Estudio observacional retrospectivo correlacionando las fracturas traumáticas de pelvis y sus lesiones asociadas según la clasificación de Tile / Retrospective observational study correlating traumatic pelvic fractures and their associated injuries according to the Tile classification

Introducción: Las fracturas de pelvis por traumatismo de alta energía presentan un alto riesgo de lesiones asociadas que comprometen el pronóstico funcional y vital. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la correlación entre las fracturas traumáticas de pelvis y sus lesiones asociadas según la clasificación de Tile. Métodos: Estudio observacional retrospectivo de pacientes que sufrieron fracturas traumáticas de pelvis (tipo A, B o C de la clasificación de Tile) con lesiones asociadas concomitantes, analizando los niveles de hemoglobina, entre 6/2013 y 1/2016. Resultados: Se incluyeron un total de 42 pacientes; de ellos, el 69% (n=29) eran varones, la edad media era de 48 años. El 45% (n=19) sufrió accidentes de tránsito; el 26,2% (n=11) caídas. Hubo una proporción diferente en las lesiones pélvicas: Tile A (n=15, 35,7%), B (n=20, 47,6%) y C (n=7, 16,6%) de los casos. El 54,8% (n=23) fueron intervenidos quirúrgicamente, el 21,4% (n=9) necesitó fijación externa. Se encontraron diferencias significativas entre las fracturas Tile A y de escápula (p=0,032), y las Tile B con fracturas sacras (p=0,033), y con lesiones viscerales (p=0,049), mientras que existía solo una asociación sin significación estadística entre Tile C y fracturas costales. El 61,9% (n=26) necesitó transfusión de sangre; el 9,5% (n=4) presentó shock hipovolémico. Conclusiones: Las fracturas pélvicas Tile A se asociaron a las fracturas de escápula, y las Tile B con fracturas transforaminales del sacro y con lesiones viscerales (pulmonares, hepáticas y génito-urinarias). El número reducido de fracturas Tile C no permite realizar asociación estadística con ninguna enfermedad, si bien son las que presentan mayor alteración hemodinámica y lesiones torácicas. (AU)

Introduction: Pelvic fractures due to high energy trauma present a high risk of associated injuries that compromise the functional and vital prognosis of the patients. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between traumatic pelvic fractures and their associated injuries according to the Tile classification. Methods: Retrospective observational study of patients who suffered traumatic pelvic fractures (Type A, B or C of the Tile classification) with concomitant associated injuries, analyzing hemoglobin levels, between 6/2013 and 1/2016. Results: A total of 42 patients were included; of those 69% (n=29) were males, mean age was 48 years. 45% (n=19) suffered traffic accidents and 26.2% (n=11) falls. There was a different proportion in pelvic injuries: Tile A (n=15, 35.7%), B (n=20, 47.6%), and C (n=7, 16.6%) of cases. 54.8% (n=23) underwent surgery, 21.4% (n=9) needed temporary or definitive external fixation. Significant differences were found between Tile A type and scapula fractures (P=.032), and Tile B with sacral fractures (P=.033) and visceral injuries (P=.049), while there is a tendency without a statistical significal between Tile C and costal fractures. 61.9% (n=26) needed blood transfusion; 9.5% (n=4) presented hypovolemic shock. Conclusions: Tile A pelvic fractures were associated with scapular fractures, and Tile B with transforaminal fractures of the sacrum and with visceral injuries (lungs, liver and genitourinary). The small number of Tile C prevent us to confirm an association with any pathology, although they are the ones which presnt more hemodynamically instability and thoracic injuries. (AU)

Retrospective observational study correlating traumatic pelvic fractures and their associated injuries according to the Tile classification.

INTRODUCTION: Pelvic fractures due to high energy trauma present a high risk of associated injuries that compromise the functional and vital prognosis of the patients. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between traumatic pelvic fractures and their associated injuries according to the Tile classification. METHODS: Retrospective observational study of patients who suffered traumatic pelvic fractures (Type A, B or C of the Tile classification) with concomitant associated injuries, analyzing hemoglobin levels, between 6/2013 and 1/2016. RESULTS: A total of 42 patients were included; of those 69% (n = 29) were males, mean age was 48 years. 45% (n = 19) suffered traffic accidents and 26.2% (n = 11) falls. There was a different proportion in pelvic injuries: Tile A (n = 15, 35.7%), B (n = 20, 47.6%), and C (n = 7, 16.6%) of cases. 54.8% (n = 23) underwent surgery, 21.4% (n = 9) needed temporary or definitive external fixation. Significant differences were found between Tile A type and scapula fractures (P = .032), and Tile B with sacral fractures (P = .033) and visceral injuries (P = .049), while there is a tendency without a statistical significal between Tile C and costal fractures. 61.9% (n = 26) needed blood transfusion; 9.5% (n = 4) presented hypovolemic shock. CONCLUSIONS: Tile A pelvic fractures were associated with scapular fractures, and Tile B with transforaminal fractures of the sacrum and with visceral injuries (lungs, liver and genitourinary). The small number of Tile C prevent us to confirm an association with any pathology, although they are the ones which presnt more hemodynamically instability and thoracic injuries.

[Peritoneal recurrence prediction for colon cancer based on immunoexpression]. / Predicción de recurrencia peritoneal mediante inmunoexpresión en cáncer de colon.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Peritoneal relapse as an isolated form of recurrence in colon cancer occurs in 25% of cases during the first two years subsequent to a curative colectomy. Currently, the diagnostic limitations of imaging studies and the absence of predictive scales for peritoneal recurrence warrant "second look" surgery in high-risk patients. The aim of this study is to assess features of some epithelial-mesenchymal transition biomarkers (c-Met, IGF-1R and plexin ß1) in order to predict post-surgical peritoneal colonization and develop a mathematical model to predict carcinomatous relapse. METHODS: A retrospective study of the histopathological samples of 87 patients diagnosed with colon cancer who underwent radical resection was carried out, using immunohistochemical techniques for c-Met, IGF-1R and plexin ß1. The patients were divided into two groups; those who had presented peritoneal recurrence and those who only had risk factors for this kind of relapse. Every stained sample was assessed by the rate of stained cells and immunostaining intensity. A possible association between immunohistochemical findings and peritoneal relapse was evaluated. Statistical analysis of the biomarkers with higher prognostic value allowed a risk mathematical formula to be developed based on coefficients, providing a specific value to each biomarker and patient. RESULTS: c-Met expression in the primary tumour showed a high statistical trend (p: .074) while IGF-1 (p: .022) and plexin ß1 (p: .021) revealed a significative association with peritoneal relapse. However, the multivariate analysis selected c-Met y plexin ß1 as useful factors for a predictive mathematical model on peritoneal recurrence with a 75.8% sensitivity and 80.5% specificity in patients with a staining more than 50% for both biomarkers. CONCLUSION: c-Met and plexin B1 overexpression is related to an increased risk of peritoneal relapse in cases of colon cancer where a radical resection is feasible. The encouraging outcomes of the proposed mathematical model may prove useful clinically in the identification of candidates for carcinoprophylaxis.

Lymph risk factors and prognostic impact of lateral-aortic lymphadenectomy in ovarian peritoneal carcinomatosis / Factores de riesgo ganglionar e impacto pronóstico de la linfadenectomia lumboaortica en carcinomatosis peritoneal ovárica

Background: Ovarian carcinoma is going with peritoneal dissemination in more than a half of the cases at diagnosis. Lymph node involvement is a poor prognostic factor limiting survival. Lumboaortic lymphadenectomy is a part of the therapeutic armamentarium, although there are discrepancies in the selection of patients and prognostic impact. We evaluate some nodal infiltration risk factors for this disease and lymphadenectomy prognostic influence. Material and methods: A retrospective study of 93 patients diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer between 2006 and 2012. A total of 52 (55.9%) patients were selected to undergo a complete or optimal cytoreduction. Two groups were established according to absence or presence of retroperitoneal lymph nodes during preoperative diagnosis, to assess the objectives of this study. Results: Statistical analysis for clinical and histopathological variables determined prealbumin (p = 0'027) and Ca 125 (p = 0'048) were associated with the risk of nodal infiltration. No significant value was seen in the parameters related to the peritoneal spread of the cancer. Lumboaortic lymphadenectomy improved disease-free survival (25'7 ± 21'4 vs 35'6 ± 22 months) with statistical significance (p = 0'033) but did not appear to achieve outstanding changes in overall survival (39'7 ± 20'1 vs 41'9 ± 20'8 months). Conclusions: A poor nutritional status and high Ca 125 could be predictive factors of lymph node involvement. The performance of a systematic lumboaortic lymphadenectomy seems to increase disease-free survival in association with a properly debulking and absence of severe postoperative complications. A broader recruitment of patients will be needed to know a more accurate pattern of lymph node disease in order to carry out a selective indication for lymphadenectomy

Introducción: el cáncer de ovario se acompaña de diseminación peritoneal en más de la mitad de los casos al diagnóstico. La afectación ganglionar es un factor de mal pronóstico que limita su supervivencia. La linfadenectomía lumboaórtica forma parte del arsenal terapéutico aunque existen discrepancias en la selección de pacientes y su impacto pronóstico. Se pretende evaluar algunos factores de riesgo de infiltración nodal para esta enfermedad y la influencia pronóstica de dicha linfadenectomía. Material y métodos: estudio retrospectivo de 93 pacientes diagnosticados de cáncer ovárico en estadio III entre 2006 y 2012. Fueron seleccionadas 52 (55'9%) enfermas que se beneficiaron de una citorreducción completa u óptima, estableciéndose dos grupos ante la ausencia o presencia de adenopatías retroperitoneales durante el diagnóstico preoperatorio, para contrastar los objetivos del estudio. Resultados: el análisis estadístico de variables clínicas e histopatológicas determinó relación de la prealbúmina (p = 0'027) y Ca 125 (p = 0'048) con el riesgo de infiltración nodal. No se apreció valor significativo en los parámetros relativos a la extensión peritoneal del cáncer. La linfadenectomía lumboaórtica mejoró la supervivencia libre de enfermedad (25'7 ± 21.4 vs 35'6 ± 22 meses) con relevancia estadística (p = 0'033) pero no presentó grandes variaciones en la supervivencia global (39'7 ± 20'1 vs 41'9 ± 20'8 meses). Conclusiones: un estado nutricional deteriorado y un Ca 125 elevado podrían ser factores predictivos de afectación ganglionar. La realización de una linfadenectomía lumboaórtica sistemática parece incrementar la supervivencia libre de enfermedad ante una citorreducción adecuada y ausencia de complicaciones postquirúrgicas graves. Se necesitará un mayor reclutamiento de pacientes para conocer con más exactitud el patrón de enfermedad ganglionar a efectos de una indicación de linfadenectomía más selectiva

Factores predictores de resolución de la resistencia a la insulina con la cirugía de banda gástrica ajustable / Predictive factors of insulin resistance resolution with adjustable gastric band surgery

INTRODUCCIÓN: El objetivo del estudio ha sido evaluar factores preoperatorios relacionados con remisión de la diabetes y pérdida de peso tras cirugía de banda gástrica ajustable por vía laparoscópica. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se incluye una cohorte retrospectiva de 95 pacientes a los que se colocó banda gástrica ajustable. Se realizó un estudio preliminar descriptivo de factores pronósticos mediante el modelo de regresión logística con SPSS 17.0. Las variables independientes fueron edad, sexo, índice de masa corporal (IMC), estado de diabetes y grado de obesidad; las variables dependientes fueron proporción de peso perdido, variación del diabetes status score y porcentajes de variación en la glucemia basal y en la hemoglobina glucosilada. RESULTADOS: Las variables que presentaron relación estadísticamente significativa con los porcentajes de variación en la glucemia basal y en la hemoglobina glucosilada fueron: el grado de obesidad durante el primer año y el estado preoperatorio de diabetes respectivamente. El análisis de las necesidades de tratamiento antidiabético mediante el diabetes status score modificado señala al IMC preoperatorio, la edad y el sexo como factores predictores significativos. CONCLUSIONES: En pacientes intervenidos de cirugía con banda gástrica la pérdida de peso contribuye a mejorar la sensibilidad a insulina. Esta mejoría del metabolismo glucídico se ve influida por factores tales como el sexo, la edad, el tratamiento insulínico, el tiempo de evolución de la diabetes y el grado de obesidad preoperatorio

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to evaluate preoperative factors associated with remission of diabetes and weight loss after laparoscopic gastric band surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort of 95 patients who had an adjustable gastric band placed were included. A preliminary descriptive study of prognostic factors was performed using the logistic regression model with SPSS 17.0. The independent variables were age, sex, body mass index (BMI), diabetes status and degree of obesity; dependent variables were the proportion of weight loss, change in diabetes status score and percent changes in fasting sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin. RESULTS: The variables that were significantly associated with the percentage of changes in fasting blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin were: the degree of obesity in the first year; preoperative and diabetes status respectively. The analysis of the need for antidiabetic treatment using the modified diabetes status score showed preoperative BMI, age and gender as significant predictors. CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing gastric band surgery, weight loss is the fundamental mechanism by which insulin sensitivity increases. This improvement in glucose metabolism is influenced by factors such as sex, age, insulin treatment, duration of diabetes and degree of preoperative obesity

Predictive factors of insulin resistance resolution with adjustable gastric band surgery.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to evaluate preoperative factors associated with remission of diabetes and weight loss after laparoscopic gastric band surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort of 95 patients who had an adjustable gastric band placed were included. A preliminary descriptive study of prognostic factors was performed using the logistic regression model with SPSS 17.0. The independent variables were age, sex, body mass index (BMI), diabetes status and degree of obesity; dependent variables were the proportion of weight loss, change in diabetes status score and percent changes in fasting sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin. RESULTS: The variables that were significantly associated with the percentage of changes in fasting blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin were: the degree of obesity in the first year; preoperative and diabetes status respectively. The analysis of the need for antidiabetic treatment using the modified diabetes status score showed preoperative BMI, age and gender as significant predictors. CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing gastric band surgery, weight loss is the fundamental mechanism by which insulin sensitivity increases. This improvement in glucose metabolism is influenced by factors such as sex, age, insulin treatment, duration of diabetes and degree of preoperative obesity.

Concordancia en el diagnóstico de Dolor Torácico entre urgencias de Atención Primaria y Especializada / The agreement in the diagnosis of the thoracic pain in a service of urgencies in Primary Care and the Hospital

Objetivo. Analizar la concordancia en el diagnóstico y actuación clínica en los casos de dolor torácicoatendidos en un servicio de urgencias extrahospitalarias, derivados al Hospital de referencia.Metodología. Estudio descriptivo de los pacientes atendidos por dolor torácico en la unidad de urgenciasextrahospitalarias de Campoo y derivados al Hospital Sierrallana durante el año 2002, comparandola asistencia clínica y el diagnóstico realizados en cada nivel. Análisis estadístico: para variablescuantitativas se utilizó la media y porcentajes para las cualitativas, chi-cuadrado para comparar variablescualitativas y t-Student para comparar medias; el índice Kappa para analizar la concordanciaentre los diagnósticos.Resultados. Se atendieron 52 casos, con una edad media de 67,3 años y ligero predominio masculino.El índice Kappa en el diagnostico de dolor torácico entre los dos niveles (urgencias-hospital) fuede 0,231 para el angor y de 0,866 para el IAM. Al 91.4% de los pacientes derivados se les realizó anivel hospitalario alguna prueba o interconsulta no accesible a nivel de atención primaria. Ingresó el38.5 % de los pacientes derivados.Conclusiones. Existe una baja concordancia entre niveles en el diagnostico de angor y muy buenoen el de IAM. La derivación puede considerarse correcta en la mayoría de los casos. No se realizael ECG a la totalidad de los pacientes. Las diferencias de concordancia se debieron en su mayoríaa dolores torácicos atípicos. A nivel hospitalario se cumplimentan mejor los volantes de derivación yse administra más medicación. A nivel de Atención Primaria hay mayor registro de tensión arterial ypulso arterial

Objective. To analyze the agreement in the diagnosis and clinical performance of the cases of thoracicpain in a service of extrahospitable urgencies and derivates to the reference Hospital.Methodology. Cross-sectional study of the patients with thoracic pain attended in the extrahospitableurgencies service of Campoo and derivatives to Sierrallana Hospital during the year 2002, it comparingthe clinical attendance and diagnosis made in each level. Statistical analysis: quantitative variableshave been used the mean and percentage for the qualitative ones, chi-square has been used tocompare qualitative variables and t-student has been used to compare averages; Kappa index havebeen used to analyze the agreement between the diagnoses.Results. 52 cases were attended, with an average age of 67.3 years and mainly masculine sex. TheKappa index of agreement of diagnoses between both levels (urgency-hospital) was 0.231 for angorand 0,866 for cardiac infarction. In the 91.4% of the patients in the hospital was done any non accessibletest at level of primary care. The 38.5% of the derived patients was ingresed.Conclusions. It exists a low agreement between levels in the diagnosis of angor and very good in cardiacinfarction, probably it is motivated by the doubt of the physician. The derivation can be consideredcorrect. It is important the non accomplishment of the ECG in the totality of the patients. The differencein the agreement is mainly by atypical thoracic pains. The medical inform is better complimented in thehospital but the arterial tension and arterial pulse is better at the level of Primary Care