Publications by authors named "Fotios-Christos Stavratis"
Article Synopsis
- SADF (Secondary Aortoduodenal Fistulae) are serious complications arising from aortic surgeries, with limited data on their associated risks and outcomes.
- A review of existing literature included 189 patients treated for SADF, highlighting varied surgical interventions like aortic graft excision and bowel repairs, but showed no significant difference in mortality rates based on the type of surgery performed.
- Omentoplasty, a procedure involving the addition of abdominal tissue, was found to significantly lower mortality risk, indicating that comprehensive management of both aortic and duodenal issues is crucial for better patient outcomes.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rise in healthcare demands leading to significant restructuring of hospital emergency departments worldwide. The aim of the present study is twofold: firstly, to discern any differences in regard to reason for surgical emergency department (SED) attendance and hospital admission during the pandemic and pre-pandemic eras in Greece, and secondly, to assess the impact of the lockdown measures implemented during the pandemic on SED patient attendance.
Methods: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece (1 March 2020) and up to 15 December 2020, the charts of all adult patients arriving at the SED of the third surgical department of the "Attikon" University Hospital (a tertiary referral center for surgical and COVID-19 cases) were retrospectively reviewed and broken down in four periods reflecting two nationwide lockdown (period A 1/3/2020 to 30/4/2020 and period D 16/10/2020 to 15/12/2020) and two interim (period B 1/5/2020 to 15/6/2020 and period C 15/9/2020 to 30/10/2020) periods.