Is preoperative hypoalbuminemia or hypoproteinemia a reliable marker for anastomotic leakage risk in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program?

Choi, Joseph Do Woong; Kwik, Charlotte; Vivekanandamoorthy, Nurojan; Shanmugalingam, Aswin; Allan, Lachlan; Gavegan, Fiona; Shedden, Karen; Peters, Ashleigh; Khoury, Toufic El; Pathma‐Nathan, Nimalan; Toh, James Wei Tatt

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“…Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is defined as damage to the structure and function of the spinal cord caused by trauma. [ 1 ] With the aging of the population and increased life expectancy, the incidence of TSCI is gradually increasing. This increase is more pronounced in China and Canada as the populations of these countries are aging rapidly.…”

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Development and validation of a prediction model for hypoproteinemia after traumatic spinal cord injury: A multicenter retrospective clinical study

Tan,

Wu,

et al. 2024

Medicine

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A multicenter retrospective analysis of conventionally collected data. To identify the potential causes of hypoproteinemia after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and provide a diagnostic model for predicting an individual likelihood of developing hypoproteinemia. Hypoproteinemia is a complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), an independent risk factor for respiratory failure in elderly patients with SCI, and a predictor of outcomes in patients with cervical SCI. Few nomogram-based studies have used clinical indicators to predict the likelihood of hypoproteinemia following TSCI. This multicenter retrospective clinical analysis included patients with TSCI admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Wuzhou GongRen Hospital, and Dahua Yao Autonomous County People Hospital between 2016 and 2020. The data of patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were used as the training set, and those from the other 2 hospitals were used as the validation set. All patient histories, diagnostic procedures, and imaging findings were recorded. To predict whether patients with TSCI may develop hypoproteinemia, a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression analysis was conducted to create a nomogram. The model was validated by analyzing the consequences using decision curve analysis, calibration curves, the C-index, and receiver operating characteristic curves. After excluding patients with missing data, 534 patients were included in this study. Male/female sex, age ≥ 60 years, cervical SCI, pneumonia, pleural effusion, urinary tract infection (UTI), hyponatremia, fever, hypotension, and tracheostomy were identified as independent risk factors of hypoalbuminemia. A simple and easy-to-replicate clinical prediction nomogram was constructed using these factors. The area under the curve was 0.728 in the training set and 0.881 in the validation set. The predictive power of the nomogram was satisfactory. Hypoalbuminemia after TSCI may be predicted using the risk factors of male/female sex, age ≥ 60 years, cervical SCI, pneumonia, pleural effusion, UTI, hyponatremia, fever, hypotension, and tracheostomy.

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Development and validation of a prediction model for hypoproteinemia after traumatic spinal cord injury: A multicenter retrospective clinical study

Tan,

Wu,

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Medicine

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Prediction of symptomatic anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery

Xu,

Yang,

2023

Journal of Surgical Oncology

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A Comparative Study of Hand-Sewn and Stapled Anastomosis in Gastrointestinal Surgeries

Kshirsagar,

2024

Cureus

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Background Bowel anastomosis is a key part of gastrointestinal surgery where two sections of the intestines are connected. It is a critical step as it restores the digestive tract's continuity after removing damaged or diseased bowel. Stapler devices are a new method that helps connect bowel loops faster and with less tissue damage. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the safety and effectiveness of stapled anastomosis versus hand-sewn anastomosis in surgeries involving the bowel. Methods In this prospective non-randomized study, the study population included 60 patients with various gastrointestinal surgeries admitted to our institution from August 2022 to June 2024 within a single unit. The inclusion criteria included all patients aged over 18 years who underwent surgeries such as gastrojejunostomy, hemicolectomy, and small bowel resection with anastomosis. The exclusion criteria were age under 18, pregnancy, and immunocompromised states. Patients were divided into two groups based on how their digestive tract was reconstructed: 28 had stapled anastomoses and 32 had hand-sewn anastomoses, either as elective or emergency surgery. We examined multiple outcomes such as surgery duration in hours, time until bowel function returned post surgery, length of hospital stay in days, anastomotic leak rate, albumin levels to leak rate, post-surgery pain, and surgical site infection (SSI) rate for the two groups. Southampton wound grading system and the visual analog scale (VAS) were used to assess the SSI and pain score, respectively. Results When comparing the operation time for the suture and staple groups among the elective cases, the p-value was significant (0.02), with 15 patients having prolonged surgery in the suture group compared to only five in the staple group. Regarding the time until the return of bowel sounds post surgery, the p-value was significant (0.02) for elective cases in the two groups, with nine patients having their bowel sounds returning after the third postoperative day (POD) in the suture group. When comparing the duration of stay in the hospital for elective cases for the staple and suture groups, the p-value was significant (0.04), with eight patients staying after the seventh POD in the suture group. When comparing the leak rates for the two groups for elective cases, the p-value was significant (0.04), with four leaks in the suture group and no leaks in the staple group. On comparing the association between the albumin level and anastomotic leak, the p-value was significant at 0.001 and 0.0006 for the suture and staple groups, respectively, with more leaks associated with an albumin level of <3 mg/dl. When comparing pain scores of the suture and staple groups separately in elective and emergency settings, the p-values were both 0.4, which is not significant. Among the elective cases comparing SSIs for the suture and staple groups, the p-value was significant (0.04), with six patients having SSIs in the suture group compared to ...

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Is preoperative hypoalbuminemia or hypoproteinemia a reliable marker for anastomotic leakage risk in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program?

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Development and validation of a prediction model for hypoproteinemia after traumatic spinal cord injury: A multicenter retrospective clinical study

Development and validation of a prediction model for hypoproteinemia after traumatic spinal cord injury: A multicenter retrospective clinical study

Prediction of symptomatic anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery

A Comparative Study of Hand-Sewn and Stapled Anastomosis in Gastrointestinal Surgeries

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