AimThe Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society guidelines aim to standardize perioperativ... more AimThe Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society guidelines aim to standardize perioperative care in colorectal surgery via 25 principles. We aimed to assess the variation in uptake of these principles across an international network of colorectal units.MethodAn online survey was circulated amongst European Society of Coloproctology members in 2019–2020. For each ERAS principle, respondents were asked to score how frequently the principle was implemented in their hospital, from 1 (‘rarely’) to 4 (‘always’). Respondents were also asked to recall whether practice had changed since 2017. Subgroup analyses based on hospital characteristics were conducted.ResultsOf hospitals approached, 58% responded to the survey (195/335), with 296 individual responses (multiple responses were received from some hospitals). The majority were European (163/195, 83.6%). Overall, respondents indicated they ‘most often’ or ‘always’ adhered to most individual ERAS principles (18/25, 72%). Variability ...
Many types of incisions have been tried for liver transplantation. Among them, the upper midline ... more Many types of incisions have been tried for liver transplantation. Among them, the upper midline incision is one of the most minimalist. It is an understandable choice by Suh KS et al. to prefer an upper midline incision for minimally invasive living donor liver transplantation, and we agree on this issue. However, according to us, laparoscopic assistance requirement in addition to midline laparotomy can not be necessary in all living donor liver transplantation cases. An upper midline incision alone (without laparoscopic assistance) has been used successfully for the explantation of the native liver as well as the implantation of the graft liver2 . Adding trocar entries, laparoscopic equipment, time-consuming procedures, and increasing operative cost can not be necessary.
The aim of this study was to discuss the macroscopic and microscopic properties of gallbladder sp... more The aim of this study was to discuss the macroscopic and microscopic properties of gallbladder specimens obtained from living liver donors. The study retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological data of 1088 donors who underwent living donor hepatectomy between March 2005 and September 2014 at Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Liver Transplantation Center. Age, sex, macroscopic, and microscopic properties of the gallbladder (bladder length, diameter, content, and histopathological properties) were recorded by 2 researchers. A total of 1009 donors aged 17 to 66 years (31.1 ± 9.5) met the inclusion criteria, whereas 79 donors were excluded due to missing data. In total, 587 donors were male (30.5 ± 9.1 years [16-63 years]) and 422 were female (31.8 ± 9.8 years [18-66 years]). Preoperative tests revealed Gilbert syndrome in 3 subjects, whereas other…
The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors related to mortality in liver transplant (... more The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors related to mortality in liver transplant (LT) patients with post-transplantation pulmonary complications. Patients who underwent liver transplantation in our clinic between January 2010 and January 2012 were retrospectively reviewed for post-transplantation pulmonary complications. Demographic, clinical, radiologic, and postoperative chart data of 153 patients with pulmonary complications were analyzed using an independent samples Student t test,…
AimThe Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society guidelines aim to standardize perioperativ... more AimThe Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society guidelines aim to standardize perioperative care in colorectal surgery via 25 principles. We aimed to assess the variation in uptake of these principles across an international network of colorectal units.MethodAn online survey was circulated amongst European Society of Coloproctology members in 2019–2020. For each ERAS principle, respondents were asked to score how frequently the principle was implemented in their hospital, from 1 (‘rarely’) to 4 (‘always’). Respondents were also asked to recall whether practice had changed since 2017. Subgroup analyses based on hospital characteristics were conducted.ResultsOf hospitals approached, 58% responded to the survey (195/335), with 296 individual responses (multiple responses were received from some hospitals). The majority were European (163/195, 83.6%). Overall, respondents indicated they ‘most often’ or ‘always’ adhered to most individual ERAS principles (18/25, 72%). Variability ...
Many types of incisions have been tried for liver transplantation. Among them, the upper midline ... more Many types of incisions have been tried for liver transplantation. Among them, the upper midline incision is one of the most minimalist. It is an understandable choice by Suh KS et al. to prefer an upper midline incision for minimally invasive living donor liver transplantation, and we agree on this issue. However, according to us, laparoscopic assistance requirement in addition to midline laparotomy can not be necessary in all living donor liver transplantation cases. An upper midline incision alone (without laparoscopic assistance) has been used successfully for the explantation of the native liver as well as the implantation of the graft liver2 . Adding trocar entries, laparoscopic equipment, time-consuming procedures, and increasing operative cost can not be necessary.
The aim of this study was to discuss the macroscopic and microscopic properties of gallbladder sp... more The aim of this study was to discuss the macroscopic and microscopic properties of gallbladder specimens obtained from living liver donors. The study retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological data of 1088 donors who underwent living donor hepatectomy between March 2005 and September 2014 at Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Liver Transplantation Center. Age, sex, macroscopic, and microscopic properties of the gallbladder (bladder length, diameter, content, and histopathological properties) were recorded by 2 researchers. A total of 1009 donors aged 17 to 66 years (31.1 ± 9.5) met the inclusion criteria, whereas 79 donors were excluded due to missing data. In total, 587 donors were male (30.5 ± 9.1 years [16-63 years]) and 422 were female (31.8 ± 9.8 years [18-66 years]). Preoperative tests revealed Gilbert syndrome in 3 subjects, whereas other…
The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors related to mortality in liver transplant (... more The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors related to mortality in liver transplant (LT) patients with post-transplantation pulmonary complications. Patients who underwent liver transplantation in our clinic between January 2010 and January 2012 were retrospectively reviewed for post-transplantation pulmonary complications. Demographic, clinical, radiologic, and postoperative chart data of 153 patients with pulmonary complications were analyzed using an independent samples Student t test,…
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