Spectrum of Secondary Peritonitis in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India

Konkena, Janardhana Rao; Vayalapalli, Manmadha Rao; Podili, Naveen Kumar; Karumuri, Pruthvi Raj; Gurram, Ram Prakash

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“…The hospital has a 24 hours casualty department, 20-bedded surgical intensive care unit, several open wards with capacity for around 250 surgical patients, and equipped with two emergency operating rooms. 10 A retrospective study of 128 patients of sigmoid volvulus was done over a period of last five years (January 2013-January 2018).…”

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Review of Sigmoid Volvulus: A 5 Years Experience in Tertiary Care Hospital, Visakhapatnam

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Podili²,

Rajagopal³

2018

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“…The hospital has a 24 hours casualty department, 20-bedded surgical intensive care unit, several open wards with capacity for around 250 surgical patients, and equipped with two emergency operating rooms. 10 A retrospective study of 128 patients of sigmoid volvulus was done over a period of last five years (January 2013-January 2018).…”

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Review of Sigmoid Volvulus: A 5 Years Experience in Tertiary Care Hospital, Visakhapatnam

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Podili²,

Rajagopal³

2018

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“…The hospital has a 24 hours casualty department, 20-bedded surgical intensive care unit, several open wards with capacity for around 250 surgical patients, and equipped with two emergency operating rooms. [8] And the hospital is specially equipped with septic ward which is principally involved in management of septic cases like cellulitis, necrotising fasciitis, Fournier's gangrene and other sort of septic cases. As a tertiary care hospital and equipped with septic ward, surgical ICU and many peripheral hospitals are unable to treat the condition, our institution acted as referral institute for Fournier's gangrene.…”

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Fournier’s Gangrene: Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Retrospective Analysis of 288 Patients

Murthy¹,

Sudhakar²,

Podili³

et al. 2017

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BACKGROUNDFournier's gangrene (FG) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although originally thought to be an idiopathic process, FG has been shown to have a predilection for patients with diabetes as well as longterm alcohol misuse; however, it can also affect patients with non-obvious immune compromise. The nidus is usually located in the genitourinary tract, lower gastrointestinal tract, or skin. FG is a mixed infection caused by both aerobic and anaerobic bacterial flora. The development and progression of the gangrene is often fulminating and can rapidly cause multiple organ failure and death. Because of potential complications, it is important to diagnose the disease process as early as possible. Although antibiotics and aggressive debridement have been broadly accepted as the standard treatment, the death rate remains high. Aim -The purpose of this study is to highlight the aetiopathogenesis, risk factors and outcomes of Fournier's gangrene. MATERIALS AND METHODSA retrospective descriptive study was conducted on 288 patients of Fournier's gangrene (ICD-9 CM 608.83) from January 2013 to December 2016 at King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. All cases who were found to have Fournier's gangrene at the time of admission were included in the study. RESULTSAmong the total 288 patients, 280 were male (97.23%) and 8 were female (2.77%). These cases represented less than 0.02% of hospital admissions. The overall incidence was 1.6/100,000 males, which peaked in males who were 50 to 79 years old (3.3/100,000). The overall case fatality rate was 22.91% (66). Primary underlying cause leading to Fournier's gangrene is not identified in 46 (15.97%) patients, which is referred as idiopathic variety. In remaining 242 (84.03%) cases, anorectal disease is leading cause (133, 46.18%) followed by genitourinary diseases (89, 30.90%) and other identifiable aetiology in 20 (6.94%) cases. The risk factors frequently associated with Fournier's gangrene are diabetes mellitus which is observed in 171 (59.37%), chronic alcoholism in 135 (46.87%), immunosuppression due to advanced malignancy 9 (3.12) and AIDS 5 (1.73%) and other unidentifiable risk factors in 44 (15.27%). Some patients have more than one risk factor like chronic alcoholism and diabetes mellitus 77 (26.73%). CONCLUSIONPatients with Fournier's gangrene are rarely treated at most hospitals because of lack of ICU facilities and unawareness of aetiopathogenesis. It is a very aggressive disease which needs prompt early diagnosis and aggressive management with broad spectrum antibiotics and thorough early debridement. Despite of aggressive management the mortality is still high.

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“…The hospital has 24 hours casualty department, 20-bedded surgical intensive care unit, several open wards with capacity for around 250 surgical patients and equipped with two emergency operating rooms. [6] The records of 179 patients were available for retrospective review and technique of the operation performed, extent of the disease, pathologic findings of excised tissue, degree of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, degree of post-operative hypoparathyroidism, other perioperative complications and mortality were assessed.…”

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Post Thyroidectomy Complications- Our Experience in Tertiary Care Hospital

Murthy¹,

Sudhakar²,

Podili³

et al. 2017

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BACKGROUND Thyroidectomy is a very common surgical procedure worldwide and is performed by surgeons with varied training. The outcome and complication rates are largely dependent on surgeon's skill and experience, the extent of surgery, indication of surgery and number of thyroid surgeries performed at that particular centre. The objective of this study is to determine the frequency of postoperative complications after thyroid surgery in a tertiary care hospital, Vishakhapatnam. The purpose of this study is to assess the early complications of total thyroidectomy and risk factors which leads to these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS It was a retrospective descriptive study and was carried out over a period of 3 years from January 2014 to December 2017. A total of 179 patients of thyroid swelling, who underwent total thyroidectomy are assessed over a period of 3 years. All patients with thyroid swelling who underwent total thyroidectomy irrespective of cause of thyroid swelling were included in this study. Patient's biodata including age, sex, clinical status of thyroid, thyroid function tests, ultrasound, fine needle aspiration cytology and operative procedure, findings, post-operative complications and histopathology were recorded. RESULTS A total of 179 cases of thyroid swelling who underwent total thyroidectomy were assessed. The overall post-operative complication rate was 20.11% (36 cases). Post-operative hypocalcaemia was the most frequent complication observed in 33 cases. Most of the hypocalcaemia is transient in immediate post-operative period; permanent being observed in 4 cases. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury was noted in 10 (5.5%) patients. The complications like bleeding leading to haematoma formation was observed in one case for which immediate exploration was done; seroma formation in 15 cases. Tracheal and oesophageal injuries were identified in 5 and 2 cases respectively, which were due to extensive infiltration of these structures by malignant thyroid disease. Complications like wound infection, superior laryngeal nerve injury and sympathetic chain injury were not observed in our study. Many patients had more than one complication.

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Spectrum of Secondary Peritonitis in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India

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Review of Sigmoid Volvulus: A 5 Years Experience in Tertiary Care Hospital, Visakhapatnam

Review of Sigmoid Volvulus: A 5 Years Experience in Tertiary Care Hospital, Visakhapatnam

Fournier’s Gangrene: Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Retrospective Analysis of 288 Patients

Post Thyroidectomy Complications- Our Experience in Tertiary Care Hospital

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