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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the accelerated recovery program for patients with polysegmental degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included 53 patients who underwent two-level transforaminal interbody fusion in the LII-SI segments. Two groups were identified: in group 1 (n=24), operations were performed using the accelerated recovery program; in group 2 (n=29), open rigid stabilization was used under traditional intravenous anesthesia. The end-point parameters were the number of bed-days spent in the hospital after the operation, the number of perioperative surgical complications and adverse effects of anesthesia, and the number of re-hospitalizations within 90 days. We also recorded the time of patient activation, the level of pain around the operated zone (using a visual analogue scale), and the quality of life in the long-term postoperative period (median 18 months); the latter was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire (physical and psychological components of health). Results: Patients under the accelerated recovery program were found to have a shorter duration of surgery and anesthesia, less blood loss, lower amounts of injected opioids, faster verticalization, and a reduced period of inpatient treatment (p<0.05 for all parameters). As compared to group 2, patients in group 1 had a lower level of pain in the surgery zone (p<0.05), better long-term indicators of the physical and psychological components of health (p<0.05), a lower number of anesthesia-associated adverse events (p<0.05), and a lower rate of postoperative complications (p<0.05). During the 90-day postoperative observation, four patients of group 2 (13.8%) were urgently referred to a medical institution for additional medical care. Conclusion: The accelerated recovery program for two-level interbody fusion showed its safety and high clinical efficiency in the treatment of patients with polysegmental degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine. The program can be used in any center for spine surgery where effective interaction between polyvalent medical and nursing teams is maintained.
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Calidad de Vida , Fusión Vertebral , Humanos , Vértebras Lumbares/cirugía , Estudios Prospectivos , Fusión Vertebral/efectos adversos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
La implementación de un protocolo Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), que consiste en un conjunto de medidas perioperatorias orientadas a mejorar el desenlace postoperatorio y a disminuir la estadía hospitalaria, las tasas de complicaciones y los costos económicos, ha sido costo-beneï¬ciosa en muchas especialidades quirúrgicas. En neurocirugía, sin embargo, no existe actualmente un protocolo ERAS de amplio uso para craneotomía electiva. Experiencias iniciales, obtenidas tras la implementación de unos pocos protocolos ERAS para dicha intervención, son alentadoras, demostrando disminuir la estadía hospitalaria y el dolor postoperatorio y aumentando la satisfacción del paciente, sin aumentar las complicaciones. En el presente artículo formulamos recomendaciones que podrían utilizarse para diseñar un protocolo ERAS para una realidad particular, en base a un análisis de la evidencia actual sobre intervenciones que han demostrado disminuir las complicaciones y la estadía hospitalaria.
The implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol (ERAS) consisting of a set of perioperative measures aimed at improving the post-operatory outcome, shortening hospital stay, and reducing the rate of complications and economic costs has been cost-beneï¬cial in many surgical specialties. However, there is currently no widely used ERAS protocol for elective craniotomy in neurosurgery. Initial experience with implementation of some ERAS protocols for said intervention are encouraging, showing shortened hospital stays, less postoperative pain, and higher patient satisfaction with no increase in complications. In this article we draw up recommendations which could be used in the designing of an ERAS protocol for a speciï¬c situation, based on an analysis of current evidence on interventions which have been shown to reduce complications and hospital stay.
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of using the accelerated recovery program after performing two-level lumbar spinal fusion in patients of an older age group. The results of surgical treatment of 29 patients older than 65 years with multisegmental degenerative diseases of the lumbar region, who performed minimally invasive two-level rigid stabilization using the concept of «accelerated recovery program¼ (PAR), were retrospectively studied. We studied the technical features of surgical interventions, the specificity of the postoperative period, the number of adverse outcomes of anesthetic benefits and perioperative surgical complications, the frequency of repeated hospitalizations for 90 days. Clinical parameters were used to evaluate the effectiveness of PAR: the level of pain in the area of operation according to the visual analogue scale (VAS) during hospitalization, the quality of life of patients on the SF-36 questionnaire, and patient satisfaction with the result of treatment using the Macnab scale. As a result, it was established that the introduced PAR after performing two-level lumbar spinal fusion in patients of an older age group provides the minimum number of adverse consequences of anesthesiological aid and perioperative surgical complications, a significant restoration of the quality of life and high patient satisfaction with the treatment.