Protocolo ERAS® en cirugía colorrectal

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) in colorectal surgery is a protocol that promotes quicker return to function. It follows the latest evidence-based research to promote stress reduction related to surgery. The recommended perioperative pathway is fine-tuned, dynamic and in line with the latest evidence-based research to enhance all aspects of the patient’s surgical care. We describe the four aspects for a patient undergoing colorectal surgery – pre-admission, pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative. The running theme is to reduce overall physiological stress related to surgery and interventions overlap throughout the patient’s pathway. Using a multidisciplinary approach, adherence to ERAS® in colorectal surgery with ≥70 % compliance to the ERAS interventions has shown a risk reduction of 5-year cancer-related death by 42%. The optimum interventions are not only determined through the publication of high-quality research, but regular international collaboration enables experience and research to be shared and care standardised

Adenocarcinoma intramucoso en pólipo hiperplásico gástrico con resolución endoscópica

The prevalence of gastric polyps during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies is 6%, and 17% correspond to gastric hyperplastic polyps. They are usually incidentally found during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; yet, large polyps may become symptomatic. The prevalence of gastric cancer in gastric hyperplastic polyps is 2.1%. The aim of this paper is to describe an atypical presentation of this disease with review of the literature. A 73-year-old male patient with anemia and subsequent diagnosis of early gastric cancer in a gastric hyperplastic polyp was treated with endoscopic polypectomy with endoloop.Minimally invasive treatment by endoscopic resection is sufficient in this type of patients.

La base científica de los protocolos ERAS®

In this paper the principles of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and how it is rooted in the medical sciences is reviewed and how ERAS has been developed by the ERAS Study Group and later by the ERAS®Society (www.erassociety.org). ERAS represents a formula for developing perioperative care pathways for patients undergoing surgery based on the medical literature. Expert groups review the medical literature and assembles care elements that have scientific data to show beneficial effects for recovery. By assembling multiple care elements all shown to improve outcomes, a Guideline is created from which a care pathway can be built. The Guideline is later tested in clinical practice to evaluate its effectiveness by studying compliance to the guideline care elements related to key clinical outcomes. Several ERAS®Society Guidelines have been proven to improve outcomes both with regard to complications and in hospital recovery and discharge. A growing number of reports are showing an association between improved compliance to guidelines and long term survival after surgery. Another aspect of the science behind ERAS are studies suggesting that the clinical effects are achieved by modulating various aspects of the surgical stress responses.

Optimización perioperatoria

We are honored to have received the invitation to be the editors of this special issue of the Revista Argentina de Cirugía entirely devoted to perioperative enhanced recovery. This new paradigm of surgical care is continually becoming more widely accepted worldwide and its cornerstones are elements that do not require major technological advances, funding, or special talents

Aplicación del programa ERAS® como una política de salud pública en el sistema de salud de Alberta, Canadá

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) was implemented across Alberta Health Services, a single payer publicly funded provincial health system starting in 2013. Implementation across multiple provincial sites in colorectal surgery reduced postoperative complications by 12% and median length of stay by one day. Subsequent implementation in gynecologic oncology reduced postoperative complications by 17% and length of stay by 2 days in high complexity surgery. Implementation has had an estimated net savings in the province of $7.22 million Canadian dollars (CAD) over 5 years with a return on investment of $1.05 to $7.31 for every dollar invested in the project. Patient involvement enabled success of the program, with support, education, and mitigation of patient stress identified as key components for success. Provider knowledge and motivation were essential to ensure ongoing compliance with ERAS guidelines. Provider education, and demonstration of improvement in patient outcomes using audit is one method to ensure continued motivation from care providers. Systemlevel leadership is essential to provide consistent messaging and support for initiatives, while providerlevel leadership in the form of physician champions and nurse coordinators ensures compliance and appropriate integration of ERAS into daily practice. Implementation of ERAS across a unified health care system has improved patient outcomes while saving resources. Further research into expansion of the program to community hospitals and all surgical domains is underway.

In memoriam: Dr. Raúl A. Borracci

Such was my feeling when I learned, on March 19, that Raul Alfredo Borracci had passed away at the age of 62

Implementación de un programa ERAS®

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a model of care that involves the implementation of care pathways before, during and after surgery designed to improve patient’s experience throughout the perioperative period. Yet, the implementation of individual ERAS protocol elements is not sufficient. This approach requires the creation of a multidisciplinary work team, systematic recording of data and mthe use of the information recorded to implement a cycle of continuous improvement. Since 2015, 1331 patients have been recorded by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Median length of hospital stay was 4 days and median readmission rate was 7.3%. The overall adherence to the protocol elements was 56% (88% in the preoperative period, 60% in the intraoperative period and 39% in the postoperative period) There was a linear and inverse correlation between the adherence to the program and length of hospitalization for the most common surgical procedures, with an average decrease of one day of hospitalization for each 10% increase in adherence with the program for the most common surgical procedures. Despite these results, we have encountered difficulties in the data recording systems limiting the implementation of the cycle of continuous improvement. The creation of a multidisciplinary team, with fluent and efficient communication, is essential for the implementation of an ERAS® program capable of reducing length of hospital stay, morbidity and readmission rates.

Fractura de catéter implantable con reservorio por síndrome de pinch-off

Fracture and migration of totally implantable venous access devices is a rare but potentially serious complication. Pinch-off syndrome was described in subclavian venous accesses when the intermittent compression of the catheter between the first rib and the clavicle produces catheter fracture. The report the case of a patient with cancer who underwent implantation of a totally implantable venous access device through the subclavian vein under ultrasound and radioscopy guidance. After several cycles of chemotherapy, the patient started with malfunctioning of the device. The chest X-ray showed a complete fracture of the catheter at the level of the costoclavicular space with migration of a fragment of the catheter to the right cardiac chambers. The fractured catheter was percutaneously removed via the right femoral vein using nitinol gooseneck snare without complications. The incidence of the pinch-off syndrome, risk factors and prevention measures in totally implantable venous access devices are analyzed.

Programas de Optimización Perioperatoria, Enhanced Recovery y Fast-track: ¿Por qué están en auge? ¿Qué son realmente y cómo se implementan en la práctica?

From 2015 to date, the authors of this review have implemented several enhanced recovery periope- rative programs in Latin America. In the following article, we present a general introduction to the con- cepts of perioperative optimization and summarize our experience working in the region. Throughout this review, readers will also find the three fundamental elements of perioperative optimization. First, the creation and roles of a perioperative team. Second, the systematic and standardized registration of the surgical practice and its outcomes. And finally, the description of the continuous improvement cycle as a working method for adjusting daily practice based on the analysis of one’s own data.

Schwannoma de nervio vago cervical

Schwannomas of the parapharyngeal space are benign tumors that arise from the peripheral nerve sheaths and represent 0.09% of all head and neck tumors. Those originating from the vagus nerve are rarer. The diagnosis represents a challenge due to the different conditions encountered in the lateral neck. They usually present as asymptomatic lateral neck masses. An asymptomatic 42-year-old male patient sought medical advice. He underwent computed tomography scan and carotid angiography. The patient underwent complete resection and developed postoperative vocal cord paralysis. Dysphonia