Association between use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and postoperative complications in colorectal surgery in Europe: The EuroPOWER international observational study.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Assess the relationship between the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) pathway and routine care and 30-day postoperative outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: European centers (185 hospitals) across 21 countries. PATIENTS: A total of 2841 adult patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. Each hospital had a 1-month recruitment period between October 2019 and September 2020. INTERVENTIONS: Routine perioperative care. MEASUREMENTS: Twenty-four components of the ERAS pathway were assessed in all patients regardless of whether they were treated in a formal ERAS pathway. A multivariable and multilevel logistic regression model was used to adjust for baseline risk factors, ERAS elements and country-based differences. RESULTS: A total of 1835 patients (65%) received perioperative care at a self-declared ERAS center, 474 (16.7%) developed moderate-to-severe postoperative complications, and 63 patients died (2.2%). There was no difference in the primary outcome between patients who were or were not treated in self-declared ERAS centers (17.1% vs. 16%; OR 1.00; 95%CI, 0.79-1.27; P = 0.986). Hospital stay was shorter among patients treated in self-declared ERAS centers (6 [5-9] vs. 8 [6-10] days; OR 0.82; 95%CI, 0.78-0.87; P < 0.001). Median adherence to 24 ERAS elements was 57% [48%-65%]. Adherence to ERAS-pathway quartiles (≥65% vs. <48%) suggested that patients with the highest adherence rates experienced a lower risk of moderate-to-severe complications (15.9% vs. 17.8%; OR 0.71; 95%CI, 0.53-0.96; P = 0.027), lower risk of death (0.3% vs. 2.9%; OR 0.10; 95%CI, 0.02-0.42; P = 0.002) and shorter hospital stay (6 [4-8] vs. 7 [5-10] days; OR 0.74; 95%CI, 0.69-0.79; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Treatment in a self-declared ERAS center does not improve outcome after colorectal surgery. Increased adherence to the ERAS pathway is associated with a significant reduction in overall postoperative complications, lower risk of moderate-to-severe complications, shorter length of hospital stay and lower 30-day mortality.

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Retrospective descriptive study over a 10-year period. Anesthetic experience / Nefrectomía parcial laparoscópica robótica. Estudio retrospectivo descriptivo durante 10 años. Experiencia anestésica

Abstract Introduction: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery is currently the surgical treatment of choice for small renal masses. Objective: Reviewing the anesthetic management and perioperative morbidity of patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) from 2009 to 2019 at Hospital Universitario Donostia. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive, observational study involving 343 patients. Results: 95 % of the patients were ASA II-III. Transient renal artery clamping was performed in 91 %, with a mean ischemia time of 17.79 minutes. The mean duration of the procedure under balanced general anesthesia was 184 min. Standard monitoring was performed along with invasive arterial pressure monitoring (IAP), central venous catheter (CVC) and EV1000 platform (Edwards®) for complex patients. Complications were recorded in 40 patients (11.67 %). Patients under anti-aggregation therapy experienced more bleeding than non-anti-aggregation patients (p 0.04) but did not require more transfusions. Patients with a higher anesthetic risk did not experience more complications. No statistically significant association was found between worsening renal function and the occurrence of intraoperative complications. 21 patients (6 %) were readmitted due to complications; the most frequent complication was renal artery pseudoaneurysm that required endovascular embolization. Conclusions: It should be highlighted that after ten years of experience with this technique, the patients with a higher anesthetic risk have not experienced serious perioperative complications. RALPN is a safe technique that demands a careful anesthetic support. A robot-assisted approach alone is not a guarantee for success without strong teamwork.

Resumen Introducción La cirugía laparoscópica asistida por robot es actualmente el tratamiento quirúrgico de elección para masas renales de pequeño tamaño. Objetivo Revisión del manejo anestésico y morbilidad perioperatoria de los pacientes sometidos a nefrectomía parcial laparoscópica asistida por robot (NPLAR) desde 2009 a 2019 en el Hospital Universitario Donostia Metodología Estudio retrospectivo observacional descriptivo sobre 343 pacientes. Resultados El 95 % de los pacientes eran ASA II-III. En el 91 % se realizó pinzamiento transitorio de la arteria renal, con un tiempo medio de isquemia de 17,79 minutos. La duración media de la intervención bajo anestesia general balanceada fue de 184 minutos. Se realizó monitorización estándar junto con monitorización de presión arterial invasiva (PAI), catéter venoso central (CVC) y plataforma EV1000 (Edwards®) para pacientes complejos. Se registraron complicaciones en 40 pacientes (11,67 %). En los pacientes en tratamiento con antiagregantes hubo mayor sangrado que en los no antiagregados (p = 0,04), pero no requirieron más transfusiones. Los pacientes con un mayor riesgo anestésico no sufrieron más complicaciones. No se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre el empeoramiento de la función renal y la existencia de complicaciones intraoperatorias. El 6 %, es decir, 21 pacientes, reingresaron por complicaciones de las cuales, la más frecuente fue el pseudoaneurisma de la arteria renal que necesitó embolización endovascular. Conclusiones Tras diez años realizando esta técnica se puede destacar que, aunque los pacientes presentan un riesgo anestésico elevado no han tenido complicaciones perioperatorias graves. La NPLAR es una técnica segura que precisa un cuidadoso soporte anestésico. La tecnología robótica no garantiza por sí misma el éxito sin un buen trabajo en equipo.