Postoperative Period

Uterus preserving prolapse repair. How long does it last?

Background: The preservation of the uterus has an important role in the pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the long-term anatomical and functional outcomes of abdominal hysterosacropexy. Methods: Prospective study. A series of women who underwent open abdominal hysterosacropexy for high-stage POP with a minimum 75-month follow-up were included. Results: Data on 51 patients were included. Median follow-up was 136.7 months (range 75.8-258 months). Apical prolapse cure rate was 100%.

Management del dolore post-operatorio. competenze infermieristiche

È fondamentale che l’infermiere attui una corretta gestione del dolore nel postoperatorio per favorire la compliance del paziente garantendo un rapido recupero, per ridurre l’ansia associata agli episodi dolorosi e soprattutto per ridurre al minimo il rischio di complicanze postoperatorie. È ormai scientificamente dimostrato che il dolore nel postoperatorio influisce non solo sullo stato d’animo del paziente ma anche su componenti endocrine, metaboliche e cardiorespiratorie.

Nasotracheal prolonged safe extubation in acute respiratory failure post-thyroidectomy: An efficacious technique to avoid tracheotomy? A retrospective analysis of a large case series

Background Acute respiratory failure is a rare life threatening complication following thyroid surgery and its incidence is reported as high as 0.9%. Clinical presentation of severe acute respiratory failure is characterized by dyspnea, inspiratory airways distress, hypoxia and its standard current management is the orotracheal intubation and safe extubation. In case of persistent distress, tracheotomy is mandatory. The Authors, analysing a large acute respiratory failure clinical series, describe an innovative treatment of this severe condition: the nasotracheal prolonged safe extubation.

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in elderly patients: is it safe?

Background: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) appears to be safe and effective as open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) for benign or borderline malignant lesion. However, studies comparing LDP with ODP in elderly patients are limited. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of these two several approaches in elderly patients.

Parathyroid reimplantation with PR-FaST technique in unselected patients during thyroidectomy. A case series with long term follow up confirming graft vitality and parathormone production

INTRODUCTION:
Parathyroid damage or unintentional excision still affect thyroid surgery and may cause permanent hypoparathyroidism. The only way to recover the excised or ischemic gland functionality is still reimplantation. Many sites of reimplantation have been described, each of one showing both advantages and drawbacks. The aim of this study is to verify results of a new procedure called PR-FaST: Parathyroid Reimplantation in Forearm Subcutaneous Tissue, in a series of unselected patients after long-term follow-up.

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