Tolerance to Specific Foods After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

PURPOSE: We assessed the degree of tolerance to different types of food after LSG to provide specific useful advice concerning food intake to these patients during the first postoperative year. METHODS: A specific questionnaire measuring tolerance to 59 types of food was completed in postoperative months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 in a prospective consecutive cohort of patients who underwent LSG. An ordinal score of tolerance based on the median (Me) and a cumulative link ordinal model (CLOM) analyzing temporal variability in oral tolerance to each type of food were used. Foods with Me values of 3 points or higher and CLOM values of approximately 80% or higher were considered well tolerated. RESULTS: Sixty-five patients were included in the study. The questionnaire was completed in the first, third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth months by 42 (64%), 44 (67%), 41 (63%), 41 (63%), and 39 (60%) patients, respectively. All kinds of fish were very well tolerated. Regarding meat intake, chicken, turkey, rabbit, and minced meat were well tolerated, whereas lamb, veal, and pork were not. Except for noodles and toasted bread, a poor degree of tolerance during follow-up was found for most carbohydrates. Yogurt, skimmed milk, and cottage cheese were well tolerated. A heterogeneous degree of tolerance was observed for vegetables, with cooked vegetables being well tolerated, and raw vegetables not. CONCLUSION: Our study provides individual information on specific foods regarding their degree of tolerance. This information may be useful for advising patients during the first postoperative year after LSG.

Revisión narrativa de la prehabilitación en cirugía: situación actual y perspectivas futuras / A Narrative Review About Prehabilitation in Surgery: Current Situation and Future Perspectives

La prehabilitación tiene una concepción multimodal con tres pilares fundamentales: mejora en la condición física del paciente, optimización nutricional e intervención cognitiva para reducir el estrés y la ansiedad, además de otras medidas como la deshabituación tabáquica o la corrección de la anemia. El objetivo principal es la optimización del paciente durante el periodo de tiempo preoperatorio (diagnóstico-intervención) con la finalidad de mejorar la capacidad funcional y disminuir las complicaciones derivadas de la cirugía. Al igual que ocurre con los protocolos de rehabilitación multimodal, las acciones de los programas de prehabilitación tienen efectos sinérgicos, es decir, pequeños cambios que por sí solos no tienen transcendencia clínica pero que al sumarse producen una mejoría significativa en la evolución postoperatoria de los pacientes. Aunque se requieren más estudios que evalúen el impacto concreto de estos programas en poblaciones de pacientes con diversas patologías, intervenciones y distintos factores de riesgo, se hace necesaria su implementación progresiva en la práctica clínica habitual de nuestros pacientes. El objetivo de esta revisión narrativa es evaluar la literatura disponible sobre la prehabilitación en cirugía, haciendo especial hincapié en las estrategias actualmente establecidas, así como en las lagunas de conocimiento actuales y futuros focos de investigación

Prehabilitation has a multimodal conception based on three fundamental pillars: improvement of the patient's physical condition, nutritional optimization and cognitive intervention to reduce stress and anxiety, as well as other measures such as smoking cessation and correction of anemia. The aim of prehabilitation programs is to optimize the patient from the moment of diagnosis until the surgical intervention in order to reduce postoperative complications. As in the case of multimodal rehabilitation protocols, the actions of prehabilitation programs have synergistic effects, that is, small changes that, by themselves, do not have clinical significance but when added up, they produce a significant improvement in the postoperative evolution of patients. Although more studies are required to evaluate the impact of these programs on patients groups with different pathologies, interventions and risk factors, their progressive implementation is necessary in the daily clinical practice of our patients. The objective of this narrative review is to evaluate the available evidence about prehabilitation in surgery, focusing on current established strategies, knowledge gaps and future research

A Narrative Review About Prehabilitation in Surgery: Current Situation and Future Perspectives. / Revisión narrativa de la prehabilitación en cirugía: situación actual y perspectivas futuras.

Prehabilitation has a multimodal conception based on three fundamental pillars: improvement of the patient's physical condition, nutritional optimization and cognitive intervention to reduce stress and anxiety, as well as other measures such as smoking cessation and correction of anemia. The aim of prehabilitation programs is to optimize the patient from the moment of diagnosis until the surgical intervention in order to reduce postoperative complications. As in the case of multimodal rehabilitation protocols, the actions of prehabilitation programs have synergistic effects, that is, small changes that, by themselves, do not have clinical significance but when added up, they produce a significant improvement in the postoperative evolution of patients. Although more studies are required to evaluate the impact of these programs on patients groups with different pathologies, interventions and risk factors, their progressive implementation is necessary in the daily clinical practice of our patients. The objective of this narrative review is to evaluate the available evidence about prehabilitation in surgery, focusing on current established strategies, knowledge gaps and future research.

Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) modified technique: subaponeurotic approach without balloon.

Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery (SEPS) is one of the best procedures and a minimally invasive option for treating chronic venous insufficiency. We explain our experience with SEPS, which has been turned into a subaponeurotic approach without balloon, and assess the possible advantages of this technique. The subaponeurotic space was entered using the Visiport Plus (Autusuture, Tyco Healthcare) video-assisted technique, which shows how the trocar enters through the subcutaneous tissue and superficial aponeurosis of the leg. A blunt retractor was inserted which, together with CO2 insufflation (20 mm Hg), enabled the veins to be dissected. Ligation was performed using tripolar sealing. In no case was a balloon used. There were no incidents such as haemorrhage or subcutaneous emphysema during the procedure. The patients (n = 206) remained in the hospital for less than 24 hours and suffered no post-surgical complications. Active ulcers were cured, with no relapses, in 100% of cases. This is a very effective method for treating advanced chronic insufficiency because it prevents local damage and the rate of post-surgical complications is low. Technically it has more advantages because the fact that it does not use a balloon means that it exerts less pressure on the tissues.

Hernia diafragmática incarcerada de origen traumático como causa rara de abdomen agudo / Incarcerated traumatic diaphragmatic hernia as an uncommon cause of acute abdomen

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