Association between use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and postoperative complications after gastric surgery for cancer (POWER 4): a nationwide, prospective multicentre study.

INTRODUCTION: The effectiveness of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols in gastric cancer surgery remains controversial. METHODS: Multicentre prospective cohort study of adult patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer. Adherence with 22 individual components of ERAS pathways were assessed in all patients, regardless of whether they were treated in a self-designed ERAS centre. Each centre had a three-month recruitment period between October 2019 and September 2020. The primary outcome was moderate-to-severe postoperative complications within 30 days after surgery. Secondary outcomes were overall postoperative complications, adherence to the ERAS pathway, 30 day-mortality and hospital length of stay (LOS). RESULTS: A total of 743 patients in 72 Spanish hospitals were included, 211 of them (28.4 %) from self-declared ERAS centres. A total of 245 patients (33 %) experienced postoperative complications, graded as moderate-to-severe complications in 172 patients (23.1 %). There were no differences in the incidence of moderate-to-severe complications (22.3% vs. 23.5%; OR, 0.92 (95% CI, 0.59 to 1.41); P = 0.068), or overall postoperative complications between the self-declared ERAS and non-ERAS groups (33.6% vs. 32.7%; OR, 1.05 (95 % CI, 0.70 to 1.56); P = 0.825). The overall rate of adherence to the ERAS pathway was 52% [IQR 45 to 60]. There were no differences in postoperative outcomes between higher (Q1, > 60 %) and lower (Q4, ≤ 45 %) ERAS adherence quartiles. CONCLUSIONS: Neither the partial application of perioperative ERAS measures nor treatment in self-designated ERAS centres improved postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing gastric surgery for cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03865810.

Results of the Spanish National Polytrauma Registry. Where are we and where are we heading?

INTRODUCTION: In 2017, the Spanish National Polytrauma Registry (SNPR) was initiated in Spain with the goal to improve the quality of severe trauma management and evaluate the use of resources and treatment strategies. The objective of this study is to present the data obtained with the SNPR since its inception. METHODS: We conducted an observational study with prospective data collection from the SNPR. The trauma patients included were over 14 years of age, with ISS ≥ 15 or penetrating mechanism of injury, from a total of 17 tertiary hospitals in Spain. RESULTS: From 1/1/17 to 1/1/22, 2069 trauma patients were registered. The majority were men (76.4%), with a mean age of 45 years, mean ISS 22.8, and mortality 10.2%. The most common mechanism of injury was blunt trauma (80%), the most frequent being motorcycle accident (23%). Penetrating trauma was presented in 12% of patients, stab wounds being the most common (84%). On hospital arrival, 16% of patients were hemodynamically unstable. The massive transfusion protocol was activated in 14% of patients, and 53% underwent surgery. Median hospital stay was 11 days, while 73.4% of patients required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, with a median ICU stay of 5 days. CONCLUSIONS: Trauma patients registered in the SNPR are predominantly middle-aged males who experience blunt trauma with a high incidence of thoracic injuries. Early addressed detection and treatment of these kind of injuries would probably improve the quality of trauma care in our environment.

Preparação do enfermeiro para o atendimento í múltiplas ví­timas no resgate aéreo / Preparation of nurses to meet multiple victims in air recue

Objetivo: Caracterizar a atuação do enfermeiro de bordo, com ênfase no atendimento à múltiplas vítimas. Metodologia: Estudo exploratório e qualitativo. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de questionários semiestruturados, aplicados nosenfermeiros debordo em Belo Horizonte/MG. Utilizada a técnica metodológica de Bola de Neve (Snowball Sampling) e analisesob o conteúdo de Laurence Bardin. Resultado: Dos enfermeiros atuantes no resgate aéreo, que aceitaram participar, a maioria são do sexo masculino, possuem a renda familiar média de nove salários mínimos, mais de um vínculo empregatício, experiência média de seis anos. A partir da análise dos dados, as categorias elencadas foram: Atendimento Sistematizado e Capacitação Aeromédica. Conclusão: É preciso reconhecer o papel do enfermeiro no atendimento as vítimas no resgate aeromédico. Vale ressaltar a importância da capacitação para alcançar a excelência, no ambiente hostil confinado.(AU)

Objective: To characterize the role of the nurse on board, with an emphasis on attending to multiple wounds. Methodology: Exploratory and qualitative study. Data were obtained through semi-structured, scientific questionnaires on board nurses in Belo Horizonte / MG. The Snowball methodological technique was used and analyzed under the content of Laurence Bardin. Result: Of the nurses working in the air rescue, who agreed to participate: the majority are male, have an average family income of nine relative, more than one job, average experience of six years. From the analysis of the data, according to the categories listed were: Systematized Service and Aeromedical Training. Conclusion: It is necessary to recognize the role of the nurse in the care aswounds in the aeromedical rescue. It is worth emphasizing the importance of training to achieve excellence in a confined hostile environment.(AU)

Objetivo: Caracterizar a atuação do enfermeiro de bordo, com ênfase no atendimento à múltiplas vítimas. Metodologia: Estudo exploratório e qualitativo. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de questionários semiestruturados, aplicados nosenfermeiros debordo em Belo Horizonte/MG. Utilizada a técnica metodológica de Bola de Neve (Snowball Sampling) e analisesob o conteúdo de Laurence Bardin. Resultado: Dos enfermeiros atuantes no resgate aéreo, que aceitaram participar, a maioria são do sexo masculino, possuem a renda familiar média de nove salários mínimos, mais de um vínculo empregatício, experiência média de seis anos. A partir da análise dos dados, as categorias elencadas foram: Atendimento Sistematizado e Capacitação Aeromédica. Conclusão: É preciso reconhecer o papel do enfermeiro no atendimento as vítimas no resgate aeromédico. Vale ressaltar a importância da capacitação para alcançar a excelência, no ambiente hostil confinado.(AU)

Feasibility of using death certificates for studying place of death in Latin America

Objective: this paper assesses the availability and quality of death certificate data in Latin America and the feasibility of using these data to study place of death and associated factors. Methods: in this comparative study, we collected examples of current official death certificates and digital data files containing information about all deaths that occurred during 1 year in 19 Latin American countries. Data were collected from June 2019 to May 2020. The records for place of death and associated variables were studied. The criteria for data quality were completeness, number of ill-defined causes of death and timeliness. Results: all 19 countries provided copies of current official death certificates and 18 of these registered the place of death. Distinguishing among hospital or other health care institution, home and other was possible for all countries. Digital data files with death certificate data were available from 12 countries and 1 region. Three countries had data considered to be of high quality and seven had data considered to be of medium quality. Categories for place of death and most of the predetermined factors possibly associated with place of death were included in the data files. Conclusions: the quality of data sets was rated medium to high in 10 countries. Hence, death certificate data make it feasible to conduct an international comparative study on place of death and the associated factors in Latin America.