Rural hospital outcomes versus non-rural hospital outcomes following emergency laparotomy: A Scottish retrospective cohort study
Authors: S. Fergusson, S. Paterson-Brown, E. Harrison
Journal: International Journal of Surgery (2015)

s / International Journal of Surgery 23 (2015) S15eS134 S22 (1978e1987; n 1⁄4 755); Group-C (1988e1997; n 1⁄4 1185); and Group-D (1998e2007; n 1⁄4 1361)]. Use and dose of RAI has increased from 43.1% in Group-A to 68% in Group-D (p  555 MBq (n 1⁄4 815)) (p < 0.001). Surgical intervention rates decreased from 55.3% to 12.3% in Group-A and D respectively (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Analysis of a large dataset of patients with Grave’s thyrotoxicosis suggests increasing use of RAI as the preferred first line of treatment. Using a single higher dose of RAI and adoption of total thyroidectomy has decreased the recurrence rates. 0786: RURAL HOSPITAL OUTCOMES VERSUS NON-RURAL HOSPITAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY: A SCOTTISH RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY S. Fergusson, S. Paterson-Brown, E. Harrison. University of Edinburgh, UK Aim: Scotland has six remote and rural hospitals providing a comprehensive surgical service. This study compared outcomes following emergency laparotomy between these rural hospitals and non-rural hospitals in Scotland. Methods: Data on all emergency laparotomies performed in Scotland from April 2001eMarch 2011 were identified from the SMR01 database of inpatient admissions. The mortality rate specific to each included operation code was determined, allowing creation of risk quartiles of procedural mortality. Logistic regressionwas performed using this variable in addition to age, Charlson comorbidity index and a deprivation index. Results: A cohort of 30,623 cases was identified, with amedian age 65 years old. Overall Scottish all-cause post-operativemortalitywas 11.3% at 30 days. 30-daymortality in the 835 rural hospital caseswas 9.2%, versus 11.4% in the 29,726 non-rural hospital cases, p 1⁄4 0.052. However, following risk adjustment, the odds ratio of 30-day mortality in a rural centre was estimated as 0.62 compared to non-rural centres (95% confidence interval 0.48e0.79). Conclusion: Emergency laparotomy outcomes are superior in Scotland's rural hospitals, compared with non-rural hospitals, when using riskadjusted administrative data. This suggests that rural hospitals provide a high quality of emergency surgical care, even accepting that their case mix and transfer patterns are different. 0842: PACKING OF PERIANAL ABSCESS CAVITIES (PPAC) STUDY: A MULTI-CENTRE OBSERVATIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDY, INTERIM ANALYSIS S.R. Smith, L. Pearce, K. Newton, J. Smith, L. Hancock, P. Barrow. North West Research Collaborative, UK Aim: 18,0000 acute perianal abscesses occur in England each year. This study investigates current management and outcomes with the aim of demonstrating feasibility for an RCT of packing versus no packing. Methods: Patients were asked to complete pain score diaries and QoL assessments, in addition to 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 week and 6 month follow up. This interim analysis was undertaken at 11 months. Results: 142 patients recruited over 10 months (15 centres). Mean age 39 years, 64% female. At operation, 9% had a fistula identified (no fistulotomies) and 97% were packed. Average number dressing changes in 21 days was 7.4. Packing causes double to three-fold increase in pain. Pain intensity halves after a week. At 4 weeks, 48% healed. 8-week fistula rate was 21% and recurrence rate 9% (n 1⁄4 2) at 6 months. 26 patients withdrew consent or lost to follow-up. The estimated dressing and community nursing costs are £159.84 per patient (£2,877,120 pa in England). Conclusion: Packing is painful. A trial of packing versus no packing is feasible. If no packing results in reduced pain and has no increased fistula or abscess recurrence rates, there could be considerable cost savings to the NHS and patients. 1014: EARLY GRAFT LOSS FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES O. Hausien , J. Martin , K. Saeb-Parsy . University of Cambridge, UK; Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK Aim: To determine the incidence, causes and consequences of early graft loss (EGL) following deceased Liver Transplantation (LTx) at our centre. EGL was defined as graft loss occurring due to graft failure within three months of LTx. Methods: Recipient outcome data was collected for all LTx's performed at the Cambridge Transplant Centre between 01/01/2000 to 01/01/2014 using a prospectively maintained database. Each patient had at least 90 days of follow-up post-operatively. Results: 989 LTx's were performed in 906 patients during the fourteen year period. EGL occurred 68 times in 61 patients (6.7%). 46 patients were re-transplanted following the first episode of EGL. 6 had recurrent EGL (90 day survival 16.7%) and one had a further third episode. The predominant identifiable causes of EGL were hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) (28%) and primary non-function (PNF) (26.5%) of the liver grafts. Conclusion: EGL is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality post-LTx. The causes of EGL include a heterogeneous group of pathologies. Re-transplantation (Re-Tx) following EGL is associated with a favourable patient outcome. Re-Tx following recurrent EGL requires careful consideration of the patient condition and underlying aetiologies of EGL. Our next step is to identify risk factors for EGL in our patient cohort. Surgical Oncology Trainees' Association Short Paper Session 0180: PATIENTS TREATED WITH ONCOPLASTIC BREAST CONSERVATION REQUIRE MORE POSTOPERATIVE RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING, CONSEQUENT BIOPSY AND OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISIT THAN PATIENTS TREATED WITH SIMPLE WIDE LOCAL EXCISION R. Dolan, M. Patel, J. Mansell, S. Stallard, J. Doughty, E. Weiler-Mithoff, L. Romics. Victoria Infirmary, UK; Western Infirmary, UK Aim: Oncoplastic breast conservation surgery (OBCS) is a more complex procedure than simple wide local excision (WLE). We compared number of postoperative imaging, biopsies and outpatient visits between the two operations. Methods: Patients treated with level II OBCS (n 1⁄4 84) in two breast units between 05/09 and 11/11 were compared to patients who underwent simple WLE (n 1⁄4 319) between 01/10 and 11/11. Number of imaging modalities, biopsies and outpatient visits within the initial 24 months postoperative period were compared using student's t-test. Results: OBCS patients required significantly more postoperative ultrasound (0.595 vs. 0.091; p < 0.0001), MRI (0.095 vs. 0.015; p 1⁄4 0.004), and breast biopsy (0.44 vs. 0.019; p < 0.0001). Abnormal findings on postoperative imaging were more frequent after OBCS (0.143 vs. 0.012; p < 0.0001). This required much more clinic visits from patients who were treated with OBCS (4.583 vs. 1.99; p < 0001). The total number of postoperative imaging was also higher in patients treated with OBCS (2.25 vs. 2.01; p 1⁄4 0.0842). More mammograms were carried in patients who had WLE (1.61 vs. 1.90; p 1⁄4 0.0046). Conclusion: More frequent postoperative breast ultrasound, MRI, and more common abnormal radiological findings, and consequent breast biopsies reflect the relative complexity of OBCS. In the future informed consent for OBCS should include this observation. 0191: IMPACT OF ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAMME ON PATIENTS UNDERGOING LUNG CANCER SURGERY A.C. Pinho-Gomes, N. Rahman, E. Black, D. Stavroulias, E. Belcher. John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Aim: Enhanced recovery protocols (ERP) consist of a series of evidencebased perioperative strategies which work synergistically to expedite recovery after surgery. We evaluated the impact of the Thoracic Surgery ERP since its official launch in our institution. Methods: The full ERP was adopted in July 2013. We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing lobectomy one year prior to and one year following the introduction of the ERP.