Development and Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Bariatric Patients in a Third World Environment.

An applicable and reproducible enhanced recovery protocol was developed and implemented to improve our outcomes in a third-world environment. We compared the results obtained prospectively. The group treated before the application of the enhanced recovery protocol was called usual care (UC) and included all bariatric surgeries operated on between 2014 and 2017.

[Accelerated recovery in elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery: two years of experience. ].

Background: Accelerated recovery protocols in colorectal surgery have enhanced the perioperative cares optimizing recovery in this group of patients. A reduction in surgical stress and therefore early hospital discharge and lower morbidity is pursued, however, the literature offers few outcomes regarding its application in developing countries.

Objective: to analyze short- and medium-term outcomes of the application of an accelerated recovery protocol in a terciary care hospital in Argentina.

Risk factors for surgical site infection in colon surgery in our population.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common nosocomial infection in surgical patients with an incidence that varies between 5-30%.

Objective: Identify the risk factors for SSI in colonic surgery in our population. The secondary aims are to determine the incidence and type of SSI, as well as the incidence of an anastomotic leakage (AL).

Sleeve Gastrectomy after Renal Transplantation.

Background: Obesity induces or accelerates diabetes (DBT), hypertension (HT), and dyslipidemia (DSL), which are the main causes of renal failure. Obesity exacerbates in patients after renal transplantation (RT), and it has been associated with increased mortality rate, postoperative complications, and graft loss. We hypothesize that bariatric surgery might have a positive effect on obese patients with history of previous RT.

Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Bochdalek Hernia in Adults.

Introduction: Bochdalek hernia is a congenital diaphragmatic defect that results from improper fusion of the septum transversum and the pleuroperitoneal folds. It rarely persists asymptomatic until adulthood. The reported incidence is as low as 0.

Esophageal metalic stent migration. Case report of a dislodged stent retrieval.

Background: Metallic stent placing is the first choice in the treatment of malign or benign strictures of the esophagus. Stent migration is a well-known complication of this procedure. We report a case of stent migration in which surgical laparoscopic intervention was used to retrieve it.