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Balzano G, Reni M, Di Bartolomeo M, Scorsetti M, Caraceni A, Rivizzigno P, Amorosi A, Scardoni A, Abu Hilal M, Ferrari G, Labianca R, Venturini M, Doglioni C, Riva L, Caccialanza R, Carrara S. Translating knowledge into policy: Organizational model and minimum requirements for the implementation of a regional pancreas unit network. Dig Liver Dis 2024:S1590-8658(24)00776-X. [PMID: 38851973 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
Pancreatic and periampullary cancers pose significant challenges in oncological care due to their complexity and diagnostic difficulties. Global experiences underscore the crucial role of multidisciplinary collaboration and centralized care in improving patient outcomes in this context. Recognizing these challenges, Lombardy, Italy's most populous region, embarked on establishing pancreas units across its territory to enhance clinical outcomes and organizational efficiency. This initiative, driven by a multistakeholder approach involving the Lombardy Welfare Directorate, clinicians, and a patient association, emphasizes the centralization of complex care in high-volume hospitals, adopting a hub-and-spoke model and a multidisciplinary approach. This article outlines the process and criteria set forth for pancreas unit implementation, aiming to provide a structured framework for enhancing pancreatic cancer care. Central to this initiative is the establishment of structured criteria and minimal requirements, not only for surgery but also for other essential components of care, ensuring a comprehensive approach to pancreatic cancer management. The Lombardy model offers a structured framework for enhancing pancreatic cancer care, with potential applicability to other regions and countries seeking to improve their cancer care infrastructure.
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- Gianpaolo Balzano
- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 60, 20123, Milan, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano 20089, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano Via della Commenda 19 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Codice Viola, Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Group, 20855, Lesmo (MB), Italy
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- Welfare General Directorate, Regione Lombardia; Palazzo Lombardia, Piazza Città di Lombardia, 1, 20124 Milan, Italy
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- Welfare General Directorate, Regione Lombardia; Palazzo Lombardia, Piazza Città di Lombardia, 1, 20124 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, Brescia 25124, Italy
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- Division of Minimally-Invasive Oncologic Surgery ASST GOM Niguarda Nigurda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Circolo Hospital, ASST Sette Laghi, 21100, Varese, Italy; Department of Medicine and Technological Innovation (DIMIT), Insubria University, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Frailty Department, Local Network of Palliative Care, ASST, Lecco, Italy
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- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinco San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital - Endoscopic Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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Cobianchi L, Dal Mas F, Abu Hilal M, Adham M, Alfieri S, Balzano G, Barauskas G, Bassi C, Besselink MG, Bockhorn M, Boggi U, Conlon KC, Coppola R, Dervenis C, Dokmak S, Falconi M, Fusai GK, Gumbs AA, Ivanecz A, Memeo R, Radenković D, Ramia JM, Rangelova E, Salvia R, Sauvanet A, Serrablo A, Siriwardena AK, Stättner S, Strobel O, Zerbi A, Malleo G, Butturini G, Frigerio I. Toward a new paradigm of care: a surgical leaders' Delphi consensus on the organizational factors of the new pancreas units (E-AHPBA PUECOF study). Updates Surg 2024:10.1007/s13304-024-01839-x. [PMID: 38662309 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-024-01839-x] [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: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Pancreas units represent new organizational models of care that are now at the center of the European debate. The PUECOF study, endorsed by the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA), aims to reach an expert consensus by enquiring surgical leaders about the Pancreas Units' most relevant organizational factors, with 30 surgical leaders from 14 countries participating in the Delphi survey. Results underline that surgeons believe in the need to organize multidisciplinary meetings, nurture team leadership, and create metrics. Clinical professionals and patients are considered the most relevant stakeholders, while the debate is open when considering different subjects like industry leaders and patient associations. Non-technical skills such as ethics, teamwork, professionalism, and leadership are highly considered, with mentoring, clinical cases, and training as the most appreciated facilitating factors. Surgeons show trust in functional leaders, key performance indicators, and the facilitating role played by nurse navigators and case managers. Pancreas units have a high potential to improve patients' outcomes. While the pancreas unit model of care will not change the technical content of pancreatic surgery, it may bring surgeons several benefits, including more cases, professional development, easier coordination, less stress, and opportunities to create fruitful connections with research institutions and industry leaders.
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- Lorenzo Cobianchi
- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Alessandro Brambilla, 74, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- Pancreas Unit Directorship, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
- Collegium Medicum, University of Social Sciences, Łodz, Poland.
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- Collegium Medicum, University of Social Sciences, Łodz, Poland
- Department of Management - Venice School of Management, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils De Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Digestive Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, ENETS Center of Excellence, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Centre Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Division of General and Transplant Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Centre for Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
- General Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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- Department of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, GHU AP-HP.Nord-Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, ENETS Center of Excellence, Milan, Italy
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Advanced & Minimally Invasive Surgery Excellence Center, Department of Surgery, American Hospital Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Abdominal and General Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Unit of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, General Regional Hospital "F. Miulli", Acquaviva Delle Fonti, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Spain
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Section for Upper Abdominal Surgery at Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Université Paris Cité, Centre de Recherche Sur l'InflammationInserm, Paris, France
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, APHP Nord Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Centre for Hepatobiliary Surgery, Vöcklabruck, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital -IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Department of HPB Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy
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- Department of HPB Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy
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Mercadante S, David F, Mandalà L, Villari P, Mezzatesta P, Casuccio A. Fast-track anesthesia and outcomes in hepatopancreatic cancer surgery: a retrospective analysis. JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2024; 4:15. [PMID: 38395936 PMCID: PMC10885490 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-024-00152-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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AIM To assess the feasibility of a fast-track anesthesia protocol for hepatopancreatobiliary cancer surgery. METHODS Retrospective analysis of consecutive sample of patients who underwent hepatopancreatic surgery for cancer for a period of 12 months in a high volume cancer center. Blended anesthesia was performed for most patients who were then observed in a recovery room area until achieving a safety score. RESULTS Data of 163 patients were examined. Fifty-six and 107 patients underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer and liver surgery for primary tumor or metastases, respectively. Most patients were ASA 3. The mean durations of anesthesia and surgery were 322 min (SD 320) and 296 min (SD 133), respectively. Extubation was performed in the operating room in 125 patients. Post-operatory invasive ventilation was maintained in the recovery room in fifteen patients for a mean duration of 72.7 min (SD148.2). Only one patient was admitted to intensive care for 15 h. NIV was performed in three patients for a mean duration of 73.3 min (SD 15.3). The mean recovery room staying was 79 min (SD 80). The mean hospital postoperative stay was a mean of 8.1 days (SD 5.7). No complications were found in 144 patients. Globally, mortality rate was 3%. CONCLUSION A program of fast-track anesthesia with a short stay in recovery room allowed to achieve a good outcome, limiting the costs of intensive care admission.
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- Sebastiano Mercadante
- Anesthesia & Intensive Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via san, Lorenzo 312, 90145, Palermo, Italy.
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- Anesthesia & Intensive Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via san, Lorenzo 312, 90145, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Anesthesia & Intensive Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via san, Lorenzo 312, 90145, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Pecorelli N, Guarneri G, Vallorani A, Limongi C, Licinio AW, Di Salvo F, Crippa S, Partelli S, Balzano G, Falconi M. Recovery of health-related quality of life after laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:327-338. [PMID: 37759144 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10453-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited data comparing recovery of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after laparoscopic (LDP) versus open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) are available. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of laparoscopy on postoperative HRQOL after DP using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). METHODS Data from consecutive patients who underwent DP (2020-2022) enrolled in a prospective clinical trial were reviewed. Patients completed PROMIS-29 plus 2 profile preoperatively, at postoperative day (POD) 15, 30, 90, and 180. Linear regression analysis adjusting for confounders including preoperative PROMIS scores, age, gender, ASA score, diagnosis, and multivisceral resection was used to estimate mean between-group differences (MD) in postoperative PROMIS domains T scores. RESULTS Overall, 202 patients (118 laparoscopic, 86 open) underwent DP (median age 66 years, pancreatic cancer 41%, multivisceral resection 10%, median LOS 6 days). At POD15, LDP was associated with higher physical function (MD 5.6) and participation in social roles and activities scores (MD 3.8), reduced fatigue (MD - 2.7) and sleep disturbance (MD - 3.8) compared to ODP. At POD30, LDP patients had higher physical function (MD 5.2) and participation in social roles and activities scores (MD 6.0), reduced fatigue (MD - 3.5), and anxiety (MD - 4.0) compared to ODP. No between-group differences were found in HRQoL domains at POD90 and 180. Six months after surgery, the proportions of patients who had not recovered to preoperative physical function, participation in social roles and activities, fatigue, pain interference, sleep disturbance, cognitive function, depression, and anxiety were 31%, 31%, 28%, 20%, 15%, 14%, 8%, and 7%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS According to PROMIS, LDP resulted in improved physical and social functioning and reduced anxiety and fatigue up to 30 days after surgery compared to ODP. At 6 months after surgery, recovery of physical domains is still incomplete in up to 30% of patients.
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- Nicolò Pecorelli
- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Frigerio I, Capelli G, Chiminazzo V, Spolverato G, Lorenzoni G, Mancini S, Giardino A, Regi P, Girelli R, Butturini G. Hepatic Artery Anomalies in Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Outcomes from a High-Volume Center. Dig Surg 2023; 40:196-204. [PMID: 37699375 DOI: 10.1159/000533619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hepatic artery anomalies (HAA) may have an impact on surgical and oncological outcomes of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS Patients who underwent PD at our institution between July 2015 and January 2020 were retrospectively reviewed and classified into two groups: group 1, with presence of HAA, and group 2, with no HAA. A weighted logistic regression model was employed to assess the association between HAA and postoperative complications, and to assess the association between HAA and R status in patients with pancreatic cancer. RESULTS 502 patients were considered for analysis, with 75 (15%) of them in group 1. They had either an accessory (n = 28, 40.8%) or replaced (n = 26, 36.6%) right hepatic artery. Most patients underwent surgery for a malignancy (n = 451; 90%); among them, vascular resection was performed in 69 cases (15%). The presence of a HAA was reported at preoperative imaging only in 4 cases (5%) and the aberrant vessel was preserved in 72% of patients. At weighted multivariable logistic regression analysis, HAA were not associated to higher odds of morbidity (odds ratio [OR]: 0.753, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.543-1.043) nor to R1 status in case of pancreatic cancer (OR: 1.583, 95% CI: 0.979-2.561). CONCLUSION At our institution, the presence of HAA does not have an impact on postoperative outcomes or affects oncological clearance after PD. Hospitals', surgeons', volume and systematic review of preoperative imaging are all factors that help reduce possible adverse events.
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- Isabella Frigerio
- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy,
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- First Surgical Clinic, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, ASST Bergamo Est, Seriate, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- First Surgical Clinic, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Madonna della Navicella Hospital, Venice, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy
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Balzano G, Guarneri G, Pecorelli N, Partelli S, Crippa S, Vico A, Falconi M, Baglio G. Geographical Disparities and Patients' Mobility: A Plea for Regionalization of Pancreatic Surgery in Italy. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15092429. [PMID: 37173896 PMCID: PMC10177179 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Patients requiring complex treatments, such as pancreatic surgery, may need to travel long distances and spend extended periods of time away from home, particularly when healthcare provision is geographically dispersed. This raises concerns about equal access to care. Italy is administratively divided into 21 separate territories, which are heterogeneous in terms of healthcare quality, with provision generally decreasing from north to south. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of adequate facilities for pancreatic surgery, quantify the phenomenon of long-distance mobility for pancreatic resections, and measure its effect on operative mortality. Data refer to patients undergoing pancreatic resections (in the period 2014-2016). The assessment of adequate facilities for pancreatic surgery, based on volume and outcome, confirmed the inhomogeneous distribution throughout Italy. The migration rate from Southern and Central Italy was 40.3% and 14.6%, respectively, with patients mainly directed towards high-volume centers in Northern Italy. Adjusted mortality for non-migrating patients receiving surgery in Southern and Central Italy was significantly higher than that for migrating patients. Adjusted mortality varied greatly among regions, ranging from 3.2% to 16.4%. Overall, this study highlights the urgent need to address the geographical disparities in pancreatic surgery provision in Italy and ensure equal access to care for all patients.
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- Gianpaolo Balzano
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Head of the Research and International Relations Unit, Italian National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services, 00187 Rome, Italy
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Cobianchi L, Dal Mas F, Denicolai S, Previtali P, Venturi A. Editorial: New frontiers in pancreatic cancer care: Multidisciplinary approaches, the role of Pancreas Units, and their organizational impacts. Front Surg 2023; 10:1182206. [PMID: 37035562 PMCID: PMC10076855 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1182206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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- Lorenzo Cobianchi
- Department of Clinical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- ITIR – Institute for Transformative Innovation Research, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- ITIR – Institute for Transformative Innovation Research, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- ITIR – Institute for Transformative Innovation Research, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- ITIR – Institute for Transformative Innovation Research, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Bureau of the Presidency, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Herremans KM, Riner AN, Charles AM, Balch JA, Vudatha V, Freudenberger DC, Nassour I, Hughes SJ, Trevino JG, Loftus TJ. From bench to bedside: Pursuing equity in precision medicine approaches to pancreatic cancer care. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1086779. [PMID: 36568255 PMCID: PMC9779942 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1086779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Kelly M. Herremans
- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States,*Correspondence: Tyler J. Loftus,
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Management of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula-related fluid collections after distal pancreatectomy. Surg Endosc 2022:10.1007/s00464-022-09713-w. [DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09713-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ratnayake B, Pendharkar SA, Connor S, Koea J, Sarfati D, Dennett E, Pandanaboyana S, Windsor JA. Patient volume and clinical outcome after pancreatic cancer resection: A contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery 2022; 172:273-283. [PMID: 35034796 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer remains a highly fatal disease with a 5-year overall survival of less than 10%. In seeking to improve clinical outcomes, there is ongoing debate about the weight that should be given to patient volume in centralization models. The aim of this systematic review is to examine the relationship between patient volume and clinical outcome after pancreatic resection for cancer in the contemporary literature. METHODS The Google Scholar, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched from February 2015 until June 2021 for articles reporting patient volume and outcomes after pancreatic cancer resection. RESULTS There were 46 eligible studies over a 6-year period comprising 526,344 patients. The median defined annual patient volume thresholds varied: low-volume 0 (range 0-9), medium-volume 9 (range 3-29), high-volume 19 (range 9-97), and very-high-volume 28 (range 17-60) patients. The latter 2 were associated with a significantly lower 30-day mortality (P < .001), 90-day mortality (P < .001), overall postoperative morbidity (P = .005), failure to rescue rate (P = .006), and R0 resection rate (P = .008) compared with very-low/low-volume hospitals. Centralization was associated with lower 30-day mortality in 3 out of 5 studies, while postoperative morbidity was similar in 4 out of 4 studies. Median survival was longer in patients traveling greater distance for pancreatic resection in 2 out of 3 studies. Median and 5-year survival did not differ between urban and rural settings. CONCLUSION The contemporary literature confirms a strong relationship between patient volume and clinical outcome for pancreatic cancer resection despite expected bias toward more complex surgery in high-volume centers. These outcomes include lower mortality, morbidity, failure-to-rescue, and positive resection margin rates.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bathiya Ratnayake
- Surgical and Translational Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand; HBP/Upper GI Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. https://twitter.com/ProfJohnWindsor
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- Surgical and Translational Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Upper GI Unit, Northshore Hospital, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho O Te Kahu, Ministry of Health, New Zealand
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- Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho O Te Kahu, Ministry of Health, New Zealand
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- Department of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK; Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Surgical and Translational Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand; HBP/Upper GI Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
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