[Postpancreatectomy haemorrhage (PPH), prevalence, diagnosis and management]. / Krvácení po pankreatektomii (PPH), prevalence, diagnostika a resení.

INTRODUCTION: Postpancreatectomy haemorrhage (PPH) is considered to be the most severe specific postoperative complication following pancreatic resections and its treatment is difficult and requires coordinated interdisciplinary collaboration. PPH causes 11-38% of all post-pancreatectomy deaths. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PPH in a set of patients operated on within the last 10 years, and to analyze the diagnostic methods, treatment modalities and the outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing pancreatic resections between 2006 and 2015. Clinically relevant PPH (types B and C) were the subject of interest. The onset, location and severity of PPH were analysed. Other factors analysed included operation diagnosis of PPH, diagnostic methods along with signs of sentinel bleeding, treatment options undertaken including the number of transfusions. 30-day, 90-day and in-hospital mortality, as well as the length of hospital stay and readmission rate were calculated. A descriptive statistical method was used. RESULTS: A total of 449 patients were operated on. Pancreatoduodenectomy (DPE) or pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD) was done in 76.4%, left sided pancreatectomy (LPE) in 19.8% and total pancreatectomy (TPE) in 3.8%. 190 of the patients (42.3%) were women and 259 (57.7%) men, with the mean age of 61.5±11.1 years. A total of 23 (5.1%) PPH cases were identified, 21 (4.7%) were clinically relevant. Eight patients (35%) developed early PPH with direct reoperation, late PPH was seen in 14 patients after DPE and in one after LPE. Sentinel bleeding was present in 53.3% of late PPH cases. CT/CTA was performed in four patients with subsequent DSA performed in three. DSA identified a gastroduodenal artery stump pseudoaneurysm in one patient, which was resolved using a stent. Surgical intervention for late PPH was required in 10 patients in total, six of whom needed direct surgery due to the rapid development of circulatory instability and 3 due to inconclusive radiological management. One patient needed surgical drainage of both an abscess and haematoma. In two patients the origin of bleeding was due to a gastric ulcer, which was proven and solved endoscopically and 2 patients required conservative treatment only. The specific mortality for PPH was 17.4%. In the group of patients that suffered with any PPH following DPE and PPDPE the mortality rate was 22.2%, and 28.6% for late PPH. If late PPH developed coincidentally with postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), the mortality was 44%. In the early PPH group, an average of 10.1±2.5 transfusion units (TUs) were used with an average length of hospital stay 17.5±4.8 days and zero mortality in comparison to an average of 11.7±10 TUs and 29.9±14.6 days in hospital and 26.6% mortality in the late PPH group. CONCLUSION: PPH is a severe complication, which has a high mortality rate. It also often coincidentally develops with POPFs. Early clinical diagnosis with identification of its cause plays a key role in management. The use of interventional radiology in the treatment of PPH has begun to dominate other treatment modalities due to a very high success rate, and close collaboration with interventional radiologists is necessary in order to reduce the rate of surgical intervention required in PPH. KEY WORDS: haemorrhage - pancreas - resection - complications - mortality.

Frailty and Constellations of Factors in Aging HIV-infected and Uninfected Women--The Women's Interagency HIV Study.

BACKGROUND: Biological similarities are noted between aging and HIV infection. Middle-aged adults with HIV infection may present as elderly due to accelerated aging or having more severe aging phenotypes occurring at younger ages. OBJECTIVES: We explored age-adjusted prevalence of frailty, a geriatric condition, among HIV+ and at risk HIV- women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). PARTICIPANTS: 2028 middle-aged (average age 39 years) female participants (1449 HIV+; 579 HIV-). MEASUREMENTS: The Fried Frailty Index (FFI), HIV status variables, and constellations of variables representing Demographic/health behaviors and Aging-related chronic diseases. Associations between the FFI and other variables were estimated, followed by stepwise regression models. RESULTS: Overall frailty prevalence was 15.2% (HIV+, 17%; HIV-, 10%). A multivariable model suggested that HIV infection with CD4 count<200; age>40 years; current or former smoking; income ≤$12,000; moderate vs low fibrinogen-4 (FIB-4) levels; and moderate vs high estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were positively associated with frailty. Low or moderate drinking was protective. CONCLUSIONS: Frailty is a multidimensional aging phenotype observed in mid-life among women with HIV infection. Prevalence of frailty in this sample of HIV-infected women exceeds that for usual elderly populations. This highlights the need for geriatricians and gerontologists to interact with younger 'at risk' populations, and assists in the formulation of best recommendations for frailty interventions to prevent early aging, excess morbidities and early death.

Hospital diagnoses, Medicare charges, and nursing home admissions in the year when older persons become severely disabled.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize hospital diagnoses, procedures and charges, and nursing home admissions in the year when older persons become severely disabled, comparing those in whom severe disability develops rapidly with those in whom disability develops gradually. DESIGN: A prospective, population-based cohort study with at least 6 annual interviews beginning in 1982. SETTING: A total of 3 communities: East Boston, Mass, New Haven, Conn, and Iowa and Washington counties in Iowa. SUBJECTS: A total of 6070 persons at least 70 years old with at least 1 interview after the fourth annual follow-up and without evidence of previous severe disability, defined as disability in 3 or more activities of daily living (ADLs). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Characteristics associated with development of severe disability after the fourth annual follow-up, in which the disability is classified as catastrophic disability if the individual did not report any ADL disability in the 2 interviews prior to severe disability onset or as progressive disability if the individual had previous disability in 1 or 2 ADLs. RESULTS: In the year during which severe disability developed, hospitalizations were documented for 72.1% of those developing catastrophic disability and for 48.6% of those developing progressive disability. In the corresponding year, only 14.7% of those who were stable with no disability and 22.3% of those with some disability were hospitalized. The 6 most frequent principal discharge diagnoses included stroke, hip fracture, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia in both severe disability subsets; coronary heart disease and cancer in catastrophic disability; and diabetes and dehydration in progressive disability. These diagnoses occurred in 49% of those with catastrophic disability and 25% of those with progressive disability. In both severe disability subsets, the oldest patients received less intensive hospital care as indicated by charges for surgery, diagnostics, and rehabilitation and by the percentage who received major diagnostic procedures; they were also more often admitted to nursing homes. CONCLUSIONS: In the year when they become severely disabled, a large proportion of older persons are hospitalized for a small group of diseases. Hospital-based interventions aimed at reducing the severity and functional consequences of these diseases could have a large impact on reduction of severe disability.

Assessment methods for physical activity and physical fitness in population studies: report of a NHLBI workshop.

This report summarizes the proceedings and recommendations of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute conference on assessment methods for physical activity and physical fitness in population studies held in Bethesda, Maryland, in May, 1984. Synopses of each contributor's presentation are given, as well as specific recommendations for further research. Key areas for investigation were noted as validation and standardization of questionnaires, increased use of activity monitors in exercise research, development of simpler fitness tests, and research into possible surrogate measures for fitness evaluation.