Demographics and surgery-related complications lead to 30-day readmission rates among knee arthroscopic procedures.

PURPOSE: The study objectives were (1) to evaluate risk factors related to 30-day hospital readmissions after arthroscopic knee surgeries and (2) to determine the complications that may arise from surgery. METHODS: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database data from 2012 to 2017 were researched. Patients were identified using Current Procedural Terminology codes for knee arthroscopic procedures. Ordinal logistic fit regression and decision tree analysis were used to examine study objectives. RESULTS: There were 83,083 knee arthroscopic procedures between 2012 and 2017 obtained from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. The overall readmission rate was 0.87%. The complication rates were highest for synovectomy and cartilage procedures, 1.6% and 1.3% respectively. A majority of readmissions were related to the procedure (71.1%) with wound complications being the primary reason (28.2%) followed by pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, 12.7% and 10.6%, respectively. Gender and body mass index were not significant factors and age over 65 years was an independent risk factor. Wound infection, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism were the most prevalent complications. CONCLUSION: Healthcare professionals have a unique opportunity to modify treatment plans based on patient risk factors. For patients who are at higher risk of inferior surgical outcomes, clinicians should carefully weigh risk factors when considering surgical and non-surgical approaches. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

Pre-incision urethral plate width does not impact short-term Tubularized Incised Plate urethroplasty outcomes.

INTRODUCTION: Two reports have found that urethral plate (UP) widths <8 mm before tubularized incised plate (TIP) incision increased urethroplasty complications. The present study measured pre-incision UP width in consecutive boys undergoing TIP to determine if it affected outcomes. METHODS: The present study followed the method previously used by Holland and Smith, and Sarhan et al. to measure UP width before creating glans wings or performing midline plate incision in consecutive patients with primary hypospadias and ventral curvature <30°, who all underwent TIP repair (Summary Fig.). Glans width at its widest point was also measured. Multiple logistic regression assessed urethroplasty complications (fistula, glans dehiscence, meatal stenosis/urethral stricture, diverticulum) based on pre-incision UP width, glans width, patient age, and meatal location. RESULTS: The UP widths were determined in 224 consecutive primary TIP repairs during 2012-2015: 200 distal, 11 midshaft, and 13 proximal. The UP width was <8 mm in 192/224 (86%) patients. Mean pre-incision width was 6.1 mm (SD 1.5, range 2-11), without difference in UP widths according to meatal location (P = 0.06). Mean post-incision UP width was 12 mm (SD 2.2, range 10-16). Mean change in width after incision (delta/original UP width) was 116% (SD 63, range 20-250). There was follow-up in 186 patients for a mean of 6 months. Urethroplasty complications (five fistulas, six glans dehiscence) were diagnosed in 11 (6%): 9/165 distal, 1/9 midshaft, and 1/12 proximal repairs. There was no difference in those <8 vs ≥8 mm (11/160 vs 0/26, P = 0.17). Similarly, UP width was not different between patients with and without urethroplasty complications. Multiple logistic regression in these 186 patients - including meatal location, UP width, glans width, and age - found only glans width <14 mm was associated with increased odds of urethroplasty complications (OR 19.2, 95% CI 3.5-106, AUC = 0.799). DISCUSSION: The data show that pre-incision UP width is not an independent risk factor for urethroplasty complications. However, it is possible that technical factors, such as how deeply the dorsal incision is made or size of the urethral stent, might contribute to this finding by other authors. After watching the TIP repair, Smith stated that the plate incision was deeper than he made. Sarhan et al. reported a mean change of 57% in UP width after incision, whereas the present one was double at 116% (i.e. from 6 mm pre-incision to 12 mm post incision), and they used an 8-Fr catheter. While they stated that they incised the plate deeply, the lower percentage increase in width suggests that it was not as deep as was recommended. CONCLUSIONS: The UP width before incision did not increase urethroplasty complications. Surgeons do not need to measure or categorize the UP to determine suitability for TIP repair, as long as the plate incision is made deeply to the corpora.

Risk factors for diabetic foot complication / Шинэ санаа Шинэ нээлт

DM is the long term chronic disease that leads to late stage vascular complications and pathogeneses of chronic complication started 5-10 years ago when the diagnosed diabetes. T2DM can remain asymptomatic for many years, majority associated complications or several chronic diseases. Main risk for people with diabetes, that hyperglycemia in microvascular complications and alteration of dyslipidemia makes macro vascular complications such as foot amputation, disability, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, blindness and stroke. Our study aimed to evaluate foot care patients of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and determained risk factors for foot complication in newly diagnosed T2DM. The survey was conducted in Ulaanbaatar. For the study we 188 and 150 patients newly diagnosed T2DM, who have met the inclusion criteria and agreed with informed consent. We have evaluated self care for foot and self-management control. We measured anthropometric measurements, blood pressure (BP), levels of HbA1C, lipids and fasting blood glucose (FBG) at the baseline, in 3 and up to 6 months in educated and noneducated groups. Statistical analyses was performed using SPSS 16 software. The study involved mean age 20-69 years and male 43.1 %, female 56.9 % patients with T2DM who have been controlled by endocrinologists’ in hospitals s of Ulaanbaatar. Also we studied patients newly diagnosed T2DM mean age was 49.4±8.9 male 65(43.6%), female 85(56,7%) and 39.3% of the participants had a family history of diabetes.In last week self reported servey was in male 3.7 % every day foot care, 93.8 % of male without self care in foot, in female 48.5 % every day foot care (p0.05) in newly diagnosed T2DM. Participant’s bad glycemic control for diabetic foot risk factors are FBG, HbA1c,LDL were significantly higher than normal of health adults (p0.05). However, total cholesterol, HDL were normal level. From above results, the TG was statistically different between gender (p<0.05) Poor control in foot care by selt management in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. Therefore poor glycemic and metabolic control in patients newly diagnosed T2DM.

Risk factors for diabetic foot complication / Шинэ санаа Шинэ нээлт

DM is the long term chronic disease that leads to late stage vascular complications and pathogeneses of chronic complication started 5-10 years ago when the diagnosed diabetes. T2DM can remain asymptomatic for many years, majority associated complications or several chronic diseases. Main risk for people with diabetes, that hyperglycemia in microvascular complications and alteration of dyslipidemia makes macro vascular complications such as foot amputation, disability, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, blindness and stroke. Our study aimed to evaluate foot care patients of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and determained risk factors for foot complication in newly diagnosed T2DM. The survey was conducted in Ulaanbaatar. For the study we 188 and 150 patients newly diagnosed T2DM, who have met the inclusion criteria and agreed with informed consent. We have evaluated self care for foot and self-management control. We measured anthropometric measurements, blood pressure (BP), levels of HbA1C, lipids and fasting blood glucose (FBG) at the baseline, in 3 and up to 6 months in educated and noneducated groups. Statistical analyses was performed using SPSS 16 software. The study involved mean age 20-69 years and male 43.1 %, female 56.9 % patients with T2DM who have been controlled by endocrinologists’ in hospitals s of Ulaanbaatar. Also we studied patients newly diagnosed T2DM mean age was 49.4±8.9 male 65(43.6%), female 85(56,7%) and 39.3% of the participants had a family history of diabetes.In last week self reported servey was in male 3.7 % every day foot care, 93.8 % of male without self care in foot, in female 48.5 % every day foot care (p0.05) in newly diagnosed T2DM. Participant’s bad glycemic control for diabetic foot risk factors are FBG, HbA1c,LDL were significantly higher than normal of health adults (p0.05). However, total cholesterol, HDL were normal level. From above results, the TG was statistically different between gender (p<0.05) Poor control in foot care by selt management in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. Therefore poor glycemic and metabolic control in patients newly diagnosed T2DM.