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Syed H, Nadeem A, Gardinier D, Weekley K, Ribakow D, Lupe S, Bhat S, Holubar S, Cohen BL. Peri-Operative Optimization of Patients with Crohn's Disease. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2024; 26:125-136. [PMID: 38421577 PMCID: PMC11081987 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-024-00925-9] [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] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The management of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) undergoing surgery is complex and optimization of modifiable factors perioperatively can improve outcomes. This review focuses on the perioperative management of CD patients undergoing surgery, emphasizing the need for a multi-disciplinary approach. RECENT FINDINGS Research highlights the benefits of a comprehensive strategy, involving nutritional optimization, psychological assessment, and addressing septic complications before surgery. Despite many CD patients being on immune-suppressing medications, studies indicate that most of these medications are safe to use and should not delay surgery. However, a personalized approach for each case is needed. This review underscores the importance of multi-disciplinary team led peri-operative management of CD patients. We suggest that this can be done at a dedicated perioperative clinic for prehabilitation, with the potential to enhance outcomes for CD patients undergoing surgery.
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- Hareem Syed
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Boekhoud L, Schaap HMEA, Huizinga RL, Olgers TJ, Ter Maaten JC, Postma DF, Bouma HR. Predictive performance of NEWS and qSOFA in immunocompromised sepsis patients at the emergency department. Infection 2024:10.1007/s15010-024-02247-4. [PMID: 38607592 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02247-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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PURPOSE Sepsis has a high incidence and a poor prognosis. Early recognition is important to facilitate timely initiation of adequate care. Sepsis screening tools, such as the (quick) Sequential Organ Failure Assessment ((q)SOFA) and National Early Warning Score (NEWS), could help recognize sepsis. These tools have been validated in a general immunocompetent population, while their performance in immunocompromised patients, who are particularly at risk of sepsis development, remains unknown. METHODS This study is a post hoc analysis of a prospective observational study performed at the emergency department. Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 18 years with a suspected infection, while ≥ two qSOFA and/or SOFA criteria were used to classify patients as having suspected sepsis. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. RESULTS 1516 patients, of which 40.5% used one or more immunosuppressives, were included. NEWS had a higher prognostic accuracy as compared to qSOFA for predicting poor outcome among immunocompromised sepsis patients. Of all tested immunosuppressives, high-dose glucocorticoid therapy was associated with a threefold increased risk of both in-hospital and 28-day mortality. CONCLUSION In contrast to NEWS, qSOFA underestimates the risk of adverse outcome in patients using high-dose glucocorticoids. As a clinical consequence, to adequately assess the severity of illness among immunocompromised patients, health care professionals should best use the NEWS.
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- Lisanne Boekhoud
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, EB70, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, EB70, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Sebastian S, Segal JP, Hedin C, Pellino G, Kotze PG, Adamina M, Campmans-Kuijpers M, Davies J, de Vries AC, Casbas AG, El-Hussuna A, Juillerat P, Meade S, Millán M, Spinelli A. ECCO Topical Review: Roadmap to Optimal Peri-Operative Care in IBD. J Crohns Colitis 2023; 17:153-169. [PMID: 36055337 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Despite the advances in medical therapies, a significant proportion of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD] require surgical intervention. This Topical Review aims to offer expert consensus practice recommendations for peri-operative care to optimize outcomes of IBD patients who undergo surgery. METHODS A multidisciplinary panel of IBD healthcare providers systematically reviewed aspects relevant to peri-operative care in IBD. Consensus statements were developed using Delphi methodology. RESULTS A total of 20 current practice positions were developed following systematic review of the current literature covering use of medication in the peri-operative period, nutritional assessment and intervention, physical and psychological rehabilitation and prehabilitation, and immediate postoperative care. CONCLUSION Peri-operative planning and optimization of the patient are imperative to ensure favourable outcomes and reduced morbidity. This Topical Review provides practice recommendations applicable in the peri-operative period in IBD patients undergoing surgery.
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- Shaji Sebastian
- IBD Unit, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, UK
- Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Northern Hospital Epping, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatovenereology and Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Universitá degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná [PUCPR], Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, ISABIAL and CIBERehd, Alicante, Spain
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- OpenSourceResearch organisation (osrc.network), Aalborg, Denmark
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- Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- General Surgery, Colorectal Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Perioperative management of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases : Updated recommendations of the German Society for Rheumatology. Z Rheumatol 2023; 82:1-11. [PMID: 35235025 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-021-01150-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior to surgical interventions physicians and patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases remain concerned about interrupting or continuing anti-inflammatory medication. For this reason, the German Society for Rheumatology has updated its recommendations from 2014. METHODS After a systematic literature search including publications up to 31 August 2021, the recommendations on the use of of glucocorticoids, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and biologics (bDMARDs) were revised and recommendations on newer drugs and targeted synthetic (ts)DMARDs were added. RESULTS The glucocorticoid dose should be reduced to as low as possible 2-3 months before elective surgery (in any case <10 mg/day) but should be kept stable 1-2 weeks before and on the day of surgery. In many cases csDMARDs can be continued, exceptions being a reduction of high methotrexate doses to ≤15 mg/week and wash-out of leflunomide if there is a high risk of infection. Azathioprine, mycophenolate and ciclosporin should be paused 1-2 days prior to surgery. Under bDMARDs surgery can be scheduled for the end of each treatment interval. For major interventions Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors should be paused for 3-4 days. Apremilast can be continued. If interruption is necessary, treatment should be restarted as soon as possible for all substances, depending on wound healing. CONCLUSION Whether bDMARDs increase the perioperative risk of infection and the benefits and risks of discontinuation remain unclear based on the currently available evidence. To minimize the risk of a disease relapse under longer treatment pauses, in the updated recommendations the perioperative interruption of bDMARDs was reduced from at least two half-lives to one treatment interval.
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BARTOŠKA P, PALUCH Z. Treatment of Crohn's disease. GAZZETTA MEDICA ITALIANA ARCHIVIO PER LE SCIENZE MEDICHE 2022. [DOI: 10.23736/s0393-3660.22.04819-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chaim F, Negreiros L, Steigleder K, Siqueira N, Genaro L, Oliveira P, Martinez C, Ayrizono M, Fagundes J, Leal R. Aspects Towards the Anastomotic Healing in Crohn’s Disease: Clinical Approach and Current Gaps in Research. Front Surg 2022; 9:882625. [PMID: 35813046 PMCID: PMC9263385 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.882625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Anastomotic leakage is a major complication in gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery and its occurrence increases morbidity and mortality. Its incidence is even higher in Crohn’s disease surgeries. Several authors have identified factors involved in the pathophysiology of anastomotic leak in the literature, aiming to reduce its occurrence and, therefore, improve its surgical treatment. Surgical technique is the most discussed topic in studies on guiding the performance of side-to-side stapled anastomosis. Preoperative nutritional therapy also has been shown to reduce the risk of anastomotic leakage. Other factors remain controversial – immunomodulator use and biologic therapy, antibiotics, and gut microbiota – with studies showing a reduction in the risk of complication while other studies show no correlation. Although mesenteric adipose tissue has been related to disease recurrence, there is no evidence in the literature that it is related to a higher risk of anastomotic leakage. Further exploration on this topic is necessary, including prospective research, to support the development of techniques to prevent anastomotic leakage, in this way benefiting the inflammatory bowel disease patients who have to undergo a surgical procedure.
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Fleshner P, Melmed GY. Acute Severe Colitis: The Need for Joint Management between Gastroenterologists and Surgeons. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2022; 35:66-71. [PMID: 35069032 PMCID: PMC8763454 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The management of hospitalized patients with acute, severe ulcerative colitis involves close coordination among a multidisciplinary team. For patients not improving on intravenous corticosteroids, surgical consultation should be sought. The remaining hospital course requires frequent communications between the gastroenterologist managing the medical aspects of care, and the colorectal surgeon involved in planning for potential surgery, to optimize patient outcomes. This comanagement includes joint decision-making around the timing of surgery, minimizing medications associated with postoperative morbidity, addressing nutritional and psychosocial aspects of the patient's condition, and planning for a coordinated postoperative course. In this review, we highlight these aspects of care and the need for coordination and communication between gastroenterologists and surgeons in the management of acute severe colitis.
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- Phillip Fleshner
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California,Address for correspondence Phillip Fleshner, MD, FACS 8737 Beverly Blvd., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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AlAmeel T, Al Sulais E, Raine T. Methotrexate in inflammatory bowel disease: A primer for gastroenterologists. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:250-260. [PMID: 35042318 PMCID: PMC9408741 DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_496_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Methotrexate is an antineoplastic agent that is also used at lower doses for anti-inflammatory properties. Along with thiopurines (azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine), it has historically been an important part of pharmacological treatment for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Despite an increase in therapeutic options, these immunomodulators continue to play important roles in the management of inflammatory bowel disease, used either as a monotherapy in mild to moderate cases or in combination with monoclonal antibodies to prevent immunogenicity and maintain efficacy. In light of data linking the use of thiopurines with the risk of malignancies, methotrexate has regained attention as a potential alternative. In this article, we review data on the pharmacology, safety, and efficacy of methotrexate and discuss options for the positioning of methotrexate alone, or in combination, in therapeutic algorithms for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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- Turki AlAmeel
- Department of Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Address for correspondence: Dr. Eman Al Sulais, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail:
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Albrecht K, Poddubnyy D, Leipe J, Sewerin P, Iking-Konert C, Scholz R, Krüger K. [Perioperative management of treatment of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases : Updated recommendations of the German Society of Rheumatology]. Z Rheumatol 2021; 81:212-224. [PMID: 34928422 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-021-01140-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prior to surgical interventions physicians and patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases remain concerned about interrupting or continuing anti-inflammatory medication. For this reason, the German Society for Rheumatology has updated its recommendations from 2014. METHODS After a systematic literature search including publications up to 31 August 2021, the recommendations on the use of of glucocorticoids, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and biologics (bDMARDs) were revised and recommendations on newer drugs and targeted synthetic (ts)DMARDs were added. RESULTS The glucocorticoid dose should be reduced to as low as possible 2-3 months before elective surgery (in any case <10 mg/day) but should be kept stable 1-2 weeks before and on the day of surgery. In many cases csDMARDs can be continued, exceptions being a reduction of high methotrexate doses to ≤15 mg/week and wash-out of leflunomide if there is a high risk of infection. Azathioprine, mycophenolate and ciclosporin should be paused 1-2 days prior to surgery. Under bDMARDs surgery can be scheduled for the end of each treatment interval. For major interventions Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors should be paused for 3-4 days. Apremilast can be continued. If interruption is necessary, treatment should be restarted as soon as possible for all substances, depending on wound healing. CONCLUSION Whether bDMARDs increase the perioperative risk of infection and the benefits and risks of discontinuation remain unclear based on the currently available evidence. To minimize the risk of a disease relapse under longer treatment pauses, in the updated recommendations the perioperative interruption of bDMARDs was reduced from at least two half-lives to one treatment interval.
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- Rheumatologie am Campus Benjamin Franklin - Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Sektion Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik V, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Uniklinik Düsseldorf Poliklinik, Funktionsbereich & Hiller Forschungszentrum für Rheumatologie, UKD, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Sektion Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Collm Klinik Oschatz, Oschatz, Deutschland
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- Rheumatologisches Praxiszentrum München, St.-Bonifatius-Str. 5, 81541, München, Deutschland.
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Holubar SD, Lightner AL, Poylin V, Vogel JD, Gaertner W, Davis B, Davis KG, Mahadevan U, Shah SA, Kane SV, Steele SR, Paquette IM, Feingold DL. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 2021; 64:783-804. [PMID: 33853087 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Stefan D Holubar
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Colorectal Surgery Section, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Colon and Rectal Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Section of Colorectal Surgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Law CCY, Koh D, Bao Y, Jairath V, Narula N. Risk of Postoperative Infectious Complications From Medical Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2020; 26:1796-1807. [PMID: 32047894 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) medications on postoperative infection risk within 30 days of surgery. METHODS We searched multiple electronic databases and reference lists of articles dating up to August 2018 for prospective and retrospective studies comparing postoperative infection risk in patients treated with an IBD medication perioperatively with the risk in patients who were not taking that medication. Outcomes were overall infectious complications and intra-abdominal infections within 30 days of surgery. RESULTS Sixty-three studies were included. Overall infectious complications were increased in patients who received anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents (odds ratio [OR] 1.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.07-1.50) and corticosteroids (OR 1.34; 95% CI, 1.25-1.44) and decreased in those who received 5-aminosalicylic acid (OR 0.63; 95% CI, 0.46-0.87). No difference was observed in those treated with immunomodulators (OR 1.08; 95% CI, 0.94-1.25) or anti-integrin agents (OR 1.06; 95% CI, 0.67-1.69). Both corticosteroids and anti-TNF agents were associated with increased intra-abdominal infection risk (OR 1.63; 95% CI, 1.33-2.00 and OR 1.46; 95% CI, 1.08-1.97, respectively), whereas no impact was observed with 5-aminosalicylates, immunomodulators, or anti-integrin therapy. Twenty-two studies had low risk of bias while the remaining studies had very high risk. CONCLUSIONS Corticosteroids and anti-TNF agents were associated with increased overall postoperative infection risk as well as intra-abdominal infection in IBD patients, whereas no increased risk was observed for immunomodulators or anti-integrin therapy. Although these results may result from residual confounding rather than from a true biological effect, prospective studies that control for potential confounding factors are required to generate higher-quality evidence.
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- Cindy C Y Law
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Law CC, Bell C, Koh D, Bao Y, Jairath V, Narula N. Risk of postoperative infectious complications from medical therapies in inflammatory bowel disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 10:CD013256. [PMID: 33098570 PMCID: PMC8094278 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013256.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Medications used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have significantly improved patient outcomes and delayed time to surgery. However, some of these therapies are recognized to increase the general risk of infection and have an unclear impact on postoperative infection risk. OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of perioperative IBD medications on the risk of postoperative infections within 30 days of surgery. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane IBD Group's Specialized Register (29 October 2019), MEDLINE (January 1966 to October 2019), Embase (January 1985 to October 2019), the Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform from inception up to October 2019, and reference lists of articles. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomized controlled trials, quasi-randomized controlled trials, non-randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies and cross-sectional studies comparing participants treated with an IBD medication preoperatively or within 30 days postoperatively to those who were not taking that medication (either another active medication, placebo, or no treatment). We included published study reports and abstracts. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently screened titles and abstracts and extracted data. The primary outcome was postoperative infection within 30 days of surgery. Secondary outcomes included incisional infections and wound dehiscence, intra-abdominal infectious complications and extra-abdominal infections. Three review authors assessed risks of bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. We contacted authors for additional information when data were missing. For the primary and secondary outcomes, we calculated odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) using the generic inverse variance method. When applicable, we analyzed adjusted and unadjusted data separately. We evaluated the certainty of the evidence using GRADE. MAIN RESULTS We included 68 observational cohort studies (total number of participants unknown because some studies did not report the number of participants). Of these, 48 studies reported including participants with Crohn's disease, 36 reported including participants with ulcerative colitis and five reported including participants with indeterminate colitis. All 42 studies that reported urgency of surgery included elective surgeries, with 31 (74%) of those also including emergency surgeries. Twenty-four studies had low risk of bias while the rest had very high risk. Based on pooling of adjusted data, we calculated ORs for postoperative total infection rates in participants who received corticosteroids (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.38 to 2.09; low-certainty evidence), immunomodulators (OR 1.29, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.76; low-certainty evidence), anti-TNF agents (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.20 to 2.13; very low-certainty evidence) and anti-integrin agents (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.36; low-certainty evidence). We pooled unadjusted data to assess postoperative total infection rates for the use of aminosalicylates (5-ASA) (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.51 to 1.14; very low-certainty evidence). One secondary outcome examined was wound-related complications in participants using: corticosteroids (OR 1.41, 95% CI 0.72 to 2.74; very low-certainty evidence), immunomodulators (OR 1.35, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.89; very low-certainty evidence), anti-TNF agents (OR 1.18, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.68; very low-certainty evidence) and anti-integrin agents (OR 1.64, 95% CI 0.77 to 3.50; very low-certainty evidence) compared to controls. Another secondary outcome examined the odds of postoperative intra-abdominal infections in participants using: corticosteroids (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.28 to 1.84; very low-certainty evidence), 5-ASA (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.45 to 1.33; very low-certainty evidence), immunomodulators (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.66 to 1.12; very low-certainty evidence), anti-TNF agents (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.82; very low-certainty evidence) and anti-integrin agents (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.14 to 1.20; very low-certainty evidence) compared to controls. Lastly we checked the odds for extra-abdominal infections in participants using: corticosteroids (OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.55; very low-certainty evidence), immunomodulators (OR 1.17, 95% CI 0.80 to 1.71; very low-certainty evidence), anti-TNF agents (OR 1.34, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.87; very low-certainty evidence) and anti-integrin agents (OR 1.15, 95% CI 0.43 to 3.08; very low-certainty evidence) compared to controls. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The evidence for corticosteroids, 5-ASA, immunomodulators, anti-TNF medications and anti-integrin medications was of low or very low certainty. The impact of these medications on postoperative infectious complications is uncertain and we can draw no firm conclusions about their safety in the perioperative period. Decisions on preoperative IBD medications should be tailored to each person's unique circumstances. Future studies should focus on controlling for potential confounding factors to generate higher-quality evidence.
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- Cindy Cy Law
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Di Candido F, Moggia E, Spinelli A. Pre-operative optimisation in Crohn's Disease. SEMINARS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scrs.2020.100742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kim JY, Zaghiyan K, Lightner A, Fleshner P. Risk of postoperative complications among ulcerative colitis patients treated preoperatively with vedolizumab: a matched case-control study. BMC Surg 2020; 20:46. [PMID: 32138717 PMCID: PMC7059353 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-020-00698-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Although biologic agents have revolutionized the medical management of severe ulcerative colitis (UC), there is considerable controversy regarding adverse effects of vedolizumab on surgical outcomes. We evaluated 30-day postoperative morbidity in UC patients undergoing abdominal colectomy (AC) treated with vedolizumab before surgery. Methods From 2007 to 2017, 285 patients were enrolled in prospectively maintained database evaluating the role of clinical, serologic markers with clinical phenotypes in UC. The patients treated with vedolizumab within 12 weeks of AC was queried, then matched 1:3:3 into 3 preoperative treatment groups based on age, gender and surgical treatment of UC; ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) with ileostomy vs total colectomy with end stoma: a) vedolizumab (n = 25); b) anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) (n = 74); and c) no biologics (n = 54). Thirty-day postoperative complications among patient groups were compared. Results The 3 patient groups were well-matched in other characteristics including disease duration, disease extent, medication history and preoperative serological data. There were no significant differences in the overall incidence of postoperative complications among patients treated preoperatively with vedolizumab, anti-TNFs, or no biologics (44% vs. 45% vs. 37%; p = 0.67). Although there was no significant difference between patient cohorts in infectious complications (p = 0.20), postoperative ileus (POI) was significantly more common among the vedolizumab group (n = 9; 36%) compared to anti-TNF (n = 12; 16%) or no biologics (n = 5; 9%) (p = 0.01). Multivariable analysis showed that vedolizumab treatment prior to surgery was an independent risk factor for POI (OR: 5.16, 95% CI; 1.71–15.52; p = .004). Conclusion Although preoperative vedolizumab exposure did not influence the rate of overall 30-day postoperative complications, vedolizumab tends to increase incidence of POI.
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- Jeong Yeon Kim
- Department of Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Dongtan, South Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 7 Beverly Blvd., Suite 101, Los Angeles, California, 90048, USA
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 7 Beverly Blvd., Suite 101, Los Angeles, California, 90048, USA.
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Nielsen OH, Steenholdt C, Juhl CB, Rogler G. Efficacy and safety of methotrexate in the management of inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. EClinicalMedicine 2020; 20:100271. [PMID: 32300735 PMCID: PMC7152823 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The therapeutic role of methotrexate (MTX) for management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unclear. METHODS We systematically reviewed randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) of MTX for induction and maintenance of remission in IBD until January 2020 in accordance with PROSPERO protocol (#CRD42018115047). Relative risk (RR) of maintenance of remission, induction of remission, endoscopic disease activity, and adverse events were combined in a meta-analysis. FINDINGS MTX monotherapy was not superior to placebo for induction of clinical remission in Crohn's disease (CD). However, MTX was superior to placebo in maintaining clinical remission of CD. Concomitant therapy with MTX and the TNF inhibitor infliximab (IFX) was not superior to IFX monotherapy in CD. In ulcerative colitis (UC), MTX monotherapy was not superior to placebo neither for induction of clinical remission, nor for maintenance of clinical remission. MTX did not result in superior endoscopic outcomes during induction or maintenance therapy compared with placebo. Regarding adverse events (AEs), our meta-analysis on CD studies showed a significantly higher risk of AEs when comparing MTX versus placebo in studies investigating induction of remission, but not in maintenance of remission. In UC, no such differences in AEs between MTX or placebo were observed. INTERPRETATION Current data support the efficacy of parenteral MTX monotherapy for maintenance of clinical remission in CD. MTX is not confirmed to be effective for treatment of UC or for induction of remission in CD. No evidence supports concomitant MTX to improve efficacy of IFX (no other biologics investigated).
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- Ole Haagen Nielsen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Corresponding author at: Department of Gastroenterology D112, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, Herlev DK-2730, Denmark.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Karjalainen EK, Renkonen-Sinisalo L, Mustonen HK, Färkkilä M, Lepistö AH. Restorative Proctocolectomy in Ulcerative Colitis: Effect of Preoperative Immunomodulatory Therapy on Postoperative Complications and Pouch Failure. Scand J Surg 2020; 110:51-58. [PMID: 31960783 DOI: 10.1177/1457496919900409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Patients with ulcerative colitis are often treated with multiple immunomodulative agents to achieve remission. In refractory disease, the next option is frequently proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. No consensus exists as to whether immunomodulatory therapy at the time of ileal pouch surgery leads to any increase in postoperative complications. Our aim was to assess, in ulcerative colitis patients with restorative proctocolectomy, the effect of preoperative anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and corticosteroids on postoperative complications and pouch failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective medical record review of 445 patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in Helsinki University Hospital between January 2005 and June 2016. RESULTS Anti-tumor necrosis factor agents were not associated with postoperative complications. Only high-dose corticosteroids (prednisolone ⩾20 mg or equivalent) were associated with higher incidence of anastomotic leak (12.6% vs 2.5%, P = 0.002) and wound dehiscence (4.2% vs 0%, P = 0.019), but pouch failure rate was no higher (2.1% vs 0%, P = 0.141) than in patients without corticosteroid treatment. A lower dosage of corticosteroids had no effect on early postoperative complications, but pouch failure rate was increased (4.4% vs 0%, P = 0.015). CONCLUSION Corticosteroids, but not anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy, were associated with postoperative complications. Preoperative use of corticosteroids may increase pouch failure rate, but the risk is still minor in high-volume centers performing ileal pouch surgery.
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- E K Karjalainen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Kassel L, Hutton A, Zumach G, Rand J. Systematic review of perioperative use of immunosuppressive agents in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2019; 16:144-157. [PMID: 31735569 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients who qualify for bariatric surgery are increasingly experiencing co-morbid conditions, which often require management through the use of immunosuppressive agents, such as corticosteroids, tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors, or other immunomodulators, which may increase the risk of infection or wound healing complications. Perioperative management of these agents in bariatric surgery is challenging because of the lack of research in this patient population. With the use of immunosuppressive agents on the rise, the effects of these medications must be understood, both the risks posed in the perioperative period, and the benefit their sustained use may have for co-morbidity management. OBJECTIVES To describe the safety of immunosuppressive agents prior to bariatric surgery. SETTING United States of America. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to answer these questions about commonly encountered immunosuppressive agents. This review includes information from 37 studies to present recommendations and reasoning for the discontinuation and postoperative reinitiation of immunosuppressive agents including, tumor necrosis alpha factor-a inhibitors, methotrexate, and more. RESULTS Research addressing complications of these medications in patients undergoing bariatric surgery is sparse. Information from abdominal or general surgical complications may serve as a basis for conservative recommendations. Data specific to each agent or class are presented below. CONCLUSIONS The use of these agents may be critical for patients' chronic disease management, and the consequences of their impact should be considered by bariatric surgeons. While their immune system effects ultimately lead to disease management, each agent must be handled individually due to the varying effects and the potential for perioperative untoward effects.
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- Lynn Kassel
- Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa; MercyOne West Des Moines Hospital, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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- Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Oregon Health & Science University, Corvallis, Oregon; Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon
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- MercyOne West Des Moines Hospital, West Des Moines, Iowa; MercyOne Bariatric Surgery, West Des Moines, Iowa
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Gregory MH, McKinnon A, Stwalley D, Hippensteel KJ, Loftus EV, Ciorba MA, Olsen MA, Deepak P. Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Do Not Impact Serious Infections after Arthroplasty. J Crohns Colitis 2019; 13:182-188. [PMID: 30256926 PMCID: PMC6548222 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is a paucity of data on the safety of joint replacement surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], including those on tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors [anti-TNF]. We explored the risk of serious infections in this population. METHODS A retrospective case-control study [2006-2014] was performed using the MarketScan Database. All patients aged 18-64 years with an International Classification of Diseases code for IBD and an IBD-specific medication, with ≥ 6 months of enrollment prior to hip, knee or shoulder replacement surgery, were included. Ten non-IBD controls were frequency-matched to each case on length of enrollment, year and the joint replaced. Primary outcome was serious infection [composite of joint infection, surgical site infection, pneumonia, sepsis] within 90 days of the operation. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the association of IBD and IBD medications with serious infection. RESULTS More patients with IBD [N = 1455] had serious infections than controls [3.2% vs 2.3%, p = 0.04], but not after controlling for comorbidities (hazard ratio [HR], 1.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.95-1.76). Among IBD patients, corticosteroids were associated with increased risk of serious infection [HR, 4.6; 95% CI, 2.2-9.8; p < 0.01] while anti-TNFs were not. Opioids were also associated with increased risk of infection [HR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2-1.8; p < 0.01]. CONCLUSIONS After controlling for comorbidities, IBD patients were not at increased risk of serious infection following joint replacement. Corticosteroids, but not anti-TNFs or immunomodulators, were associated with increased risk of serious infections in IBD patients.
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- Martin H Gregory
- Division of Gastroenterology, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Background A significant number of patients with Crohn's disease needs to undergo surgery, and many of these patients are under modern drug treatment. These drugs may influence the rate of perioperative complications. This may have an impact on the chosen surgical strategy. Methods This review considers clinical studies and guidelines on the effect of modern drug treatment on surgical complication rates and surgical strategy in patients with Crohn's disease. Results Steroids above a certain dose significantly influence perioperative complications and should therefore be tapered down before performing elective surgery. Anti-TNF-alpha drugs are associated with perioperative complications, and therefore a safe interval between drug intake and surgery should be adhered to. The data on newer biologicals is scarce and conflicting; thus, it seems prudent to wait at least for one dosing interval before operating. In the emergency setting, patients undergoing bowel resection while on the above medications without an adequate interval to the last medication dose should generally get a resectional or diverting stoma. Conclusion Modern drug treatment influences the surgical strategy in patients with Crohn's disease.
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- Peter Kienle
- Department of Surgery, Theresienkrankenhaus und St. Hedwig-Klinik GmbH, Mannheim, Germany
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Shim HH, Ma C, Kotze PG, Seow CH, Al-Farhan H, Al-Darmaki AK, Pang JXQ, Fedorak RN, Devlin SM, Dieleman LA, Kaplan GG, Novak KL, Kroeker KI, Halloran BP, Panaccione R. Preoperative Ustekinumab Treatment Is Not Associated With Increased Postoperative Complications in Crohn's Disease: A Canadian Multi-Centre Observational Cohort Study. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018; 1:115-123. [PMID: 31294352 PMCID: PMC6507292 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ustekinumab (UST), an anti-IL12/23 inhibitor is indicated for moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (CD). However, it is unclear if patients treated with UST are at increased risk for postoperative complications. AIM To evaluate the postoperative safety outcomes in UST-treated CD patients. METHODS A multicentre cohort study of UST-treated CD patients at two tertiary care centres (University of Calgary, University of Alberta, Canada) undergoing abdominal surgery between 2009 and 2016 was performed. Postoperative outcomes were compared against a control cohort of anti-TNF-treated patients over the same time-period. The primary outcome was occurrence of postoperative complications up to six months postoperatively, stratified by timing (early <30 days vs. late complications ≥30 days). RESULTS Twenty UST-treated patients and 40 anti-TNF-treated patients were included with a median preoperative treatment exposure of 6.5 months and 18 months, respectively (p=0.01). Bowel obstruction was the most common surgical indication in both cohorts. UST-treated patients were more likely to require an ostomy (70.0% vs. 12.5%, p<0.001) and be on combination therapy with either systemic corticosteroids or concurrent immunomodulators (azathioprine or methotrexate) (25.0% vs. 2.5%, p=0.01). Despite the increased concomitant use of immunosuppression in the UST-treated cohort, there were no significant differences in early or late postoperative wound infections (1/20 in UST-cohort, 2/40 in anti-TNF cohort, p=1.00), anastomotic leak (0/20 in UST-cohort, 3/40 in anti-TNF cohort, p=0.54), or postoperative ileus/obstruction (3/20 in UST-cohort, 4/40 in anti-TNF cohort, p=0.67). CONCLUSIONS CD patients receiving preoperative UST did not experience an increase in postoperative complications, despite increased use of concurrent immunosuppression.
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- Hang Hock Shim
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outpatient Clinics, Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Lightner AL, Shen B. Perioperative use of immunosuppressive medications in patients with Crohn's disease in the new "biological era". Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) 2017; 5:165-177. [PMID: 28852521 PMCID: PMC5554387 DOI: 10.1093/gastro/gow046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is characterized by transmural inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract leading to inflammatory, stricturing and/or and fistulizing disease. Once a patient develops medically refractory disease, mechanical obstruction, fistulizing disease or perforation, surgery is indicated. Unfortunately, surgery is not curative in most cases, underscoring the importance of bowel preservation and adequate perioperative medical management. As many of the medications used to treat CD are immunosuppressive, the concern for postoperative infectious complications and anastomotic healing are particularly concerning; these concerns have to be balanced with preventing and treating residual or recurrent disease. We herein review the available literature and make recommendations regarding the preoperative, perioperative and postoperative administration of immunosuppressive medications in the current era of biological therapy for CD. Standardized algorithms for perioperative medical management would greatly assist future research for optimizing surgical outcomes and preventing disease recurrence in the future.
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- Amy L Lightner
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Reply. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017; 23:E3. [PMID: 28002133 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Gabbani T, Deiana S, Lunardi S, Manetti N, Annese V. Safety profile of methotrexate in inflammatory bowel disease. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2016; 15:1427-37. [DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2016.1218468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Tommaso Gabbani
- Division of Gastroenterology, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine 4, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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