed that carbapenem resistance was related to mortality. Carbapenem resistance depends on expression of β-lactamase in adults. The present study explores the relationship between β-lactamase gene expression and carbapenem resistance and outcomes in children with A. baumannii infections. Patients and Methods We gathered clinical data of 131 children diagnosed with hospital-associated A. baumannii infections from the pediatrics unit of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University. We obtained 131 isolates of A. baumannii, determined the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for common antibiotics, and measured carbapenemase-encoding genes expression using real-time PCR. Results We isolated 131 strains, 89 of which were carbapenem-resistant (MIC ≥ 8 µg/mL), and 42 carbapenem-sensitive strains. Univariate analysis identified statistically significant differences between the carbapenem-resistant group and the carbapenem-sensitive group for in-hospital days before infection, previous deep vein catheterization, previous urinary catheterization, previous treatment with a carbapenem (meropenem/imipenem), and expression of oxa-51 and oxa-23. Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii infections found significant associations with oxa-23 expression (hazard ratio [HR] 0.005, confidence interval [CI] 95% 0-0.153, P = 0.002) and previous carbapenem treatment (HR 0.031 CI 95% 0.1-0.959, P = 0.042). Of 131 patients, 27 died within 30 days. Cox regression analysis of factors associated with 30-day mortality from A. baumannii infections showed that cephalosporin combined with sulbactam (HR 0.271, CI 95% 0.101-0.723, P = 0.009) was associated with 30-day survival. Conclusion The expression of oxa-23 and the use of carbapenems were independent risk factors for carbapenem resistance. The use of cephalosporins combined with sulbactam was independently associated with 30-day survival. We recommend using cephalosporins combined with sulbactam in children infected with A. baumannii.
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- Xiao Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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Feng J, Xu R, Li K, Li F, Gao M, Han Q, Feng H, Ye H. Effects of preoperative oral carbohydrate administration combined with postoperative early oral intake in elderly patients undergoing hepatectomy with acute-phase inflammation and subjective symptom burden: A prospective randomized controlled study. Asian J Surg 2021; 45:386-395. [PMID: 34362624 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has received increasing attention. Preoperative oral carbohydrate and postoperative early oral feeding (POC-PEOF) as the basic nutrition administration in the ERAS program suffers from low adherence. The role and benefits of administering POC-PEOF in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are unclear. Therefore, the randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of POC-PEOF in elderly patients with HCC undergoing hepatectomy with inflammation and patient self-reported symptom burden compared with the corresponding outcomes of traditional fasting protocols. METHODS Elderly patients with HCC (n = 126) were randomly assigned to two groups using the sealed envelope technique. Sixty-three patients were included in the intervention (POC-PEOF) group and received POC-PEOF administration, whereas the 63 patients in the control (FAST) group underwent conventional fasting. Acute-phase inflammation markers, patient self-reported symptom burdens, and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups. RESULTS The average age was 69.60 ± 5.00 years in the POC-PEOF group and 70.44 ± 6.15 years in the FAST group. Compared to prolonged fasting, POC-PEOF achieved significant positive results, including lower overall levels of inflammatory response mediators (CRP, IL-6) on postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 3, and POD 5 (P < 0.05), lower patient self-reported symptom burdens of thirst, hunger, anxiety and nausea (P < 0.05), faster gastrointestinal function return with shortened times to first flatus and first defecation (48.31 ± 13.24 h vs. 96.26 ± 23.12 h and 72.87 ± 21.12 h vs. 144.34 ± 23.31 h, and P = 0.034 and P = 0.013, respectively). Furthermore, the average postoperative hospitalization duration in the POC-PEOF group was shorter than that in the FAST group (6.93 ± 0.98 d vs. 8.12 ± 1.15 d, P = 0.042). There was no significant difference of total complications between the groups (25.39 % vs 36.51 %, RR 0.696, 95 % CI 0.408-0.187, P = 0.177). CONCLUSION POC-PEOF helps lessen acute-phase inflammation and relieves the subjective symptom burden, which can ensure better positive postoperative outcomes in elderly HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy.
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- Jinhua Feng
- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Di Serafino M, Viscardi D, Iacobellis F, Giugliano L, Barbuto L, Oliva G, Ronza R, Borzelli A, Raucci A, Pezzullo F, De Cristofaro MG, Romano L. Computed tomography imaging of septic shock. Beyond the cause: the "CT hypoperfusion complex". A pictorial essay. Insights Imaging 2021; 12:70. [PMID: 34089401 PMCID: PMC8178660 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Septic shock is a medical emergency that represents one of the most important underlying causes for presentation to the Emergency Department. Sepsis is defined as organ dysfunction, life-threatening event caused by a deregulated inflammatory host response to infection, with a mortality risk ranging from 10 to 40%. Early sepsis identification is the cornerstone of management and diagnostic imaging can play a pivotal role in this clinical context. The choice of imaging modality depends on several factors, associated with the clinical condition and the presence or absence of localising signs and symptoms. The diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced total-body CT has been well established during septic shock, allowing for a rapid, panoramic, and detailed study of multiple body areas, simultaneously. The aim of this article is to illustrate the controversial CT hypoperfusion complex in patients with septic shock, characterised by the following imaging features: decreased enhancement of the viscera; increased mucosal enhancement; luminal dilation of the small bowel; mural thickening and fluid-filled loops of the small bowel; the halo sign and flattening of the inferior vena cava; reduced aortic diameter; peripancreatic oedema; abnormal parenchymal perfusion; and other controversial findings that are variably associated with each other and reversible during the early stages. Increasing physicians' awareness of the significance of these findings could prompt alternative approaches to the early assessment and management of septic shock. In this perspective, CT imaging represents a useful tool for a complete, rapid and detailed diagnosis of clinically suspected septic shock, which can be used to improve patient outcomes.
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- Marco Di Serafino
- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Federico II" University Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli st 9, 80131, Naples, Italy
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Barmparas G, Alhaj Saleh A, Huang R, Eaton BC, Bruns BR, Raines A, Bryant C, Crane CE, Scherer EP, Schroeppel TJ, Moskowitz E, Regner JL, Frazee R, Campion EM, Bartley M, Mortus JR, Ward J, Margulies DR, Dissanaike S. Empiric antifungals do not decrease the risk for organ space infection in patients with perforated peptic ulcer. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2021; 6:e000662. [PMID: 34079912 PMCID: PMC8137227 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Introduction Infection control in patients with perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) commonly includes empiric antifungals (AF). We investigated the variation in the use of empiric AF and explored the association between their use and the subsequent development of organ space infection (OSI). Methods This was a secondary analysis of a multicenter, case–control study of patients treated for PPU at nine institutions between 2011 and 2018. Microbiology and utilization of empiric AF, defined as AF administered within 24 hours from the index surgery, were recorded. Patients who received empiric AF were compared with those who did not. The primary outcome was OSI and secondary outcome was OSI with growth of Candida spp. A logistic regression was used to adjust for differences between the two cohorts. Results A total of 554 patients underwent a surgical procedure for PPU and had available timing of AF administration. The median age was 57 years and 61% were male. Laparoscopy was used in 24% and omental patch was the most common procedure performed (78%). Overall, 239 (43%) received empiric AF. There was a large variation in the use of empiric AF among participating centers, ranging from 25% to 68%. The overall incidence of OSI was 14% (77/554) and was similar for patients who did or did not receive empiric AF. The adjusted OR for development of OSI for patients who received empiric AF was 1.04 (95% CI 0.64 to 1.70), adjusted p=0.86. The overall incidence of OSI with growth of Candida spp was 5% and was similar for both groups (adjusted OR 1.29, 95% CI 0.59 to 2.84, adjusted p=0.53). Conclusion For patients undergoing surgery for PPU, the use of empiric AF did not yield any significant clinical advantage in preventing OSI, even those due to Candida spp. Use of empiric AF in this setting is unnecessary. Study type Original article, case series. Level of evidence III.
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- Galinos Barmparas
- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine-Lubbock Campus, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine-Lubbock Campus, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Cirocchi R, Popivanov G, Konaktchieva M, Chipeva S, Tellan G, Mingoli A, Zago M, Chiarugi M, Binda GA, Kafka R, Anania G, Donini A, Nascimbeni R, Edilbe M, Afshar S. The role of damage control surgery in the treatment of perforated colonic diverticulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2021; 36:867-879. [PMID: 33089382 PMCID: PMC8026449 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03784-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Damage control surgery (DCS) is the classic approach to manage severe trauma and has recently also been considered an appropriate approach to the treatment of critically ill patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis. The purpose of the present review is to evaluate the outcomes following DCS for Hinchey II-IV complicated acute diverticulitis (CAD). METHODS A comprehensive systematic search was undertaken to identify all randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies, irrespectively of their size, publication status, and language. Adults who have undergone DCS for CAD Hinchey II, III, or IV were included in this review. DCS is compared with the immediate and definitive surgical treatment in the form of HP, colonic resection, and primary anastomosis (RPA) with or without covering stoma or laparoscopic lavage. We searched the following electronic databases: PubMed MEDLINE, Scopus, and ISI Web of Knowledge. The protocol of this systematic review and meta-analysis was published on Prospero (CRD42020144953). RESULTS Nine studies with 318 patients, undergoing DCS, were included. The presence of septic shock at the presentation in the emergency department was heterogeneous, and the weighted mean rate of septic shock across the studies was shown to be 35.1% [95% CI 8.4 to 78.6%]. The majority of the patients had Hinchey III (68.3%) disease. The remainder had either Hinchey IV (28.9%) or Hinchey II (2.8%). Phase I is similarly described in most of the studies as lavage, limited resection with closed blind colonic ends. In a few studies, resection and anastomosis (9.1%) or suture of the perforation site (0.9%) were performed in phase I of DCS. In those patients who underwent DCS, the most common method of temporary abdominal closure (TAC) was the negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) (97.8%). The RPA was performed in 62.1% [95% CI 40.8 to 83.3%] and the 22.7% [95% CI 15.1 to 30.3%]: 12.8% during phase I and 87.2% during phase III. A covering ileostomy was performed in 6.9% [95% CI 1.5 to 12.2%]. In patients with RPA, the overall leak was 7.3% [95% CI 4.3 to 10.4%] and the major anastomotic leaks were 4.7% [95% CI 2.0 to 7.4%]; the rate of postoperative mortality was estimated to be 9.2% [95% CI 6.0 to 12.4%]. CONCLUSIONS The present meta-analysis revealed an approximately 62.1% weighted rate of achieving GI continuity with the DCS approach to generalized peritonitis in Hinchey III and IV with major leaks of 4.7% and overall mortality of 9.2%. Despite the promising results, we are aware of the limitations related to the significant heterogeneity of inclusion criteria. Importantly, the low rate of reported septic shock may point toward selection bias. Further studies are needed to evaluate the clinical advantages and cost-effectiveness of the DCS approach.
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- Roberto Cirocchi
- Department of General Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, ul. “Sv. Georgi Sofiyski” 3, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Military Medical Academy, ul. “Sv. Georgi Sofiyski” 3, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Statistics and Econometrics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Emergency and Acceptance, Critical Areas and Trauma, “Umberto I” University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia “P. Valdoni”, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Robotic Surgery - A.Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery & Trauma Center, Cisanello University Hospital, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, 4121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle, UK
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- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle, UK
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Timely and adequate management are the key priorities in the care of peritonitis. This review focuses on the cornerstones of the medical support: source control and antiinfective therapies. RECENT FINDINGS Peritonitis from community-acquired or healthcare-associated origins remains a frequent cause of admission to the ICU. Each minute counts for initiating the proper management. Late diagnosis and delayed medical care are associated to dramatically increased mortality rates. The diagnosis of peritonitis can be difficult in these ICU cases. The signs of organ failures are more relevant than biological surrogates. A delayed source control and a late anti-infective therapy are of critical importance. The quality of source control and medical management are other key elements of the prognosis. The conventional rules applied for sepsis are applicable for peritonitis, including hemodynamic support and anti-infective therapy. Growing proportions of multidrug resistant pathogens are reported from surgical samples, mainly related to Gram-negative bacteria. The increasing complexity in the care of these critically ill patients is a strong incentive for a multidisciplinary approach. SUMMARY Early clinical diagnosis, timely and adequate source control and antiinfective therapy are the essential pillars of the management of peritonitis in ICU patients.
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Tang H, Liu D, Guo Y, Zhang H, Li Y, Peng X, Wang Y, Jiang D, Zhang L, Wang Z. A New Device for Measuring Abdominal Wall Tension and Its Value in Screening Abdominal Infection. MEDICAL DEVICES-EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH 2021; 14:119-131. [PMID: 33911903 PMCID: PMC8075309 DOI: 10.2147/mder.s291407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective This study is the largest clinical study of noninvasive Abdominal wall tension (AWT) measurement with a tensiometer to date. It also initially applies a polynomial regression equation to analyze the correlation between AWT measurement and intravesical pressure (IVP) measurement and remarkably finds interesting changes between different IVP intervals and AWT. Methods Critically ill patients who were treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, from August 30, 2018, to June 30, 2020, and met the inclusion criteria were prospectively included in this study. The patients were divided into an intra-abdominal hypertension group and a non-intra-abdominal hypertension group and an abdominal infection group and no abdominal infection group. AWT and IVP were measured at 9 points on the abdominal wall on the first day after admission to the ICU. The correlations between AWTs and IVP were analyzed, and the role of AWT in the diagnosis of complications of abdominal infection and the prediction of adverse prognosis were analyzed. Results A total of 127 patients were included. The average AWT and IVP were 2.77±0.38 N/mm and 12.31±7.01 mmHg, respectively, on the first day of admission. There was a positive correlation between AWT and IVP (correlation coefficient r = 0.706, p < 0.05). The polynomial regression model was AWT= -1.616×10−3 IVP2 +8.323×10−2 IVP+2.094. The cutoff value of the sensitivity and specificity of AWT for the diagnosis of abdominal infection was 2.57 N/mm. Furthermore, AWT = 2.57 N/mm had the best diagnostic efficiency, which was better than that of IAH and lactate. Conclusion There was a correlation between AWT and IVP. AWT measurement was helpful in the diagnosis of IAH and abdominal infection complications and can therefore serve as a new method for the clinical diagnosis of IVP and abdominal infection.
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- Hao Tang
- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, People's Republic of China
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Chen RX, Wu ZQ, Li ZY, Wang HZ, Ji JF. Prognostic predictors in patients with sepsis after gastrointestinal tumor surgery: A retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13:256-266. [PMID: 33796214 PMCID: PMC7992996 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i3.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There have been different reports on mortality of sepsis; however, few focus on the prognosis of patients with sepsis after surgery.
AIM To study the clinical features and prognostic predictors in patients with sepsis after gastrointestinal tumor surgery in intensive care unit (ICU).
METHODS We retrospectively screened patients who underwent gastrointestinal tumor surgery at Peking University Cancer Hospital from January 2015 to December 2019. Among them, 181 patients who were diagnosed with sepsis in ICU were included in our study. Survival was analysed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Univariate and multivariate adjusted analyses were performed to identify predictors of prognosis.
RESULTS The 90-d all-cause mortality rate was 11.1% in our study. Univariate analysis showed that body mass index (BMI), shock within 48 h after ICU admission, leukocyte count, lymphocyte to neutrophil ratio, international normalized ratio, creatinine, procalcitonin, lactic acid, oxygenation index, and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score within 24 h after ICU admission might be all significantly associated with the prognosis of sepsis after gastrointestinal tumor surgery. In multiple analysis, we found that BMI ≤ 20 kg/m2, lactic acid after ICU admission, and SOFA score within 24 h after ICU admission might be independent risk predictors of the prognosis of sepsis after gastrointestinal tumor surgery. Compared with SOFA score, SOFA score combined with BMI and lactic acid might have higher predictive ability (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.859; 95% confidence interval, 0.789-0.929).
CONCLUSION Lactic acid and SOFA score within 24 h after ICU admission are independent risk predictors of the prognosis of sepsis after gastrointestinal tumor surgery. SOFA score combined with BMI and lactic acid might have good predictive value.
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), ICU Department, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), ICU Department, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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Luo X, Li L, Xuan J, Zeng Z, Zhao H, Cai S, Huang Q, Guo X, Chen Z. Risk Factors for Enterococcal Intra-Abdominal Infections and Outcomes in Intensive Care Unit Patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021; 22:845-853. [PMID: 33769911 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: To investigate the risk factors for enterococcal intra-abdominal infections (EIAIs) and the association between EIAIs and outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the records of patients with intra-abdominal infections admitted to the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, China, from January 2011 to December 2018. Patients with intra-abdominal infections were divided into enterococcal and non-enterococcal groups based on whether enterococci were isolated from intra-abdominal specimens. Results: A total of 431 patients with intra-abdominal infections were included, of whom 119 were infected with enterococci and 312 were infected with non-enterococci. Enterococci were isolated in 27.6% of patients, accounting for 24.5% (129/527) of all clinical bacterial isolates. Post-operative abdominal infection (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.361; p = 0.004), intestinal infection (adjusted OR, 2.703; p < 0.001), Mannheim Peritonitis Index score (MPI; adjusted OR, 1.052; p = 0.015), and use of antibiotic agents within the previous 90 days (adjusted OR, 1.880; p = 0.025) were associated with an increased risk of EIAIs. Compared with patients without enterococcal infection, ICU patients with enterococcal infection had a higher risk of failure of initial clinical therapy (49.6% vs. 24.2%; p < 0.001) and longer hospital stays (33 days [19, 48] vs. 18 days [12, 29]; p < 0.001). Enterococcal infection was associated with increased 28-day mortality, in-hospital mortality, and ICU mortality. However, no difference was found in length of ICU stay between the two groups. Additionally, there was no difference in ICU mortality, hospital mortality, or 28-day mortality in patients infected with enterococcus who did or did not receive empirical anti-enterococcal therapy. Conclusion: Post-operative abdominal infection, intestinal infection, MPI score, and use of antibiotic agents within the previous 90 days were independent risk factors for enterococcal infection. Enterococcal infection was associated with reduced short-term survival in ICU patients.
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- Xingzheng Luo
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, XiaoLan Hospital of Southern Medical University, Zhongshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Shock and Microcirculation Research, Department of Pathophysiology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Shock and Microcirculation Research, Department of Pathophysiology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Johnson SH, Waisbren SJ. Physician Responsiveness to Positive Blood Culture Results at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital-Is Anyone Paying Attention? Fed Pract 2021; 38:128-135. [PMID: 33859464 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background Patients presenting with suspected infections are typically placed on empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics. With mounting evidence supporting the efficacy of using the narrowest spectrum of antimicrobial therapy to cover the suspected pathogen, current guidelines recommend decreasing the breadth of coverage in response to culture results both in relation to microbe identification and antibiotic sensitivity. Methods A retrospective chart review of electronic health records at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Minnesota was performed for 208 positive blood cultures with antibiotic spectrum analysis from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. The time of reporting for pathogen identification and subsequent pathogen susceptibilities were compared to the time at which any alterations to antibiotic coverage were made. The breadth of antibiotic coverage was recorded using a nonlinear spectrum score. The use of this score allowed for the reliable classification of antibiotic adjustments as either deescalation, escalation, or no change. Results The percentage of cases deescalated was higher in response to physician (house staff or attending physician) notification of pathogen susceptibility information when compared with a response to pathogen identification alone (33.2% vs 22.6%). Empiric antibiotics were not altered within 24 hours in response to pathogen identification in 70.7% of cases and were not altered within 24 hours in response to pathogen sensitivity determination in 58.6% of cases. However, when considering the time frame from when empiric antibiotics were started to 24 hours after notification of susceptibility information, 49.5% of cases were deescalated and 41.5% of cases had no net change in the antibiotic spectrum score. The magnitude of deescalations were notably larger than escalations. The mean (SD) time to deescalation of antibiotic coverage was shorter (P =.049) in response to pathogen identification at 8 (7.4) hours compared with sensitivity information at 10.4 (7) hours, but may not be clinically relevant. Conclusion Health care providers at the Minneapolis VAMC appear to be using positive blood culture results in a timely fashion consistent with best practices. Because empirically initiated antibiotics typically are broad in spectrum, the magnitude of deescalations were notably larger than escalations. Adherence to these standards may be a reflection of the infectious disease staff oversight of antibiotic administration. Furthermore, the systems outlined in this quality improvement study may be replicated at other VAMCs across the country by either in-house infectious disease staff or through remote monitoring of the electronic health record by other infectious disease experts at a more centralized VAMC. Widespread adoption throughout the Veterans Health Administration may result in improved antibiotic resistance profiles and better clinical outcomes for our nation's veterans.
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- Shaun Heimbichner Johnson
- is a Medical Student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. is a Surgeon and Assistant Service Chief at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Minnesota and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota
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- is a Medical Student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. is a Surgeon and Assistant Service Chief at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Minnesota and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota
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Gauzit R, Castan B, Bonnet E, Bru JP, Cohen R, Diamantis S, Faye A, Hitoto H, Issa N, Lebeaux D, Lesprit P, Maulin L, Poitrenaud D, Raymond J, Strady C, Varon E, Verdon R, Vuotto F, Welker Y, Stahl JP. Anti-infectious treatment duration: The SPILF and GPIP French guidelines and recommendations. Infect Dis Now 2021; 51:114-139. [PMID: 34158156 DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- R Gauzit
- Infectiologie transversale, CHU Cochin, AP-HP, 75014 Paris, France.
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- Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHG, 24000 Périgueux, France
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- Équipe Mobile d'Infectiologie, Hôpital Joseph-Ducuing, Clinique Pasteur, 31300 Toulouse, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses, CH Annecy-Genevois, 74374 Pringy, France
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- Unité petits nourrissons, CHI, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, groupe hospitalier Sud Île-de-France, 77000 Melun, France
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- Pédiatrie Générale et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Université de Paris, AP-HP, 75019 Paris, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CH, 72037 Le Mans, France
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- Réanimation médicale et maladies infectieuses, Hôpital Saint-André, CHU, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France; Microbiologie, Unité Mobile d'Infectiologie, HEGP, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France
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- Unité transversale d'hygiène et d'infectiologie, Service de Biologie Clinique, Hôpital Foch, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses et tropicales, CHIAP, 13616 Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Unité fonctionnelle d'Infectiologie Régionale, CH Ajaccio, 20303 Ajaccio, France
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- Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Bicêtre, 94270 Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Cabinet d'infectiologie, Groupe Courlancy, 51100 Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale et Centre National de Référence des Pneumocoques, CHIC, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU, 14033 Caen, France; Groupe de Recherche sur l'Adaptation Microbienne (GRAM 2.0), Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, UNIROUEN, GRAM 2.0, 14000 Caen, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses, CHU, Hôpital Huriez, 59000 Lille, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses, CHI, 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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- Infectiologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38043 Grenoble, France
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Huang S, Chen L, Liu J, Zhang S, Zhang L, Wen Z, Chen Y, Chen D. Novel Multiparametric Nomogram for Overall Survival Prediction in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection: A Multicenter Study in China. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:627416. [PMID: 33732717 PMCID: PMC7957962 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.627416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) in the abdominal cavity or within an abdominal organ are numerous and frequent dangerous entities in the treatment of critically ill patients. Early clinical evaluation is necessary. Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included patients from 10 intensive care units (ICUs). Risk factors for the overall survival (OS) of patients with cIAI were selected using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression, and a nomogram was constructed subsequently. Calibration curve and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to evaluate the calibration and discriminative ability. Results: In total, 544 patients diagnosed with cIAI were enrolled and divided into the study (n = 276) and validation (n = 268) sets. Sex, acute gastrointestinal injury, acute kidney injury, rare bacterium infection, Charlson score, and APACHE II score were identified as independent risk factors and were constructed for the nomogram. The nomogram showed marked calibration capability with a concordance index (C-index) of 0.909 and 0.831 in the study and validation set, respectively. Compared with the common clinical prognostic scoring system, the nomogram achieved the highest discrimination ability with an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.91 and 0.83 in the study set and validation set, respectively. Conclusions: Our newly constructed nomogram provides a useful tool for risk stratification and prognosis evaluation of cIAI.
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- Sisi Huang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Lebedev NV, Popov VS, Klimov AE, Svanadze GT. [Comparative assessment of prognostic systems for secondary peritonitis outcome]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2021:27-31. [PMID: 33570351 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia202102127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the most common prognostic systems in patients with peritonitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 352 patients with secondary peritonitis. At admission, sepsis was diagnosed in 15 (4.3%) patients, septic shock - in 4 (1.1%) cases. Mortality was associated with the following main causes: purulent intoxication and/or sepsis - 51 cases (87.9%), cancer-induced intoxication - 4 (6.9%) cases, acute cardiovascular failure - 3 cases (5.2%). We analyzed the efficacy of Manheim Peritoneal Index (MPI), WSES prognostic score, APACHE-II scale, gSOFA score and Peritonitis Prediction System (PPS) developed by the authors. RESULTS Age of a patient, malignant tumor, exudate nature, sepsis (septic shock) and organ failure not associated with peritonitis are the most important criteria in predicting fatal outcome. ROC analysis was used to assess prognostic value of various prediction systems. Standard error was less than 0.05 for all scales. Therefore, all prediction systems can be considered accurate for prediction of mortality in patients with peritonitis. CONCLUSION PPS (AUC 0.942) has the greatest accuracy in predicting fatal outcome in patients with advanced secondary peritonitis, APACHE II (AUC 0.840) - minimum accuracy. MPI had predictive accuracy > 90% too.
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- N V Lebedev
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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Covino M, Fransvea P, Rosa F, Cozza V, Quero G, Simeoni B, Gasbarrini A, Alfieri S, Franceschi F, Sganga G. Early Procalcitonin Assessment in the Emergency Department in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection: An Excess or a Need? Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021; 22:787-796. [PMID: 33533675 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background: Intra-abdominal infection (IAI) is a wide range of intra-abdominal disease. Management involves empirical therapy and source control. Procalcitonin (PCT) has been suggested to assist in defining individual infection status and delivering individualized therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects on patient outcomes of an early procalcitonin (PCT) assessment (in the emergency department [ED]) in patients with IAI. Methods: This was a retrospective, mono-centric study evaluating consecutive patients admitted to the ED from 2015 to 2019 with diagnosis of IAI. According to whether there had been PCT determination in the ED, patients were divided into no ePCT determination (no-ePCT) and early PCT determination in the ED (ePCT). The primary endpoint was the intra-hospital mortality rate. Secondary endpoints were occurrence of major complications and length of hospital stay (LOS). The propensity score match (PSM) was generated using a logistic regression model on the baseline covariates considered to be potentially influencing the decision to determine PCT in the ED and confounding factors identified as significant at a preliminary statistical analysis with respect to in-hospital death. Results: A series of 3,429 patients were included. The ePCT group consisted to 768 (22.4%), whereas the no-ePCT group contained 2,661 patients (77.6%). When the PSM was matched to the two groups, no significant difference was observed. Considering patients with uncomplicated infections, the PCT determination was associated with a higher mortality rate. We found no significant differences regarding outcomes with the exception of LOS, which was slightly longer in the ePCT group. However, we observed a tendency toward a minor difference in the number of complications in the ePCT group, in particular a reduced rate of progression to sepsis. Conclusion: Early PCT determination could be irrelevant in IAIs. The PCT value may be cost-effective and possibly improve the prognosis in cIAIs. Further research is needed to understand the optimal use of PCT, including in combination with other emerging diagnostic tests.
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- Marcello Covino
- Emergency Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Surgery, and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Surgery, and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Surgery, and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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