Summary Background 80% of individuals with cancer will require a surgical procedure, yet little comparative data exist on early outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared postoperative outcomes in breast, colorectal, and gastric cancer surgery in hospitals worldwide, focusing on the effect of disease stage and complications on postoperative mortality. Methods This was a multicentre, international prospective cohort study of consecutive adult patients undergoing surgery for primary breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer requiring a skin incision done under general or neuraxial anaesthesia. The primary outcome was death or major complication within 30 days of surgery. Multilevel logistic regression determined relationships within three-level nested models of patients within hospitals and countries. Hospital-level infrastructure effects were explored with three-way mediation analyses. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov , NCT03471494 . Findings Between April 1, 2018, and Jan 31, 2019, we enrolled 15 958 patients from 428 hospitals in 82 countries (high income 9106 patients, 31 countries; upper-middle income 2721 patients, 23 countries; or lower-middle income 4131 patients, 28 countries). Patients in LMICs presented with more advanced disease compared with patients in high-income countries. 30-day mortality was higher for gastric cancer in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (adjusted odds ratio 3·72, 95% CI 1·70–8·16) and for colorectal cancer in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (4·59, 2·39–8·80) and upper-middle-income countries (2·06, 1·11–3·83). No difference in 30-day mortality was seen in breast cancer. The proportion of patients who died after a major complication was greatest in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (6·15, 3·26–11·59) and upper-middle-income countries (3·89, 2·08–7·29). Postoperative death after complications was partly explained by patient factors (60%) and partly by hospital or country (40%). The absence of consistently available postoperative care facilities was associated with seven to 10 more deaths per 100 major complications in LMICs. Cancer stage alone explained little of the early variation in mortality or postoperative complications. Interpretation Higher levels of mortality after cancer surgery in LMICs was not fully explained by later presentation of disease. The capacity to rescue patients from surgical complications is a tangible opportunity for meaningful intervention. Early death after cancer surgery might be reduced by policies focusing on strengthening perioperative care systems to detect and intervene in common complications. Funding National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit.

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La inmunohistoquímica permite clasificar al cáncer de mama en subtipos que tienen relevancia para el tratamiento y pronóstico. En comparación con los marcadores genéticos, la inmunohistoquímica es de costos accesibles, más fácil de realizar y tiene buena correlación con los subtipos moleculares. Objetivo: Describir el perfil inmunohistoquímico de cáncer de mama en pacientes atendidos en un hospital general de Lima, Perú. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo que incluyó todos los casos de carcinoma invasivo de mama diagnosticados entre el 1 de mayo de 2015 y el 30 de abril del 2017. Se realizó la descripción histopatológica de los casos y se los clasificó de acuerdo con los protocolos actuales en cuatro subtipos. Resultados: Se reportaron 330 casos de cáncer de mama, 71 fueron excluidos, quedando 259 para el estudio. La media de edad fue de 54,64 ± 14,07. La neoplasia se localizó de la mama derecha en la mitad de casos. El 88,03% correspondió al tipo histológico carcinoma invasivo ductal no especial, y el grado histológico fue intermedio en el 53,28% de los casos. El subtipo molecular fue Luminal A en el 40,15% del total, y solo un 11,97% de las muestras fueron HER2/neu positivo no luminal. Conclusiones: Uno de cada cuatro casos de cancer de mama presentó una inmunohistoquímica de Her2/neu positivo, mientras que el subtipo inmunohistoquímico más común de carcinoma de mama invasivo fue Luminal A. De igual forma, el grado histológico se asocia al subtipo inmunohistoquímico.

Introduction Greater occipital nerve block (GONB) is a minimally invasive procedure frequently used in patients with chronic migraine (CM); however, the quality of the evidence supporting its use is still unknown. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a systematic review, meta‐analysis and quality assessment of GONB local anaesthetics combined or not with corticosteroids to prevent CM. Methods We searched Medline, Scopus and Web of Science up to October 2020. We included randomized control trials (RCT) and observational studies assessing GONB without language restrictions. Two researchers selected the studies, extracted the data and evaluated the risk of bias independently. The primary outcomes measured to assess efficacy were the change from baseline in the intensity and frequency of headache in the intervention group compared to placebo at a onetime point. We performed a meta‐analysis with random effect models, and we evaluated random errors with trial sequential analysis (TSA). We assessed the risk of bias (ROB) with the ROB2 tool and the certainty of the evidence with GRADE. Results We identified 2864 studies in the databases and included three RCTs for quantitative synthesis. Most ROB assessments were ‘high risk’ or ‘some concerns’. GONB reduced the intensity of headaches at the end of the first month (MD: −1.35, 95% CI: −2.12 to −0.59) and the second month (MD: ‐2.10, CI 95%: −2.94 to −1.26) as well as the frequency of headaches (first month: MD: −4.45 days, 95% CI: −6.56 to −2.34 days; second month: MD: ‐5.49, 95% CI −8.94 to −2.03 days). Corticosteroids did not show a significant decrease in the frequency of headaches during the first month of treatment (MD: −1.1 days, 95% CI: −4.1 to 1.8, p = .45). Included trials reported similar adverse events between groups. The exploratory TSA showed inconclusive results. Overall, the quality of the evidence was very low because of the substantial risk of bias and imprecision. Conclusion The limited evidence available shows that GONB with local anaesthetics could reduce headache frequency and intensity compared to placebo, while adding corticosteroids did not show additional benefits. GONB was safe with a similar number of minor adverse events. However, our confidence in these estimates is very low since the evidence is based on a few trials, with a small sample size and a significant risk of bias. In addition, the exploratory TSA was inconclusive, so we need larger and specific trials.