7 research outputs found
Hypocalcemia and Hoarseness Following Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Disease: Relationship of Incidence to the Size of the Gland
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Introduction
Total thyroidectomy is considered as the standard surgical procedure for most malignancies and benign disease involving both lobes of the thyroid gland. Postoperative complications are likely to be commoner when the thyroid gland is large in size due to the alteration of structural anatomy.
Methods
Postoperative complications of 102 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for benign disease, by the same surgeon, were analyzed. Patients were prospectively followed up and presence of hoarseness and hypocalcemia, both transient and temporary, were compared with the weight of the gland.
Results
Fourteen patients developed hypocalcemia of which 12 (11.7%) had transient and 2 (1.96%) had permanent deficiencies. Eight patients developed hoarseness following surgery of which seven (6.86%) had transient and only one (0.98%) had permanent hoarseness. A mean thyroid weight of 91.78 gm was observed in the uncomplicated group. Those who developed postoperative hypocalcemia and transient hoarseness had a mean thyroid weight over 100 gm. One patient, who had a thyroid weighing 195 gm developed permanent hoarseness due to RLN injury.
Conclusion
There is no statistically significant difference in the incidence of transient RLN and transient or permanent hypocalcemia. With increased size of the thyroid gland increased rate of complications was observed with a mean thyroid weight above 100 gm. There may be a significant risk of permanent RLN injury when the thyroid gland is enlarged over 10 times (closer to 200 gm) its normal size.
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Needs assessment in surgical undergraduate teaching in a South Asian cohort; implications for social, cultural and resource based adaptation of learning methods
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Teaching and learning in higher education has undergone significant transformation during the past few decades. The novel concepts of student centred learning ha been accepted and adopted globally. However the evidence in this subject area is mainly derived from the western population. Research in the recent past has identified the conflicts of implementing these concepts across different cultures. A needs assessment was carried out amongst a cohort of medical undergrduates to regarding their lack of active participation in general in learning activities and small group discussions. Deficiency in language skills (34%), anxiety to make mistakes in public (46%) and reluctance to address the teachers directly (41%) were the leading reasons of lack of active participation. Several structural, resource and time related local factors were identified as reasons for poor contributions for the small group discussions. The student population however was more interested in conceptual learning versus an assessment-oriented teaching. The author discusses the requirement of cultural adaptation of the learning methods plus student orientation for higher education environment to suit socio-economic and cultural background of the locality based on these findings. </p
Anastomotic leak after manual circular stapled left-sided bowel surgery: analysis of technology-, disease-, and patient-related factors /
No full textAnastomotic leak rates after colorectal surgery remain high. In most left-sided colon and rectal resection surgeries, a circular stapler is utilized to create the primary bowel anastomosis. However, it remains unclear whether a relationship between circular stapler technology and anastomotic leak in left-sided colorectal surgery exists
Safety of primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi-centre prospective audit
No full textIntroduction: Some evidence suggests that primary anastomosis following left sided colorectal resection in the emergency setting may be safe in selected patients, and confer favourable outcomes to permanent enterostomy. The aim of this study was to compare the major postoperative complication rate in patients undergoing end stoma vs primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection. Methods: A pre-planned analysis of the European Society of Coloproctology 2017 audit. Adult patients (> 16 years) who underwent emergency (unplanned, within 24 h of hospital admission) left sided colonic or rectal resection were included. The primary endpoint was the 30-day major complication rate (Clavien-Dindo grade 3 to 5). Results: From 591 patients, 455 (77%) received an end stoma, 103 a primary anastomosis (17%) and 33 primary anastomosis with defunctioning stoma (6%). In multivariable models, anastomosis was associated with a similar major complication rate to end stoma (adjusted odds ratio for end stoma 1.52, 95%CI 0.83–2.79, P = 0.173). Although a defunctioning stoma was not associated with reduced anastomotic leak (12% defunctioned [4/33] vs 13% not defunctioned [13/97], adjusted odds ratio 2.19, 95%CI 0.43–11.02, P = 0.343), it was associated with less severe complications (75% [3/4] with defunctioning stoma, 86.7% anastomosis only [13/15]), a lower mortality rate (0% [0/4] vs 20% [3/15]), and fewer reoperations (50% [2/4] vs 73% [11/15]) when a leak did occur. Conclusions: Primary anastomosis in selected patients appears safe after left sided emergency colorectal resection. A defunctioning stoma might mitigate against risk of subsequent complications
