Analysis of simultaneous operations in patients with hyperglycemia

Abstract

The aim — to identify and evaluate simultaneous gynaecological and abdominal operations in a retrospective cohort of patients aged 55 years and older with impaired glucose tolerance.Materials and methods. All patients who underwent operative treatment at the Department of Surgery in 2016 — 2018 were included in this study. The analysis of medical records provided the identification of patients over the age 55 years, in whom simultaneous operations were performed, that is, surgical interventions on two or more anatomical zones for various diseases. A total of 3974 surgeries were performed in 3158 patients, 816 of which had simultaneous operations. Of these patients, 185 were 55 years old and older with impaired glucose tolerance. 325 simultaneous operations were performed in these ones.Results and discussion. 46 gynaecological and 279 operations on the abdominal organs and hernias were performed in the cohort. Impaired glucose tolerance was detected in all patients who underwent simultaneous gynaecological operations and in 20 (30 %) patients who did not undergo simultaneous gynaecological operations (p = 0.0001). Abdominoplasty and hernioplasty were statistically significantly more often performed simultaneously with gynaecological operations (in 16 (14.4 %) and 6 (3.6 %) and in 57 (51.4 %) and 20 (12.1 %) observations (p < 0.05), respectively). Analysis of clinical data revealed the postoperative complications in 8 (17.3 %) patients who underwent simultaneous gynaecological operations, and in 19 (29.0 %) patients without simultaneous gynaecological operations (p = 0.18).Conclusions. Patients with impaired glucose tolerance over the age of 55 years who underwent gynaecological simultaneous operations have a higher risk of hyperglycaemia, as well as a higher incidence of postoperative complications, which must be considered when planning surgical interventions in this cohort of patients.