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Downing L, Ramjist JK, Tyrrell A, Tsang M, Isaac L, Fecteau A. Development of a five point enhanced recovery protocol for pectus excavatum surgery. J Pediatr Surg 2023; 58:822-827. [PMID: 36788057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE We implemented and evaluated an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocol for Nuss procedures consisting of patient education, bowel management, pre/post-operative transitional pain service involvement, serratus anterior plane blocks and intercostal nerve cryoablation. METHODS A 5-point ERAS protocol was implemented using multiple plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles. Data was collected prospectively for patients in the full ERAS protocol and retrospectively for previous patients. The primary outcome was length of stay (LOS). Secondary outcomes were opioid consumption, pain scores, protocol compliance and patient satisfaction. The impact of PDSA cycles and the ERAS protocol was quantified using statistical process control charts and Mann Whitney U test. RESULTS A total of 53 patients were identified, 13 within the ERAS protocol and 40 prior to introduction. There was no difference in age, sex, or Haller index between the two cohorts. The median LOS was decreased by 3 days in the ERAS cohort (P = 0.00001). There was decreased opioid consumption on post-operative day 1 (1.47 vs 1.96 MME/kg, p = 0.009) and overall (3.12 vs 6.35 MME/kg, p = 0.0042) in the ERAS cohort. Median pain scores did not differ between cohorts. ERAS bundle element compliance was: education 92%, bowel management 100%, transitional pain involvement 100%, serratus block 100% and cryoablation 100%. The 1-month survey revealed that 92% of patients were satisfied with their experience. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate significant reduction in LOS and a trend to decreasing opioid consumption in hospital following ERAS protocol implementation and support the further application of ERAS protocols in pediatrics. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III - Retrospective comparative study.
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- Lynsey Downing
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Paediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery: Complications and Their Management. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10122519. [PMID: 36554043 PMCID: PMC9778654 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10122519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Surgical correction of paediatric spinal deformity is associated with risks, adverse events, and complications that must be preoperatively discussed with patients and their families to inform treatment decisions, expectations, and long-term outcomes. The incidence of complications varies in relation to the underlying aetiology of spinal deformity and surgical procedure. Intraoperative complications include bleeding, neurological injury, and those related to positioning. Postoperative complications include persistent pain, surgical site infection, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary complications, superior mesenteric artery syndrome, and also pseudarthrosis and implant failure, proximal junctional kyphosis, crankshaft phenomenon, and adding-on deformity, which may necessitate revision surgery. Interventions included in enhanced recovery after surgery protocols may reduce the incidence of complications. Complications must be diagnosed, investigated and managed expeditiously to prevent further deterioration and to ensure optimal outcomes. This review summarises the complications associated with paediatric spinal deformity surgery and their management.
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are a set of interventions which are carried out in the preoperative and perioperative period. They are aimed to decrease the harmful effects of surgery on the body and help the patient recover better post-surgery. The effectiveness of ERAS has been well established in various other surgical specialities. Earlier spine surgery was thought to be very complex for application of ERAS protocols. However, this has changed over the last decade with (ERAS) protocols gaining widespread popularity in spine surgery. Initial studies involving ERAS in spine surgery were limited to lumbar spine. However, over the years the horizon of ERAS has expanded to include anterior cervical surgeries, spine deformity, spinal tumors and spine surgery in the elderly. ERAS has been shown to reduce the length of hospital stay, overall hospital costs, opioid consumption in perioperative and postoperative period and to lower complication rates in spine surgery. In this narrative review, we discuss various aspects of ERAS in spine surgery including the benefits of ERAS in spine surgery, the various components of preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative measures of ERAS protocol.
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Wang S, Wang P, Li X, Sun W, Kong C, Lu S. Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: association with lower incidence of wound complications and severe hypoalbuminemia in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery. J Orthop Surg Res 2022; 17:178. [PMID: 35331289 PMCID: PMC8944146 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-022-03070-z] [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] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Wound complications are associated with worse satisfaction and additional costs in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion (PLF) surgery, and the relationship between enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway and wound complications remains poorly characterized. Methods In this retrospective single-center study, we compared 530 patients receiving ERAS pathway care with previous 530 patients in non-ERAS group. The primary aim of our study was to identify the relationship between the ERAS program and the incidence of postoperative wound-related complications and other complications following PLF surgery; other outcomes included the length of stay (LOS), 90-day hospital and rehabilitation center readmission. Results The average patient age was 65 yr. More patients with old cerebral infarction were in ERAS group (p < 0.01), and other demographics and comorbidities were similar between groups. Patients in the ERAS group had a lower incidence of postoperative wound-related complications than the non-ERAS group (12.4 vs. 17.8%, p = 0.02). The non-ERAS group had a significantly higher rate of wound dehiscence or poor wound healing (6% vs. 3%, p = 0.02). ERAS group had a lower incidence of severe postoperative hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin less than 30 g/L) (15.8% vs. 9.0% p < 0.01). Additionally, ERAS patients had shorter postoperative LOS (8.0 ± 1.5 vs. 9.5 ± 1.7, p < 0.01), lower rate of readmission within 90 days (1.9% vs. 6.4%, p < 0.01) and discharge to rehabilitation center (4.2% vs. 1.0%, p < 0.01). Conclusion ERAS pathway might help decrease the rates of postoperative wound complications and severe hypoalbuminemia following PLF surgery; additionally, it demonstrated that ERAS pathway was also associated with shorter LOS and lower rate of readmissions within 90 days.
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- Shuaikang Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,Beijing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,Beijing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,Beijing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,Beijing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.,Beijing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. .,Beijing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
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