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. 2018 Jan-Mar;12(1):149-154.
doi: 10.4103/aer.AER_190_17.

Impact of Targeted Preoperative Optimization on Clinical Outcome in Emergency Abdominal Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Ashish Sethi  1 , Miltan Debbarma  1 , Neeraj Narang  1 , Anudeep Saxena  1 , Mamta Mahobia  1 , Gaurav Singh Tomar  1   2
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Impact of Targeted Preoperative Optimization on Clinical Outcome in Emergency Abdominal Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Ashish Sethi et al. Anesth Essays Res. 2018 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Background: Perforation peritonitis continues to be one of the most common surgical emergencies that need a surgical intervention most of the times. Anesthesiologists are invariably involved in managing such cases efficiently in perioperative period.

Aims: The assessment and evaluation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score at presentation and 24 h after goal-directed optimization, administration of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics, and definitive source control postoperatively. Outcome assessment in terms of duration of hospital stay and mortality in with or without optimization was also measured.

Settings/design: It is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled study in hospital setting.

Materials and methods: One hundred and one patients aged ≥18 years, of the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical Status I and II (E) with clinical diagnosis of perforation peritonitis posted for surgery were enrolled. Enrolled patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group A is optimized by goal-directed optimization protocol in the preoperative holding room by anesthesiology residents whereas in Group S, managed by surgery residents in the surgical wards without any fixed algorithm. The assessment of APACHE II score was done as a first step on admission and 24 h postoperatively. Duration of hospital stay and mortality in both the groups were also measured and compared.

Statistical analysis: Categorical data are presented as frequency counts (percent) and compared using the Chi-square or Fisher's exact test. The statistical significance for categorical variables was determined by Chi-square analysis. For continuous variables, a two-sample t-test was applied.

Results: The mean APACHE II score on admission in case and control groups was comparable. Significant lowering of serial scores in case group was observed as compared to control group (P = 0.02). There was a significant lowering of mean duration of hospital stay seen in case group (9.8 ± 1.7 days) as compared to control group (P = 0.007). Furthermore, a significant decline in death rate was noted in case group as compared to control group (P = 0.03).

Conclusion: Goal-directed optimized patients with perforation peritonitis were discharged early as compared to control group with significantly lesser mortality as compared with randomly optimized patients in the perioperative period.

Keywords: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; intestinal perforation; outcomes assessment; preoperative period.

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CONSORT flow diagram for recruitment of cases in the study
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