Thomas Hopkins

Surgical management of complex rectourethral fistulas in irradiated and nonirradiated patients.

BACKGROUND: Rectourethral fistulas are an uncommon, yet devastating occurrence after treatment for prostate cancer or trauma, and their surgical management has historically been nonstandardized. Anecdotally, irradiated rectourethral fistulas portend a worse prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To review outcomes after surgical treatment of rectourethral fistulas in radiated and nonirradiated patients to construct a logical surgical algorithm. DESIGN AND SETTING: A retrospective review was undertaken of all patients presenting to Duke University with the diagnosis of rectourethral fistula from 1996 to 2012. PATIENTS: Thirty-seven patients presented with and were treated for rectourethral fistulas: 21 received radiation, and a rectourethral fistula from trauma or iatrogenic injury developed in 16. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The groups were compared regarding their functional outcomes, including healing, time to healing, continence, and recurrence. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in patient characteristics between groups. Patients who had irradiated rectourethral fistulas had a significantly higher rate of passage of urine through the rectum and wound infections, a higher rate of crystalloid infusion and blood transfusion requirements, and a longer time to ostomy reversal than nonirradiated patients. Patients who had irradiated rectourethral fistulas underwent more complex operative repairs, including gracilis interposition flaps (38%) and pelvic exenterations (19%), whereas nonirradiated patients most commonly underwent a York-Mason repair (50%). There were no statistically significant differences in rectourethral fistula healing or in postoperative and functional outcomes. Only 55% of irradiated patients had their ostomy reversed versus 91% in the nonirradiated group. LIMITATIONS: This study was limited by the small sample size and the retrospective nature of the review. CONCLUSIONS: Repair of rectourethral fistulas caused by radiation has a significantly higher wound infection rate and median time to healing, and lower overall stomal reversal rate than nonradiation-induced rectourethral fistulas. Patients who had irradiated rectourethral fistulas required significantly more complex operations, likely contributing to the higher morbidity, mortality, and lower fistula closure rate. We propose an algorithm for approaching rectourethral fistulas based on etiology.

How do we develop and implement a preoperative anemia clinic designed to improve perioperative outcomes and reduce cost

Treatment of anemia is one of the four pillars of patient blood management programs. Preoperative anemia is common and associated with increased perioperative morbidity after surgery and increased rates of blood transfusion. Effective treatment of preoperative anemia, however, requires advanced screening, diagnosis, and initiation of therapy weeks before elective surgery. Here we describe the development and implementation of a preoperative anemia screening and treatment program at Duke University Hospital.

American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statement on measurement to maintain and improve quality of enhanced recovery pathways for elective colorectal surgery

BackgroundThis article sets out a framework for measurement of quality of care relevant to enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) in elective colorectal surgery. The proposed framework is based on established measurement systems and/or theories, and provides an overview of the different approaches for improving clinical monitoring, and enhancing quality improvement or research in varied settings with different levels of available resources.MethodsUsing a structure-process-outcome framework, we make recommendations for three hierarchical tiers of data collection.DiscussionCore, Quality Improvement, and Best Practice datasets are proposed. The suggested datasets incorporate patient data to describe case-mix, process measures to describe delivery of enhanced recovery and clinical outcomes. The fundamental importance of routine collection of data for the initiation, maintenance, and enhancement of enhanced recovery pathways is emphasized.

Proceedings of the American Society for Enhanced Recovery/Evidence Based Peri-Operative Medicine 2016 Annual Congress of Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine

Table of contentsA1 Effects of enhanced recovery pathways on renal functionCharles R. Horres, Mohamed A. Adam, Zhifei Sun, Julie K. Thacker, Timothy J. Miller, Stuart A. GrantA2 Economic outcomes of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)Jeffrey HuangA3 What does eating, drinking and mobilizing after enhanced recovery surgery really mean?Kirstie McPherson, Sanjiv Patel, Su Cheen Ng, Denise Veelo, Bart Geerts, Monty MythenA4 Intra-operative fluid monitoring practicesSu Cheen Ng, Mark Foulger, Tim Collins, Kirstie McPherson, Michael MythenA5 Development of an integrated perioperative medicine care pathwayMark Edwards, Denny Levett, Tristan Chapman, Imogen Fecher – Jones, Julian Smith, John Knight, Michael GrocottA6 Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for collaborative decision making prior to major hepatobiliary surgeryMark Edwards, Thomas Sharp, Sandy Jack, Tom Armstrong, John Primrose, Michael Grocott, Denny LevettA7 Effect of an enhanced recovery program on length of stay for microvascular breast reconstruction patientsAdam B. King, Kye Higdon, Melissa Bellomy, Sandy An, Paul St. Jacques, Jon Wanderer, Matthew McEvoyA8 Addressing readmissions associated with an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgeryAnne C. Fabrizio, Michael C. Grant, Deborah Hobson, Jonathan Efron, Susan Gearhart, Bashar Safar, Sandy Fang, Christopher Wu, Elizabeth WickA9 The Manchester surgical outcomes project: prevalence of pre operative anaemia and peri operative red cell transfusion ratesLeanne Darwin, John MooreA10 Preliminary results from a pilot study utilizing ears protocol in living donor nephrectomyAparna Rege, Jayanth Reddy, William Irish, Ahmad Zaaroura, Elizabeth Flores Vera, Deepak Vikraman, Todd Brennan, Debra Sudan, Kadiyala RavindraA11 Enhanced recovery after surgery: the role of the pathway coordinatorDeborah WatsonA12 Hospitalization costs for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery treated with intravenous acetaminophen (IV-APAP) + IV opioids or IV opioids alone for postoperative painManasee V. Shah, Brett A. Maiese, Michael T. Eaddy, Orsolya Lunacsek, An Pham, George J. WanA13 Development of an app for quality improvement in enhanced recoveryKirstie McPherson, Thomas Keen, Monty MythenA14 A clinical rotation in enhanced recovery pathways and evidence based perioperative medicine for medical studentsAlexander B Stone, Christopher L. Wu, Elizabeth C. WickA15 Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) implementation in abdominal based free flap breast reconstructionRachel A. Anolik, Adam Glener, Thomas J. Hopkins, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Julie K. Marosky ThackerA16 How the implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol can improve outcomes for patients undergoing cystectomyTracey Hong, Andrea Bisaillon, Peter Black, Alan So, Associate Professor, Kelly MaysonA17 Use of an app to improve patient engagement with enhanced recovery pathwaysKirstie McPherson, Thomas Keen, Monty MythenA18 Effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for living donor nephrectomy patientsAdam B. King, Rachel Forbes, Brad Koss, Tracy McGrane, Warren S. Sandberg, Jonathan Wanderer, Matthew McEvoyA19 Introduction and implementation of an enhanced recovery program to a general surgery practice in a community hospitalPatrick Shanahan, John Rohan, Desirée Chappell, Carrie ChesherA20 “Get fit” for surgery: benefits of a prehabilitation clinic for an enhanced recovery program for colorectal surgical patientsSusan VanderBeek, Rebekah KellyA21 Evaluation of gastrointestinal complications following radical cystectomy using enhanced recovery protocolSiamak Daneshmand, Soroush T. Bazargani, Hamed Ahmadi, Gus Miranda, Jie Cai, Anne K. Schuckman, Hooman DjaladatA22 Impact of a novel diabetic management protocol for carbohydrate loaded patients within an orthopedic ERAS protocolVolz L, Milby JA23 Institution of a patient blood management program to decrease blood transfusions in elective knee and hip arthroplastyOpeyemi Popoola, Tanisha Reid, Luciana Mullan, Mehrdad Rafizadeh, Richard Pitera

Rationalization, Development, and Implementation of a Preoperative Diabetes Optimization Program Designed to Improve Perioperative Outcomes and Reduce Cost

Diabetes is an increasingly common medical condition affecting ∼29 million people (8 million of whom are undiagnosed), or 9% of the U.S. population. The estimated health expenditures to prevent and treat diabetes and associated direct and indirect complications totaled

A 10-year longitudinal analysis of surgical management for acute ischemic colitis.

245 billion in 2012, and this cost is on a trajectory to double by 2030 (1,2). An estimated 25% of patients with diabetes will require surgery (3). Twenty-eight percent of patients with diabetes are unaware that they have the disease (2). Furthermore, 5–10% of patients presenting for surgery are found to have previously unrecognized diabetes (4,5). This is particularly important because patients who are unaware of their diabetes have higher preoperative blood glucose levels (4) and a higher risk of perioperative mortality compared to patients who are aware of their diabetes (5). Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for postoperative infection, acute renal failure, ileus, and prolonged hospital stay (6–9). Poor preoperative glycemic control portends poor intraoperative glycemic control, which is an established risk factor for perioperative morbidity (10,11). Surgical patients with perioperative hyperglycemia (with and without underlying diabetes) have a greater risk for infection and related adverse outcomes after surgery compared to patients without hyperglycemia. Patients with diabetes are more prone to these surgical complications due to the microangiopathy (e.g., nephropathy and neuropathy) and macroangiopathy (e.g., atherosclerosis) intrinsic to the disease and also have mortality rates significantly greater than those of patients without diabetes (12–16). When patients with poorly controlled diabetes present for surgery, they impose a significant financial health resource burden, including prolonged ventilator dependence, longer hospital stay, and greater postoperative loss of productivity. As the prevalence of diabetes increases, optimal screening, management, and timing of elective surgery for patients with diabetes has become a matter of increasing …