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Pepe G, Chiarello MM, Bianchi V, Fico V, Altieri G, Tedesco S, Tropeano G, Molica P, Di Grezia M, Brisinda G. Entero-Cutaneous and Entero-Atmospheric Fistulas: Insights into Management Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1279. [PMID: 38592102 PMCID: PMC10932196 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051279] [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: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Enteric fistulas are a common problem in gastrointestinal tract surgery and remain associated with significant mortality rates, due to complications such as sepsis, malnutrition, and electrolyte imbalance. The increasingly widespread use of open abdomen techniques for the initial treatment of abdominal sepsis and trauma has led to the observation of so-called entero-atmospheric fistulas. Because of their clinical complexity, the proper management of enteric fistula requires a multidisciplinary team. The main goal of the treatment is the closure of enteric fistula, but also mortality reduction and improvement of patients' quality of life are fundamental. Successful management of patients with enteric fistula requires the establishment of controlled drainage, management of sepsis, prevention of fluid and electrolyte depletion, protection of the skin, and provision of adequate nutrition. Many of these fistulas will heal spontaneously within 4 to 6 weeks of conservative management. If closure is not accomplished after this time point, surgery is indicated. Despite advances in perioperative care and nutritional support, the mortality remains in the range of 15 to 30%. In more recent years, the use of negative pressure wound therapy for the resolution of enteric fistulas improved the outcomes, so patients can be successfully treated with a non-operative approach. In this review, our intent is to highlight the most important aspects of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of patients with enterocutaneous or entero-atmospheric fistulas.
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- Gilda Pepe
- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- General Surgery Operative Unit, Department of Surgery, Provincial Health Authority, 87100 Cosenza, Italy;
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Department of Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; (G.P.); (V.B.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (S.T.); (G.T.); (P.M.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic School of Medicine “Agostino Gemelli”, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Fansiwala K, Shah ND, McNulty KA, Kwaan MR, Limketkai BN. Use of oral diet and nutrition support in management of stricturing and fistulizing Crohn's disease. Nutr Clin Pract 2023; 38:1282-1295. [PMID: 37667524 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.11068] [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: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD), a form of inflammatory bowel disease, involves chronic inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract. Intestinal strictures and fistulas are common complications of CD with varying severity in their presentations. Modifications in oral diet or use of exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) are common approaches to manage both stricturing and fistulizing disease, although supporting research evidence is generally limited. In the preoperative period, there is strong evidence that EEN can reduce surgical complications. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is often utilized in the management of enterocutaneous fistulas, given that oral diet and EEN may potentially increase output in proximal fistulas. This narrative review highlights the current practices and evidence for the roles of oral diet, EEN, and PN in treatment and management of stricturing and fistulizing CD.
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- Kush Fansiwala
- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Colitis and Crohn's Disease Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Liang S, Zheng Z, Li Y, Yang Y, Qin L, Zhao Z, Wang L, Wang H. A review of platelet-rich plasma for enteric fistula management. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1287890. [PMID: 38033816 PMCID: PMC10685294 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1287890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Enteric fistula (EF), a serious complication after abdominal surgery, refers to unnatural communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the skin or other hollow organs. It is associated with infection, massive fluid/electrolyte loss, and malnutrition, resulting in an unhealed course. Despite advances in surgical techniques, wound care, infection control, and nutritional support, EF remains associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) containing elevated platelet concentrations has been proposed to promote healing in many tissues. However, the mechanism of action of PRP in EF treatment remains unclear owing to its complicated clinical manifestations. In this review, we summarized the clinical approaches, outlined the principal cytokines involved in the healing effects, and discussed the advantages of PRP for EF therapy. In addition, we defined the mechanism of autologous PRP in EF management, which is essential for further developing EF therapies.
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- Shuang Liang
- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhangdian District People’s Hospital of Zibo City, Zibo, China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Dogra R, Chhabra MK, Chhibber P. Distal enteral feeding can replace total parenteral feeding to support nutrition in patients with high output stoma (jejunostomy) - A case series. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023; 57:537-541. [PMID: 37739703 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.07.079] [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: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ostomy/Stoma is a common entity in patients operated for small bowel perforation in developing countries. Delay in presentation, poor general condition, malnutrition and lack of health infrastructure in peripheral areas are some of the causes leading to severe sepsis at presentation. Exteriorising the perforation site as stoma/ostomy is the preferred salvage procedure. Proximal stoma/ostomy is high output and cause fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Also it is difficult to maintain nutrition with oral feeds, as partially digested food along with digestive enzymes gets lost through the stoma. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is widely used in these patients, which is expensive requires hospitalisation, also not without risks e.g. liver dysfunction and associated with complications of central line insertion. AIM We hereby report our experience of managing three patients of high output jejunostomy with distal enteral feeding provided by feeding chyme and partially digested food into the distal stoma. METHOD After confirming the distal patency of the bowel, we started feeding through distal lumen of stoma (known as distal enteral feeding) in our 3 patients with jejunostomies immediately in postoperative period along with PN. After few days we started decreasing PN, we gradually switched to complete enteral nutrition; and increasing distal feeding and then totally stopping the PN in few days only. We kept a watch on the different parameters of the patient like calories and protein intake, weight, electrolytes, liver function, etc. RESULTS: Distal enteral feeding improved their body weight, maintained their serum electrolytes and liver function tests including serum albumin. After achieving the good nutritional status, we were able to do successful surgical closure of stomas in all the three patients. CONCLUSION In our experience, patients with high-output stomas can be nutritionally maintained with distal enteral feeding without the need of long term PN. Use of distal enteral feeding, if used appropriately and with proper monitoring, can nutritionally build up the patient avoiding the complications of PN.
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- Reetu Dogra
- Department of General Surgery, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of General Surgery, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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[Fistuloclysis - A useful tool in patients with intestinal failure]. NUTR HOSP 2023; 40:222-226. [PMID: 36633516 DOI: 10.20960/nh.04318] [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: 01/11/2023] Open
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Introduction Introduction: fistuloclysis is a technique described by Teubner et al. whereby a fistula is used as a route of nutritional administration. This procedure is an alternative to the management of patients with intestinal failure receiving parenteral nutritional support. Case reports: we present two clinical cases of patients with different medical histories but who coincided in malnutrition, abdominal sepsis with fistulas, and their awaiting intestinal reconnection. In both cases nutritional support was administered with parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition through fistuloclysis. Discussion: enteral nutrition through fistuloclysis improves function of the intestinal barrier, reduces the rate of intrahospital infection in critically ill patients, improves immune function, prevents atrophy of the intestinal mucosa, and that is why as soon as an enteral access is located we must take advantage of this route so that our patients may experience the benefits of fistuloclysis regardless of caloric intake.
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Therapeutic Options in Postoperative Enterocutaneous Fistula—A Retrospective Case Series. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58070880. [PMID: 35888598 PMCID: PMC9319431 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58070880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives: The aim of the study was to present the results obtained in our experiment regarding the management of postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas (PECF). Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on 64 PECF registered after 2030 abdominal surgeries (1525 digestive tract surgeries and 505 extra-digestive ones) over a period of 7 years (1st of January 2014–31th of December 2020) in the 1st and 2nd Surgery Clinics, Clinical County Emergency Hospital of Craiova, Romania. The group included 41 men (64.06%) and 23 women (35.34%), aged between 21–94 years. Of the cases, 71.85% occurred in elderly patients over 65 years old. Spontaneous fistulas in Crohn’s disease, intestinal diverticulosis, or specific inflammatory bowel disease were excluded. Results: The overall incidence of 3.15% varied according to the surgery type: 6.22% after gastroduodenal surgery, 1.78% after enterectomies, 4.30% after colorectal surgery, 4.28% after bilio-digestive anastomoses, and 0.39% after extra-digestive surgery. We recorded a 70.31% fistula closure rate, 78.94% after exclusive conservative treatment and 57.61% after surgery; morbidity was 79.68%, mortality was 29.68%. Conclusion: PECF management requires a multidisciplinary approach and is carried out according to an algorithm underlying well-established objectives and priorities. Conservative treatment including resuscitation, sepsis control, output control, skin protection, and nutritional support is the first line treatment; surgery is reserved for complications or permanent repair of fistulas that do not close under conservative treatment. The therapeutic strategy is adapted to topography, morphological characteristics and fistula output, age, general condition, and response to therapy.
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Hartwell JL, Peck KA, Ley EJ, Brown CVR, Moore EE, Sperry JL, Rizzo AG, Rosen NG, Brasel KJ, Weinberg JA, de Moya MA, Inaba K, Cotton A, Martin MJ. Nutrition therapy in the critically injured adult patient: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:909-915. [PMID: 34162798 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Jennifer L Hartwell
- From the Indiana University Department of Surgery (J.L.H.), Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Surgery (K.A.P., M.J.M.), Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California; Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery (E.J.L.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery (C.V.R.B.), Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; Department of Surgery (E.E.M.), Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, Denver, Colorado; Department of Surgery (J.L.S.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Inova Fairfax Trauma Services (A.G.R.), Falls Church, Virginia; Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery (N.G.R.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Department of Surgery (K.J.B.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Regional Campus, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (J.A.W.), Phoenix, Arizona; Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Department of Sugery (M.A.d.M.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery (K.I.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Clinical Dietetics (A.C.), IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Ribeiro-Junior MAF, Yeh DD, Augusto SDS, Elias YGB, Néder PR, Costa CTK, Maurício AD, Saverio SD. THE ROLE OF FISTULOCLYSIS IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ENTEROATMOSPHERIC FISTULAS. ABCD-ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA 2021; 34:e1605. [PMID: 34669893 PMCID: PMC8521894 DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020210002e1605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Enterocutaneous fistulas represent a connection between the gastrointestinal tract and adjacent tissues. Among them, there is a subdivision - the enteroatmospheric fistulas, in which the origin is the gastrointestinal tract in connection with the external environment through an open wound in the abdomen. Due to the high output in enterocutaneous fistulas, the loss of fluids, electrolytes, minerals and proteins leads to complications such as sepsis, malnutrition and electrolyte derangements. The parenteral nutrition has its secondary risks, and the fistuloclysis, that consist in the infusion of enteral feeding and also the chyme through the distal fistula, represents an alternative to the management of these patients until the definitive surgical approach.
Aim:
To evaluate the current evidence on the fistuloclysis technique, its applicability, advantages and disadvantages for patients with high output fistulas.
Method:
A systematic literature search was conducted in May 2020 with the headings “fistuloclysis”, “chyme reinfusion” and “succus entericus reinfusion”, in the PubMed, Medline and SciELO databases.
Results: There were 29 articles selected for the development of this narrative synthesis, from 2003 to 2020, including reviews and case reports.
Conclusion:
Fistuloclysis is a safe method which optimizes the clinical, nutritional, and immunological conditions of patients with enteroatmospheric fistulas, increasing the chances of success of the reconstructive procedure. In cases where the definitive repair is not possible, chances of reducing or even stopping the use of nutrition through the parental route are increased, thus representing a promising modality for the management of most challenging cases.
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Medical College, University Santo Amaro Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Insubria, Regione Lombardia, Varese, Italy
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Should Negative Pressure Therapy Replace Any Other Temporary Abdominal Closure Device in Open-Abdomen Management of Secondary Peritonitis? Surg Technol Int 2021. [PMID: 33844240 DOI: 10.52198/21.sti.38.gs1386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AIM To clarify the advantages of negative pressure therapy (NPT) compared to other methods of temporary abdominal closure (TAC) in the management of secondary peritonitis. METHODS We retraced the history of known methods of TAC, and analyzed their advantages and disadvantages. We evaluated as the NPT mechanisms, both from the macroscopic that bio-molecular point of view, well suits to manage this difficult condition. RESULTS The ideal TAC technique should be quick to apply, easy to change, protect and contain the abdominal viscera, decrease bowel edema, prevent loss of domain and abdominal compartment syndrome, limit contamination, allow egress of peritoneal fluid (and its estimation) and not result in adhesions. It should also be cost-effective, minimize the number of dressing changes and the number of surgical revisions, and ensure a high rate of early closure with a low rate of complications (especially entero-atmospheric fistula). For NPT, the reported fistula rate is 7%, primary fascial closure ranges from 33 to 100% (average 60%) and the mortality rate is about 20%. With the use of NPT as TAC, it may be possible to extend the window of time to achieve primary fascial closure (for up to 20-40 days). CONCLUSION NPT has several potential advantages in open-abdomen (OA) management of secondary peritonitis and may make it possible to achieve all the goals suggested above for an ideal TAC system. Only trained staff should use NPT, following the manufacturer's instructions when commercial products are used. Even if there was a significant evolution in OA management, we believe that further research into the role of NPT for secondary peritonitis is necessary.
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Huang J, Ren H, Jiang Y, Wu X, Ren J. Technique Advances in Enteroatmospheric Fistula Isolation After Open Abdomen: A Review and Outlook. Front Surg 2021; 7:559443. [PMID: 33553237 PMCID: PMC7855170 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2020.559443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Enteroatmospheric fistula (EAF) after open abdomen adds difficulties to the management and increases the morbidity and mortality of patients. As an effective measurement, reconstructing gastrointestinal tract integrity not only reduces digestive juice wasting and wound contamination, but also allows expedient restoration of enteral nutrition and intestinal homeostasis. In this review, we introduce several technologies for the temporary isolation of EAF, including negative pressure wound therapy, fistuloclysis, fistula patch, surgical covered stent, three-dimensional (3D) printing stent, and injection molding stent. The manufacture and implantation procedures of each technique with their pros and cons are described in detail. Moreover, the approach in combination with finger measurement, x-ray imaging, and computerized tomography is used to measure anatomic parameters of fistula and design appropriate 3D printer-recognizable stereolithography files for production of isolation devices. Given the active roles that engineers playing in the technology development, we call on the cooperation between clinicians and engineers and the organization of clinical trials on these techniques.
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Couper C, Doriot A, Siddiqui MTR, Steiger E. Nutrition Management of the High-Output Fistulae. Nutr Clin Pract 2020; 36:282-296. [PMID: 33368576 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Enterocutaneous fistulae (ECFs) are commonly encountered complications in medical and surgical practice. High-output fistulae are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, poor quality of life, and a substantial healthcare burden. An interdisciplinary team approach is crucial to prevent and mitigate the adverse clinical consequences of high-output ECFs including sepsis, metabolic derangements, and malnutrition. Patients with ECFs are at a significantly higher risk of developing malnutrition and close monitoring by nutrition support professionals and/or a nutrition support team is an essential component of their medical management. High-output ECFs often require the initiation of nutrition support through either enteral or parenteral routes. Historically, parenteral nutrition (PN) has been the primary method of nutrition support in these patients. However, oral and enteral nutrition (EN) should remain viable options if an evaluation of the location of the ECF, amount of remaining functional bowel, and volume of ECF output identifies favorable conditions. Additionally, in contrast to PN, oral nutrition and EN are the preferred method of feeding because of the maintenance of the structural and functional integrity of the gastrointestinal tract. The inclusion of pharmacological interventions can greatly assist with the reduction and stabilization of ECF output and thereby permit sustained enteral feeding. Initiation of supplemental or full PN will be required if oral nutrition and EN lead to metabolic derangements, fail to meet energy requirements, or do not maintain or improve the patient's nutrition status. The main focus of this review is to discuss the nutrition management of patients with high-output ECFs.
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Tang QQ, Hong ZW, Ren HJ, Wu L, Wang GF, Gu GS, Chen J, Zheng T, Wu XW, Ren JA, Li JS. Nutritional Management of Patients With Enterocutaneous Fistulas: Practice and Progression. Front Nutr 2020; 7:564379. [PMID: 33123545 PMCID: PMC7573310 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.564379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The management of enterocutaneous fistulas (ECF) can be challenging because of massive fluid loss, which can lead to electrolyte imbalance, severe dehydration, malnutrition and sepsis. Nutritional support plays a key role in the management and successful closure of ECF. The principle of nutritional support for patients with ECF should be giving enteral nutrition (EN) priority, supplemented by parenteral nutrition if necessary. Although total parenteral nutrition (TPN) may be indicated, use of enteral feeding should be advocated as early as possible if patients are tolerant to it, which can protect gut mucosal barrier and prevent bacterial translocation. A variety of methods of enteral nutrition have been developed such as fistuloclysis and relay perfusion. ECF can also be occluded by special devices and then EN can be implemented, including fibrin glue application, Over-The-Scope Clip placement and three-dimensional (3D)-printed patient-personalized fistula stent implantation. However, those above should not be conducted in acute fistulas, because tissues are edematous and perforation could easily occur.
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- Qin-Qing Tang
- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China.,Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Jinling Hospital Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing, China.,Laboratory for Trauma and Surgical Infections, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Fragkos KC, Thong D, Cheung K, Thomson HJ, Windsor AC, Engledow A, McCullough J, Mehta SJ, Rahman F, Plumb AA, Di Caro S. Adipose tissue imaging as nutritional predictors in patients undergoing enterocutaneous fistula repair. Nutrition 2020; 73:110722. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Yeh DD, Martin M, Sakran JV, Meier K, Mendoza A, Grant AA, Parks J, Byerly S, Lee EE, McKinley WI, McClave SA, Miller K, Mazuski J, Taylor B, Luckhurst C, Fagenholz P. Advances in nutrition for the surgical patient. Curr Probl Surg 2019; 56:343-398. [DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Niu DG, Yang F, Tian WL, Zhao YZ, Li C, Ding LA, Fang HC, Huang Q. A technique to establish fistuloclysis for high-output jejunocutaneous fistula through percutaneous enterostomy: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e14653. [PMID: 30855454 PMCID: PMC6417508 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Currently, fistucolysis helps to establish intestinal nutrition and succus entericus reinfusion in the case of controllable mature high-output enterocutaneous fistula. However, if the tube cannot reach the distal limb of a fistula, fistuloclysis is not achieved. We proposed a strategy to establish succus entericus reinfusion for intractable intestinal fistula through percutaneous enterostomy. PATIENT CONCERNS A 43-year-old man was transferred to our facility for postoperative enterocutaneous fistulae, sepsis, malnutrition, and electrolyte and fluid imbalance. The contrast X-ray demonstrated the breakdown of the primary anastomosis, with fistula output ranging from 1500 to 2000 mL/d, despite the administration of medications to reduce gastrointestinal secretions. DIAGNOSES The patient was diagnosed with high-output anastomosis fistula by gastrointestinal radiography. INTERVENTIONS We used percutaneous enterostomy to establish fistuloclysis. OUTCOMES Fistuloclysis was established by percutaneous enterostomy successfully. No complications were found during the past 4-month follow-up after percutaneous enterostomy. He is waiting for reconstruction surgery after 6 months' enteral nutrition (EN). LESSONS Fistuloclysis-assisted EN, if used appropriately, avoids the complications of long-term parenteral nutrition (PN) and may promote faster fistula healing.
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- Dong-Guang Niu
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Oncology Department, Xintai People's Hospital, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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The open abdomen technique and temporary abdominal closure after damage control surgery is fast becoming the standard of care for managing intra-abdominal bleeding and infectious or ischemic processes in critically ill patients. Expansion of this technique has evolved from damage control surgery in severely injured trauma patients to use in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome due to acute pancreatitis and other disorders. Subsequent therapies after use of the open abdomen technique and temporary abdominal closure are resuscitation in the intensive care unit and planned reoperation to manage the underlying cause of bleeding, infection, or ischemia. Determining the need for this potentially lifesaving intervention and managing the wound after the open abdomen has been created are all within the realm of critical care nurses. Case studies illustrate the implementation of the open abdomen technique and patient management strategies.
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- Eleanor R Fitzpatrick
- Eleanor R. Fitzpatrick is a clinical nurse specialist for surgical critical care at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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There are very few clinical studies that highlight a definitive and comprehensive guideline for the management of enterocutaneous fistulas. Most accepted guidelines are found in textbooks and are taken from expert advice and case reports. The goal of this review is to highlight advancements relevant to the management of enterocutaneous fistulas from the recent two to three years. Although strong evidence-based guidelines are lacking, the consensus is that a multidisciplinary team working with a clear treatment plan targeting multiple aspects of management can maximize patient outcomes.
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- Jamie Heimroth
- Hiram C. Polk, Jr MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Hiram C. Polk, Jr MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Limketkai BN, Wolf A, Parian AM. Nutritional Interventions in the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2018; 47:155-177. [PMID: 29413010 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nutritional strategies have been explored as primary or adjunct therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Exclusive enteral nutrition is effective for the induction of remission in Crohn disease and is recommended as a first-line therapy for children. Dietary strategies focus on adjusting the ratio of consumed nutrients that are proinflammatory or antiinflammatory. Treatments with dietary supplements focus on the antiinflammatory effects of the individual supplements (eg, curcumin, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D) or their positive effects on the intestinal microbiome (eg, prebiotics, probiotics). This article discusses the role of diets and dietary supplements in the treatment of IBD.
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- Berkeley N Limketkai
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Alway M211, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, 300 Pasteur Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Coccolini F, Roberts D, Ansaloni L, Ivatury R, Gamberini E, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Coimbra R, Kirkpatrick AW, Pereira BM, Montori G, Ceresoli M, Abu-Zidan FM, Sartelli M, Velmahos G, Fraga GP, Leppaniemi A, Tolonen M, Galante J, Razek T, Maier R, Bala M, Sakakushev B, Khokha V, Malbrain M, Agnoletti V, Peitzman A, Demetrashvili Z, Sugrue M, Di Saverio S, Martzi I, Soreide K, Biffl W, Ferrada P, Parry N, Montravers P, Melotti RM, Salvetti F, Valetti TM, Scalea T, Chiara O, Cimbanassi S, Kashuk JL, Larrea M, Hernandez JAM, Lin HF, Chirica M, Arvieux C, Bing C, Horer T, De Simone B, Masiakos P, Reva V, DeAngelis N, Kike K, Balogh ZJ, Fugazzola P, Tomasoni M, Latifi R, Naidoo N, Weber D, Handolin L, Inaba K, Hecker A, Kuo-Ching Y, Ordoñez CA, Rizoli S, Gomes CA, De Moya M, Wani I, Mefire AC, Boffard K, Napolitano L, Catena F. The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2018; 13:7. [PMID: 29434652 PMCID: PMC5797335 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-018-0167-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Damage control resuscitation may lead to postoperative intra-abdominal hypertension or abdominal compartment syndrome. These conditions may result in a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle leading to severe physiologic derangements and multiorgan failure unless interrupted by abdominal (surgical or other) decompression. Further, in some clinical situations, the abdomen cannot be closed due to the visceral edema, the inability to control the compelling source of infection or the necessity to re-explore (as a "planned second-look" laparotomy) or complete previously initiated damage control procedures or in cases of abdominal wall disruption. The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients has been proposed to be effective in preventing or treating deranged physiology in patients with severe injuries or critical illness when no other perceived options exist. Its use, however, remains controversial as it is resource consuming and represents a non-anatomic situation with the potential for severe adverse effects. Its use, therefore, should only be considered in patients who would most benefit from it. Abdominal fascia-to-fascia closure should be done as soon as the patient can physiologically tolerate it. All precautions to minimize complications should be implemented.
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- Federico Coccolini
- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Canada
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, USA
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM)–Unicamp Campinas, Campinas, SP Brazil
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, 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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- Department of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Second Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Second Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, USA
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- General and Emergency Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Centre, Seattle, USA
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- General Surgery Department, Hadassah Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
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- First Clinic of General Surgery, University Hospital/UMBAL/St George Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- ICU and High Care Burn Unit, Ziekenhius Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Services, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Tbilisi State Medical University, Kipshidze Central University Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- General Surgery Department, Letterkenny Hospital, Letterkenny, Ireland
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- Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie Universitätsklinikum Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Acute Care Surgery, The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, HI USA
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- General and Trauma Surgery Department, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, London, ON Canada
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- Département d’Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Bichat Claude-Bernard-HUPNVS, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- ICU Department, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- ICU Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Surgery Department, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Assuta Medical Centers, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- General Surgery, “General Calixto García”, Habana Medicine University, Havana, Cuba
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- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Clin. Univ. de Chirurgie Digestive et de l’Urgence, CHUGA-CHU Grenoble Alpes UGA-Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Clin. Univ. de Chirurgie Digestive et de l’Urgence, CHUGA-CHU Grenoble Alpes UGA-Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Empoli Hospital, Empoli, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Orebro, Sweden
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- Pediatric Trauma Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- General and Emergency Surgery, Sergei Kirov Military Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Unit of Digestive Surgery, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Viale Giovanni Ghirotti, 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia & The University of Newcastle, Perth, Australia
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- Trauma Unit, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Trauma and Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, California, Los Angeles USA
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- General and Thoracic Surgery, Giessen Hospital, Giessen, Germany
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- Acute Care Surgery and Traumatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Trauma and Acute Care Service, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
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- Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora (SUPREMA), Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Trauma Center, Milwaukee, WI USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Surgery and Obs/Gyn, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Milpark Hospital Academic Trauma Center, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy
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Sigall-Boneh R, Levine A, Lomer M, Wierdsma N, Allan P, Fiorino G, Gatti S, Jonkers D, Kierkus J, Katsanos KH, Melgar S, Yuksel ES, Whelan K, Wine E, Gerasimidis K. Research Gaps in Diet and Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Topical Review by D-ECCO Working Group [Dietitians of ECCO]. J Crohns Colitis 2017; 11:1407-1419. [PMID: 28961811 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although the current doctrine of IBD pathogenesis proposes an interaction between environmental factors and gut microbiota in genetically susceptible individuals, dietary exposures have attracted recent interest and are, at least in part, likely to explain the rapid rise in disease incidence and prevalence. The D-ECCO working group along with other ECCO experts with expertise in nutrition, microbiology, physiology, and medicine reviewed the evidence investigating the role of diet and nutritional therapy in the onset, perpetuation, and management of IBD. A narrative topical review is presented where evidence pertinent to the topic is summarised collectively under three main thematic domains: i] the role of diet as an environmental factor in IBD aetiology; ii] the role of diet as induction and maintenance therapy in IBD; and iii] assessment of nutritional status and supportive nutritional therapy in IBD. A summary of research gaps for each of these thematic domains is proposed, which is anticipated to be agenda-setting for future research in the area of diet and nutrition in IBD.
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- Rotem Sigall-Boneh
- PIBD Research Center, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Unit, Wolfson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Gastroenterology, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, IBD Center, Humanitas Research Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
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- Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University and Medical School of Ioannina, Greece
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Izmir Katip Celebi University Ataturk Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkey
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- King's College London, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, UK
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, University of Alberta, Canada
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Lauro A, Cirocchi R, Cautero N, Dazzi A, Pironi D, Di Matteo FM, Santoro A, Faenza S, Pironi L, Pinna AD. Surgery for post-operative entero-cutaneous fistulas: is bowel resection plus primary anastomosis without stoma a safe option to avoid early recurrence? Report on 20 cases by a single center and systematic review of the literature. G Chir 2017; 38:185-198. [PMID: 29182901 DOI: 10.11138/gchir/2017.38.4.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND A review was performed on entero-cutaneous fistula (ECF) repair and early recurrence, adding our twenty adult patients (65% had multiple fistulas). METHODS The search yielded 4.098 articles but only 15 were relevant: 1.217 patients underwent surgery. The interval time between fistula's diagnosis and operative repair was between 3 months and 1 year. A bowel resection with primary anastomosis was performed in 1.048 patients, 192 (18.3%) underwent a covering stoma: 856 patients (81.7%) had a fistula takedown in one procedure. RESULTS The patients had 14.3% recurrence and 13.1% mortality rate. In our experience 75% were surgically treated after a period equal or above one year from fistula occurrence: surgery was very demolitive (in 40% remnant small bowel was less than 100 cm). We performed a bowel resection with a hand-sewn anastomosis (95%) without temporary stoma. In-hospital mortality was 0% and at discharge all were back to oral intake with 0% early re-fistulisation. CONCLUSIONS Literature supports our experience: ECF takedown could be safely performed after an adequate period of recovery from 3 months to one year from fistula occurrence. In our series primary repair (bowel resection plus reconnection surgery without temporary stoma) avoided an early recurrence without mortality.
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Postoperative enterocutaneous fistula - principles in non-operative approach. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2017; 24:77-81. [PMID: 29276586 PMCID: PMC5734825 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction Postoperative enterocutaneous fistulae could constitute a challenge when they occur following an abdominal surgery. Astute application of correct principles in its management is essential for good outcomes. Methods A retrospective review of records of patients with enterocutaneous fistulas managed non-operatively was done. Clinical assessment, anatomic and physiologic classification of fistula, fluid resuscitation, electrolyte correction, parenteral/enteral nutrition, antibiotic use and fistula effluent monitoring, formed the basis of management. Results (4/14)Four out of 14 patients with enterocutaneous fistulae were managed exclusively non-operatively. Their ages ranged between 34 and 63 years. Mean age 46years. All four fistulae occurred postoperatively. Laparatomy for ectopic pregnancy, bowel obstruction constituted the primary surgery. There were two high output cases and two low output cases. Initial parenteral nutrition was employed in two cases while enterals were used solely in two cases. Fistula closure was achieved in all 4 cases at durations ranging from 7 to 16 days, a mean time of 12.5 days. Conclusion Non-operative approach to management for postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas was successful in these cases.
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Du Toit A, Boutall ABT, Blaauw R. Opinions of South African dietitians on fistuloclysis as a treatment option for intestinal failure patients. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2017.1345430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- A Du Toit
- Division of Human Nutrition, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Department of Dietetics, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Coccolini F, Montori G, Ceresoli M, Catena F, Moore EE, Ivatury R, Biffl W, Peitzman A, Coimbra R, Rizoli S, Kluger Y, Abu-Zidan FM, Sartelli M, De Moya M, Velmahos G, Fraga GP, Pereira BM, Leppaniemi A, Boermeester MA, Kirkpatrick AW, Maier R, Bala M, Sakakushev B, Khokha V, Malbrain M, Agnoletti V, Martin-Loeches I, Sugrue M, Di Saverio S, Griffiths E, Soreide K, Mazuski JE, May AK, Montravers P, Melotti RM, Pisano M, Salvetti F, Marchesi G, Valetti TM, Scalea T, Chiara O, Kashuk JL, Ansaloni L. The role of open abdomen in non-trauma patient: WSES Consensus Paper. World J Emerg Surg 2017; 12:39. [PMID: 28814969 PMCID: PMC5557069 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-017-0146-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The open abdomen (OA) is defined as intentional decision to leave the fascial edges of the abdomen un-approximated after laparotomy (laparostomy). The abdominal contents are potentially exposed and therefore must be protected with a temporary coverage, which is referred to as temporal abdominal closure (TAC). OA use remains widely debated with many specific details deserving detailed assessment and clarification. To date, in patients with intra-abdominal emergencies, the OA has not been formally endorsed for routine utilization; although, utilization is seemingly increasing. Therefore, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), Abdominal Compartment Society (WSACS) and the Donegal Research Academy united a worldwide group of experts in an international consensus conference to review and thereafter propose the basis for evidence-directed utilization of OA management in non-trauma emergency surgery and critically ill patients. In addition to utilization recommendations, questions with insufficient evidence urgently requiring future study were identified.
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- Federico Coccolini
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery dept., Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery dept., Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery dept., Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma Maggiore hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Trauma Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
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- Acute Care Surgery, The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Services, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15213 USA
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- Department of Surgery, UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, 92103 USA
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- Trauma & Acute Care Service, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
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- Division of General Surgery Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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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 Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- Department of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM) – Unicamp Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Second Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Centre, Seattle, 98104 USA
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- General Surgery Department, Hadassah Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
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- First Clinic of General Surgery, University Hospital/UMBAL/St George Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- ICU and High Care Burn Unit, Ziekenhius Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- General Surgery Department, Letterkenny Hospital, Letterkenny, Ireland
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- Upper Gatrointestinal Surgery, Birmigham Hospital, Birmigham, UK
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Département d’Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Bichat Claude-Bernard-HUPNVS, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery dept., Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery dept., Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- ICU Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Trauma Surgery department, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
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- Emergency and Trauma Surgery department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- General Surgery department, Assuta Medical Centers, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery dept., Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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de Vries FEE, Reeskamp LF, van Ruler O, van Arum I, Kuin W, Dijksta G, Haveman JW, Boermeester MA, Serlie MJ. Systematic review: pharmacotherapy for high-output enterostomies or enteral fistulas. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017; 46:266-273. [PMID: 28613003 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND High-output enterocutaneous fistula or enterostomies can cause intestinal failure. There is a wide variety of options in medical management of patients with high output. AIM To systematically review the literature on available pharmacotherapy to reduce output and to propose an algorithm for standard of care. METHODS Relevant databases were systematically reviewed to identify studies on pharmacotherapy for reduction in (high-) output enterostomies or fistula. Randomised controlled trials and within subjects controlled prospective trials were included. An algorithm for standard of care was generated based on the outcomes of the systematic review. RESULTS Two studies on proton pump inhibitors, six on anti-motility agents, three on histamine receptor antagonists, one on an α2- receptor agonist and eight on somatostatin (analogues) were included. One study examined a proton pump inhibitor and a histamine receptor antagonist within the same patients. Overall, we found evidence for the following medical therapies to be effective: omeprazole, loperamide and codeine, ranitidine and cimetidine. On the basis of these outcomes and clinical experience, we proposed an algorithm for standard of care which consists of high-dose proton pump inhibitors combined with high-dose loperamide as the first step followed by addition of codeine in case of insufficient output reduction. So far, there is insufficient evidence for the standard use of somatostatin (analogues). CONCLUSIONS The available evidence on the efficacy of medication to reduce enterostomy or enterocutaneous fistula output is hampered by low quality studies. We propose an algorithm for standard of care output reduction in these patients.
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- F E E de Vries
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJsselland Ziekenhuis, Cappele a/d Ijssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Adaba F, Vaizey CJ, Warusavitarne J. Management of Intestinal Failure: The High-Output Enterostomy and Enterocutaneous Fistula. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2017; 30:215-222. [PMID: 28684940 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This article provides an overview of the pathophysiology, causes, investigations, and management of high-output enterostomy and enterocutaneous fistula. High-output stoma and enterocutaneous fistula can result in intestinal failure and this is often fatal if not managed properly. The management involves reducing fluid losses, providing nutrients with fluids, and treating the underlying cause and sepsis. A multidisciplinary approach is required for successful management of patients with high-output enterostomy and enterocutaneous fistula.
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- Franklin Adaba
- Intestinal Failure Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Ortiz LA, Zhang B, McCarthy MW, Kaafarani HMA, Fagenholz P, King DR, De Moya M, Velmahos G, Yeh DD. Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistulas, Then and Now. Nutr Clin Pract 2017; 32:508-515. [PMID: 28358595 DOI: 10.1177/0884533617701402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is an aberrant connection between the gastrointestinal tract and the skin or atmosphere (enteroatmospheric fistula [EAF]). Multimodal treatment includes surgical procedures, nutrition support, and wound care. We evaluated our practice and compared our outcomes with previous results published from our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of hospitalized ECF/EAF patients admitted between January 2011 and November 2015. Patients with internal fistulas; active inflammatory bowel disease; malignancy; radiation treatment; end-stage renal, hepatic, or cardiac disease; and active alcoholism were excluded. Data collected included demographics, fistula characteristics, nutrition therapy, treatment, operative success, and hospital mortality. Parametric and nonparametric tests for independent and paired groups were performed. RESULTS Thirty-one patients were included in the analysis. The median (interquartile range) age was 60 (53-76) years, and 81% were female. Parenteral nutrition was initially prescribed in 80% of patients, but 61% received enteral nutrition (EN) at some point during their hospitalization. Two patients were fed by fistuloclysis. Eighty percent of the patients underwent surgical repair a median of 12 months after diagnosis with 92% operative success. Surgical repair had a modest correlation with home discharge (ρ = 0.517, P = .003). A large proportion of patients (77%) were discharged home. The in-hospital mortality at our institution decreased from 44% in 1960 to 21% in 1970 to 3% in the current study. CONCLUSIONS Modern treatment of ECF/EAF, including EN and advanced local wound care, is associated with improvements in clinical outcomes such as hospital mortality.
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- Luis Alfonso Ortiz
- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 2 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 3 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Reintam Blaser A, Starkopf J, Alhazzani W, Berger MM, Casaer MP, Deane AM, Fruhwald S, Hiesmayr M, Ichai C, Jakob SM, Loudet CI, Malbrain MLNG, Montejo González JC, Paugam-Burtz C, Poeze M, Preiser JC, Singer P, van Zanten ARH, De Waele J, Wendon J, Wernerman J, Whitehouse T, Wilmer A, Oudemans-van Straaten HM. Early enteral nutrition in critically ill patients: ESICM clinical practice guidelines. Intensive Care Med 2017; 43:380-398. [PMID: 28168570 PMCID: PMC5323492 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4665-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 410] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Purpose To provide evidence-based guidelines for early enteral nutrition (EEN) during critical illness. Methods We aimed to compare EEN vs. early parenteral nutrition (PN) and vs. delayed EN. We defined “early” EN as EN started within 48 h independent of type or amount. We listed, a priori, conditions in which EN is often delayed, and performed systematic reviews in 24 such subtopics. If sufficient evidence was available, we performed meta-analyses; if not, we qualitatively summarized the evidence and based our recommendations on expert opinion. We used the GRADE approach for guideline development. The final recommendations were compiled via Delphi rounds. Results We formulated 17 recommendations favouring initiation of EEN and seven recommendations favouring delaying EN. We performed five meta-analyses: in unselected critically ill patients, and specifically in traumatic brain injury, severe acute pancreatitis, gastrointestinal (GI) surgery and abdominal trauma. EEN reduced infectious complications in unselected critically ill patients, in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, and after GI surgery. We did not detect any evidence of superiority for early PN or delayed EN over EEN. All recommendations are weak because of the low quality of evidence, with several based only on expert opinion. Conclusions We suggest using EEN in the majority of critically ill under certain precautions. In the absence of evidence, we suggest delaying EN in critically ill patients with uncontrolled shock, uncontrolled hypoxaemia and acidosis, uncontrolled upper GI bleeding, gastric aspirate >500 ml/6 h, bowel ischaemia, bowel obstruction, abdominal compartment syndrome, and high-output fistula without distal feeding access. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00134-016-4665-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Annika Reintam Blaser
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
- Center of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Services of Adult Intensive Care Medicine and Burns, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Klinische Abteilung für Herz-Thorax-Gefäßchirurgische Anästhesie & Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Pasteur 2, University of Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos General San Martín de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Intensive Care Unit, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Medicine Department, Hôpital Beaujon APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of Surgery/IntensiveCare Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Intensive Care Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Division, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Immunobiology and Transplantation, King's College London, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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With advances in abdominal surgery and the management of major trauma, complex abdominal wall defects have become the new surgical disease, and the need for abdominal wall reconstruction has increased dramatically. Subsequently, how to reconstruct these large defects has become a new surgical question. While most surgeons use native abdominal wall whenever possible, evidence suggests that synthetic or biologic mesh needs to be added to large ventral hernia repairs. One particular group of patients who exemplify "complex" are those with contaminated wounds, enterocutaneous fistulas, enteroatmospheric fistulas, and/or stoma(s), where synthetic mesh is to be avoided if at all possible. Most recently, biologic mesh has become the new standard in high-risk patients with contaminated and dirty-infected wounds. While biologic mesh is the most common tissue engineered used in this field of surgery, level I evidence is needed on its indication and long-term outcomes. Various techniques for reconstructing the abdominal wall have been described, however the long-term outcomes for most of these studies, are rarely reported. In this article, I outline current practical approaches to perioperative management and definitive abdominal reconstruction in patients with complex abdominal wall defects, with or without fistulas, as well as those who have lost abdominal domain.
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BACKGROUND A part of damage-control laparotomy is to leave the fascial edges and the skin open to avoid abdominal compartment syndrome and allow further explorations. This condition, known as open abdomen (OA), although effective, is associated with severe complications. Our aim was to develop evidence-based recommendations to define indications for OA, techniques for temporary abdominal closure, management of enteric fistulas, and methods of definitive wall closure. METHODS The literature from 1990 to 2014 was systematically screened according to PRISMA [Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses] protocol. Seventy-six articles were reviewed by a panel of experts to assign grade of recommendations (GoR) and level of evidence (LoE) using the GRADE [Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation] system, and an international consensus conference was held. RESULTS OA in trauma is indicated at the end of damage-control laparotomy, in the presence of visceral swelling, for a second look in vascular injuries or gross contamination, in the case of abdominal wall loss, and if medical treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome has failed (GoR B, LoE II). Negative-pressure wound therapy is the recommended temporary abdominal closure technique to drain peritoneal fluid, improve nursing, and prevent fascial retraction (GoR B, LoE I). Lack of OA closure within 8 days (GoR C, LoE II), bowel injuries, high-volume replacement, and use of polypropylene mesh over the bowel (GoR C, LoE I) are risk factors for frozen abdomen and fistula formation. Negative-pressure wound therapy allows to isolate the fistula and protect the surrounding tissues from spillage until granulation (GoR C, LoE II). Correction of fistula is performed after 6 months to 12 months. Definitive closure of OA has to be obtained early (GoR C, LoE I) with direct suture, traction devices, component separation with or without mesh. Biologic meshes are an option for wall reinforcement if bacterial contamination is present (GoR C, LoE II). CONCLUSION OA and negative-pressure techniques improve the care of trauma patients, but closure must be achieved early to avoid complications.
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Song X, Song Y, Yuan Y, Zhang P, Zhang X. Prognostic value of presepsin for outcomes and complications in enterocutaneous fistula complicated by abdominal sepsis. Int J Surg 2016; 33 Pt A:96-101. [PMID: 27494999 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.07.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) poses a supreme challenge for the surgeons associated with abdominal sepsis, fluid electrolyte imbalance and undernutrition. Individual prognostic stratification is pivotal in the clinical management. Presepsin is a novel biomarker showing diagnostic and prognostic value in sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of presepsin in ECF. METHODS Consecutive patients with ECF were enrolled if diagnosed as abdominal sepsis from June 2014 to June 2015. Serum concentration of presepsin at admission was measured, and medical records including demographics, medical history, treatment modalities, complications and outcomes were collected. Kaplan-Meier curves was drawn to demonstrate the cumulative incidence of source control of infection and fistula closure, and Cox regression analysis was performed to identify independent factors. Association between presepsin and other markers was evaluated by Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS 71 patients were included with the median presepsin concentration of 726 pg/mL at admission. Baseline presepsin levels showed predictive potential in successful source control of intra-abdominal infection but not in fistula closure. Patients with higher presepsin had more severe intra-abdominal infection as denoted by higher levels of WBC, CRP and PCT, as well as high risks of complications and failure of fistula closure compared with those having lower presepsin (≤726 pg/mL). Presepsin concentration was positively associated with APACHE II score, CRP and PCT. CONCLUSIONS Presepsin shows prognostic values for source control of abdominal sepsis and clinical courses of ECF. This index may help stratify patients, facilitating the monitoring and adjustment of the therapeutic regimen at an early stage.
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- Xiaofei Song
- Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Provincial People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, 450003, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Provincial People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, 450003, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Provincial People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, 450003, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Provincial People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, 450003, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Provincial People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, 450003, China.
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Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Melton GB. Enterocutaneous Fistula: Proven Strategies and Updates. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2016; 29:130-7. [PMID: 27247538 DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1580732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Management of enterocutaneous fistula represents one of the most protracted and difficult problems in colorectal surgery with substantial morbidity and mortality rates. This article summarizes the current classification systems and successful management protocols, provides an in-depth review of fluid resuscitation, sepsis control, nutrition management, medication management of output quantity, wound care, nonoperative intervention measures, operative timeline, and considerations, and discusses special considerations such as inflammatory bowel disease and enteroatmospheric fistula.
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Wercka J, Cagol PP, Melo ALP, Locks GDF, Franzon O, Kruel NF. Epidemiology and outcome of patients with postoperative abdominal fistula. Rev Col Bras Cir 2016; 43:117-23. [DOI: 10.1590/0100-69912016002008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: to present the epidemiological profile, incidence and outcome of patients who developing postoperative abdominal fistula. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, prospective study evaluated patients undergoing abdominal surgery. We studied the epidemiological profile, the incidence of postoperative fistulas and their characteristics, the outcome of this complication and the predictors of mortality. Results: The sample consisted of 1,148 patients. The incidence of fistula was 5.5%. There was predominance of biliary fistula (26%), followed by colonic fistulas (22%) and stomach (15%). The average time to onset of fistula was 6.3 days. For closure, the average was 25.6 days. The mortality rate of patients with fistula was 25.4%. Predictors of mortality in patients who developed fistula were age over 60 years, presence of comorbidities, fistula closure time more than 19 days, no spontaneous closure of the fistula, malnutrition, sepsis and need for admission to the Intensive Care Unit Conclusion: abdominal postoperative fistulas are still relatively frequent and associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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- Janaina Wercka
- Hospital Regional de São José Homero de Miranda Gomes, Brasil
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- Hospital Regional de São José Homero de Miranda Gomes, Brasil
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Ideally, surgical patients should be nutritionally optimized, as better nutritional status correlates with favorable outcomes during the perioperative period. As inflammatory bowel disease often leads to overall malnutrition, special consideration should be given to this patient population by surgeons. In this article, we review methods for nutritional assessment and provide nutritional recommendations for this special surgical population.
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Classification, prevention and management of entero-atmospheric fistula: a state-of-the-art review. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2016; 401:1-13. [PMID: 26867939 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-015-1370-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Entero-atmospheric fistula (EAF) is an enteric fistula occurring in the setting of an open abdomen, thus creating a communication between the GI tract and the external atmosphere. Management and nursing of patients suffering EAF carries several challenges, and prevention of EAF should be the first and best treatment option. PURPOSE Here, we present a novel modified classification of EAF and review the current state of the art in its prevention and management including nutritional issues and feeding strategies. We also provide an overview on surgical management principles, highlighting several surgical techniques for dealing with EAF that have been reported in the literature throughout the years. CONCLUSIONS The treatment strategy for EAF should be multidisciplinary and multifaceted. Surgical treatment is most often multistep and should be tailored to the single patient, based on the type and characteristics of the EAF, following its correct identification and classification. The specific experience of surgeons and nursing staff in the management of EAF could be enhanced, applying distinct simulation-based ex vivo training models.
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Chamberlain M, Dwyer R. Reducing pre-operative length of stay for enterocutaneous fistula repair with a multi-disciplinary approach. BMJ QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REPORTS 2016; 4:bmjquality_uu204075.w1773. [PMID: 26734355 PMCID: PMC4645886 DOI: 10.1136/bmjquality.u204075.w1773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pre-operative assessment of complex surgical patients can be a lengthy process, albeit essential to minimise complication rates. In a tertiary referral unit specialising in the surgical repair of entercutaneous fistulas, a baseline audit revealed an average in-patient length of stay of 30.1 days, mainly caused by poor co-ordination between specialities. After the introduction of a weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting and the formalisation of a patient pathway, this admission length was reduced to 5.7 days (p<0.01), resulting in significant savings to the department.
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Rasilainen SK, Viljanen M, Mentula PJ, Leppäniemi AK. Enteroatmospheric fistulae in open abdomen: Management and outcome – Single center experience. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY OPEN 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijso.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Yin J, Wang J, Yao D, Zhang S, Mao Q, Kong W, Ren L, Li Y, Li J. Is it feasible to implement enteral nutrition in patients with enteroatmospheric fistulae? A single-center experience. Nutr Clin Pract 2015; 29:656-61. [PMID: 24920224 DOI: 10.1177/0884533614536587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Published experience in feeding patients with enteroatmospheric fistulae is scarce. This study aimed to determine if enteral nutrition (EN) could be safely delivered in the presence of enteroatmospheric fistula. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective descriptive study from a major fistula treatment center in China. Medical records of patients who developed enteroatmospheric fistulae in the open abdomen after abdominal trauma were reviewed. The timing of initiation and achievement of full strength (25 kcal/kg/d) EN after enteroatmospheric fistula were noted, as well as the incidence of feeding-associated complications and weaning of parenteral nutrition (PN). The outcomes of open abdomen and enteroatmospheric fistula were also noted. RESULTS Nine patients were included in this study. EN was successfully implemented in all patients. The median timing of initiation and achievement of full strength of EN after enteroatmospheric fistula was 9 (interquartile range [IQR], 3–22) and 27 (IQR, 22–43) days, respectively. Feeding-associated complications developed in 1 (11.1%) patient. All patients were liberated from PN at hospital discharge. Split-thickness skin grafting was performed in all patients, of whom 5 underwent successful delayed abdominal closure, and 4 were awaiting definitive closure. Repair or resection of enteroatmospheric fistula occurred in 8 (88.9%) patients. CONCLUSION This study showed that EN could be safely implemented in patients with enteroatmospheric fistulae without complicating the treatment of open abdomen and enteroatmospheric fistula.
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Terzi C, Egeli T, Canda AE, Arslan NC. Management of enteroatmospheric fistulae. Int Wound J 2015; 11 Suppl 1:17-21. [PMID: 24851732 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A small-bowel enteroatmospheric fistula (EAF) is an especially challenging complication for patients with open abdomens (OAs) and their surgeons. Manipulation of the bowel during treatment (e.g. dressing changes) is one of the risk factors for developing these openings between the atmosphere and the gastrointestinal tract. Unlike enterocutaneous fistulae, EAFs have neither overlying soft tissue nor a real fistula tract, which reduces the likelihood of their spontaneous closure. Surgical closure is necessary but not always easy to do in the OA environment. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been used successfully as an adjunct therapy to heal the wound around EAFs. This review discusses many aspects of managing EAFs in patients with OAs, and presents techniques that have been developed to isolate the fistula and divert effluent while applying NPWT to the surrounding wound bed.
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- Cem Terzi
- Department of Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Ozer MT, Sinan H, Zeybek N, Peker Y. A simple novel technique for enteroatmospheric fistulae: silicone fistula plug. Int Wound J 2015; 11 Suppl 1:22-4. [PMID: 24851733 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAFs), a rare condition that develops in patients treated with an open abdomen, present serious problems for the surgeon. There are no fixed algorithms for treatment of EAF, and treatment options are determined based on the experience of the surgeon and status of the patient. We developed a 'suspended silicone fistula plug' for treating a patient who developed an EAF after undergoing multiple operations in a short period of time. Used in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy, application of this novel therapy resulted in EAF closure and patient discharge.
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- M Tahir Ozer
- Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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Surgical Tips in Frozen Abdomen Management: Application of Coliseum Technique. Case Rep Surg 2015; 2015:309290. [PMID: 26064759 PMCID: PMC4442005 DOI: 10.1155/2015/309290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Wound dehiscence is a serious postoperative complication, with an incidence of 0.5–3% after primary closure of a laparotomy incision, and represents an acute mechanical failure of wound healing. Relatively recently the concept of “intentional open abdomen” was described and both clinical entities share common pathophysiological and clinical pathways (“postoperative open abdominal wall”). Although early reconstruction is the target, a significant proportion of patients will develop adhesions between abdominal viscera and the anterolateral abdominal wall, a condition widely recognized as “frozen abdomen,” where delayed wound closure appears as the only realistic alternative. We report our experience with a patient who presented with frozen abdomen after wound dehiscence due to surgical site infection and application of the “Coliseum technique” for its definitive surgical management. This novel technique represents an innovative alternative to abdominal exploration, for cases of “malignant” frozen abdomen due to peritoneal carcinomatosis. Lifting the edges of the surgical wound upwards and suspending them under traction by threads from a retractor positioned above the abdomen facilitates approach to the peritoneal cavity, optimizes exposure of intra-abdominal organs, and prevents operative injury to the innervation and blood supply of abdominal wall musculature, a crucial step for subsequent hernia repair.
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Marinis A, Gkiokas G, Argyra E, Fragulidis G, Polymeneas G, Voros D. "Enteroatmospheric fistulae"--gastrointestinal openings in the open abdomen: a review and recent proposal of a surgical technique. Scand J Surg 2014; 102:61-8. [PMID: 23820678 DOI: 10.1177/1457496913482252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The occurrence of an enteric fistula in the middle of an open abdomen is called an enteroatmospheric fistula, which is the most challenging and feared complication for a surgeon to deal with. It is in fact not a true fistula because it neither has a fistula tract nor is covered by a well-vascularized tissue. The mortality of enteroatmospheric fistulae was as high as 70% in past decades but is currently approximately 40% due to advanced modern intensive care and improved surgical techniques. Management of patients with an open abdomen and an enteroatmospheric fistula is very challenging. Intensive care support of organs and systems is vital in order to manage the severely septic patient and the associated multiple organ failure syndrome. Many of the principles applied to classic enterocutaneous fistulae are used as well. Control of enteric spillage, attempts to seal the fistula, and techniques of peritoneal access for excision of the involved loop are reviewed in this report. Additionally, we describe our recent proposal of a lateral surgical approach via the circumference of the open abdomen in order to avoid the hostile and granulated surface of the abdominal trauma, which is adhered to the intraperitoneal organs.
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- A Marinis
- First Department of Surgery, Tzaneion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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Coetzee E, Rahim Z, Boutall A, Goldberg P. Refeeding enteroclysis as an alternative to parenteral nutrition for enteric fistula. Colorectal Dis 2014; 16:823-30. [PMID: 25040941 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Refeeding enteroclysis is one method of giving artificial nutritional support to patients with enterocutaneous fistula. This study compares the results of this technique with parenteral nutrition or nutrition given via a proximal stoma. METHOD All patients admitted to our intestinal failure unit with a proximal enteric fistula and managed with refeeding enteroclysis over a 4-year period were included and compared with a matched group of patients managed without using this technique. RESULTS Twenty patients (15 men) with a proximal enteric fistula received chyme refeeding down the distal limb of the fistula. This was established at a mean of 14 days after admission to the unit and total parenteral nutrition could be weaned off by 20 days. The mean output from the proximal limb was 1800 ml and the mean volume refed down the distal limb was 1220 ml per day. Additional enteric feed was given to 12 patients. No patient was given pharmacological agents to delay gastrointestinal transit or additional intravenous water and electrolyte for most of the time after refeeding was established. There were no complications or deaths related to chyme refeeding. CONCLUSION Refeeding enteroclysis is feasible in selected patients with a proximal enteric fistula or stoma. Adequate nutrition, water and electrolyte balance can be achieved without resorting to parenteral infusions.
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- E Coetzee
- Intestinal Failure Unit of the Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hopsital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Chen J, Ren JA, Han G, Gu GS, Wang GF, Wu XW, Zhou B, Hu D, Wu Y, Zhao YZ, Li JS. Polymorphism of heat shock protein 70-2 and enterocutaneous fistula in Chinese population. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:12559-65. [PMID: 25253958 PMCID: PMC4168091 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate whether the heat shock protein 70-2 (HSP70-2) polymorphism is associated with enterocutaneous fistulas in a Chinese population. METHODS This study included 131 patients with enterocutaneous/enteroatmospheric fistulas. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease or other autoimmune diseases were excluded from this study. All patients with enterocutaneous/enteroatmospheric fistulas were followed up for three months to observe disease recurrence. In addition, a total of 140 healthy controls were also recruited from the Jinling Hospital, matched according to the sex and age of the patient population. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood from each participant. The HSP70-2 restriction fragment length polymorphism related to the polymorphic PstI site at position 1267 was characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). First PCR amplification was carried out, and then PCR products were digested with PstI restriction enzyme. The DNA lacking the polymorphic PstI site within HSP70-2 generates a product of 1117 bp in size (allele A), whereas the HSP70-2 PstI polymorphism produces two fragments of 936 bp and 181 bp in size (allele B). RESULTS The frequency of the HSP70-2 PstI polymorphism did not differ between patients and controls; however, the A allele was more predominant in patients with enterocutaneous fistulas than in controls (60.7% vs 51.4%, P = 0.038, OR = 1.425, 95%CI: 1.019-1.994). Sixty-one patients were cured by a definitive operation, drainage operation, or percutaneous drainage while 52 patients were cured by nonsurgical treatment. There was no significant difference in the frequency of the HSP70-2 PstI polymorphism between the patients who had surgery compared to those who did not (P = 0.437, OR = 1.237, 95%CI: 0.723-2.117). Moreover, 11 patients refused any treatment for economic reasons or tumor burden, and 7 patients with enterocutaneous fistulas (5.8%) died during the follow-up period. However, there was no significant difference in the frequency of the HSP70-2 PstI polymorphism between the patients who survived compared to those who died (P = 0.403, OR = 0.604, 95%CI: 0.184-1.986). CONCLUSION The A allele of the HSP70-2 PstI polymorphism was associated with enterocutaneous fistulas in this Chinese population.
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Badrasawi MM, Shahar S, Sagap I. Nutritional management of enterocutaneous fistula: a retrospective study at a Malaysian university medical center. J Multidiscip Healthc 2014; 7:365-70. [PMID: 25187726 PMCID: PMC4149450 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s58752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Enterocutaneous fistula is a challenging clinical condition with serious complications and considerable morbidity and mortality. Early nutritional support has been found to decrease these complications and to improve the clinical outcome. Location of the fistula and physiological status affect the nutrition management plan in terms of feeding route, calories, and protein requirements. This study investigated the nutritional management procedures at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, and attempted to determine factors that affect the clinical outcome. Nutritional management was evaluated retrospectively in 22 patients with enterocutaneous fistula seen over a 5-year period. Medical records were reviewed to obtain data on nutritional status, biochemical indices, and route and tolerance of feeding. Calories and protein requirements are reported and categorized. The results show that surgery was the predominant etiology and low output fistula was the major physiological category; anatomically, the majority were ileocutaneous. The spontaneous healing rate was 14%, the total healing rate was 45%, and the mortality rate was 22%, with 14% due to fistula-associated complications. There was a significant relationship between body mass index/serum albumin levels and fistula healing; these parameters also had a significant relationship with mortality. Glutamine was used in 50% of cases; however, there was no significant relationship with fistula healing or mortality rate. The nutritional status of the patient has an important impact on the clinical outcome. Conservative management that includes nutrition support is very important in order to improve nutritional status before surgical repair of the fistula.
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- Manal Mh Badrasawi
- Dietetics Program, School of Health Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Dietetics Program, School of Health Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Center, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Slade DAJ, Carlson GL. Takedown of Enterocutaneous Fistula and Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Surg Clin North Am 2013; 93:1163-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Nutritional support in patients following damage control laparotomy with an open abdomen. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2013; 39:243-8. [PMID: 26815230 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-013-0287-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Damage control laparotomy (DCL) and the open abdomen have been well accepted following either severe abdominal trauma or emergency surgical disease. As DCL is increasingly utilized as a therapeutic option, appropriate management of the post-DCL patient is important. Early caloric support by enteral nutrition (EN) in the critically ill patient improves wound healing and decreases septic complications, lung injury, and multi-system organ failure. However, following DCL, nutritional strategies can be challenging and, at times, even daunting. CONCLUSIONS Even though limited data exist, the use of early EN following DCL seems safe, provided that the patient is not undergoing active resuscitation or the bowel is not in discontinuity. It is unknown as to whether EN in the open abdomen reduces septic complications, prevents enterocutaneous fistula (ECF), or alters the timing of definitive abdominal wall closure. Future investigation in a prospective manner may help elucidate these important questions.
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Enterocutaneous fistula and its variations are some of the most difficult problems encountered in the practice of general surgery. Reliable evidence that can be used to direct the care of patients afflicted with this malady is limited. There are controversies in several areas of care. This article addresses some of the gray areas of care for the patient with enterocutaneous fistula. There is particular attention directed toward the phenomenon of enteroatmospheric fistula, as well as prevention and abdominal wall reconstruction, which is often required in these individuals.
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- Kurt G Davis
- Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, TX 79920, USA
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