Abstract
Background
Meningioma surgery is often considered, even at a high age, and is regarded an acceptable practice in patients without severe health problems even though there is much that is not ...yet known about the perioperative morbidity and mortality. Since the start 1999 the Swedish brain tumor registry has collected data on a national level. It is accepted as population based and has demonstrated good coverage. In the registry perioperative parameters such as newly diagnosed epilepsy, new focal neurological deficit, thromboembolism and date of death can be found.
Methods
We have collected retrospective data from the registry to perform a population based study of the perioperative period. Included are patients with meningioma at age 65 and older from regions with a high enough coverage of registration and with surgery dates from 1999 to 2015. Two diagnose groups were made (grade I and grade II+III) as suggested by the Swedish National Brain Tumor Trialist Group. Excluded are patients in the registry that have not undergone surgery, where surgery (or not) cannot be determined and where data on complications is unavailable.
Results
1109 patients were included (female 67,1%, male 32,9%). Median age was 72 (range 65–90) with an even gender distribution. Most patients had grade I meningioma (88,6%, female 91,0%, male 83,8%; p<0,001) with an even age distribution. 14,1% (female 15,4%, male 11,5%, NS) had WHO-PS >2, rising with age (Age>80, 28,9%, p<0,001). Perioperative mortality was 3,6% (male 4,7%, female 3,1%; NS) but clearly higher within the older age-groups (Age 65-69 1,4%; 70-74 3,3%; 75-79 4,6%; >80 7,7%; p=0,004). In the gradeII-III group mortality was significantly higher 8,7% (p<0,001) then the gradeI group and there is a statistical correlation between a WHO-PS >2 and perioperative mortality (0–2=2,8%, 3–4=7,9%; p=0,002). 28,3% (male 33,4%, female 25,8%; p=0,008) had perioperative complications (other than death), with an even age distribution. As with mortality there is a correlation with tumor grade (grI 26,8%, grII-III 40,5%; p=0,001) and there is a correlation with WHO-PS >2 (0-2 25,7%, 3-4 40,8%; p<0,001). Surgery 1999–2007 is associated with less complications (1999-2007 16,4%, 2007-2015 37,5%; p<0,001) but not with less mortality. The most common complications were hematoma and neurologic deficit (14,3% and 13,6%; NS), both evenly distributed by gender and age group.
Conclusion
Our data shows similar perioperative mortality with published data. The risk of perioperative death is higher with rising age and a bad performancestatus correlates with a higher risk of both perioperative death and complications. The high rate of WHO-PS >2 might be a contributing factor to the high rates of perioperative morbidity as compared with published material. This data suggests caution when operating on elderly patients, especially older than 75 and with compromised performancestatus.
Objective: To gain insight into the global practice of robot-assisted minimally invasive gastrectomy (RAMIG) and evaluate perioperative outcomes using an international registry. Background: The ...techniques and perioperative outcomes of RAMIG for gastric cancer vary substantially in the literature. Methods: Prospectively registered RAMIG cases for gastric cancer (≥10 per center) were extracted from 25 centers in Europe, Asia, and South-America. Techniques for resection, reconstruction, anastomosis, and lymphadenectomy were analyzed and related to perioperative surgical and oncological outcomes. Complications were uniformly defined by the Gastrectomy Complications Consensus Group. Results: Between 2020 and 2023, 759 patients underwent total (n=272), distal (n=465), or proximal (n=22) gastrectomy (RAMIG). After total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y-reconstruction, anastomotic leakage rates were 8% with hand-sewn (n=9/111) and 6% with linear stapled anastomoses (n=6/100). After distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y (67%) or Billroth-II-reconstruction (31%), anastomotic leakage rates were 3% with linear stapled (n=11/433) and 0% with hand-sewn anastomoses (n=0/26). Extent of lymphadenectomy consisted of D1+ (28%), D2 (59%), or D2+ (12%). Median nodal harvest yielded 31 nodes (interquartile range: 21–47) after total and 34 nodes (interquartile range: 24–47) after distal gastrectomy. R0 resection rates were 93% after total and 96% distal gastrectomy. The hospital stay was 9 days after total and distal gastrectomy, and was median 3 days shorter without perianastomotic drains versus routine drain placement. Postoperative 30-day mortality was 1%. Conclusions: This large multicenter study provided a worldwide overview of current RAMIG techniques and their respective perioperative outcomes. These outcomes demonstrated high surgical quality, set a quality standard for RAMIG, and can be considered an international reference for surgical standardization.
Infeksjon i operasjonsområdet Eriksen, Hanne-Merete; Løwer, Hege Line; Tappert, Christian ...
Tidsskrift for den Norske Lægeforening,
2018, Letnik:
138, Številka:
14
Journal Article
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)–mutant astrocytomas central nervous system World Health Organization grade 2 and 3 show heterogeneous appearance on MRI. In the premolecular ...era, the discrepancy between T1 hypointense and T2 hyperintense tumor volume in absolute values has been proposed as a marker for diffuse tumor growth. We set out to investigate if a ratio of T1 to T2 tumor volume (T1/T2 ratio) is associated with resectability and overall survival (OS) in patients with IDH-mutant astrocytomas. METHODS: Patient data from 2 centers (Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Center A; LMU University Hospital, Center B) were collected retrospectively. Inclusion criteria were as follows: pre and postoperative MRI scans available for volumetric analysis (I), diagnosis of an IDH-mutant astrocytoma between 2003 and 2021 (II), and tumor resection at initial diagnosis (III). Tumor volumes were manually segmented. The T1/T2 ratio was calculated and correlated with extent of resection, residual T2 tumor volume, and OS. RESULTS: The study comprised 134 patients with 65 patients included from Center A and 69 patients from Center B. The median OS was 134 months and did not differ between the cohorts ( P = .29). Overall, the median T1/T2 ratio was 0.79 (range 0.15-1.0). Tumors displaying a T1/T2 ratio of 0.33 or lower showed significantly larger residual tumor volumes postoperatively (median 17.9 cm 3 vs 4.6 cm 3 , P = .03). The median extent of resection in these patients was 65% vs 90% ( P = .03). The ratio itself did not correlate with OS. In multivariable analyses, larger postoperative tumor volumes were associated with shorter survival times (hazard ratio 1.02, 95% CI 1.01-1.03, P < .01). CONCLUSION: The T1/T2 ratio might be a good indicator for diffuse tumor growth on MRI and is associated with resectability in patients with IDH-mutant astrocytoma. This ratio might aid to identify patients in which an oncologically relevant tumor volume reduction cannot be safely achieved.
IMPORTANCE Guidewires have been the standard for breast lesion localization but pose operative and logistic challenges. Paramagnetic seeds have shown promising results, but to the authors' knowledge, ...no randomized comparison has been performed.OBJECTIVE To determine whether the combination of a paramagnetic seed and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) is equivalent to guidewire and SPIO for breast cancer localization and sentinel lymph node detection (SLND).DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This was a phase 3, pragmatic, equivalence, 2-arm, open-label, randomized clinical trial conducted at 3 university and/or community hospitals in Sweden from May 2018 to May 2022. Included in the study were patients with early breast cancer planned for breast conservation and SLND. Study data were analyzed July to November 2022.INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to a paramagnetic seed or a guidewire. All patients underwent SLND with SPIO.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Re-excision rate and resection ratio (defined as actual resection volume / optimal resection volume).RESULTS A total of 426 women (median IQR age, 65 56-71 years; median IQR tumor size, 11 8-15 mm) were included in the study. The re-excision rate was 2.90% (95% CI, 1.60%-4.80%), and the median (IQR) resection ratio was 1.96 (1.15-3.44). No differences were found between the guidewire and the seed in re-excisions (6 of 211 2.84% vs 6 of 209 2.87%; difference, -0.03%; 95% CI, -3.20% to 3.20%; P = .99) or resection ratio (median, 1.93; IQR, 1.18-3.43 vs median, 2.01; IQR, 1.11-3.47; P = .70). Overall SLN detection was 98.6% (95% CI, 97.1%-99.4%) with no differences between arms (203 of 207 98.1% vs 204 of 206 99.0%; difference, -0.9%; 95% CI, -3.6% to 1.8%; P = .72). More failed localizations occurred with the guidewire (21 of 208 10.1% vs 4 of 215 1.9%; difference, 8.2%; 95% CI, 3.3%-13.2%; P < .001). Median (IQR) time to specimen excision was shorter for the seed (15 10-22 minutes vs 18 12-30 minutes; P = .01), as was the total operative time (69 56-86 minutes vs 75.5 59-101 minutes; P = .03). The experience of surgeons, radiologists, and surgical coordinators was better with the seed.CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The combination of SPIO and a paramagnetic seed performed comparably with SPIO and guidewire for breast cancer conserving surgery and resulted in more successful localizations, shorter operative times, and better experience.
Har kirurgiske fag et rekrutteringsproblem? Søreide, Kjetil; Nedrebø, Bjørn Steinar Olden
Tidsskrift for den Norske Lægeforening,
08/2008, Letnik:
128, Številka:
16
Journal Article
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