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Buondonno A, Avella P, Cappuccio M, Scacchi A, Vaschetti R, Di Marzo G, Maida P, Luciani C, Amato B, Brunese MC, Esposito D, Selvaggi L, Guerra G, Rocca A. A Hub and Spoke Learning Program in Bariatric Surgery in a Small Region of Italy. Front Surg 2022; 9:855527. [PMID: 35402486 PMCID: PMC8987280 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.855527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
BackgroundMetabolic and bariatric surgery (BS) are considered life-changing and life-saving treatments for obese patients. The Italian Society of Obesity Surgery (SICOB) requires at least 25 operations per year to achieve the standard of care in the field. Despite the increasing need to treat obese patients, some small southern regions of Italy, such as Molise, do not have enough experience in bariatric procedures to be allowed to perform them. Therefore, our aim was to run a Hub and Spoke Program with a referral center in BS to treat obese patients and provide a proper learning curve in BS in Molise.MethodsIn 2020, the “A. Cardarelli Hospital” in Campobasso, Molise, started a formal “Learning Model of Hub and Spoke Collaboration” with the Hub center “Ospedale Del Mare”, Naples. A multidisciplinary approach was achieved. Patients were supervised and operated under the supervision and tutoring of the referral center. We retrospectively reviewed our prospectively collected database from February 2020 to August 2021 in order to analyze the safety and effectiveness of our learning program.ResultsIn total, 13 (3 men and 10 women) patients underwent BS with the mean age of 47.08 years and a presurgery BMI of 41.79. Seven (53.84%) patients were the American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) II, and 6 (46.16%) patients were ASA III. Twelve (92.31%) procedures were laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies, 1 (7.69%) patient underwent endoscopic BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) placement. One (8.33%) sleeve gastrectomy was associated to gastric band removal. Mean surgical time was 110.14 ± 23.54 min. The mean length of stay was 4.07 ± 2.40 days. No Clavien-Dindo ≥ III and mortality were reported. The follow-up program showed a mean decrease of 11.82 in terms of body mass index (BMI) value. The last 5 procedures were performed by the whole equips from “A. Cardarelli” under external tutoring without any impact on complication rate.ConclusionThe setup of a proper Hub and Spoke Program may allow to perform BS to provide the standard of care. This approach may reduce health costs and related patient migration.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
- *Correspondence: Andrea Scacchi
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
- Roberto Vaschetti
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- General Surgery Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Centro Sanitario Locale Napoli 1 Centro, Naples, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and Department of Endocrinology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Campobasso, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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Mirhashemi S, Malekpour Alamdari N, Jaberi N, Shahrbaf MA. Prevalence of Anastomotic Leaks and Diagnostic Methods in Sleeve Gastrectomy. Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care 2019. [DOI: 10.1089/bari.2018.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Seyedhadi Mirhashemi
- Department of General Surgery, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of General Surgery, Modarres, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of General Surgery, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Rahman U, Docimo S, Pryor AD, Bates A, Obeid NR, Spaniolas K. Routine contrast imaging after bariatric surgery and the effect on hospital length of stay. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2018; 14:517-520. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Afaneh C. Comment: Value of routine upper gastrointestinal swallow study after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017; 13:766-767. [PMID: 28416187 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cheguevara Afaneh
- Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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