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PubMed2000

Central venous catheter-related infections in children on long-term home parenteral nutrition: incidence and risk factors.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study aimed to assess the incidence and etiology of central venous catheter (CVC) infections in children on home parenteral nutrition (HPN). METHODS: 207 CVC-years were studied retrospectively in 47 children on HPN, aged 8.1+/-5.0 years. RESULTS: 125 CVC were used (means: 2.6 CVC/patient and 21 months utilization/CVC). Half of the hospitalizations (162) were due to proven CVC-related infections. The mean infection incidence was 2. 1/1000 HPN days. The total population divided in two groups below and above this value: group one including 24 children, incidence < or = 2.1 per 1000 days (mean: 0.83) and group two including 23 children, incidence >2.1 per 1000 days (mean: 4.3). No differences were found between the two groups in terms of underlying disease, presence of ostomies, age at the time of HPN onset, or micro-organisms responsible. The only differences (p<0.05) were the mean duration of HPN (longer in group one) and the delay between HPN onset and the first infection (longer in group one). CONCLUSIONS: This study does not highlight any risk factors for CVC infection. However, early CVC infections after HPN onset appear to predict a bad prognosis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2001

The state of the standard diversion.

A fecal or urinary diversion is frequently recommended for a variety of patient conditions. This article will review some of the history of stoma creation, discuss current practices in stoma care, and summarize the current literature regarding stomal complications. Outcomes of fecal and urinary diversion procedures will be depicted, and postoperative quality of life will be described. An update of current ostomy equipment will be presented, along with the crucial role of the WOC nurse in stoma care rehabilitation. Areas for future research in the ongoing drive for evidence-based practice will be highlighted.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed2001

The WOC nurse in home care.

Visiting nurses have provided care to people in their homes for more than a century. Although their role has changed dramatically during the past 100 years, home care nurses remain committed to the key principle of promoting health and welfare while sustaining the values of patient and the home. Patients referred for home care today have increasingly complex and extensive needs. Financial constraints imposed by the government and insurance carriers have accelerated the need for efficiency and excellence in communication, coordination of care, and management of these patients. The WOC/ET nurse practicing in home care can play an invaluable role in promoting positive patient outcomes, developing patient care policies and treatment plans, and establishing standards of care for patients receiving care for chronic wounds, ostomies, or incontinence.

Community Health Nursing↗
PubMed2001

Nutritional and other postoperative management of neonates with short bowel syndrome correlates with clinical outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: To determine correlates of clinical outcomes in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS). METHODS: Retrospective medical record review of neonates treated between 1986 and 1998 who met our criteria for SBS: dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) for at least 90 days after surgical therapy for congenital or acquired intestinal diseases. RESULTS: Thirty subjects with complete data were identified; 13 (43%) had necrotizing enterocolitis, and 17 (57%)had intestinal malformations. Mean (SD) residual small bowel length was 83 (67) cm. Enteral feeding with breastmilk (r = -0.821) or an amino acid-based formula (r = -0.793) was associated with a shorter duration of PN, as were longer residual small bowel length (r = -0.475) and percentage of calories received enterally at 6 weeks after surgery(r = -0.527). Shorter time without diverting ileostomy or colostomy (r = 0.400), enteral feeding with a protein hydrolysate formula (r = -0.476), and percentage of calories received enterally at 6 weeks after surgery (r = -0.504) were associated with a lower peak direct bilirubin concentration. Presence of an intact ileocecal valve and frequency of catheter-related infections were not significantly correlated with duration of PN. In multivariate analysis, only residual small bowel length was a significant independent predictor of duration of PN, and only less time with a diverting ostomy was an independent predictor of peak direct bilirubin concentration. CONCLUSIONS: Although residual small bowel length remains an important predictor of duration of PN use in infants with SBS, other factors, such as use of breast milk or amino acid-based formula, may also play a role in intestinal adaptation. In addition, prompt restoration of intestinal continuity is associated with lowered risk of cholestatic liver disease. Early enteral feeding after surgery is associated both with reduced duration of PN and less cholestasis.

Adaptation, Physiological↗
PubMed1999

Measured energy expenditure of tube-fed patients with severe neurodevelopmental disabilities.

OBJECTIVE: To determine measured resting energy expenditure (REE) of nonambulatory tube-fed patients with severe neurological neurodevelopmental disabilities. METHODS: Twenty patients were prospectively studied. Only steady state indirect calorimetry measurements were taken. All measurements were conducted using a canopy system. Nutritional needs were met entirely by enteral feedings via a permanent ostomy. RESULTS: REE was widely distributed from 16 kcals/kg/day to 39 kcals/kg/day. The mean REE (888+/-176 kcals/day) of the patients was significantly (p<0.01) lower than predicted as estimated by the Harris-Benedict equations (1081+/-155 kcals/day) and World Health Organization equations (1194+/-167 kcals/day). Fat-free mass (FFM) was the best parameter for predicting REE. Two predictive equations were developed that are not significantly biased and more precise (< or =15% error) than conventional predictive formulas. CONCLUSION: Conventional formulas for estimating energy expenditure are inaccurate and generally overestimate measured energy expenditure of nonambulatory patients with severe developmental disabilities.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2004

Dynamic graciloplasty versus implant of artificial sphincter for continent perineal colostomy after Miles' procedure: Technique and early results.

Abdominoperineal resection (APR) is still the standard surgical treatment of anorectal cancers close to the dentate line. Unfortunately, a permanent iliac colostomy is a severe limitation of the quality of life. Attempts to construct a continent perineal colostomy after anorectal excision have been made over the last 15 years with uncertain benefits. We report on our early results of two different procedures consisting of a laparoscopic approach to abdominoperineal rectal excision, fashioning a perineal colostomy with dynamic graciloplasty or implant of an artificial sphincter. Between 2000 and 2004, a total of six patients underwent laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection or reversal of Miles' procedure and construction of perineal colostomy with dynamic graciloplasty (three cases) or implant of an artificial bowel sphincter (three cases). A diverting loop ileostomy was constructed in all patients to prevent contamination. Data concerning the perioperative management, postoperative morbidity and mortality and function after total anorectal reconstruction at the time of discharge, at postoperative month 1 and after ileostomy closure were collected and evaluated in a prospective non-randomised fashion. No early postoperative complications occurred in both groups. No late complication occurred in the dynamic graciloplasty group, whilst one patient of the artificial sphincter group had an ulceration of the tubing and the control pump through the suprapubic skin and the labium skin respectively on postoperative day 35. Another patient in this group, with an erosion of the transposed colon wall, died of myocardial infarction on postoperative day 75 after removal of the prosthesis. Postoperative stay after artificial sphincter implant and dynamic graciloplasty ranged from 12 to 27 days and 16 to 24 days, respectively. The loop ileostomy was closed at postoperative month 3 in all remaining patients except for one in the dynamic graciloplasty group, who died one day before hospitalization for ostomy closure because of an accidental, not disease/operation related reason. Follow-up of patients of the dynamic graciloplasty and artificial sphincter groups ranged from 3 to 24 months and 2.5 to 9.5 months, respectively. Patients in the dynamic graciloplasty group had no complications and follow-up showed satisfactory continence (SF36 form). All patients in the artificial sphincter group had late local complications with erosion of the prosthesis through the wall, its consequent removal and construction of a permanent iliac colostomy. Laparoscopic APR has been reported to be as safe as open APR. There are no published, available data on laparoscopic APR and laparoscopic reversal of Miles' procedure with total anorectal reconstruction with either dynamic graciloplasty or implant of artificial sphincter. Preliminary results showed that laparoscopic APR and APR reversal with continent perineal colostomy and dynamic graciloplasty may be a possible option in selected patients whilst the implant of an artificial sphincter should not be considered as a safe surgical option in such patients.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2006

Factors associated with pressure ulcers in palliative home care.

BACKGROUND: Studies have identified factors associated with pressure ulcers in many health care settings including acute care, complex continuing care, long-term care, and home care. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with pressure ulcers among palliative home care clients. Identifying associations specific to each setting is important for ulcer prevention and has implications for clients overall well-being and quality of life. METHODS: The study included all palliative home care clients diagnosed with terminal cancer from one palliative home care agency in Ontario. Information on health was gathered using the interRAI instrument for palliative care. RESULTS: The study found male gender, the inability to lie flat because of shortness of breath, catheter, or ostomy care, and a reduced ability to perform activities of daily living to be associated with pressure ulcers. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: In some instances, treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers is the primary goal of care. However, pressure ulcers are also suggestive of deterioration and considered as a part of the disease trajectory. Sometimes the primary goal of care of treatment and prevention is displaced by a greater need for comfort.

Female↗
PubMed2006

Effect of surgeon specialty on processes of care and outcomes for ovarian cancer patients.

BACKGROUND: For many diseases, specialized care (i.e., care rendered by a specialist) has been associated with superior-quality care (i.e., better outcomes). We examined associations between physician specialty and outcomes in a population-based cohort of elderly ovarian cancer surgery patients. METHODS: We analyzed the Medicare claims, by physician specialty, of all women aged 65 years or older who underwent surgery for pathologically confirmed invasive epithelial ovarian cancer between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 1999, while living in an area monitored by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program to assess important care processes (i.e., the appropriate extent of surgery and use of adjuvant chemotherapy) and outcomes (i.e., surgical complications, ostomy rates, and survival). All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS: Among 3067 ovarian cancer patients who underwent surgery, 1017 patients (33%) were treated by a gynecologic oncologist, 1377 patients (45%) by a general gynecologist, and 673 patients (22%) by a general surgeon. Among patients with stage I or II disease, those treated by a gynecologic oncologist (60%) were more likely to undergo lymph node dissection than those treated by a general gynecologist (36%) or a general surgeon (16%). Patients with stage III or IV disease were more likely to undergo a debulking procedure if the initial surgery was performed by a gynecologic oncologist (58%) than by a general gynecologist (51%) or a general surgeon (40%; P < .001) and were more likely to receive postoperative chemotherapy when operated on by a gynecologic oncologist (79%) or a general gynecologist (76%) than by a general surgeon (62%, P < .001). Survival among patients operated on by gynecologic oncologists (hazard ratio [HR] of death from any cause = 0.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.76 to 0.95) or general gynecologists (HR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.78 to 0.96) was better than that among patients operated on by general surgeons. CONCLUSIONS: Ovarian cancer patients treated by gynecologic oncologists had marginally better outcomes than those treated by general gynecologists and clearly superior outcomes compared with patients treated by general surgeons.

Aged↗
PubMed1992

An inservice on wheels.

In our hospital nurses were unsure about products to order for ostomy patients. To address nurses' concerns, a group of representatives from the Central Supply Department and Nursing Department as well as the clinical nurse specialist and patient care specialist was formed. The group developed an inservice on wheels entitled, "Send Me One of Everything" which was rotated throughout the hospital. This article describes the setup of the cart, methods used to update skills, and evaluation of the process. The inservice on wheels was an effective way to update the staff and decrease waste.

Enterostomy↗
PubMed2004

Coping with stress.

Erin felt relieved her job had been preserved during recent downsizing. Unfortunately, the nursing staff was drastically reduced, leaving Erin as the sole wound ostomy continence nurse for the entire agency. Relief at not losing her job eventually evolved into stress due to the increased workload. Erin delegated where feasible in an effort to create manageable control over her responsibilities, yet time stress occasionally remained an issue. A creative, individually centered approach to coping with stress could help Erin to meet this challenge with personal clarity and equanimity.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed2005

Lessons learned: from the other side of the nurse-patient/family relationship.

I have been a visiting nurse for more than 30 years. During that time, I have been a case manager, a supervisor, a team manager, and a wound ostomy continence specialist (WOCN). I have had all kinds of patients, including many seriously ill cancer patients. My colleagues consider me a knowledgeable, compassionate, and committed nurse. You would think I would be well prepared when serious illness came knocking on my door. I wasn't.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1992

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease health status scales for research and clinical practice.

We report the development of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) Health Status Scales that improve on existing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity measures by their added association with health status. We surveyed 991 members of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and analyzed the half with greater disease activity (114 UC, 330 CD, ostomies excluded). Our analysis strategy involved (a) identification of items that discriminated active from inactive disease, (b) factor analysis to reduce the items to clusters sharing common symptom relationships, and (c) regression analysis to select those variables best associated with a composite measure of health status (health care use, daily function, psychologic distress). The factor analyses yielded two indexes for UC and CD: "Diarrhea," and "Other GI symptoms" (Cronbach's alpha 0.59-0.84). The regression analyses for both diseases showed that poorer well-being, the Diarrhea index, and dependence on medication for pain were associated with poorer health status. For UC, lower educational attainment and lower steroid dose, and for CD, the Other GI symptoms index and eye disease, also correlated with poorer health status. By design, the UC and CD Scales are better predictors of health status than the survey version of the CD Activity Index (CDAI), explaining 17 and 21% more of the variance of the health status measure. The final UC and CD Health Status Scales can be used in research and clinical care. They contain symptom items used to assess disease activity and also correlate with health status. Prospective assessment is needed to confirm their accuracy in assessing prognosis and treatment response.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Intensive nutritional support and remedial surgical intervention for extreme short bowel syndrome.

Management of extreme short bowel syndrome (SBS) has changed dramatically over the last 20 years with notable improvements in survival and quality of life in patients with this syndrome. A review of our institution's medical records over a 12-year period (1980-1992) revealed 32 patients with < 100 cm (range, 14-94; median, 40) of functional small bowel after intestinal resection. The causes of intestinal loss included necrotizing enterocolitis (11 cases), atresias (8 cases), long-segment Hirschsprung's disease (5 cases), midgut volvulus (5 cases) and gastroschisis (3 cases). The mean follow-up period was 4.2 years, and four deaths were recorded (12.5%). Survival of eight of nine (88.9%) patients without an ileocecal valve (ICV) and with < 40 cm of small bowel was noted. The absence of an ICV, however, was associated with significantly prolonged total parenteral nutrition. Follow-up surgical procedures, including intestinal lengthening, tapering enteroplasty. Martin's procedure, longitudinal myectomy-myotomy, and ostomy take-down, were performed in 20 of the patients (64%). Prolonged survival and normal development can be expected for the patient with severe SBS who is given meticulous nutritional support and treated with carefully planned secondary surgical intervention. These results are also seen in patients with extreme SBS (< 40 cm residual small bowel length) and no ICV.

Follow-Up Studies↗
PubMed1986

Intestinal perforation due to blunt trauma in children in an era of increased nonoperative treatment.

Over the past decade, nonoperative management of most pediatric blunt abdominal trauma has emerged as accepted practice. It is possible that treatment of associated hollow visceral disruption might be missed or delayed because of this nonoperative approach. In a review of all cases of intestinal perforation from blunt trauma seen over the past 6 years, we found 12 cases of intestinal disruption in more than 600 cases of significant blunt trauma. Child abuse caused eight cases and four were motor vehicle related (MVR). Seven of eight battered children had a delay of more than 48 hours from injury to hospital presentation. Three of four MVR patients had an 18-hour delay from injury to operation. Ten of 12 patients survived. The two children who succumbed were both battered and were moribund and unstable when first seen and failed to respond to aggressive stabilization and surgery. Serial physical examinations, contrast radiographic studies, and peritoneal lavage were the most helpful diagnostic modalities. There were no significant complications and no patient required more than one operation (except for ostomy closure). All surviving patients are well at followup and seven of ten have been followed for more than 3 years; two are not yet 1 year from surgery and one is lost to followup. Several principles have emerged from this review: 1) motor vehicle trauma and child abuse are the major etiologic factors in childhood blunt trauma; 2) accurate and rapid diagnosis of intestinal perforation in children is difficult; 3) recovery in the presence of stable vital signs can be expected, even with the long delays; and 4) abused children must be carefully evaluated for abdominal trauma.

Accidents, Traffic↗
PubMed1995

Late abdominal complications in war wounded.

Complications possibly related to battle injuries are not necessarily discovered immediately postwounding, but may surface many months or years later. Sometimes, the relationship is evident, but often it is difficult to prove the connection. Between 1975 to 1989, we treated 260 veteran wounded from Israel's wars (1948 to 1982). Of these, 122 patients suffered from abdominal complaints, and this study relates only to this group. Eighty percent of them had undergone surgery caused by abdominal trauma at the time of the original injury, and the remaining 20% were injured in areas other than the abdomen. Their complaints manifested several weeks to 35 years postinjury. Diagnosis was delayed for 1 to 8 years in 70% of the patients. Acute or chronic pain, dyspepsia, intolerance to certain foods, early satiety, nausea, vomiting, distension, disturbances in bowel movements, and discharge from unhealed wounds were the most frequently encountered complaints. After evaluation and diagnostic work-up, it was possible to establish diagnosis and afford appropriate treatment in 97 (77%) of the patients. Peptic ulcers were found in 31 patients; 10 required surgery for ulcer-related complications. Acute and repeated attacks of intestinal obstruction occurred in 19 patients; 14 required surgery. The cause of obstruction was adhesions in nine, and strictures, incarcerated hernias, and abscess formation in the rest. Ventral hernias at surgical, ostomy, and drain sites were found and repaired in 49 patients. Abdominal wall sinuses originating from foreign bodies or osteomyelitis were found in 13 patients, and low output enterocutaneous fistulas were found in three patients. Chronic abdominal abscesses were found in 15 patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Abdominal Pain↗
PubMed2001

Evolution in damage control for exsanguinating penetrating abdominal injury.

OBJECTIVE: Damage control (DC) has proven valuable in exsanguinated patients. The purpose of this study was to quantify and qualify the impact of current damage control principles applied in a penetrating abdominal injury (PAI) population. METHODS: Over a 3-year period (June 1997-May 2000), of 271 laparotomies for PAI, 24 patients underwent DC (8.9%). Demographics, injury grade, resuscitative and operative parameters, acid-base status, coagulation profiles, fluid/transfusion requirements, definitive repairs, abdominal closure, complications, and outcomes were reviewed. Data were compared with our DC experience a decade earlier. Fisher's exact test was used for comparisons. RESULTS: Overall survival improved for equivalent Injury Severity Score, Revised Trauma Score, TRISS, admission systolic blood pressure, operating room systolic blood pressure, and Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Index score. Solids (1.2 vs. 1.3), hollow organ (1.5 vs. 1.7), and major vascular injuries (0.5 vs. 0.8) per patient remain unchanged. Currently, there was less hypothermia with equivalent operating room times. In intensive care unit survivors, acid-base status was similar but coagulopathy and hypothermia were less severe. Definitive colon management has shifted from ostomies to anastomoses. Eventual fascial closure occurred in 14 of 19 (74%) compared with 12 of 14 (86%) in the historical group. There were three gastrointestinal fistulae (one pancreatic), one anastomotic leak, and three intra-abdominal abscesses. CONCLUSION: Continued application of DC principles has led to improved survival with PAI. Better control of temperature, experience with the open abdomen, and intensive care unit care may be causative.

Abdominal Injuries↗
PubMed1996

Extended middle meatal antrostomy: the treatment of circular flow.

Intranasal surgery has changed significantly over the years. The inferior meatal antrostomy has lost favor to the more physiologic middle meatal antrostomy which includes the natural ostium. Difficult-to-cure patients may exhibit mucous stasis due to circular flow between ostomies. Kennedy described circular flow in both the experimental model and the clinical arena. We have enlarged his definition of circular flow to include the flow of mucus from the natural ostium or a surgically created ostium to any accessory ostium, either natural or surgically created. We present the extended middle meatal antrostomy, a technique which prevents circular flow and allows the mucociliary system to provide for physiologic drainage of the maxillary sinus. This technique is demonstrated in this report to be safe and effective in the treatment of chronic maxillary sinusitis.

Chronic Disease↗