Nathan Turley, Karolina Kogut, Barbara Burian, Rachel Moyal-Smith, James Etheridge, Yves Sonnay, William Berry, Alan Merry, Alexander Hannenberg, Alex B. Haynes, Roger D. Dias, Kathryn Hagen, George Molina, Lisa Spruce, Carla Williams, Mary E. Brindle
{"title":"Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol","authors":"Nathan Turley, Karolina Kogut, Barbara Burian, Rachel Moyal-Smith, James Etheridge, Yves Sonnay, William Berry, Alan Merry, Alexander Hannenberg, Alex B. Haynes, Roger D. Dias, Kathryn Hagen, George Molina, Lisa Spruce, Carla Williams, Mary E. Brindle","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000436","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 The proposed study aims to assess users’ perceptions of a surgical safety checklist (SSC) reimplementation toolkit and its impact on SSC attitudes and operating room (OR) culture, meaningful checklist use, measures of surgical safety, and OR efficiency at 3 different hospital sites.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The High-Performance Checklist toolkit (toolkit) assists surgical teams in modifying and implementing or reimplementing the World Health Organization’s SSC. Through the explore, prepare, implement, and sustain implementation framework, the toolkit provides a process and set of tools to facilitate surgical teams’ modification, implementation, training on, and evaluation of the SSC.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A pre–post intervention design will be used to assess the impact of the modified SSC on surgical processes, team culture, patient experience, and safety. This mixed-methods study includes quantitative and qualitative data derived from surveys, semi-structured interviews, patient focus groups, and SSC performance observations. Additionally, patient outcome and OR efficiency data will be collected from the study sites’ health surveillance systems.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Statistical data will be analyzed using Statistical Product and Service Solutions, while qualitative data will be analyzed thematically using NVivo. Furthermore, interview data will be analyzed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance implementation frameworks.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The toolkit will be introduced at 3 diverse surgical sites in Alberta, Canada: an urban hospital, university hospital, and small regional hospital.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We anticipate the results of this study will optimize SSC usage at the participating surgical sites, help shape and refine the toolkit, and improve its usability and application at future sites.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141113434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Viktor Åkerlund, M. Nikberg, Philippe Wagner, A. Chabok
{"title":"Hartmann’s Procedure Versus Intersphincteric Abdominoperineal Excision in Patients with Rectal Cancer: Report from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry (SCRCR)","authors":"Viktor Åkerlund, M. Nikberg, Philippe Wagner, A. Chabok","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000428","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 The primary outcome was to compare overall postoperative surgical complications within 30 days after Hartmann’s procedure (HP) compared with intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision (iAPE). The secondary outcome was major surgical complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ III).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 There is uncertainty regarding the optimal surgical method in patients with rectal cancer when an anastomosis is unsuitable.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Rectal cancer patients with a tumor height >5 cm, registered in the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry who received HP or iAPE electively in 2017–2020 were included, (HP, n = 696; iAPE, n = 314). Logistic regression analysis adjusting for body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, sex, age, preoperative radiotherapy, tumor height, cancer stage, operating hospital, and type of operation was performed.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Patients in the HP group were older and had higher American Society of Anesthesiologists scores. The mean operating time was less for HP (290 vs 377 min). Intraoperative bowel perforations were less frequent in the HP group, 3.6% versus 10.2%. Overall surgical complication rates were 20.3% after HP and 15.9% after iAPE (P = 0.118). Major surgical complications were 7.5% after HP and 5.7% and after iAPE (P = 0.351). Multiple regression analysis indicated a higher risk of overall surgical complications after HP (odds ratio: 1.63; 95% confidence interval = 1.09–2.45).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 HP was associated with a higher risk of surgical complications compared with iAPE. In patients unfit for anastomosis, iAPE may be preferable. However, the lack of statistical power regarding major surgical complications, prolonged operating time, increased risk of bowel perforation, and lack of long-term outcomes, raises uncertainty regarding recommending intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision as the preferred surgical approach.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"61 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141121737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Socio-Demographic and Preoperative Clinical Factors Associated With 5-Year Weight Trajectories After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy","authors":"Sahil Patel, Chen Jiang, Brandon Cowan, Jie Yin, Catherine Schaefer, Sanjoy Dutta, Rouzbeh Mostaedi, Hélène Choquet","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000437","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 To determine whether socio-demographic and preoperative clinical factors contribute to the percent total body weight loss (%TBWL) after bariatric surgery (BS).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 BS is the most effective long-term treatment for medically complicated obesity. More information is needed about the factors that contribute to postoperative %TBWL in large and ethnically diverse cohorts.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This retrospective study conducted in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California region included 7698 patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) between January 2009 and March 2015. Trajectory analyses were conducted from 5-year follow-up data to assign patients to “low,” “average,” or “high” postoperative %TBWL groups. We then evaluated whether age, sex, race/ethnicity, neighborhood deprivation index and preoperative body mass index (BMI)/weight loss, diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea contributed to postoperative %TBWL using logistic regression models.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Of 7698 patients (83.2% women), 48.6% underwent a RYGB and 51.4% underwent a SG. Postoperative %TBWL trajectories over 5 years were obtained in 6229 (81%) of 7698 eligible patients. About 27.8% and 29.3% of patients followed the “low” postoperative %TBWL trajectory, for RYGB and SG, respectively. Men, older patients, and Asian, Black, and Hispanic/Latino patients were more likely to be classified in the low postoperative %TBWL group. Patients showing lower postoperative %TBWL had a lower preoperative BMI (but lost less weight before surgery) and were more likely to have preoperative comorbidities.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This study confirms and extends prior findings of the effects of several demographic and preoperative clinical factors on postoperative weight loss. Findings could improve the support of patients to achieve desired surgical outcomes.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"107 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140968216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bayley A. Jones, Joshua Richman, Michael Rubyan, Lauren Wood, Alfonsus Adrian H. Harsono, Wendelyn Oslock, Nathan English, Burkely P. Smith, Robert Hollis, Larry R. Hearld, Isabel Scarinci, Daniel I Chu
{"title":"Preoperative Education is Associated with Adherence to Downstream Components and Outcomes in a Colorectal Surgery Enhanced Recovery Program","authors":"Bayley A. Jones, Joshua Richman, Michael Rubyan, Lauren Wood, Alfonsus Adrian H. Harsono, Wendelyn Oslock, Nathan English, Burkely P. Smith, Robert Hollis, Larry R. Hearld, Isabel Scarinci, Daniel I Chu","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000432","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 This study evaluated the association between preoperative education and adherence to downstream components of enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) and surgical outcomes among patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 ERPs improve outcomes for surgical patients. While preoperative education is an essential component of ERPs, its relationship with other components is unclear.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This was a retrospective cohort study of all ERP patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery from 2019 to 2022. Our institutional ERP database was linked with American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data and stratified by adherence to preoperative education. Primary outcomes included adherence to individual ERP components and secondary outcomes included high-level ERP adherence (>70% of components), length of stay (LOS), readmissions, and 30-day complications.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A total of 997 patients were included. The mean (SD) age was 56.5 (15.8) years, 686 (57.3%) were female, and 717 (71.9%) were white. On adjusted analysis, patients who received preoperative education (n = 877, 88%) had higher adherence rates for the following ERP components: no prolonged fasting (estimate = +19.6%; P < 0.001), preoperative blocks (+8.0%; P = 0.02), preoperative multimodal analgesia (+18.0%; P < 0.001), early regular diet (+15.9%; P < 0.001), and postoperative multimodal analgesia (+6.4%; P < 0.001). High-level ERP adherence was 13.4% higher (P < 0.01) and LOS was 2.0 days shorter (P < 0.001) for those who received preoperative education. Classification and regression tree analysis identified preoperative education as the first-level predictor for adherence to early regular diet, the second-level predictor for LOS, and the third-level predictor for ERP high-level adherence.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Preoperative education is associated with adherence to ERP components and improved surgical outcomes.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"22 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140969929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An T Ngo-Huang, Nathan H. Parker, Keri L. Schadler, Matthew H G Katz
{"title":"Response to: Comment on “Effects of a Pragmatic Home-Based Exercise Program Concurrent With Neoadjuvant Therapy on Physical Function of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: The PancFit Randomized Clinical Trial”","authors":"An T Ngo-Huang, Nathan H. Parker, Keri L. Schadler, Matthew H G Katz","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000435","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"36 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140981225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery: Will Synoptic Reporting Really Improve Cancer Outcomes?","authors":"Ton Wang, H. G. Welch, Lesly A. Dossett","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000440","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"37 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140979161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leveraging Education Science for AI-Clinician Collaboration in the Patient Care Ecosystem","authors":"M. Tolsgaard, A. Feragen, Lawrence Grierson","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000442","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"121 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140985353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Katlic, Joshua Wolf, S. J. Demos, Ronnie A. Rosenthal
{"title":"Making a Financial Case for the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program","authors":"M. Katlic, Joshua Wolf, S. J. Demos, Ronnie A. Rosenthal","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000439","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"78 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140984490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Samuelsson, D. Bock, M. Prytz, C. Ehrencrona, A. Wedin, E. Angenete, E. Haglind
{"title":"Long-Term Results After Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis Purulent Peritonitis in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study","authors":"Andreas Samuelsson, D. Bock, M. Prytz, C. Ehrencrona, A. Wedin, E. Angenete, E. Haglind","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000433","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 To compare long-term outcomes after laparoscopic lavage with resection surgery for perforated diverticulitis, Hinchey grade III as practiced in Sweden for 3 years.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Laparoscopic lavage has been studied in 3 randomized controlled trials. Long-term results indicate that additional surgery and a remaining stoma are less common after lavage compared with resection, but data from routine care and larger cohorts are needed to get a more complete picture.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 LapLav is a national cohort study with nearly complete coverage of all patients operated in Sweden between 2016 and 2018. The cohort was retrieved from the national patient register by a definition based on the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-10 code plus the surgical procedural code. All medical records have been reviewed and data retrieved in addition to registry data. Propensity score with inverse probability weighting was used to balance the 2 groups, that is, laparoscopic lavage vs resection surgery.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Before the propensity score was applied, the cohort consisted of 499 patients. Additional surgery was more common in the resection group [odds ratio, 0.714; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.529–0.962; P = 0.0271]. Mortality did not differ between the groups (hazard ratio, 1.20; 95% CI = 0.69–2.07; P = 0.516). In the lavage group, 27% of patients went on to have resection surgery.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 In Swedish routine care, laparoscopic lavage was feasible and safe for the surgical treatment of perforated diverticulitis, Hinchey grade III. Our results indicate that laparoscopic lavage can be used as a first-choice treatment.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"124 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140985190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joohyun Kim, Michael T. Zimmermann, A. Mathison, G. Lomberk, Raul Urrutia, Johnny C. Hong
{"title":"Transcriptional Profiling Underscores the Role of Preprocurement Allograft Metabolism and Innate Immune Status on Outcomes in Human Liver Transplantation","authors":"Joohyun Kim, Michael T. Zimmermann, A. Mathison, G. Lomberk, Raul Urrutia, Johnny C. Hong","doi":"10.1097/as9.0000000000000444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000444","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 The adverse effects of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) remain a principal barrier to a successful outcome after lifesaving orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Gene expression during different phases of IRI is dynamic and modified by individual exposures, making it attractive for identifying potential therapeutic targets for improving the number of suitable organs for transplantation and patient outcomes. However, data remain limited on the functional landscape of gene expression during liver graft IRI, spanning procurement to reperfusion and recovery. Therefore, we sought to characterize transcriptomic profiles of IRI during multiple phases in human OLT.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We conducted clinical data analyses, histologic evaluation, and RNA sequencing of 17 consecutive human primary OLT. We performed liver allograft biopsies at 4 time points: baseline (B, before donor cross-clamp), at the end of cold ischemia (CI), during early reperfusion (ER, after revascularization), and during late reperfusion (LR). Data were generated and then recipients grouped by post-OLT outcomes categories: immediate allograft function (IAF; n = 11) versus early allograft dysfunction (EAD; n = 6) groups.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We observed that CI (vs B) modified a transcriptomic landscape enriched for a metabolic and immune process. Expression levels of hallmark inflammatory response genes were higher transitioning from CI to ER and decreased from ER to LR. IAF group predominantly showed higher bile and fatty acid metabolism activity during LR compared with EAD group, while EAD group maintained more immunomodulatory activities. Throughout all time points, EAD specimens exhibited decreased metabolic activity in both bile and fatty acid pathways.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We report transcriptomic profiles of human liver allograft IRI from prepreservation in the donor to posttransplantation in the recipient. Immunomodulatory and metabolic landscapes across ER and LR phases were different between IAF and EAD allografts. Our study also highlights marker genes for these biological processes that we plan to explore as novel therapeutic targets or surrogate markers for severe allograft injury in clinical OLT.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503165,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Surgery Open","volume":"16 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140982612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}