[Perioperative management of emergency abdominal surgery in adult patients at the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital]. / Prise en charge péri opératoire des urgences chirurgicales abdominales chez l'adulte au CHU Aristide Le Dantec.

Perioperative management of emergency abdominal surgery remains a major concern for anesthesiologists due to hemodynamic and/or metabolic disorders often present preoperatively as well as to potential postoperative complications. This study aims to evaluate the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic factors of abdominal emergencies. We conducted a retrospective descriptive study involving patients over 16 years old undergoing emergency abdominal surgery at the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital over a period of six months. The parameters studied were the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic factors of emergency abdominal surgery. We collected 161 cases, nearly 20% of the activity in the department. The average age was 41 years [16, 80 years]. The sex ratio was 2.9. The mean consultation time was 4.6 days. Peritonitis was the most frequent pathologies (25.5%). The average heart rate in patients was 92 bpm (beats/ min) and 97 bpm in patients who underwent preoperative hemodynamic preparation. The average Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) was 96.6 mmHg and 86.1 mmHg in prepared patients. 49.1% of patients were ASA class 1, 39.9% were ASA2, 8.7% ASA3, 2.5% ASA4 and 0.6% ASA5. Antibiotic prophylaxis was used in 46.30% of patients and 53.41% of them underwent antibiotic therapy. 95.6% of patients underwent general anesthesia and 4.4% underwent spinal anesthesia. The frequency of perioperative incidents was 11.08%. Morbidity was 4.3% and mortality was 4.96%. The management of emergency abdominal surgery requires a multidisciplinary approach that involves anesthetists, surgeons and biologists to further reduce morbidity and mortality rate which remains significant even today.

[Early form of Wilkie's syndrome: a rare complication of scoliosis surgery, about a case and review of the literature]. / Forme précoce du syndrome de Wilkie: complication rare de la chirurgie pour scoliose à propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature.

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare complication occurring after surgical treatment for scoliosis. Surgical correction of the scoliotic spine produces vertical traction on the mesenteric artery and the narrowing of the aortomesenteric angle, hence the compression of the third part of the duodenum causing the syndrome. We here report the case of a young girl with an early form of superior mesenteric artery syndrome secondary to surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis. The patient underwent posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis. On the third postoperative day she experienced uncontrollable vomiting associated with no evacuation of faeces and no passing of flatus. Urgent abdominal CT scan was performed which allowed the diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Treatment consisted in the rest of the digestive tract associated with early parenteral nutrition and correction of fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Lacking evidence of clinical improvement, surgical indication was posed. The evolution was favourable with an uneventful postoperative recovery and the resumption of adequate food intake on the fourth postoperative day. The patient was discharged on the seventh postoperative day. Contributing factors are young age, long-limbed morphotype with BMI below 18. CT scan shows an important gastric dilatation associated with complete halt of the third part of the duodenum. The treatment is multidisciplinary, medical (first-line treatment) and surgical (if medical treatment do not help). A better knowledge of the predictors of medical treatment failure would reduce the length of hospital stay.