Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Epidemiology and outcome of patients with postoperative abdominal fistula
2016; Brazilian College of Surgeons; Volume: 43; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/0100-69912016002008
ISSN1809-4546
AutoresJanaína Wercka, Patricia Paola Cagol, André Luiz Parizi Melo, Giovani de Figueiredo Locks, Orli Franzon, Nicolau Fernandes Kruel,
Tópico(s)Diverticular Disease and Complications
ResumoABSTRACT Objective: to present the epidemiological profile, incidence and outcome of patients who developing postoperative abdominal fistula. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, prospective study evaluated patients undergoing abdominal surgery. We studied the epidemiological profile, the incidence of postoperative fistulas and their characteristics, the outcome of this complication and the predictors of mortality. Results: The sample consisted of 1,148 patients. The incidence of fistula was 5.5%. There was predominance of biliary fistula (26%), followed by colonic fistulas (22%) and stomach (15%). The average time to onset of fistula was 6.3 days. For closure, the average was 25.6 days. The mortality rate of patients with fistula was 25.4%. Predictors of mortality in patients who developed fistula were age over 60 years, presence of comorbidities, fistula closure time more than 19 days, no spontaneous closure of the fistula, malnutrition, sepsis and need for admission to the Intensive Care Unit Conclusion: abdominal postoperative fistulas are still relatively frequent and associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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