A qualitative study of nurse-perceived barriers to body temperature management in postoperative patients.

Although evidence-based practices exist for preventing hypothermia in patients during surgery, few studies have focused on this concern in postoperative patients. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the most challenging issues experienced by surgical ward nurses while managing the body temperature of adult surgical patients. To address this research gap, this study used a qualitative descriptive design to document barriers to body temperature management as reported by a sample of 16 perioperative nurses. The semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using inductive content analysis. The main barriers fell into three categories: professional nursing ability limitations, unfavourable working conditions and management of human resources. The eight subcategories were disadvantageous professional views, professional knowledge limitations, low motivation to provide nursing care, non-standard treatment environment, inadequate equipment and care protocols, heavy nursing care loads, inadequate staff training and ineffective staff supervision. These findings highlighted the importance of adequate resources, proper education and evidence-based care protocols in the effective delivery of body temperature management to postoperative patients.

Continuous Psychological Nursing Based on Grey Clustering Algorithm in Patients after Transurethral Resection of Prostate.

Objective: To explore the effect of continuous psychological nursing based on the grey clustering algorithm on erectile function, bad psychological emotion, and complications in patients after transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). Methods: 98 patients who underwent TURP were randomly divided into observation and control groups (routine nursing). The observation group first used the grey clustering algorithm to evaluate the psychological intelligence, found patients with abnormal psychological behavior, and then implemented continuous psychological nursing combined with pelvic floor muscle exercise. The patients were followed up for 4 months. The International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5), the incidence of complications, the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) scores, and the nursing satisfaction were analyzed and compared between these two groups. Results: The grey clustering algorithm can accurately reflect the characteristics of patients' psychological changes. After targeted nursing, compared with the control group, the IIEF-5 in the observation group was higher [(24.87 ± 1.85) vs. (22.24 ± 1.47), P < 0.05], the incidence of total complications was lower (10.20% vs. 26.53%, P < 0.05), the score of HAMA was lower [(6.11 ± 2.57) vs. (10.98 ± 2.29), P < 0.05], the score of HAMD was lower [(6.97 ± 2.85) vs. (11.35 ± 2.19), P < 0.05], and the nursing satisfaction was higher (100% vs. 85.71%, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Mental intelligence evaluation based on the grey clustering algorithm combined with pelvic floor muscle exercise can significantly improve the rehabilitation effect of erectile function in patients after TURP, reduce the incidence of postoperative complications, and alleviate patients' anxiety and depression.

Meta-Analysis on the Application Value of Collaborative Nursing in Postcolostomy Nursing of Patients with Colorectal Cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the effect of collaborative nursing on self-care ability of postcolostomy patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases were searched to collect relevant literatures on randomized controlled trials of postcolostomy patients with CRC. The search period was started from 2010 to 2021. Statistical analysis was performed on the data extracted from the comprehensive meta-analysis with STATA 16.0 analysis software. RESULTS: As a result, it was found that the incidence of adverse reactions in the control group was higher than that in the treatment group. Seven studies included the preintervention self-care concept and preintervention self-care skills. Six studies included preintervention self-care responsibility and preintervention exercise of self-care agency (ESCA) scale. In the comparison among the concept of self-care after intervention, self-care skills, self-care responsibility, and ESCA scale, all of them had higher scores in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.05). It fully explains that collaborative nursing can significantly improve the evaluation indicators of patients' self-care ability and reduce patient complications. CONCLUSION: The application of collaborative nursing in the nursing work of patients with CRC after colostomy can significantly reduce the incidence of adverse nursing reactions.

Recognition of Factors of Postoperative Complications of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Comprehensive Nursing Intervention.

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by articular cartilage degeneration, cartilage exfoliation, osteophyte formation, and synovitis. It seriously affects the knee joint function and quality of life of patients. Total knee arthroplasty is now the most frequently used therapy for end-stage knee arthritis because it can successfully modify the line of lower extremities, restore knee joint function, alleviate pain, and enhance patients' quality of life; nevertheless, it may cause significant trauma and bleeding. It can easily lead to infection and anemia. In this study, the control group chose total knee arthroplasty and the observation group chose total knee arthroplasty combined with PRP. The results showed that the knee joint function score, visual analog score, blood transfusion, total blood loss, total postoperative drainage, and complications in the observation group were superior to those in the control group. Total knee arthroplasty takes a long time and needs a lot of soft tissue incision, which leads to a lot of blood loss and can cause a variety of complications. Gel has been shown in studies to successfully decrease blood loss during and after total knee arthroplasty, enhance knee joint function recovery, and improve patient quality of life. In this paper, the complications and causes of knee osteoarthritis after total knee arthroplasty were studied. Combined with comprehensive nursing intervention for postoperative recovery, it helps to improve the formation of thrombin and calcium ion, which can effectively reduce blood loss, relieve pain, and promote the recovery of knee joint function. This study analyzed the application of total knee arthroplasty combined with gel in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Ultrasound Image Features under Decomposition Algorithm to Analyze the Nursing Intervention on Patients with Colon Polyps Undergoing Endoscopic Resection.

Based on the ultrasonic imaging and endoscopic resection of the intelligent segmentation algorithm, this study is aimed at exploring whether nursing intervention can promote the good recovery of patients with colon polyps, hoping to find a new method for clinical treatment of the colon polyps. Patients with colon polyps were divided into an experimental group (fine nursing) and a control group (general nursing). The colonoscopy polyp ultrasound image was preprocessing to select the seed points and background points. The random walk decomposition algorithm was applied to calculate the probability of each marked point, and then, the marked image was outputted. The accuracy of the intelligent segmentation algorithm was 81%. The incidence of complications in the experimental group was 4.83%, which was lower than 16.66% in the control group, and the difference was statistically obvious (P < 0.05). Perioperative refined nursing intervention for colon polyp patients undergoing endoscopic electrosurgical resection can decrease postoperative adverse reactions; reduce postoperative mucosal perforation, blood in the stool, abdominal pain, and small bleeding; lower the incidence of postoperative complications; and allow patients to recover quickly, enhancing the life comfort of patient.

Application of Deep Neural Network Factor Analysis Model in Operating Room Management Nursing Analysis of Postoperative Infection Nursing after Thoracic Surgery.

Thoracic surgery is the main surgical method for the treatment of respiratory diseases and lung diseases, but infections caused by improper care are prone to occur during the operation, which can induce pulmonary edema and lung injury and affect the effect of the operation and the subsequent recovery. Therefore, it is necessary to control the disease in time and adopt more scientific and comprehensive nursing measures. Based on the neural network algorithm, this paper constructs a neural network-based factor analysis model and applies the operating room management nursing to postoperative infection nursing after thoracic surgery and verifies the effect through the neural network model. The statistical parameters in this article mainly include the postoperative infection rate of thoracic surgery, patient satisfaction, postoperative rehabilitation effect, and complications. Through statistical analysis, it can be known that operating room management and nursing can play an important role in postoperative infection nursing after thoracic surgery, effectively reducing postoperative infection nursing after thoracic surgery, and improving the recovery effect of patients after infection.

Association of hospital nursing and postsurgical sepsis.

Despite concerted research and clinical efforts, sepsis remains a common, costly, and often fatal occurrence. Little evidence exists for the relationship between institutional nursing resources and the incidence and outcomes of sepsis after surgery. The objective of this study was to examine whether hospital nursing resource quality is associated with postsurgical sepsis incidence and survival. This cross-sectional, secondary data analysis used registered nurses' reports on hospital nursing resources-staffing, education, and work environment-and multivariate logistic regressions to model their association with risk-adjusted postsurgical sepsis and mortality in 568 hospitals across four states. Better work environment quality was associated with lower odds of sepsis. While the likelihood of death among septic patients was nearly seven times that of non-septic patients, better nursing resources were associated with reduced mortality for all patients. Whereas the preponderance of sepsis research has focused on clinical interventions to prevent and treat sepsis, this study describes organizational characteristics hospital administrators may modify through organizational change targeting nurse staffing, education, and work environments to improve patient outcomes.

Postoperative Cardiovascular Surgery Delirium: Interrater Agreement Between Nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialist and Factors Associated With Prevalence.

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to examine interrater agreement of delirium between clinical nurses and a clinical nurse specialist, determine delirium subtype prevalence, and examine associated patient, procedure, and hospital factors. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional design and a convenience sample of nurses and patients on progressive care units were used in this study. METHODS: Clinical nurse specialist data were collected on a case report form, and clinician and patient data were obtained from electronic databases. Interrater agreement of delirium prevalence was assessed by κ statistic, and logistic regression models were used to determine patient factors associated with delirium. RESULTS: Of 216 patients, 23 had delirium; clinical nurses identified fewer cases than the clinical nurse specialist: 1.8% versus 10.7%; κ agreement, 0.27 (0.06, 0.49). By delirium subtype, hypoactive delirium was more frequent (n = 10). Factors associated with delirium were history of cerebrovascular disease (odds ratio [95% confidence interval], 2.8 [1.01-7.7]; P = .044), history of mitral valve disease (odds ratio [95% confidence interval], 0.31 [0.09-0.90]; P = .041), and longer perfusion time (odds ratio [95% confidence interval], 1.7 [1.1-2.7]; P = .016). One factor was associated with hypoactive delirium, longer perfusion time (odds ratio [95% confidence interval], 2.2 [1.3-4.2]; P = .008). CONCLUSIONS: Because clinician-clinical nurse specialist delirium agreement was low and hypoactive delirium was common, clinical interventions are needed.

Bowel dysfunction after surgery.

The functions of the lower parts of the bowel, namely the colon and rectum, are predominantly the absorption of fluids and elimination of faeces and flatus. Bowel surgery may be carried out in the treatment of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease or diverticular disease, and may involve the formation of a permanent or temporary stoma. The type of colorectal surgery carried out depends on the condition and where the problem occurs. Surgery can alter not only the bowel's anatomy but also its functioning. Bowel dysfunction can manifest as constipation, faecal incontinence or diarrhoea. Nurses are well placed to assist patients to resolve many of these problems as well as stoma issues.

A narrative review of preventive measures for postoperative delirium in older adults.

Postoperative delirium (POD) is an acute neurological condition associated with changes in cognition and attention and disorganised thinking. Although delirium can affect patients from any age group, it is common in older patients and could lead to a longer hospital stay and a higher risks of mortality. This article presents findings from a literature review that identifies various strategies used by health professionals globally to prevent POD. A database search resulted in 25 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Thematic analysis and coding were used to combine recurrent ideas that emerged from the literature. Three themes were identified: early identification and screening, modifiable risk factors, and preventive interventions. Further research focusing on education and improving awareness about POD among nurses is essential.

Psychological nursing intervention on anxiety and depression in patients with urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: A randomized controlled study protocol.

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most familiar disease of the male reproductive system globally. In treating the clinically localized PC, the radical prostatectomy is regarded as a gold standard, but it is associated with syndromes as urinary incontinence (UI), which can have a significant impact on patients' quality of life. Nurse takes responsibility in the management of the UI for their convenience compared with doctors to contact with patients and build better trust relationships with survivals. However, most of the studies focus on the physiological level, the psychological nursing intervention research is less. The purpose of the trial is to introduce a psychological intervention program and to study its effects on anxiety and depression after prostatectomy in IU patients. METHODS: This is a single-center randomized controlled trial that was authorized by Ethics Committee of the First People's Hospital of Chenzhou City (2020054). One hundred participants who undergo radical prostatectomy are analyzed. Inclusion criteria are the following: PC is diagnosed based on histological results; Participants in the study voluntarily sign the informed consent table; Severe UI after extubation; Patients with postoperative UI do not receive any drug treatment. Exclusion criteria are the followings: patients with the history of prostate operation; patients with the history of severe renal and liver malignancy; UI caused by reasons other than prostatectomy. The main outcomes are the degree of anxiety and depression 2 months after urinary catheter is removed. The secondary outcomes are the quality of life 2 months after urinary catheter is removed. All data are collected and analyzed by the Social Science software version 21.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL) program. RESULTS: The relevant indexes of severe UI patients are compared in the table. CONCLUSION: Psychological nursing intervention may have a positive effect on depression and anxiety in the UI patients after receiving the radical prostatectomy.

Puntos clave en el fast-track a los pacientes intervenidos de cirugía torácica / Fast-track key points for patients undergoing thoracic surgery

OBJETIVO: conocer los puntos clave del fast-track en los pacientes intervenidos de cirugía torácica MÉTODO: revisión narrativa. Se usaron las bases de datos: CINHAL, Pubmed y Cochrane Library Plus. Términos de búsqueda: fast-track, thoracic surgery and ERAS. CRITERIOS DE INCLUSIÓN: estudios que trataran sobre fast-track en cirugía torácica (no resección traqueal ni cirugías de mediastino), mayores de 18 años, publicados en los 10 últimos años, idiomas inglés o español. RESULTADOS: se seleccionaron 17 artículos. Los resultados se dividieron en tres partes: 1) Periodo prequirúrgico, en el cual se da mucha importancia a la deshabituación tabáquica, la información que se le proporciona al paciente sobre la cirugía y su proceso evolutivo, el concepto "prehabilitación", el cribaje de malnutrición, enfermedades pulmonares y anemia, entre otros. 2) Proceso intraoperatorio, muy enfocado a la minimización de las técnicas quirúrgicas más agresivas, utilizar técnicas anestésicas más favorecedoras para el paciente, mantener la normotermia del paciente, hacer una ventilación protectora y reducir la carga de sueroterapia. 3) Periodo postquirúrgico, donde se reduce el tiempo de dieta absoluta del paciente, se favorece la movilización, se intenta controlar el dolor para evitar complicaciones, conocer los criterios de alta y ayudar a aumentar el empoderamiento del paciente para su correcta recuperación y evolución. CONCLUSIÓN: es importante conocer el papel de la figura enfermera en la implementación de un protocolo fast-track, ya que ayuda a reducir el estrés quirúrgico, disminuye los costes y la estancia hospitalaria, favorece al empoderamiento del paciente mediante una recuperación postquirúrgica precoz y trata al enfermo desde una perspectiva enfermera más holística

OBJECTIVE: to understand the fast-track key points in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. METHOD: a narrative review. The following databases were used: CINHAL, Pubmed and Cochrane Library Plus. Search terms: fast-track, thoracic surgery and ERAS. Inclusion criteria: studies dealing with fast-track in thoracic surgery (neither tracheal resection nor mediastinum surgery), >18-year-old, published in the past 10 years, in English or Spanish. RESULTS: seventeen (17) articles were selected. Results were classified into three parts: 1) Preoperative stage, assigning high importance to smoking cessation, information provided to patients about the surgery and its evolution process, the concept of "prehabilitation", screening for malnutrition, pulmonary conditions and anaemia, among others; 2) Intraoperative process, highly focused on minimizing the most aggressive surgical techniques, using anesthetic techniques more beneficial for patients, maintaining the patient in normothermia, conducting protective ventilation, and reducing the saline therapy load; 3) Postoperative period, where the time of absolute diet for the patient is reduced, mobilization is encouraged, pain is controlled to some extent in order to prevent complications, discharge criteria are understood, and patient empowerment is encouraged for their correct recovery and evolution. CONCLUSION: it is important to understand the role of the nurse in the implementation of a fast-track protocol, because it helps to reduce surgical stress, there is a reduction in cost and hospital stay, patient empowerment is encouraged through early postsurgical recovery, and the patient is treated from a more holistic nursing perspective

Uso de productos barrera para prevenir complicaciones en la piel periestomal / Use of barrier products in order to prevent complications in the peristomal skin

OBJETIVO: evaluar la eficacia del uso de un aerosol protector barrera para la prevención de la maceración e irritación de la piel periestomal, en el paciente quirúrgico, antes de la colocación de los discos, y valorar la eficacia de la aplicación de dicho aerosol previo a la retirada de los adhesivos. MÉTODO: se llevó a cabo un ensayo clínico aleatorizado con dos grupos de comparación: grupo control (cura habitual) y grupo experimental (cura habitual + aplicación de aerosol como método barrera antes de la colocación del disco y spray quita-adhesivo para su retirada). Se incluyeron a los pacientes ostomizados en el Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina (Parla, Madrid) en 2019, atendidos en la Consulta de Cirugía General. Se aleatorizaron a dos grupos, 15 por grupo. Se recogieron variables descriptivas el día de la captación y de resultado a los 10 días del seguimiento. Se llevaron a cabo análisis univariante y bivariante. La relación entre las distintas variables se evaluó mediante pruebas estadísticas. RESULTADOS: se aleatorizaron 30 pacientes, 15 en grupo control y 15 en grupo experimental. Se observaron diferencias clínicas en los grupos de comparación al inicio del estudio. Al comparar las variables de resultado a los 10 días de la cirugía en los dos grupos del estudio, se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la presencia de complicaciones en la piel periestomal (p< 0,001) con un 80% (n= 12) en el grupo control frente al 6,7% (n= 1) en el grupo experimental, y en el tipo de complicaciones entre ambos grupos (0,002), destacando las lesiones de tipo L2 Erosivas. CONCLUSIONES: la utilización tanto de un aerosol protector barrera sobre la piel del paciente antes de la colocación del disco de ostomías como la aplicación para su retirada de un spray quita-adhesivo, parece reducir el riesgo de complicaciones en la piel periestomal en el paciente quirúrgico

OBJECTIVES: to assess the efficacy of using a protective barrier spray for preventing peristomal skin maceration and irritation in surgical patients before disc placement, and to assess the efficacy of the application of said spray before removing the adhesive discs. METHOD: a randomized clinical trial was conducted with two comparison arms: the control group (standard cure) and the experimental arm (standard cure + application of spray as barrier method before disc placement and adhesive remover spray for removing them). The study included ostomized patients from the Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina (Parla, Madrid) in 2019, seen at the General Surgery Unit. Patients were randomly assigned to two 15-patient arms. Descriptive variables were collected on recruitment day, and for outcomes at 10 days follow-up. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted. The relationship between different variables was evaluated through statistical tests. RESULTS: thirty (30) patients were randomized, 15 patients to the control arm and 15 patients to the experimental arm. Clinical differences were observed in the comparison arms at study initiation. When comparing the outcome variables at 10 days after surgery in the two study arms, statistically significant differences were observed regarding the presence of complications in the peristomal skin (p< 0.001) with 80% (n= 12) in the control arm vs. 6.7% (n= 1) in the experimental arm, and in terms of type of complications between both arms (0,002), particularly L2-type erosive lesions. CONCLUSIONS: the use of a protective barrier spray on the skin of the patient before placing the ostomy disc as well as the application of an adhesive remover spray for removal seems to reduce the risk of complications in the peristomal skin of surgical patients

Some Nursing Screening Tools Can Be Used to Assess High-Risk Older Adults Who Undergo Colorectal Surgery for Cancer.

AIM: Life expectancy and incidence of cancer among older adults are increasing. The aim of this study was to assess whether routinely used nursing screening tools can predict surgical outcomes in older adults with colorectal cancer. METHODS: Data of patients who underwent elective colorectal cancer surgery at Rabin Medical Center during the years 2014-2016 were collected retrospectively. Patients were divided into study group (age 80-89 y), and control group (age 60-69 y) for comparing surgical outcomes and six-month mortality. In the study group, screening tool scores were evaluated as potential predictors of surgical outcomes. These included Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Admission Norton Scale Scores (ANSS), Morse Fall Scale (MFS), and Charlson Co-morbidity Index (CCI). RESULTS: The study group consisted of 77 patients, and the control group consisted of 129 patients. Postoperative mortality and morbidity were similar in both groups. Nursing screening tools did not predict immediate postoperative outcomes in the study group. MUST and CCI were predictors for six-month mortality. CCI score was 9.43±2.44 in those who died within six months from surgery compared to 7.07 ±1.61 in those who were alive after six months (p<0.05). Post-operative complications were not associated with increased 30-day mortality. Advanced grade complications were associated with an increased six-month mortality (RR=1.37, 95% CI 0.95-1.98, p=0.013). CONCLUSION: Different screening tools for high-risk older adults who are candidates for surgery have been developed, with the caveat of necessitating skilled physicians and resources such as time. Routinely used nursing screening tools may be helpful in better patient selection and informed decision making. These tools, specifically MUST and CCI who were found to predict six-month survival, can be used to additionally identify high-risk patients by the nursing staff and promote further evaluation. This can be a valuable tool in multidisciplinary and patient-centered care.

Evidence-Based Practice: Use of STOP-BANG Questionnaire to Identify Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) provide care for patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This evidence-based practice project demonstrated that the STOP-BANG Questionnaire (SB) identified patients with OSA preoperatively and reduced hypoxemia in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Evidence from the literature is described; based on this evidence, a change in clinical anesthesia practice was made. Four literature databases were searched using keywords from the following PICOT (patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) question: Do patients (P) who have high SB scores (I) compared with patients who do not have high SB scores (C) have a higher incidence of pulmonary complications (O) postoperatively (T)? Five observational cohort studies were critically appraised. The results consistently found that patients with an SB score of 3 or greater had significantly greater postoperative pulmonary complications, including lower oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2) in the PACU. At the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, the SB was implemented during the preanesthesia assessment. A query of the electronic medical record identified patients with undiagnosed OSA and patients with hypoxemia (SpO2 < 94%) in the PACU. Implementation of the SB increased identification of undiagnosed OSA by 78% preoperatively and reduced the incidence of hypoxemia in the PACU.

Perioperative Anesthetic Techniques to Reduce Surgical Morbidity After Amputation.

Anesthetic modalities to mitigate the development of phantom limb pain have not been standardized into an evidence-based, multimodal anesthesia protocol to promote improved patient outcomes. This quality improvement project involved the implementation of a lower extremity, amputation-specific anesthesia protocol. In the postimplementation group, 94 patients were anesthetized for their amputation using an Amputation Improved Recovery Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol. Patient outcomes before and after protocol implementation were compared. The rate of continuous peripheral nerve block placement was higher in the postimplementation group (37.2%) than the preimplementation group (29.6%, P = .337). The 2 groups did not differ on average pain scores and morphine equivalent consumption rates per patient during hospitalization. The postimplementation group had significantly lower mean pain scores during the first 24 hours after amputation (P = .046); fewer postoperative complications (P = .001), amputation revisions (P = .003), 30-day hospital readmissions (P = .049), and readmissions related to amputation surgery (P = .019); and higher rates of early phantom limb pain that resolved during hospitalization (P = .012). Use of a standardized anesthetic protocol designed for patients undergoing amputation improved patient outcomes. Trials of this protocol elsewhere may contribute to improved recovery for patients undergoing amputations.

Adapted Crusting Technique in Children with Peristomal Lesions: A Case Series.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the care of pediatric patients who had a gastrostomy and developed peristomal lesions and received a systematic single adapted crusting technique in a pediatric ICU in a tertiary Brazilian hospital. METHODS: An analysis of six cases presenting traumatic, noninfectious peristomal lesions with ostium enlargement resulting in gastric residual leaks. All six patients received the same treatment over 7 to 15 days. RESULTS: Lesion improvement was observed in all patients after 48 hours and considered attributable to the standard treatment recommended by ostomy professionals. CONCLUSIONS: The adapted crusting technique was effective in the treatment of children with peristomal lesions. This technique may be beneficial to other patient and organizational outcomes such as improving safety of care, decreasing pain and discomfort, reducing nursing workload and hospital costs, and improving quality of life.

Análisis de las complicaciones postquirúrgicas tras cirugía de resección traqueal / Analysis of post-surgical complications after tracheal resection surgery

OBJETIVO: analizar la incidencia de las complicaciones postquirúrgicas de los pacientes intervenidos de resección traqueal o cricotraqueal, y los factores asociados a dichas complicaciones. MÉTODO: se llevó a cabo un estudio observacional analítico retrospectivo de todos los pacientes que ingresaron por resección traqueal en el Servicio de Cirugía Torácica del Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge (Barcelona) (periodo 2017-2019). Se revisaron las historias clínicas electrónicas: variables clínicas y presencia de complicaciones postquirúrgicas. Se realizó análisis descriptivo y bivariante. RESULTADOS: se incluyeron un total de 13 pacientes. La edad media fue de 65,6. El 54% fue mujer. Principales comorbilidades: hipertensión arterial (76,9%), diabetes (23%) y obesidad (34%). La estancia media en el servicio fue de 14,2 días. El 46% se so-metió a una resección cricotraqueal y el 54% a una resección traqueal. Los pacientes sometidos a una resección traqueal presentaron más complicaciones (71,4%) que las resecciones cricotraqueales (28,6%). El 53,8% de los pacientes tuvo complicaciones. En los sujetos con obesidad hubo un porcentaje de complicaciones superior a los no obesos. Los pacientes con complicaciones tuvieron una estancia media hospitalaria superior a los que no presentaron complicaciones (17,57 vs. 10,33 días). CONCLUSIONES: más de la mitad de los pacientes intervenidos de resección traqueal o cricotraqueal presentaron complicaciones postquirúrgicas, aunque con una incidencia baja: infección de la herida quirúrgica, disfagia, cambios en la voz, hematoma, reintubación y sangrado. Se objetivó mayor proporción de complicaciones en las personas con obesidad

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the incidence of post-surgical complications in patients undergoing tracheal or cricotracheal resection, and the factors associated with said complications. METHOD: an observational analytical retrospective study conducted in all patients admitted for tracheal resection at the Thoracic Surgery Unit of the Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge (period from 2017 to 2019). There was a review of electronic clinical records: sociodemographical variables, background and associated comorbidities, clinical variables, and presence of post-surgical complications. Descriptive and bivariate analysis was conducted. RESULTS: in total, 13 patients were included: their mean age was 65.6 years, and 54% were female. Main comorbidities: hypertension (76.9%), diabetes (23%) and obesity (34%). The mean stay at the Unit was 14.2 days. Of these patients, 46% underwent cricotracheal resection, and 54% underwent tracheal resection. Patients who underwent tracheal resection presented more complications (71.4%) than those with cricotracheal resections (28.6%). In total, 53.8% of patients presented complications. Obese patients presented a higher proportion of complications vs. non-obese patients. Patients with complications had a higher mean hospital stay vs. those who did not present complications (17.57 vs. 10.33 days). CONCLUSIONS: more than half of patients undergoing tracheal or cricotracheal resection presented post-surgical complications, though with a low incidence: surgical wound infection, dysphagia, changes in voice, bruising, reintubation, and bleeding. A higher proportion of complications was observed in patients with obesity