Evaluation of Fear of Pain Among Surgical Patients in the Preoperative Period

Author(s):  
Fatmagul Ustunel ◽  
Sevilay Erden
2006 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 963-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stênio Abrantes Sarmento ◽  
Emerson Magno F. de Andrade ◽  
Helder Tedeschi

In recent years considerable technological advances have been made with the purpose of improving the surgical results in the treatment of eloquent lesions. The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the postoperative surgical outcome in 42 patients who underwent surgery to remove lesions around the motor cortex, in which preoperative planning by using neuroimaging exams, anatomical study, appropriate microsurgery technique and auxiliary methods such as cortical stimulation were performed. Twenty-two patients (52.3%) presented a normal motor function in the preoperative period. Of these, six developed transitory deficit. Twenty patients (47.6%) had a motor deficit preoperatively, nevertheless 90% of these improved postoperatively. Surgery in the motor area becomes safer and more effective with preoperative localization exams, anatomical knowledge and appropriate microsurgery technique. Cortical stimulation is important because it made possible to maximize the resection reducing the risk of a motor deficit. Stereotaxy method was useful in the location of subcortical lesions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-386
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Durand ◽  
Angela K. Beckert ◽  
Carrie Y. Peterson ◽  
Kirk A. Ludwig ◽  
Timothy J. Ridolfi ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose of Review To discuss the concept of prehabilitation for the elderly frail surgical patient as well as strategies to improve preoperative functional capacity and vascular function to decrease postoperative complications. Recent Findings Frailty is associated with poor surgical outcomes yet there is no consensus on how frailty should be measured or mitigated in the preoperative period. Prehabilitation, or improving functional capacity prior to surgery typically through exercise, has been shown to be an effective strategy to decrease preoperative frailty and improves surgical outcomes. Use of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) may serve as an alternative to exercise in this fragile patient population. Summary Prehabilitation programs using strategies targeted at improving vascular function may decrease frailty in the preoperative period and improve surgical outcomes in the elderly population.


2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Saulius Bradulskis ◽  
Kęstutis Adamonis

Saulius Bradulskis1, Kęstutis Adamonis21 Kauno medicinos universiteto Bendrosios chirurgijos klinika,Josvainių g. 2, LT-3021 Kaunas.2 Kauno medicinos universiteto Gastroenterologijos klinika,Eivenių g. 2, LT-3007 Kaunas.El paštas: [email protected] Įvadas / tikslas Straipsnyje aptariama chirurginių ligonių mitybos nepakankamumo problema. Rezultatai Mitybos nepakankamumas nustatomas nuo 27 iki 50 % šių ligonių. Jis gali būti viena iš svarbiausių pooperacinių komplikacijų, ilgesnio buvimo stacionare pooperaciniu laikotarpiu, papildomų gydymo išlaidų priežastimi. Mitybos korekcija, o ypač maitinimas imuniniais mišiniais, akivaizdžiai padeda spręsti šias problemas. Bereikalingas badavimas prieš operaciją sukelia neigiamų padarinių: sumažėja seilių ir virškinimo trakto sulčių sekrecija, slopinama žarnyno motorika, blogėja kraujo cirkuliacija, padidėja sąlyginai patogeninės žarnų floros virulentiškumas, atrofuojasi gleivinė, padidėja bakterinės translokacijos iš žarnos galimybė, sumažėja antioksidantų, flavonoidų, fitoestrogenų kiekis, slopinamas imunitetas. Badavimas prieš operaciją yra susijęs su pooperaciniu atsparumu insulinui, tiksliau – jo intensyvumu. Prieš operaciją skiriant ligoniui lengvai pasisavinamų angliavandenių, pavyzdžiui, gliukozės, galima sumažinti šio reiškinio intensyvumą pooperaciniu laikotarpiu. Išvados Prieš operaciją ir po jos būtina griežtai laikytis mitybos korekcijos indikacijų, nes kitu atveju ši gydymo procedūra gali būti ne tik nenaudinga, bet ir sukelti komplikaciju, padidinti gydymo išlaidas. Prasminiai žodžiai: perioperacinis laikotarpis, enterinis maitinimas. Perioperative nutrition of surgical patiens: is it necessary? Saulius Bradulskis1, Kęstutis Adamonis2 Background / objective Problems of surgical patients nutrition, pre- and postoperative nutritional problems are discussed. Results Nutrition disorders among surgical patients are frequent – from 50 to 27%. Nutritional disorders may be one of the reasons for complications and long in-hospital stay and additional expenses. Nutritional correction, especially immunonutrition, is beneficial to surgical patients, as it decreases septic complications, in-hospital stay and it helps to save, money. Lack of nutrition has negative consequences: inhibition of digestive tract secretion, motility, splanchnic circulation, increased virulence of pathogenic flora, atrophy of the mucosae, microbial translocation. Data that have become available show that the preoperative administration of carbohydrates to patients undergoing surgery has metabolic benefits postoperatively by reducing postoperative insulin resistance. Conclusions Pre- and postoperative nutritional correction has strong indications, and nonobservance of this indication prolongs in-hospital stay and the preoperative period, as well as increases expenses, and first of all it has no influence on the postoperative complications. Keywords: perioperative period, enteral nutrition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 178 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
N. A. Antonova ◽  
S. M. Lazarev

Theobjectivewas to show the preventive principles of postoperative complications of anterior abdominal wall hernias in patients with metabolic syndrome.Material and methods.The authors analyzed the surgical treatment with tension-free plasty and prosthetic mesh in 162 patients with metabolic syndrome.Results.Pathogenetically grounded preoperative normalization of parameters of metabolic syndrome, conducting of anticoagulant and antibiotic therapy, using of lower limb compression and observation by the surgeon during the postoperative period reduced the percentage of postoperative complications to 11,1 %, in contrast to the group of patients where prevention was not carried out, complications accounted for 37,5 %.Conclusion.Surgical patients with metabolic syndrome need to normalization of their parameters in the preoperative period, as well as the appointment of anticoagulants and antibiotics during their hospitalization.


VASA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Klein-Weigel ◽  
Richter ◽  
Arendt ◽  
Gerdsen ◽  
Härtwig ◽  
...  

Background: We surveyed the quality of risk stratification politics and monitored the rate of entries to our company-wide protocol for venous thrombembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in order to identify safety concerns. Patients and methods: Audit in 464 medical and surgical patients to evaluate quality of VTE prophylaxis. Results: Patients were classified as low 146 (31 %), medium 101 (22 %), and high risk cases 217 (47 %). Of these 262 (56.5 %) were treated according to their risk status and in accordance with our protocol, while 9 more patients were treated according to their risk status but off-protocol. Overtreatment was identified in 73 (15.7 %), undertreatment in 120 (25,9 %) of all patients. The rate of incorrect prophylaxis was significantly different between the risk categories, with more patients of the high-risk group receiving inadequate medical prophylaxis (data not shown; p = 0.038). Renal function was analyzed in 392 (84.5 %) patients. In those patients with known renal function 26 (6.6 %) received improper medical prophylaxis. If cases were added in whom prophylaxis was started without previous creatinine control, renal function was not correctly taken into account in 49 (10.6 %) of all patients. Moreover, deterioration of renal function was not excluded within one week in 78 patients (16.8 %) and blood count was not re-checked in 45 (9.7 %) of all patients after one week. There were more overtreatments in surgical (n = 53/278) and more undertreatments in medical patients (n = 54/186) (p = 0.04). Surgeons neglected renal function and blood controls significantly more often than medical doctors (p-values for both < 0.05). Conclusions: We found a low adherence with our protocol and substantial over- and undertreatment in VTE prophylaxis. Besides, we identified disregarding of renal function and safety laboratory examinations as additional safety concerns. To identify safety problems associated with medical VTE prophylaxis and “hot spots” quality management-audits proved to be valuable instruments.


2020 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. 411-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Markfelder ◽  
Paul Pauli

1985 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles H. Kellner ◽  
Connie L. Best ◽  
John M. Roberts ◽  
Oliver Bjorksten

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