Dan Med Bull
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Review
Pathophysiology and clinical implications of peroperative fluid management in elective surgery.
The purpose of this thesis was to describe pathophysiological aspects of perioperative fluid administration and create a rational background for future, clinical outcome studies. In laparoscopic cholecystectomy, we have found "liberal" crystalloid administration ( approximately 3 liters) to improve perioperative physiology and clinical outcome, which has implication for fluid management in other laparoscopic procedures such as laparoscopic fundoplication, laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia, hysterectomy etc., where 2-3 liters crystalloid should be administered based on the present evidence. That equal amounts of fluid caused adverse physiologic effects in healthy volunteers indicates that addition of the surgical trauma per se increases fluid requirements. ⋯ A systematic review concluded that present evidence does not allow final recommendations on which type of fluid to administer in elective surgery. Based on the current evidence, administration of < 5 liters intravenous fluid without specific indication in major surgical procedures should be avoided, while administration of < 1.5 liters in patients with anastomoses may not be recommended, an issue needing clarification in large-scale clinical studies. Finally, we have demonstrated that the conduction of double-blinded randomized trials on fluid management with postoperative outcomes is feasible.
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The goal of this study was to describe the logistic and clinical set-up at four Danish arthroplasty departments offering fast-track surgery. ⋯ The logistic set-up at the four departments was almost identical. The basic care prerequisites to pooling the patients from these four departments were in place. Future studies will include outcomes as well as safety aspects of this set-up.
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Treatment of cancer of the upper part of the oesophagus is challenging. Even after intended curative treatment, less than half of the patients are alive after five years. This retrospective study evaluates all the patients who had the upper oesophagus reconstructed by use of a free jejunal transfer following cancer resection from February 2000 to May 2008 at the University Hospital of Aarhus. ⋯ Reconstruction of the oesophagus with a free jejunal transfer is a suitable treatment for selected patients with cancer in the upper oesophagus.