Publications by authors named "Pierre-Yves Hardy"
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- A study was conducted to analyze the impact of Enhanced Recovery Programs (ERPs) on patients undergoing liver surgery in a designated reference center.
- Researchers compared data from 75 patients treated after implementing the ERP to 75 patients treated before, focusing on hospital stay length, complications, and protocol adherence.
- The results showed a significant decrease in hospital stay duration (3 vs. 4 days) and postoperative complications (24% vs. 45.3%), mainly due to a reduction in minor issues like postoperative ileus, alongside improved adherence to recovery protocols.
Background And Aims: The abdominal pain common in inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] patients is traditionally associated with inflammation but may persist during clinical remission. Central sensitization [CS] has not previously been explored in these patients. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of pain in IBD patients and to specify pain characteristics with particular attention to CS.
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- Orthostatic intolerance was found to affect over 60% of patients just 3 hours after abdominal surgery, but only impacted walking ability in about 20% of cases.
- A study involving 82 patients (46 colorectal and 36 bariatric) measured walking ability and presyncopal symptoms before and after surgery, using two different walking tests.
- The results showed significant improvement in both orthostatic intolerance and walking ability by the day after surgery, with very few patients experiencing walking difficulties.
Background: Preoperative use of antidepressants and anxiolytics was reported to increase length of hospital stay (LOS) and worsen surgical outcomes. However, the surgical procedures studied were seldom performed with an enhanced recovery programme (ERP). This study investigated whether these medications impaired postoperative recovery after colorectal surgery with an ERP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Anemia is common before major abdominal surgery (35%). It is an independent factor for postoperative complications and longer length of stay (LOS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent to which preoperative anemia impacts on enhanced recovery programs (ERP) outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism also known as DYT12-ATP1A3 is an extremely rare neurological disease. Patients develop dystonia, bradykinesia, postural instability, dysarthria, and dysphagia. Injection of botulinum toxin is the first-choice treatment for focal dystonia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Enhanced recovery programmes (ERPs) after surgery reduce postoperative complications and hospital stay. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often present risk factors for postoperative complications. This accounts for reluctance to include them in ERPs.
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