Introduction: Videolaparoscopic appendectomy is a safe option for the etiological diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis. The objective of the research is to determine the frequency of complications of videolaparoscopic appendectomy in patients undergoing surgery at the Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute in the period from January to December 2021. Materials and methods: It is an observational, descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional, non-probabilistic study of consecutive cases. Reviews of operative records of patients undergoing videolaparoscopic appendectomy, older than 16 years, including both sexes, were carried out at the Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute from January to December 2021. Results: 62 patients were studied, 54.8% female and 45.2% male, with an average age of 34 years, a range of 16 to 90 years. A 4.8% rate of complications was reported: surgical site infection (3.2%) and hemoperitoneum (1.6%). The average hospital stay was 2.2 days. Conclusion: Videolaparoscopic appendectomy is a minimal access surgical technique that has shown a low rate of complications: low rate of surgical site infection, and short hospital stay.
Introduction: Port-a-Cath® type devices are generally indicated in cancer patients with prolonged chemotherapy treatment, antibiotic therapy, transfusions of blood components. Complications related to the catheter can also occur that can lead to its malfunction. The objective of this research is to study the frequency of complications related to their placement. Methods: A retrospective descriptive observational study was conducted. A total of 337 patients with Port to Cath placement in the Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute of the year 2019-2020 were studied. Results: 106 (32%) correspond to the male sex and 231 (68%) to the female sex. Among the most frequent complications are reported: infection in 2.6%, catheter thrombosis in 0.8%.
Conclusion:The Port to Cath type venous accesses are permanent implants that present a low incidence of complications, among the most frequent we find thrombosis and infection.
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