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Vol. 86. Issue 1.
Pages 38-42 (July 2009)
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Vol. 86. Issue 1.
Pages 38-42 (July 2009)
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Elective inguinal hernioplasty in patients on chronic anticoagulation therapy. Management and outcome
Hernioplastia inguinal electiva en pacientes con anticoagulación oral. ¿Son candidatos a cirugía ambulatoria?
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Ernest Bombuya,
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, Esther Mansa, Alejandro Huguéa, Esther Plensab, Lluís Rodriguezb, Miquel Pratsa, Xavier Suñola
a Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Hematología, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract
Background

Perioperative management of patients on anticoagulant therapy increases the complexity of elective inguinal hernia repair. We assessed the safety of our standardised anticoagulation protocol and investigated the outpatient and one day surgery rates.

Material and methods

The records of 1184 patients undergoing elective inguinal hernioplasty between 2005 and 2007 were reviewed; 14 patients on chronic anticoagulation therapy were identified. We used a standard bridging therapy protocol with low-molecular-weight heparins. Outcomes were assessed at 30 days post-procedure and included bleeding, thromboembolic events or death, and type of hospital admission.

Results

Mean age was 74 (10) years; 12 (25%) patients were high risk for thromboembolism and 31 (67%) patients were ASA III. Almost all inguinal repairs were performed using a polypropylene mesh; 6 (13%) patients had a surgical site haematoma and there was 1 (2.7%) major bleeding, that was re-operated on. No thromboembolic events or deaths occurred; 11 (23%) patients were treated on an outpatient basis and 16 (34%) on a 1 day surgery regimen. Mean hospital stay was 2.4 (5.1) days.

Conclusions

Elective inguinal hernioplasty in patients on chronic oral anticoagulation therapy using a standard bridging protocol is a safe procedure. Chronic anticoagulation therapy is not a contraindication for ambulatory surgery.

Keywords:
Inguinal hernioplasty
Chronic anticoagulation
Ambulatory surgery
Resumen
Introducción

El tratamiento perioperatorio de los pacientes con anticoagulantes orales (ACO) incrementa la complejidad de la hernioplastia inguinal electiva.

Objetivo

Analizar la seguridad de nuestro protocolo de tratamiento en pacientes con ACO intervenidos de hernioplastia inguinal electiva y valorar el porcentaje de pacientes tratados mediante cirugía ambulatoria y cirugía de corta estancia.

Material y métodos

Se revisaron los datos administrativos de 1.184 pacientes intervenidos de hernioplastia inguinal en 2005–2007 y se identificó a 47 pacientes en tratamiento con ACO. Se utilizó, como tratamiento puente perioperatorio, un protocolo estandarizado con heparinas de bajo peso molecular (HBPM). Los resultados se analizaron hasta 30 días después del procedimiento e incluían las siguientes variables: hemorragia, episodios tromboembólicos o muerte y régimen hospitalario (cirugía mayor ambulatoria, corta estancia o ingreso convencional).

Resultados

La media de edad fue 74±10 años; 12 (25%) pacientes tenían un alto riesgo tromboembólico y 31 (67%) pacientes tenían la categoría ASA III. La técnica quirúrgica de elección fue la hernioplastia sin tensión con mallas de polipropileno. En 6 (13%) pacientes se diagnosticó haematoma de la herida quirúrgica y 1 (2,1%) paciente sufrió una hemorragia mayor que precisó de reintervención. Ningún paciente tuvo episodios tromboembólicos y no hubo fallecimientos. A 11 (23%) pacientes se trató de forma ambulatoria y a 16 (34%), en régimen de cirugía de corta estancia. La media de estancia hospitalaria fue 2,4±5,1 días.

Conclusiones

La hernioplastia inguinal electiva en pacientes con ACO, mediante una terapia puente con HBPM, es un procedimiento seguro. La anticoagulación oral no es una contraindicación absoluta para la cirugía ambulatoria

Palabras clave:
Hernioplastia inguinal
Anticoagulación oral
Cirugía mayor ambulatoria
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