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Perioperative management of positioning in gynecological cancersurgery: a national NOGGO-AGO intergroup survey

Authors :
Jenny Wagner
Klaus Pietzner
Irmela Schrettenbrunner
Mareike Bommert
Hendrik Veldink
Alexander Burges
Philipp Harter
Rolf Richter
Barbara Schmalfeld
Jalid Sehouli
Markus Fleisch
Source :
International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. 30:1589-1594
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
BMJ, 2020.

Abstract

IntroductionThe daily clinical routine in the operating room includes patient positioning. The number of perioperative positioning-related complications is growing, along with the legal proceedings concerning this topic, and only a few guidelines exist to provide specific recommendations. The aim of this survey was to assess perioperative positioning and associated adverse events during gynecological cancer surgery in Germany.MethodsA total of 633 gynecological departments of primary, secondary, and maximum healthcare hospitals in Germany were invited to participate in this multiple-choice online questionnaire. The survey was conducted anonymously for a period of six months. The survey was divided into five different sections: descriptive information about the respondent department, pre- and postoperative management, management of positioning in the operating room based on two fictional case examples, and quality management.ResultsThe response rate of our survey was 29.1 % (184/633). Nearly half of the departments (46.7 %) reported to have had one to five patients with positioning-related complications during the prior 12 months, and 29.1 % had experienced a legal dispute due to positioning-related complications. Departments with more than 50 gynecologic-oncological surgeries per year more often reported positioning-related complications (p=0.003). Standard operating procedures exist in almost every department for laparoscopic (97 %) and open surgery (95.1 %), respectively.DiscussionThe high number of positioning-related complications throughout all departments of different healthcare levels underlines the relevance of this issue and supports the need for a prospective European registry for further analysis. Training and education for all staff members should be routinely implemented to reduce and prevent positioning-related complications.

Details

ISSN :
15251438 and 1048891X
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....04c057d63638b40c2c077585bf40d0b5
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2020-001433