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Faria EF, Machado RD, Gualberto RJC, Milani MAV, Bidinotto LT, Machado MT, Dos Reis R, Bidinotto DNPB. Patient's safety and satisfaction on same day discharge after robotic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus discharge after 24 or 48 h: a longitudinal randomized prospective study. BMC Urol 2023; 23:149. [PMID: 37735383 PMCID: PMC10512494 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-023-01318-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a tendency of prompted global health systems to reduce the length of hospital stay without compromising patient safety or satisfaction. We evaluated the safety and viability of early discharge in patients undergoing minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP), as well as patient satisfaction with this strategy. METHODS This longitudinal prospective study included 72 patients who underwent MIRP for prostate cancer. Three groups were performed according to the day of hospital discharge following surgery: same day (G1), first day after (G2), and second day after (G3). Satisfaction, adverse events, and readmission were analyzed for each group. Associations between clinicopathologic variables and same-day discharge were analyzed by comparing data between G1 patients who did and did not achieve same-day discharge. RESULTS 16.7% of patients were not discharged according to randomization (10 randomized to G1). 80% of G1 patients who did not achieve same-day discharge had Gleason scores of 3 + 4 or 4 + 3, which were observed in 35.7% of patients discharged on the same day (P < 0.05). Average prostate weight was significantly lower in patients who achieved same-day discharge than in those who did not (P < 0.01). Univariable logistic regression points to Gleason scores of 3 + 4 or 4 + 3 as the main factors associated with unsuccessful same-day discharge (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in satisfaction scores. CONCLUSIONS Same-day discharge was both safe and feasible and does not appear to affect satisfaction in a subset of patients with prostate cancer. Surgeons should consider the Gleason score when determining whether same-day discharge is appropriate.
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- Department of Urology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, Barretos, S. Paulo, CEP 14784 400, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
- School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulo Prata - FACISB, Barretos, Brazil
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- Department of Gynecology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Department of Urology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, Barretos, S. Paulo, CEP 14784 400, Brazil.
- Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulo Prata - FACISB, Barretos, Brazil.
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Kunkel ST, Gregory JJ, Sabatino MJ, Borsinger TM, Fillingham YA, Jevsevar DS, Moschetti WE. Does Preoperative Opioid Consumption Increase the Risk of Chronic Postoperative Opioid Use After Total Joint Arthroplasty? Arthroplast Today 2021; 10:46-50. [PMID: 34307810 PMCID: PMC8283033 DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Risk-factor identification related to chronic opioid use after surgery may facilitate interventions mitigating postoperative opioid consumption. We evaluated the relationship between opioid use preceding total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and chronic use postoperatively, and the risk of chronic opioid use after total joint arthroplasty. Methods All primary THAs and TKAs performed during a 6-month period were identified. Opioid prescription and utilization data (in oxycodone equivalents) were determined via survey and electronic records. Relationship between preoperative opioid use and continued use >90 days after surgery was assessed via Chi-square, with significance set at P < .05. Results A total of 415 patients met inclusion criteria (240 THAs and 175 TKAs). Of the 240 THAs, 199 (82.9%) patients and of the 175 TKAs, 144 (82.3%) patients agreed to participate. Forty-three of 199 (21.6%) THA patients and 22 of 144 (15.3%) TKA patients used opioids within 30 days preoperatively. Nine of 199 (4.5%) THA and 10 of 144 (6.9%) TKA patients had continued use of opioids for >90 days postoperatively. Preoperative opioid consumption was significantly associated with chronic use postoperatively for THA (P = .011) and TKA (P = .024). Five of 43 (11.6%) THA and 4 of 22 (18.2%) TKA patients with preoperative opioid use had continued use for >90 days postoperatively. For opioid naïve patients, 2.6% (4/156) of THA and 4.9% (6/122) of TKA patients had chronic use postoperatively. Conclusions Preoperative opioid use was associated with nearly 5-fold and 4-fold increase in percentage of patients with chronic opioid use after THA and TKA, respectively. Surgeons should counsel patients regarding this risk and consider strategies to eliminate preoperative opioid use.
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- Samuel T Kunkel
- Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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To assess the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) as compared with the traditional care in patients undergoing liver surgery and optimization of enhanced recovery programs.Literature, until August 2016, was searched to identify the comparative studies evaluating preoperative hospital stay time, complications, and C-reactive protein (CRP). Pooled odds ratios (OR) or weighted mean differences (WMDs) were calculated with either the fixed or random effect model.These studies included a total of 524 patients: 254 treated with ERAS and 270 with traditional care. The postoperative recovery time and length of hospital stay were significantly better than the control group (WMD -2.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] -3.86 to -1.57; WMD -2.67; 95% CI -3.68 to -1.65, respectively). The overall complications, grade I, and Grand II-V complications were significantly favorable to the ERAS group (OR, 0.45 [95% CI, 0.30-0.67]; OR, 0.55 [95% CI, 0.31-0.98]; OR, 0.49 [95% CI, 0.32-0.76], respectively). The concentration of CRP in the control group was significantly higher than that in the ERAS group on postoperative day 5 (WMD -21.68; 95% CI -29.30 to -14.05). Time to first flatus (WMD -0.93; 95% CI -1.41 to -0.46) was significantly shortened in the ERAS group.The evidence indicates that ERAS following liver surgery is safe, effective, and feasible. Therefore, further are essential for optimizing the ERAS protocols.
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Judge PD, Menousek J, Schramm JC, Cusick R, Lydiatt W. Does Surgical Volume Influence the Need for Second Surgery? A Pilot Study. OTO Open 2017; 1:2473974X17728257. [PMID: 30480193 PMCID: PMC6239034 DOI: 10.1177/2473974x17728257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective To examine outcomes of pediatric thyroidectomy in the context of training
background, institution, and experience of the surgeon. Study Design Case series with chart review. Setting A tertiary academic medical center and a pediatric hospital. Subjects and Methods Eighty-one thyroidectomy patients younger than 18 years. Outcomes were major
complications (recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, permanent hypocalcemia, and
wound infection), length of stay (LOS), and need for repeat surgery. Results Eighty-one patients, 39 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and 42
from the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center–Omaha, were identified over
a 12-year time period. No difference was found in surgeon training
(otolaryngology/head and neck surgery vs general/pediatric surgery) for
complications (1 vs 1, odds ratio [OR] = 0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI]
= [0.05, 13.1]), LOS >1 day (5 vs 13, OR = 0.39, 95% CI = [0.13, 1.24]),
or need for second surgery (4 vs 7, OR = 1.47, 95% CI = [0.39, 5.49]).
Higher surgeon volume (≥12 surgeries) was found to be significant for
decreased need for second surgery (3 vs 8, OR = 6.67, 95% CI = [1.57,
27.17]). Patients of higher-volume surgeons were 4.2 times more likely to
stay in the hospital 1 day or less compared with those patients operated on
by surgeons with less experience (7 vs 11, 95% CI = [1.59, 15.0]). Conclusions Need for second surgery in pediatric thyroidectomy may be predicted by
surgical volume.
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- Paul D Judge
- Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital and Medical Center-Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center, Nebraska Methodist Health System, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Cookson MS. Editorial Commentary. UROLOGY PRACTICE 2017; 4:238. [PMID: 37592657 DOI: 10.1016/j.urpr.2016.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Michael S Cookson
- Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma, Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Programs for Liver Resection: a Meta-analysis. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:472-486. [PMID: 28101720 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3360-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Due to the limited number of high-quality randomized controlled trials on enhanced recovery after surgery for hepatectomy, previous reviews have not been sufficiently comprehensive. Our objectives were to evaluate and compare the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery programs and traditional care in patients undergoing open or laparoscopic surgery and to assess the optimized items for hepatectomy. METHODS We searched the PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases for all the relevant studies regardless of study design. We assessed the methodological quality of the included studies and excluded studies of poor quality. We performed a meta-analysis using RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS In total, 19 original studies with 2575 patients, including four randomized controlled trials and 15 non-randomized controlled trials, were analyzed. The meta-analysis demonstrated that enhanced recovery after surgery programs could reduce morbidity, hospital stays and cost, blood loss, and time to bowel function recovery for both open and laparoscopic surgery without increasing mortality, readmission rate, or transfusion rate. Twelve items were essential for liver surgery. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced recovery after surgery programs for hepatectomy are feasible and efficient. Further studies should optimize perioperative outcomes for liver surgery.
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Fast-Track Programs for Liver Surgery: A Meta-Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 19:1640-52. [PMID: 26160321 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-2879-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Plentiful publications have inspected the feasibility of fast-track surgery programs during hepatic surgery, but the potency of these studies has not been discussed profoundly so far. Our goal was to assess the effects of fast-track programs on surgical outcomes compared with traditional surgical plans for liver surgery. METHODS The following databases were searched: PubMed, Cochrane library, Embase, Science Citation Index Expanded, etc. Studies meeting our inclusion criteria were included. All interrelated data and the methodological quality of included studies were extracted and assessed. We applied risk ratio and weighted mean difference as the estimated effect measures. Sensitivity analysis was performed to perceive the reliability of our findings. RESULTS Altogether, 14 studies with 1400 patients were analyzed. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials demonstrated that implementation of fast-track surgery programs could observably decrease the total length of hospital stay, complication rate, postoperative first flatus time, and hospitalization expense, and did not compromise mortality and readmission rate. The above findings were also in line with the results of case-control studies. CONCLUSIONS Fast-track surgery programs are feasible and effective for liver surgery. Future studies should optimize fast-track surgery programs catering to liver surgery.
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Ni TG, Yang HT, Zhang H, Meng HP, Li B. Enhanced recovery after surgery programs in patients undergoing hepatectomy: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:9209-9216. [PMID: 26290648 PMCID: PMC4533053 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To evaluate the impact of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs in comparison with traditional care on liver surgery outcomes.
METHODS: The PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the ERAS program with traditional care in patients undergoing liver surgery. Studies selected for the meta-analysis met all of the following inclusion criteria: (1) evaluation of ERAS in comparison to traditional care in adult patients undergoing elective open or laparoscopic liver surgery; (2) outcome measures including complications, recovery of bowel function, and hospital length of stay; and (3) RCTs. The following exclusion criteria were applied: (1) the study was not an RCT; (2) the study did not compare ERAS with traditional care; (3) the study reported on emergency, non-elective or transplantation surgery; and (4) the study consisted of unpublished studies with only the abstract presented at a national or international meeting. The primary outcomes were complications. Secondary outcomes were length of hospital stay and time to first flatus.
RESULTS: Five RCTs containing 723 patients were included in the meta-analysis. In 10/723 cases, patients presented with benign diseases, while the remaining 713 cases had liver cancer. Of the five studies, three were published in English and two were published in Chinese. Three hundred and fifty-four patients were in the ERAS group, while 369 patients were in the traditional care group. Compared with traditional care, ERAS programs were associated with significantly decreased overall complications (RR = 0.66; 95%CI: 0.49-0.88; P = 0.005), grade I complications (RR = 0.51; 95%CI: 0.33-0.79; P = 0.003), and hospital length of stay [WMD = -2.77 d, 95%CI: -3.87-(-1.66); P < 0.00001]. Similarly, ERAS programs were associated with decreased time to first flatus [WMD = -19.69 h, 95%CI: -34.63-(-4.74); P < 0.0001]. There was no statistically significant difference in grade II-V complications between the two groups.
CONCLUSION: ERAS is a safe and effective program in liver surgery. Future studies should define the active elements to optimize postoperative outcomes for liver surgery.
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Muraj Z, Kwan M, Wake M, Tse K, Swanson LA. Assessing Patient Satisfaction in a Radiation Therapy Department Using a Survey Tool. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2015; 46:182-188. [PMID: 31052092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2015.01.105] [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: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to use a survey tool to measure the level of patient satisfaction with current health care delivery in the radiation therapy department, and provide insight into how the department can improve quality of care. METHODS An anonymous patient satisfaction survey was distributed to radiation therapy patients near the end of their course of treatment. The survey was distributed over a 1-month timeframe to outpatients more than 18 years of age receiving a radical course of treatment. RESULTS One hundred forty-five surveys were distributed, and 80 surveys were returned for a response rate of 55%. Patients were satisfied with their experience in terms of environmental features such as the waiting rooms and treatment rooms, accessibility and convenience of treatment including wait times, and the interpersonal relationships and clinical competence of the care providers. Results showed a variation in the use of support services depending on the treatment site. CONCLUSION The survey tool was useful in showing that overall, patients were satisfied with the care in the radiation therapy department at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The survey was also useful for comparing patients' opinions between treatment site groups. The survey responses provided few ideas for improvement strategies. For future directions, the survey may be distributed at regular intervals as a method of measuring levels of patient satisfaction on an ongoing basis.
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- Zaynab Muraj
- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Coolsen MME, van Dam RM, Chigharoe A, Olde Damink SWM, Dejong CHC. Improving outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy: experiences with implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program. Dig Surg 2014; 31:177-84. [PMID: 25097014 DOI: 10.1159/000363583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreaticoduodenectomies (PDs) are complex surgical procedures that require high-standard perioperative care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of implementing an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program for PD on patient outcome. METHODS 230 patients undergoing PD in the Maastricht University Medical Centre between January 1995 and January 2012 were included. Group 1 (no ERAS; 1995-2005) received traditional care. From January 2006, several elements of an ERAS pathway for pancreatic surgery were implemented (group 2: 'ERAS-like'). From 2009 onwards the ERAS pathway was fully implemented (group 3: ERAS). Mortality, complications, readmissions and length of hospital stay (LOS) were evaluated in the subgroups and compared. RESULTS Median LOS was significantly reduced from 20 days in group 1 to 13 days in group 2 and 14 days in group 3 (p = 0.001). Median LOS of patients without complications was 16, 10 and 9 days in groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively (p < 0.0001). Over time, the average age of patients undergoing PD increased significantly. Complication rates as well as mortality and readmission rates did not change over time. CONCLUSION Implementing an ERAS program contributed to a decrease of LOS without compromising other outcomes. Mortality, morbidity and readmission rates stayed unchanged and more complications were managed non-operatively.
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- Marielle M E Coolsen
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Baumunk D, Strang CM, Kropf S, Schäfer M, Schrader M, Weikert S, Cash H, Breckwoldt J, Miller K, Hachenberg T, Schostak M. Impact of thoracic epidural analgesia on blood loss in radical retropubic prostatectomy. Urol Int 2014; 93:193-201. [PMID: 24851943 DOI: 10.1159/000360300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is associated with an increased risk of intraoperative blood loss and the necessity of transfusions. This prospective randomised clinical study evaluates the influence of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) on blood loss in RRP. MATERIALS AND METHODS 235 patients were randomised: TEA in group 1 (n = 116; general anaesthesia + TEA) comprised continuous administration of 0.25% bupivacaine, while group 2 (n = 119; general anaesthesia alone) received intravenous analgesia with fentanyl (intubation: 2 µg/kg; maintenance: 0.1-0.3 mg). A restrictive infusion regimen (<1,000 ml until specimen removal) was administered in both groups. Blood loss, infusion rates and anaesthesiological parameters were recorded and analysed using regression models and analyses of variance. RESULTS Haemoglobin difference between the pre- and the first postoperative day (group 1: 3.35 ± 1.16 g/dl; group 2: 3.56 ± 1.42 g/dl; p = 0.19), overall blood loss (group 1: 665 ± 431.5 ml; group 2: 705 ± 881 ml; p = 0.73) and transfusion rates (0.4% intraoperatively; 2.55% postoperatively; p = 1.0) did not show group differences. In regression analysis blood loss was influenced by preoperative haemoglobin levels (p < 0.0001), patients' weight (p = 0.018) and duration of the operation (p = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS This study did not demonstrate a direct impact of TEA on intraoperative blood loss and transfusion rates in RRP. Further randomised clinical trials are needed to evaluate an impact of the different anaesthetic procedures presented alone or in combination on blood loss.
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- Daniel Baumunk
- Department of Urology and Paediatric Urology, Magdeburg University Medical Centre, Magdeburg, Germany
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of enhanced recovery after pancreatic surgery with particular emphasis on pancreaticoduodenectomies. World J Surg 2014; 37:1909-18. [PMID: 23568250 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2044-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the past decade, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols have been implemented in several fields of surgery. With these protocols, a faster recovery and shorter hospital stay can be accomplished without an increase in morbidity or mortality. The purpose of this study was to review systematically the evidence for implementation of an ERAS protocol in pancreatic resections, with particular emphasis on pancreaticoduodenectomies (PDs). METHODS A systematic search was performed in Medline, Embase, Pubmed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane library for papers describing an ERAS program in adult patients undergoing elective pancreatic surgery published between January 1966 and December 2012. The primary outcome measure was postoperative length of stay. Secondary outcome measures were time to recovery of normal function, overall postoperative complication rates, readmissions, and mortality. Subsequently, a meta-analysis of outcome measures focusing on PD was conducted. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed according to the PRISMA statement. RESULTS The literature search produced 248 potentially relevant papers. Of these, eight papers met the predefined inclusion criteria: five case-control studies, two retrospective studies, and one prospective study, describing a total of 1,558 patients. Only three of the studies reported data on discharge criteria and assessed time to recovery and return to normal function. Implementation of an ERAS protocol led in four of five comparative studies to a significant decrease in length of stay (reduction of 2-6 days in different studies). Meta-analysis of four studies focusing on PDs showed that there was a significant difference in complication rates in favor of the ERAS group (absolute risk difference 8.2 %, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 2.0-14.4, p = 0.008). Introduction of an ERAS protocol did not result in an increase in mortality or readmissions. Delayed gastric emptying and incidence of pancreatic fistula did not differ significantly between groups. All studies reporting on hospital costs showed a decrease after implementation of ERAS. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review suggests that using an ERAS protocol in pancreatic resections may help to shorten hospital length of stay without compromising morbidity and mortality. This seemed to apply to distal pancreatectomy, total pancreatectomy, and PD. Meta-analysis was performed for those studies focusing on PD and showed that there were no differences in readmission or mortality. Morbidity rates were significantly lower for patients managed according ERAS principles.
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Ryu J, Kwon T, Kyung YS, Hong S, You D, Jeong IG, Kim CS. Retropubic versus robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for prostate cancer: a comparative study of postoperative complications. Korean J Urol 2013; 54:756-61. [PMID: 24255757 PMCID: PMC3830968 DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.11.756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To compare the complications of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) with those of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) performed by a single surgeon for the treatment of prostate cancer. Materials and Methods The postoperative complications of 341 patients who underwent RRP and 524 patients who underwent RALP for prostate cancer at the Asan Medical Center between July 2007 and August 2012 were retrospectively reviewed and compared. Complications were classified according to the modified Clavien classification system. Results RALP was associated with a shorter length of hospital stay (mean, 7.9 days vs. 10.1 days, p<0.001) and duration of urethral catheterization (6.2 days vs. 7.5 days, p<0.001) than RRP. Major complications (Clavien grade III-IV) were less common in the RALP group than in the RRP group (3.4% vs. 7.6%, p=0.006). There were no significant differences in medical complications between procedures. Considering surgical complications, urinary retention (7.0% vs. 2.7%, p=0.002) and wound repair (4.1% vs. 0.2%, p<0.001) were more common after RRP than after RALP. Extravasation of contrast medium during cystography was more common in the RRP group than in the RALP group (10.0% vs. 2.1%, p<0.001). Conclusions RALP is associated with a lower complication rate than RRP.
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- Jeman Ryu
- Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Coolsen MME, Wong-Lun-Hing EM, Dam RM, Wilt AA, Slim K, Lassen K, Dejong CHC. A systematic review of outcomes in patients undergoing liver surgery in an enhanced recovery after surgery pathways. HPB (Oxford) 2013; 15:245-51. [PMID: 23458424 PMCID: PMC3608977 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00572.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) or fast-track protocols have been implemented in different fields of surgery to attenuate the surgical stress response and accelerate recovery. The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on outcomes of ERAS protocols applied in liver surgery. METHODS The MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), case-control studies and case series published between January 1966 and October 2011 comparing adult patients undergoing elective liver surgery in an ERAS programme with those treated in a conventional manner. The primary outcome measure was hospital length of stay (LoS). Secondary outcome measures were time to functional recovery, and complication, readmission and mortality rates. RESULTS A total of 307 articles were found, six of which were included in the review. These comprised two RCTs, three case-control studies and one retrospective case series. Median LoS ranged from 4 days in an ERAS group to 11 days in a control group. Morbidity, mortality and readmission rates did not differ significantly between the groups. Only two studies assessed time to functional recovery. Functional recovery in these studies was reached 2 days before discharge. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review suggests that ERAS protocols can be successfully implemented in liver surgery. Length of stay is reduced without compromising morbidity, mortality or readmission rates.
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- Mariëlle M E Coolsen
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital MaastrichtMaastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital MaastrichtMaastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital MaastrichtMaastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital Centre (CHU) EstaingClermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital of Northern NorwayTromsø, Norway,Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), Royal InfirmaryEdinburgh, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital MaastrichtMaastricht, the Netherlands,NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical CentreMaastricht, the Netherlands
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Borghans I, Kleefstra SM, Kool RB, Westert GP. Is the length of stay in hospital correlated with patient satisfaction? Int J Qual Health Care 2012; 24:443-51. [DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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[Incidence of nosocomial infection in open prostate surgery]. Actas Urol Esp 2011; 35:266-71. [PMID: 21474203 DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2011.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To know the rate of nosocomial infections in open prostate surgery and to assess the application of pre-surgery preparation and preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis protocols at three public hospitals in the Autonomous Community of Madrid. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective observational and multicentre study, including all the patients operated on at the services monitored and admitted for more than 48 hours between 1 January and 31 December 2009. They were monitored from admittance until their discharge. RESULTS The rate of hospital infection observed was 3.38%. The most frequent infection was surgical localization, with an incidence rate of 2.77% (superficial=1.23%; deep=0.31%; organ-space=1.23%). The percentage of appropriate surgical prophylaxis, both in the indication and in the selection of antibiotics, initiation and duration, with respect to all those patients that received it, was 47.42%. According to the data obtained from their clinical records, the percentage of patients in which the pre-surgery preparation protocol was correctly complied with, was 92%. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained in this multicentre study can serve not only as a reference to other public hospitals, but they are also comparable to other international monitoring systems. Monitoring and controlling infections associated with healthcare must be a key aspect in Patient Care and Safety programmes.
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Surgery-related Complications in 1253 Robot-assisted and 485 Open Retropubic Radical Prostatectomies at the Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Urology 2010; 75:1092-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2009] [Revised: 08/21/2009] [Accepted: 09/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hohwü L, Akre O, Bergenwald L, Törnblom M, Gustafsson O. Oral oxycodone hydrochloride versus epidural anaesthesia for pain control after radical retropubic prostatectomy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 40:192-7. [PMID: 16809258 DOI: 10.1080/00365590600589583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether combined oral intake of paracetamol (4 x 1 g) + oxycodone hydrochloride (2x10 mg) is adequate and equivalent to epidural anaesthesia (EDA) with respect to postoperative pain control and postoperative mobilization after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty consecutive patients scheduled for RRP were randomized to either: EDA with ropivacaine + paracetamol (4 x 1 g tablet) + injected or oral morphine on demand (EDA group); or infiltration of 25-40 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine into the wound + oxycodone hydrochloride (2 x 10 mg tablet) + paracetamol (4x1 g tablet) + injected or oral morphine on demand (OXY group). The groups were compared with respect to pain control determined by means of a visual analogue scale (VAS), time to free mobilization, hospital stay, complications, operation time and bleeding. RESULTS Both analgesic regimens provided satisfactory analgesia, i.e. VAS scores remained significantly below 4 (p<0.0001). The EDA group experienced slightly less pain than the OXY group on the operation day but this was not significant: median VAS scores of 0.7 and 1.8, respectively (p=0.27). Median VAS scores during hospital stay were 1.7 in both treatment groups. VAS scores ranged from 0.1 to 3.3 and from 0.2 to 3.5 in the EDA and OXY groups, respectively. There was no significant difference in postoperative mobilization between the groups (p=0.06). The median duration of hospital stay was 3 nights in both groups. CONCLUSION Postoperative pain control after RRP with oral oxycodone hydrochloride, paracetamol and extra morphine on demand is preferable to EDA when pain control as well as mobilization and costs are taken into account.
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MESH Headings
- Acetaminophen/administration & dosage
- Acetaminophen/therapeutic use
- Administration, Oral
- Aged
- Amides/administration & dosage
- Amides/adverse effects
- Amides/therapeutic use
- Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/administration & dosage
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/therapeutic use
- Analgesics, Opioid/administration & dosage
- Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use
- Anesthesia, Epidural/adverse effects
- Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage
- Anesthetics, Local/therapeutic use
- Bupivacaine/administration & dosage
- Bupivacaine/therapeutic use
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Early Ambulation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Morphine/administration & dosage
- Morphine/therapeutic use
- Oxycodone/administration & dosage
- Oxycodone/therapeutic use
- Pain Measurement
- Pain, Postoperative/drug therapy
- Prostatectomy
- Ropivacaine
- Sufentanil/administration & dosage
- Sufentanil/therapeutic use
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- Lena Hohwü
- Department of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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BACKGROUND Optimization of postoperative outcome requires the application of evidence-based principles of care carefully integrated into a multimodal rehabilitation program. OBJECTIVE To assess, synthesize, and discuss implementation of "fast-track" recovery programs. DATA SOURCES Medline MBASE (January 1966-May 2007) and the Cochrane library (January 1966-May 2007) were searched using the following keywords: fast-track, enhanced recovery, accelerated rehabilitation, and multimodal and perioperative care. In addition, the synthesis on the many specific interventions and organizational and implementation issues were based on data published within the past 5 years from major anesthesiological and surgical journals, using systematic reviews where appropriate instead of multiple references of original work. DATA SYNTHESIS Based on an increasing amount of multinational, multicenter cohort studies, randomized studies, and meta-analyses, the concept of the "fast-track methodology" has uniformly provided a major enhancement in recovery leading to decreased hospital stay and with an apparent reduction in medical morbidity but unaltered "surgery-specific" morbidity in a variety of procedures. However, despite being based on a combination of evidence-based unimodal principles of care, recent surveys have demonstrated slow adaptation and implementation of the fast-track methodology. CONCLUSION Multimodal evidence-based care within the fast-track methodology significantly enhances postoperative recovery and reduces morbidity, and should therefore be more widely adopted. Further improvement is expected by future integration of minimal invasive surgery, pharmacological stress-reduction, and effective multimodal, nonopioid analgesia.
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Kranke P, Redel A, Schuster F, Muellenbach R, Eberhart LH. Pharmacological interventions and concepts of fast-track perioperative medical care for enhanced recovery programs. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2008; 9:1541-64. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.9.9.1541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Sakura M, Kawakami S, Yoshida S, Masuda H, Kobayashi T, Kihara K. Prospective comparative study of single dose versus 3-day administration of antimicrobial prophylaxis in minimum incision endoscopic radical prostatectomy. Int J Urol 2008; 15:328-31. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02001.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate “fast-track” elective open infrarenal aneurysm repair. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2008; 393:281-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00423-008-0284-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 01/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Terai A, Ichioka K, Kohei N, Ueda N, Utsunomiya N, Inoue K. Antibiotic prophylaxis in radical prostatectomy: 1-day versus 4-day treatments. Int J Urol 2006; 13:1488-93. [PMID: 17118023 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01597.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The standard protocol of antibiotic prophylaxis in radical prostatectomy remains to be established. We retrospectively compared the occurrence of perioperative infections following radical prostatectomy between two different protocols of antibiotic prophylaxis. METHODS This study included 106 cases of radical retropubic prostatectomy managed on the clinical pathways. Two different protocols of antibiotic prophylaxis were used in otherwise identical pathways. Between January and December 2004, 50 patients received a second generation cephem, cefotiam, for 4 days, beginning 30 min before surgery (4-day group), whilst between December 2004 and July 2005, only two doses of cefotiam were given on the day of operation in 56 patients (1-day group). The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) and remote infection (RI) was retrospectively investigated. RESULTS Superficial incisional SSI occurred in one (1.8%) patient in the 1-day group, whereas no patient in the 4-day group developed SSI. No RI was observed in either the 1-day or 4-day group. Intravenous antibiotics were administered besides the pathway in a patient in the 1-day group because unexplained fever more than 38 degrees C continued postoperative day (POD) 2 through POD 4 without signs of SSI or RI. Excluding this case, postoperative more than 38 degrees C was rare and transient after POD 2. CONCLUSION The incidence of SSI and RI was low and not significantly different between the 1-day and 4-day groups. Therefore, the 1-day protocol of prophylactic antibiotic treatment seems adequate for preventing perioperative infections in radical prostatectomy.
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- Akito Terai
- Kurashiki Central Hospital, Department of Urology, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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A combined strategy of anesthetic and surgical care defines postoperative rehabilitation, which aims to accelerate recovery from surgery, shorten convalescence, and reduce postoperative morbidity. Preoperative and early postoperative oral feeding, a relatively "dry" fluid regimen, and the avoidance of or early removal of drains, gastric tubes and bladder catheters all contribute to decreasing postoperative morbidity after abdominal surgery. Postoperative pain control, prevention of nausea and vomiting, shortening the duration of postoperative ileus, and early ambulation can also help to decrease postoperative morbidity. The use of multimodal fast-track clinical rehabilitation programs should improve outcomes and quality of life, reduce hospital stays, and save money.
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- Francis Bonnet
- Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Paris.
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Kaufman MR, Smith JA, Baumgartner RG, Wells N, Chang SS, Herrell SD, Cookson MS. Positive influence of robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy on the collaborative-care pathway for open radical prostatectomy. BJU Int 2006; 97:473-5. [PMID: 16469010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2005.05993.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To define changes in the clinical pathway for open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and to determine their impact on patient care under the indirect influence of minimally invasive prostatectomy after implementing robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) at our institution and modifying the collaborative-care pathway. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the Vanderbilt Prostate Database since the initiation of RALP in May 2003, evaluating those patients who had open RRP. Data were analysed in three consecutive 5-month blocks to determine incremental changes in protocol and outcomes, including complications and re-admissions. RESULTS Between May 2003 and August 2004, 196 patients had RALP and 183 had RRP. After May 2003, there was a progressive reduction for open RRP in the length of stay from 1.6 to 1.3 days. Analysis also showed an elimination of patient-controlled analgesia, a rapid diet advancement, and drain removal at the surgeon's discretion. There were no major complications after surgery, and three minor complications (1.6%). The rate of re-admission after open RRP was low throughout the study period (seven patients, 3.8%), and did not increase progressively. CONCLUSIONS The management after open RRP was modified substantially after implementing RALP, with the two clinical pathways now similar. Despite these modifications in the treatment of patients having open RRP there was no increase in morbidity or compromise in patient outcome. Indeed, this study shows the feasibility and safety of a 1-day length of stay for open RRP.
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- Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Silverstein AD, Weizer AZ, Dowell JM, Auge BK, Paulson DF, Dahm P. Cost comparison of radical retropubic and radical perineal prostatectomy: single institution experience. Urology 2004; 63:746-50. [PMID: 15072893 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To perform a detailed comparison of the in-house hospital costs of patients undergoing radical perineal prostatectomy (RPP) and radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) performed with or without bilateral staging lymph node dissection (BPLND) for localized prostate cancer. METHODS A retrospective cost review was done of a cohort of 402 consecutive radical prostatectomies performed at our institution during a 21-month period. The procedure was performed as RPP in 279 (69.4%) and RRP in 123 (30.6%) patients, of whom 10.4% and 61.8%, respectively, underwent BPLND under the same anesthesia. The hospital costs were evaluated for each patient using the categories of surgical, nursing, laboratory/transfusion, and pharmacy. Surgical costs were further subdivided into operating room, anesthesia, and recovery room costs. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were applied to identify predictors of procedure-related costs. RESULTS The median hospital costs of patients undergoing RPP (7195 dollars, range 5052 dollars to 36,237 dollars) were substantially lower than those of patients undergoing RRP (9757 dollars, range 6935 dollars to 27,771 dollars; P = 0.001). The median costs for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy without BPLND were significantly lower in the RPP (7100 dollars, range 5052 dollars to 28,604 dollars) versus RRP (9169 dollars, range 6935 dollars to 16,705 dollars) patients (P = 0.001). The costs for RPP with BPLND (10,048 dollars, range 7529 dollars to 36,237 dollars) versus RRP with BPLND (9973 dollars, range 7658 dollars to 27,771 dollars) were not significantly different (P = 0.900). Patient age and nerve-preservation status did not significantly influence the procedure-related hospital costs. CONCLUSIONS RPP may result in lower in-house costs per patient than RRP in those patients who do not require BPLND. Total hospital costs depend largely on the factors of operating room time, length of stay, and laboratory and transfusion requirements, which may vary among institutions.
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- Ari D Silverstein
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Ramsden AR, Thurairaja R, Persad R, Chodak GW. Current trends in the management of radical retropubic prostatectomy: is short-stay RRP feasible in the United Kingdom? Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2004; 7:50-3. [PMID: 14999239 DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our aim was to review UK practice in the management of radical retropubic prostatectomy and identify opportunities to reduce LOS to American levels. METHODS A survey was conducted of BAUS members regarding LOS and postoperative management. RESULTS Out of 551 surveys 126 were returned. Mean LOS in the UK is 5.2 days. Opiate analgesia, PCA and postoperative epidural may delay discharge. Diet and mobilization are commenced at 1.7 and 2.1 days, respectively. CONCLUSION Care pathways can safely reduce LOS to 2 days. Protocols to reduce LOS in the UK should be assessed and their impact on cost and quality-of-life evaluated.
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- A R Ramsden
- Midwest Urology Research Foundation, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60640, USA.
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Surgical injury can be followed by pain, nausea, vomiting and ileus, stress-induced catabolism, impaired pulmonary function, increased cardiac demands, and risk of thromboembolism. These problems can lead to complications, need for treatment in hospital, postoperative fatigue, and delayed convalescence. Development of safe and short-acting anaesthetics, improved pain relief by early intervention with multimodal analgesia, and stress reduction by regional anaesthetic techniques, beta-blockade, or glucocorticoids have provided important possibilities for enhanced recovery. When these techniques are combined with a change in perioperative care a pronounced enhancement of recovery and decrease in hospital stay can be achieved, even in major operations. The anaesthetist has an important role in facilitating early postoperative recovery by provision of minimally-invasive anaesthesia and pain relief, and by collaborating with surgeons, surgical nurses, and physiotherapists to reduce risk and pain.
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- Henrik Kehlet
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
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Ramsden AR, Persad R, Chodak GW. Prostatectomy - a radical approach. BJU Int 2003; 91:896-7. [PMID: 12780861 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2003.t01-2-04246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of modifying perioperative care in noncardiac surgical patients on morbidity, mortality, and other outcome measures. BACKGROUND New approaches in pain control, introduction of techniques that reduce the perioperative stress response, and the more frequent use of minimal invasive surgical access have been introduced over the past decade. The impact of these interventions, either alone or in combination, on perioperative outcome was evaluated. METHODS We searched Medline for the period of 1980 to the present using the key terms fast track surgery, accelerated care programs, postoperative complications and preoperative patient preparation; and we examined and discussed the articles that were identified to include in this review. This information was supplemented with our own research on the mediators of the stress response in surgical patients, the use of epidural anesthesia in elective operations, and pilot studies of fast track surgical procedures using the multimodality approach. RESULTS The introduction of newer approaches to perioperative care has reduced both morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. In the future, most elective operations will become day surgical procedures or require only 1 to 2 days of postoperative hospitalization. Reorganization of the perioperative team (anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and physical therapists) will be essential to achieve successful fast track surgical programs. CONCLUSIONS Understanding perioperative pathophysiology and implementation of care regimes to reduce the stress of an operation, will continue to accelerate rehabilitation associated with decreased hospitalization and increased satisfaction and safety after discharge. Developments and improvements of multimodal interventions within the context of "fast track" surgery programs represents the major challenge for the medical professionals working to achieve a "pain and risk free" perioperative course.
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- Henrik Kehlet
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Brodner G, Van Aken H, Hertle L, Fobker M, Von Eckardstein A, Goeters C, Buerkle H, Harks A, Kehlet H. Multimodal perioperative management--combining thoracic epidural analgesia, forced mobilization, and oral nutrition--reduces hormonal and metabolic stress and improves convalescence after major urologic surgery. Anesth Analg 2001; 92:1594-600. [PMID: 11375853 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200106000-00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We sought in this prospective study to use a multimodal approach to reduce stress and improve recovery in patients undergoing major surgery. During an initial study period, 30 patients were randomly allocated to receive general anesthesia (GA; Group 1) or a combination of GA and intraoperative thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA; Group 2) when undergoing radical cystectomy. Parenteral nutrition was provided for 5 days after surgery. During the second period, 15 patients were treated with a multimodal approach (Group 3) consisting of intraoperative GA and TEA, postoperative patient-controlled TEA, early oral nutrition, and enforced mobilization. Data for plasma and urine catecholamines, plasma cortisol, the nitrogen balance, the postoperative inflammatory nutrition index, pain relief, fatigue, sleep, overnight recovery, recovery of bowel function, and mobilization were recorded up to the fifth postoperative day. Plasma concentrations of catecholamines and cortisol were comparable in all patients, but those in Group 3 had lower levels of urinary catecholamine excretion. Protein intake was more effective with parenteral nutrition. Nitrogen balances were less negative, and the postoperative inflammatory nutrition index score increased significantly in the traditional groups but not in Group 3. Multimodally treated patients reported less fatigue and better overnight recovery. Along with improved pain relief, recovery of bowel function, and ambulation, there were no differences in the postoperative complication rates among the three groups. The multimodal approach reduced stress and improved metabolism and recovery after radical cystectomy.
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- G Brodner
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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Wilmore DW, Kehlet H. Management of patients in fast track surgery. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 2001; 322:473-6. [PMID: 11222424 PMCID: PMC1119685 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7284.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 516] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- D W Wilmore
- Laboratories for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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