Cirugía mínimamente invasiva en Venezuela: estado actual de la atención pública / Minimally invasive surgery in Venezuela: public attention current status

El propósito del trabajo es describir el estado actual de la cirugía mínimamente invasiva (CMI) en Venezuela, con el fin último de incentivar políticas públicas dirigidas a dotar a los hospitales del país con el recurso humano e instrumental necesarios para el desarrollo de procedimientos diagnósticos y terapéuticos destinado a solucionar el problema que representa el cupo quirúrgico en la población de menores recursos económicos. La metodología de investigación está guiada por el paradigma positivista lógico, de enfoque empirico análitico, de raíz epistémica positivista, utilizando lenguaje cuantitativo. Desde el punto de vista heurístico la información procede del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud, Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugía, círculos quirúrgicos, bibliografía nacional e internacional. El estudio de la investigación de campo y del marco teórico referencial nos permite contextualizar el tema y generar conclusiones, así como recomendaciones acordes con el fenómeno de estudio

The purpose of the study is to describe the minimally invasive surgery current state in Venezuela with the last end of motivate public policies toward provide the country's hospitals with the human resource and the necessary instrumental for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in order to solve the problem of the surgical needs in the population with low economic resources. The research methodology is guide by the logic positivist paradigm, with the empirical analytic focus and using quantitative language. From the heuristic point of view the data comes from the popular health agency. Venezuelan surgical society, surgical circles, national and international bibliograpy. The field research study permits to contextualize the theme and generate preliminary considerations and also recommendations in concordance with the phenomenon in study

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery in the United States: an overview.

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) was developed to bridge the gap between open surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery. Advantages of the hand in the abdomen include tactile feedback, the ability to palpate, blunt dissection, organ retraction, control of bleeding, and rapid organ removal. There are 3 commercially available devices in the United States, as well as a fourth in Europe and a fifth in Japan. Uses for HALS include procedures requiring intact specimen removal, complex laparoscopic procedures, preventing open conversion, and overcoming a technical obstacle. HALS procedures, such as esophagectomy, gastrectomy, hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, splenectomy, bariatric surgery, colectomy, nephrectomy, hysterectomy, and aortobifemoral bypass, have all been reported in the literature. Improvement in instrumentation, specifically with newer generation devices, will allow HALS to become more popular. We advocate the use of HALS specifically for laparoscopic colectomy, laparoscopic splenectomy for massive splenomegaly, and for living-related donor nephrectomy.

Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy.

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) permits recovery of the tactile sensation and facilitates manipulation of solid organs. Our preliminary experience in laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) shows its advantages, with a substantial reduction of operative time, while maintaining the advantages of a less aggressive surgical approach. The role of HALS in cases of splenomegaly or trauma seems to be clear. It can also be considered as an alternative to conventional conversion in cases of intraoperative complications or unclear anatomy. The role of HALS for normal-sized spleens is more controversial because there is a well-systematized, conventional LS technique available, which is followed by optimal clinical outcome LS in hands of a skilled surgeon.

Hand-assisted laparoscopic pancreatic resection.

The extent of reported laparoscopic pancreatic resections vary from enucleation to pancreaticoduodenectomy. Nevertheless, most patients with pancreatic disease who require resection are still treated with a traditional approach. Technological advancements in recent years may play an important role for the future diffusion of laparoscopic pancreatectomy. In hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon inserts a hand into the abdomen through a small laparotomy while pneumoperitoneum is maintained, and uses the hand to assist with dissection, palpation and retraction, control of blood vessels, manipulation of organs, and removal of the specimen. We present a review of our experience and of the world literature on hand-assisted laparoscopic pancreatic resection. Based on the first encouraging results, we believe that the hand-assisted technique should allow for substantial advantages to laparoscopic pancreatic surgery in the future.

[Laparoscopic single patient use instruments: expensive outsourcing of product quality?]. / Laparoskopische Einweg-Instrumente: Kostspieliges Outsourcing von Produktqualität?

The supply of medical goods is an important critical success factor in German hospitals. One major managerial area in the procurement concerns the decision between single patient use (SPU) and multiple patient use (MPU) products. Especially laparoscopic instruments which are generally expensive are a field of interest for decision makers. Due to a lack of quantifiable factors describing the two different forms of supply alternatives with their effects on effectivity and efficiency of the procurement process and the final use are often not taken into account. Since it is expected that in the future more and more laparoscopic instruments will be needed there is a necessity for finding a concept allowing the identification of the "right" product. The Center for Hospital Management (CKM) has the aim to develop a corresponding approach but needs the help of the reader.