Application of colon leakage score in the left-sided colorectal surgery.

Background: Colon leakage score (CLS) was developed for risk prediction of anastomotic leak (AL) in the left-sided colorectal surgery. Although the risk factors for leakage are well known and accepted by the surgical community, an accurate forecast of AL is still a difficult task.

Objective: The study aims to apply the CLS in patients undergoing left-sided colorectal surgery.

Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in Mexico and Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020): Results from AMHPB survey.

Background: The Mexican Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AMHPB) conducted a survey, aiming to gather experience and opinions of HPB surgeons about HPB surgery in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic year.

Methods: An online survey was conducted (33 items: demographics, patient referral, COVID-19 screening and limitations, hospital occupancy and surgical practice) to AMHPB members and attendees of the previous meetings of the Society through a self-administered questionnaire. Answers were excluded if respondents were not from Latin America.

Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery in a Mexican social security hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Data on hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery and COVID-19 are scarce. The objective of the study was to determine the outcomes HPB procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare results to the previous year.

Methods: IRB approved study of HPB procedures (April, 2020-November, 2020).

Performance of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement calculator for early postoperative outcomes following bile duct repair hepaticojejunostomy.

Purpose: A Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) is the preferred method for repairing bile duct injuries (BDIs). The American College of Surgeons (ACS) established the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) online risk calculator to predict risks for morbidity and mortality. The objective of the study is to assess the use of the ACS NSQIP calculator for patients undergoing HJ for BDI repairs outside the NSQIP cohort.

Factors associated with patency loss and actuarial patency rate following post-cholecystectomy bile duct injury repair: long-term follow-up.

Purpose: Several factors may contribute to bile duct injury (BDI) repair failure. The objective of our study was to evaluate factors that contribute to the loss of patency and influence the actuarial patency rate of BDI repairs in an 11-year period.

Methods: Retrospective review study of patients who underwent a hepaticojejunostomy for a type E Bismuth-Strasberg BDI (2008-2019).

Retroactive Application of a New Risk Index for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation to Renal Transplants in Veracruz, Mexico.

Background: The Living Kidney Donor Profile Index (LKDPI) was recently created. This model predicts recipient risk of graft loss after living donor transplant. Herein, we applied the LDKPI to our population to analyze its performance.

Low-dose Thymoglobulin vs Basiliximab Induction Therapy in Low-Risk Living Related Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Randomized Trial.

Context: Thymoglobulin is used effectively as induction agent in kidney transplantation but the optimal dose is not well established.

Objective: Demonstrate that low-dose thymoglobulin (3 mg/kg) has similar efficacy and safety compared to basiliximab induction in low-risk kidney transplantation under standard maintenance immunosuppression DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS: Prospective randomized study in kidney transplant patients (12/2016-05/2018).

Inclusion Criteria: Recipients > 18 years, first living donor transplant.

Acute Rejection Is a Strong Negative Predictor of Graft Survival in Living-Donor Pediatric Renal Transplant: 10-Year Follow-Up in a Single Mexican Center.

Objectives: Kidney transplant is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage renal disease. Multiple factors affect patient and graft survival. We assessed determinants of long-term patient/graft survival in our center by a retrospective review of pediatric living donor (< 18 years) kidney transplants from February 2003 to December 2016.