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Technical aspects of the clinical management of 69 patients who had a Tenckhoff catheter implanted for chemotherapy infusion were reviewed. Catheter placement under local anesthesia was performed using a trochar. Three patients had intestinal perforation. Also, bacterial peritonitis occurred in three patients, an incidence of 10 per cent per catheter year. Peritonitis responded to antibiotic treatment without catheter removal. If the catheter failed to infuse or drain, irrigation and instrumentation were used to reopen the catheter. An absolute indication for catheter removal was infection of the Dacron cuff. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy was thought to be a safe way in which to deliver high concentrations and large amounts of drug to the abdominal cavity. In selected tumors, there may be a significant pharmacologic advantage over conventional routes of administration. Proper catheter insertion and maintenance were required to keep complications of this treatment modality to a minimum.
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PMID:Technical considerations in the use of intraperitoneal chemotherapy administered by Tenckhoff catheter. 707 29

The interruption of chronic peritoneal dialysis for a period of time is recommended for replacement of the peritoneal catheter due to tunnel infection and/or relapsing peritonitis. In pediatric patients, in the younger ones, in particular, discontinuation of peritoneal dialysis can be problematic--there are difficulties associated with vascular access and hemodialysis. Over a 5-year period 9 children (4 infants, 2 preschool, 3 school-age) required 15 peritoneal access device replacements, without interruption of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The reasons for catheter replacement were tunnel complications (10), relapsing bacterial peritonitis (3), and fungal peritonitis (2). All catheter removals and placements were performed by surgical method under general anesthesia in a one-step procedure. The new catheters were implanted on the opposite side of the abdominal wall in all except one child, who had a colostomy. All patients received prophylactic antibiotics in the bags. In the postoperative period the patients infused smaller exchange volumes during 2 weeks. In the older children the exchange volumes were increased overnight. This schedule resulted in low intra-abdominal pressure. No patient required interval hemodialysis. Relapse of tunnel infection occurred in one episode in the first 2 months. We did not observe, in the same period, recurrence of peritonitis. One-step catheter replacement has been demonstrated to be safe; it avoids the disruption of ongoing treatment and promotes patient maintenance on CAPD.
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PMID:One-step peritoneal catheter replacement in children. 810 55

The use of laparoscopy in generalized peritonitis has become increasingly frequent in recent years. However, CO2 pneumoperitoneum in association with increased intraperitoneal pressure may have deleterious effects in patients with hemodynamic or metabolic disturbances caused by bacterial peritonitis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of CO2 pneumoperitoneum on bacteremia, mean arterial pressure, and blood gas disturbances in an animal model of bacterial peritonitis. Dogs were anesthetized, orally intubated, and subjected to experimental peritonitis by intraperitoneal inoculation of a suspension containing Escherichia coli and sterile dog feces. The animals were randomly assigned to two groups: control animals were maintained under anesthesia, and the insufflated animals were subjected to intraperitoneal CO2 insufflation. Bacterial peritonitis provoked the appearance of bacteremia and a significant decrease in mean arterial pressure, pH, bicarbonate, and base deficit. The induction of bacterial peritonitis did not significantly influence pH in the control group and partial pressure of arterial CO2 in either group. Thirty minutes of CO2 pneumoperitoneum did not influence the effect of bacterial peritonitis on the analyzed variables. These results suggest that laparoscopic CO2 pneumoperitoneum does not aggravate bacteremia or metabolic and hemodynamic disturbances induced by bacterial peritonitis.
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PMID:Laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum in acute peritonitis does not increase bacteremia or aggravate metabolic or hemodynamic disturbances. 1108 14

Prokinetic agents are effective not only for disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract but also for those external to the GI tract such as the central nervous system, and the respiratory, urologic, and metabolic organs. This article reviews the effectiveness of prokinetic agents against diseases external to the GI tract. Studies were identified by computerized and manual searches of the available literature. A Medline search was performed (1975-July, 2008) using the following medical subject headings: prokinetic agent, metoclopramide, domperidone, trimebutine, cisapride, itopride, mosapride, tegaserod, and human. The identified diseases for which prokinetic agents may be effective are various: bronchial asthma, chronic cough, hiccup, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, cholelithiasis, diabetes mellitus, acute migraine, Parkinson's disease, anorexia nervosa, Tourette's disorder, urologic sequelae of spinal cord injury and of radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer, laryngeal dysfunction and so on. These agents are also useful for prevention of aspiration pneumonia during anesthesia, and in tube-fed patients. Prokinetic agents should be a valuable addition to our currently limited pharmacological armamentarium not only for functional bowel disease, but also for diseases external to the GI tract.
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PMID:Effectiveness of prokinetic agents against diseases external to the gastrointestinal tract. 1922 Jun 73

Patients with impaired hepatic functional reserve when submitted to surgeries may have high rates of morbidity and mortality. Pre-existing liver disease should be detected without need for invasive methods. Clinical history and physical examination provide important clues. Laboratory liver function is not necessary unless there are changes in history or physical examination. Liver disease has many effects on surgery and anesthesia. A decrease in oxygenation and increased risk of liver dysfunction can be caused by anesthesia, hemorrhage, hypoxemia, hypotension, vasoactive drugs or the patient's position on the operating table during and after surgery. Emergency surgery is a major predictor of poor prognosis as well as sepsis and reoperations. The nature of liver disease, severity and type of surgery to be performed should take into account for a correct preoperative preparation. Some actions must be taken at preoperative to decrease chances of complications in patients with liver disease undergoing surgical procedures. Very close attention should be given to coagulopathy, encephalopathy, ascites, renal and pulmonary dysfunction, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and esophageal varices. Patients with Child-Pugh score C and MELD>15 should not undergo elective surgery. Patients with Child-Pugh score B and MELD 10 to 15 may undergo minor surgical procedures with care in cases of extreme necessity. Patients with Child-Pugh score A and MELD<10 may be submitted to elective surgery.
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PMID:[Pre-operative care for liver disease patients]. 2049 99

A 25-year-old man developed a gastric perforation after ingesting a homemade drink containing liquid nitrogen. Surgical repair had to be postponed to seek consultations with experts because the available practitioners in this case, including emergency physicians, surgeons, and anesthesiologists, had little experience and knowledge about the source of the patient's pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema. The patient ultimately underwent exploratory laparotomy with general anesthesia, considering that delaying the operation would lead to a longer duration of bacterial peritonitis and delay the standard treatment of postoperative systemic infectious complications. Our literature review revealed that barotrauma is the unique injury mechanism underlying liquid nitrogen ingestion. Injuries to the airway and esophagus are rare.
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PMID:Barotrauma after liquid nitrogen ingestion: a case report and literature review. 2999 39