The presence of a hernia sac in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated with less disease severity: A retrospective cohort study

IntroductionWe aimed to determine if the presence of a hernia sac in neonates with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) was associated with better clinical outcomes.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of infants with isolated CDH from 1991 to 2015. Primary outcome measures were oxygen-dependence and mortality at 28 days. Secondary measures were: inhaled nitric oxide use, vasoactive medication use, ventilator support, and recurrence rates.ResultsSeventy-one patients met the inclusion criteria: 14 patients (19.7%) had a hernia sac, and 57 patients (80.3%) did not. Mortality did not differ between the 2 groups [0 of 14 versus 3 of 57 (5.3%) (p = 1.000)]. Hernia sac patients had similar oxygen-dependence after 28 days [1 of 14 (7.1%) versus 14 of 57 (24.6%) (p = 0.273)]. Hernia sac children required less iNO (0.64 ± 2.41 vs. 6.35 ± 12.2 days, p = 0.002), vasoactive medications (2.79 ± 3.07 vs. 5.36 ± 5.52, p = 0.027), and time on ventilation (7.62 ± 6.12 vs. 15.9 ± 19.2, p = 0.010). Hernia sac children had similar recurrence rates within 2 years [0 of 14 versus 7 of 57 (12.3%) (p = 0.331)].ConclusionThe presence of a hernia sac was not associated with lower rates of oxygen dependency or death at 28 days but was associated with decreased inhaled nitric oxide, vasoactive medication, and ventilator use.Level of evidenceIII     

Tissue expansion for correction of scars due to burn and other causes: A retrospective comparative study of various complications

Background

Tissue expansion is associated with a relatively high complication rate. The aim of this study was to quantify the complication risk of burn scar patients who underwent tissue expansion in comparison to patients with other indications such as skin tumors. Furthermore it was attempted to compare the complication rates in children and adults.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed on 148 expanders implanted in 73 patients during the years 1994–2011. Two patient cohorts (burn scar cohort n = 31 and other indication cohort n = 42) were identified and analyzed.

Results

27 male and 46 female patients with a median age of 21 years were included. No statistically significant difference for complication risk between the burn and other indication cohorts could be found (p = 0.1412). Statistical analyses revealed a higher complication rate (52%) in the lower limb compared to all other anatomic sites (29%) (p = 0.1746). In addition, statistical analyses revealed a significantly higher total complication rate in children younger than 10 years (p = 0.0043). Moreover a greater TBSA was accompanied by a higher complication rate (p = 0.0258).

Conclusion

This set of data suggests that the burn scar patient is at no greater risk to suffer complications from tissue expansion. Other factors like age, TBSA and anatomical site have far more influence on the expander complication rate than the initial indication for tissue expansion.     

主动脉瓣置换术前合并中度功能性二尖瓣关闭不全治疗策略的回顾性队列研究

目的分析主动脉瓣置换术(aortic valve replacement,AVR)同期不同方式处理中度功能性二尖瓣关闭不全(functional mitral regurgitation,FMR)对患者预后的影响。方法回顾性纳入2014～2018年在本中心接受AVR且合并中度FMR的118例患者,其中男84例、女34例,年龄(58.1±12.4)岁。根据不同二尖瓣处理方式将患者分为三组:A组(未处理,11例)、B组(二尖瓣修复,51例)及C组(二尖瓣置换,56例)。研究主要终点为患者近中期生存情况,次要终点为FMR改善情况。结果中位随访时间为29.5个月。围术期死亡5例,均为C组患者;术后早期A、B两组FMR改善率分别为90.9%、94.1%(P=0.694)。A、B、C三组中期死亡率分别为0.0%、5.9%、3.9%(P=0.264),而主要心脑血管病事件发生率分别为0.0%、9.8%、17.7%(P=0.230)。A、B两组中期FMR改善率分别为100.0%、94.3%(P>0.05)。结论对于接受AVR合并中度FMR的患者,不处理或同期修复二尖瓣更为合理,而二尖瓣置换可能会...     

Outcomes of early versus delayed cholecystectomy in patients with mild to moderate acute biliary pancreatitis: A randomized prospective study

Background

In patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP), cholecystectomy is mandatory to prevent further biliary events, but the precise timing of cholecystectomy for mild to moderate disease remain a subject of ongoing debate. The aim of this study is to assess the outcomes of early versus delayed cholecystectomy. We hypothesize that early cholecystectomy as compared to delayed cholecystectomy reduces recurrent biliary events without a higher peri-operative complication rate.

Association between time to surgery and 90-day mortality after hip fracture: A retrospective cohort study of 1734 cases

Background

It remains unclear whether early surgical intervention can reduce mortality after surgery in hip fracture patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between time from injury to surgery and mortality rate within 90 days after hip fracture surgery.

The incidence of toxic shock syndrome due to nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in burn patients: A four-year retrospective cohort study

Among adult and pediatric patients, concern is growing in regard to toxic shock syndrome (TSS) resulting from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nosocomial infection. We investigated the incidence and characteristics of this form of TSS in patients with burn injury who were admitted to our burn care units from January 2008 to December 2011. Of the 244 patients with nosocomial MRSA infection admitted during the study period, TSS occurred in 20 (8.2%) patients whose average age was 42.9 years, average total burn surface area (TBSA) was 31.7%, and average day of TSS appearance was 9.5 days after injury. There were no particular characteristics associated with age, TBSA or day of TSS appearance in these patients. All but 1 patient recovered from TSS within an average of 9.4 days. The incidence of TSS due to nosocomial MRSA infection in these burn patients was higher than expected. TSS due to nosocomial MRSA infection should be considered in burn care.     

Usefulness of lactate albumin ratio at admission to predict 28-day mortality in critically ill severely burned patients: A retrospective cohort study

IntroductionLactate albumin ratio (LAR) has been used as a prognostic marker associated with organ failure in critically ill septic patients. LAR and its association with outcomes has never been studied in burned patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of LAR to predict 28-day mortality.MethodsA retrospective cohort study including all burn patients hospitalized in intensive care unit. The primary endpoint was the 28-day mortality.ResultsOne thousand three hundred thirty four patients were screened, and 471 were included between June 2012 and December 2018. Briefly, the population study was mainly composed by men (249, 59.1%), the median age, TBSA burned, full thickness, ABSI and IGS2 were 52 [34–68], 20 [10–40], 8 [1–23], 7 [5–9] and 25 [15–40] respectively. Fifty-two patients (12.4%) died at day 28 after admission. At admission, the LAR level was lower in 28-day survivors compared non-survivors (0.05 [0.04, 0.08] vs 0.12 [0.07, 0.26], p < 0.001 respectively). In multivariate analysis accounting for ABSI, LAR levels at admission> 0.13 was independently associated with 28-day mortality (adjusted OR = 3.98 (IC95 1.88–8.35)). The ability of LAR at admission to discriminate 28-day mortality showed an AUC identical when compared to SOFA and ABSI scores (0.81 (IC95 0.74–0.88), 0.80 (IC95 0.72–0.85) and (0.85 (IC95 0.80–0.90), p < 0.05, respectively). Patients with LAR levels ≥ 0.13 at admission had higher 28-day mortality (40.6% vs 6.8%, p < 0.001, HR 7.39 (IC95 4.28–12.76)).ConclusionAt admission, LAR is an easy and reliable marker independently associated to 28-day mortality in patients with severe burn injury, but prediction by LAR does not perform better than lactate level alone