It is time to define an organizational model for the prevention and management of infections along the surgical pathway : a worldwide cross-sectional survey

Background The objectives of the study were to investigate the organizational characteristics of acute care facilities worldwide in preventing and managing infections in surgery; assess participants' perception regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, antibiotic prescribing practices, and source control; describe awareness about the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and IPC measures; and determine the role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic on said awareness. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted contacting 1432 health care workers (HCWs) belonging to a mailing list provided by the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery. The self-administered questionnaire was developed by a multidisciplinary team. The survey was open from May 22, 2021, and June 22, 2021. Three reminders were sent, after 7, 14, and 21 days. Results Three hundred four respondents from 72 countries returned a questionnaire, with an overall response rate of 21.2%. Respectively, 90.4% and 68.8% of participants stated their hospital had a multidisciplinary IPC team or a multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship team. Local protocols for antimicrobial therapy of surgical infections and protocols for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis were present in 76.6% and 90.8% of hospitals, respectively. In 23.4% and 24.0% of hospitals no surveillance systems for surgical site infections and no monitoring systems of used antimicrobials were implemented. Patient and family involvement in IPC management was considered to be slightly or not important in their hospital by the majority of respondents (65.1%). Awareness of the global burden of AMR among HCWs was considered very important or important by 54.6% of participants. The COVID-19 pandemic was considered by 80.3% of respondents as a very important or important factor in raising HCWs awareness of the IPC programs in their hospital. Based on the survey results, the authors developed 15 statements for several questions regarding the prevention and management of infections in surgery. The statements may be the starting point for designing future evidence-based recommendations. Conclusion Adequacy of prevention and management of infections in acute care facilities depends on HCWs behaviours and on the organizational characteristics of acute health care facilities to support best practices and promote behavioural change. Patient involvement in the implementation of IPC is still little considered. A debate on how operationalising a fundamental change to IPC, from being solely the HCWs responsibility to one that involves a collaborative relationship between HCWs and patients, should be opened.Peer reviewe

It is time to define an organizational model for the prevention and management of infections along the surgical pathway: a worldwide cross-sectional survey

Background The objectives of the study were to investigate the organizational characteristics of acute care facilities worldwide in preventing and managing infections in surgery; assess participants' perception regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, antibiotic prescribing practices, and source control; describe awareness about the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and IPC measures; and determine the role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic on said awareness. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted contacting 1432 health care workers (HCWs) belonging to a mailing list provided by the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery. The self-administered questionnaire was developed by a multidisciplinary team. The survey was open from May 22, 2021, and June 22, 2021. Three reminders were sent, after 7, 14, and 21 days. Results Three hundred four respondents from 72 countries returned a questionnaire, with an overall response rate of 21.2%. Respectively, 90.4% and 68.8% of participants stated their hospital had a multidisciplinary IPC team or a multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship team. Local protocols for antimicrobial therapy of surgical infections and protocols for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis were present in 76.6% and 90.8% of hospitals, respectively. In 23.4% and 24.0% of hospitals no surveillance systems for surgical site infections and no monitoring systems of used antimicrobials were implemented. Patient and family involvement in IPC management was considered to be slightly or not important in their hospital by the majority of respondents (65.1%). Awareness of the global burden of AMR among HCWs was considered very important or important by 54.6% of participants. The COVID-19 pandemic was considered by 80.3% of respondents as a very important or important factor in raising HCWs awareness of the IPC programs in their hospital. Based on the survey results, the authors developed 15 statements for several questions regarding the prevention and management of infections in surgery. The statements may be the starting point for designing future evidence-based recommendations. Conclusion Adequacy of prevention and management of infections in acute care facilities depends on HCWs behaviours and on the organizational characteristics of acute health care facilities to support best practices and promote behavioural change. Patient involvement in the implementation of IPC is still little considered. A debate on how operationalising a fundamental change to IPC, from being solely the HCWs responsibility to one that involves a collaborative relationship between HCWs and patients, should be opened

Indicaciones y oportunidad del trasplante hepático

El trasplante hepático (TH) está indicado en pacientes con enfermedades hepáticas agudas o crónicas severas e irreversibles para las cuales no exista un tratamiento alternativo y en ausencia de contraindicaciones. Las indicaciones de TH pueden ser agrupadas en cuatro categorías: cirrosis hepática, hepatitis fulminante, tumores hepáticos y defectos genéticos de origen hepático que producen daño en otros órganos. Deben ser derivados para TH los pacientes con cirrosis que desarrollen cualquier complicación mayor o coagulopatía. La derivación precoz es "la clave del éxito" en la hepatitis fulminante por el alto riesgo de muerte y por tener una evolución mayormente impredecible. La oportunidad del TH es el momento en la historia natural de la hepatopatía cuando la sobrevida esperada es mayor con TH que en lista de espera. Estudios recientes han sugerido que el máximo beneficio del TH se obtiene en pacientes con MELD >15. Sin embargo, en algunos casos sin riesgo de muerte inminente, el objetivo del TH es mejorar la calidad de vida o prevenir contraindicaciones como la progresión del hepatocarcinoma cuando el tiempo de espera excede los 8 meses. Actualmente existe una marcada desproporción entre el número de donantes disponibles y el número creciente de potenciales receptores, lo que ha determinado un incremento progresivo del tiempo y mortalidad en lista. La racionalidad de distribuir los órganos en base al score de MELD es otorgar prioridad en la lista a los candidatos más enfermos y a aquellos que no pueden esperar como los pacientes con hepatocarcinoma

How Common Is Delayed Cyclosporine Absorption Following Liver Transplantation?

The mean time to peak absorption of cyclosporine (CsA) in liver transplant patients is approximately 2 hours, but in some patients the peak occurs later. The goal of this study was, therefore, to investigate the incidence of delayed absorption in 27 de novo liver transplant recipients receiving CsA >10 mg/kg/day (C 2 monitoring) and in 15 maintenance patients. Patients were categorized as 'normal' absorbers (C 2 exceeding C 4 and C 6 ) or 'delayed' absorbers (C 4 or C 6 exceeding C 2 ), and as 'good' (>800 ng/mL at C 0 , C 2 , C 4 , or C 6 ) or 'poor' absorbers (C 0 , C 2 , C 4 and C 6 <800 ng/mL) on the day of study. Among de novo patients, 15 (56%) had 'normal' CsA absorption and 12 (44%) 'delayed' absorption. Good CsA absorption occurred in 16 patients (59%) and poor absorption in 11 (41%). The proportion of poor absorbers was similar in patients with normal (6 / 15, 40%) or delayed (5 / 12, 42%) absorption. Among the 12 delayed absorbers, 11 had peak CsA concentration at C 4 . Mean C 0 level was significantly higher in delayed absorbers (282 ؎ 96 ng/mL) than in normal absorbers (185 ؎ 88ng/mL; P ‫؍‬ .01). Delayed absorbers reverted to normal absorption (C 2 > C 4 ) after a median of 6 days from the day of study, and no cases of delayed absorption were found among maintenance patients. In conclusion, almost 50% of the patients had delayed CsA absorption early posttransplant; around half of these exhibited normal CsA exposure. Measurement of C 4 in addition to C 2 differentiates effectively between delayed and poor absorbers of CsA such that over-or underimmunosuppression can be avoided. (Liver Transpl 2005;11:167-173.

Demographic profiles and coalescence trees obtained by the BSP model for O’Brien sequences.

<p>A) Concatenated sequences, B) E1/E2 analysis and C) NS5B analysis. The length of the branches of the tree represents the time (year). The lines in the demographic curves correspond to the median value and the estimated HPD95%. The length of the branches of the tree represents the time (year).</p

Phylogenetic tree from the concatenated analysis for ML.

<p>A) Corresponds to the global analysis of concatenated sequences. B) O’Brien cluster pruned from A (Bootstrap = 100%). C) Cluster BA7 pruned from A (Bootstrap = 98%). Red branches correspond to Italian Hospital, green branches to CEMIC, magenta branches to Wheelwright and black branches to the reference sequences.</p