A administração intraperitoneal de 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) no pós-operatório imediato reduz a recorrência local e prolonga a sobrevida dos pacientes com câncer colônico. Contudo, esse tratamento também pode prejudicar a cicatrização das anastomoses intestinais. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar os efeitos da quimioterapia (QT) intraperitoneal (IP) pós-operatória (PO) precoce com o 5-FU e da selagem anastomótica com o TachoSil sobre o processo de cicatrização de anastomoses colônicas. Quarenta ratos foram divididos em quatro grupos (I - IV, com dez ratos em cada) e submetidos à secção do cólon esquerdo seguida por anastomose. As anastomoses dos ratos dos grupos II e IV foram cobertas com o TachoSil. Solução salina (2 ml/dia grupos I e II) ou 5-FU (20 mg/kg/dia grupos III e IV) foi administrado por via IP uma vez ao dia, desde do procedimento cirúrgico até a morte programada dos animais no quarto dia pós-operatório. Foram realizadas medidas da pressão de ruptura e análise histopatológica das anastomoses. A perda relativa de peso foi significativamente maior nos animais do grupo III comparado a todos os demais grupos (p=0,0004). Não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos no que se refere à presença de fístulas, coleções perianastomóticas, sinais de dilatação intestinal pré-anastomótica ou aderências pós-operatórias. A pressão de ruptura foi significativamente menor no grupo III comparada a todos os demais grupos (p=0,001). A neoangiogênese foi significativamente menor no grupo III comparada aos grupos I e II (p=0,05). A infiltração fibroblástica foi significativamente maior no grupo I e em comparação ao grupo III (p=0,035). Não ocorreu diferença significativa entre os grupos no que concerne à presença de infiltração de células inflamatórias e deposição de colágeno. Os dados obtidos permitem concluir que a QT IP precoce com 5-FU afetou negativamente a fase inicial da cicatrização de anastomoses colônicas. Contudo, a selagem com o TachoSil foi capaz de reverter alguns dos efeitos adversos decorrentes da QT. / The administration of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) during the early postoperative period can decrease local cancer recurrence but may also cause impairment of the anastomotic healing. This study examined the effects of the use of this therapy and of the anastomotic sealing with a fibrin-collagen patch (TachoSil) on the healing of colon anastomoses. Forty male rats were divided into four groups (I to IV, 10 rats each) that underwent transection and anastomosis of the left colon. The anastomoses were covered with TachoSil in groups II and IV. Saline solution (2 ml/day groups I and II) or 5-FU (20 mg/kg/day; groups III and IV) was administered intraperitoneally (IP) once daily for three days. Bursting pressure (BP) was recorded and the anastomoses were examined macroscopically and graded histologically. The relative weight loss was significantly higher in group III than in the other groups (p=0.0004). Anastomotic dehiscense, postoperative adhesion formation, perianastomotic collections, and preanastomotic dilatation did not differ significantly among groups. BP was significantly lower in group III compared to all other groups (p=0.001). Neoangiogenesis was significantly lower in group III compared to groups I and II (p=0.05). Fibroblastic activity was significantly higher in group I compared to group III (p=0.035). Inflammatory cell infiltration and collagen deposition did not differ significantly among groups. Our results shown that the early postoperative IP chemotherapy with 5-FU impaired the healing of colon anastomoses. However, anastomotic sealing with TachoSil reversed some of the negative effects of this therapy.

Objectif : La carcinose péritonéale (CP) d’origine appendiculaire est une pathologie rare avec un pauvre pronostic à long terme. Le but de cette étude fut d’évaluer une approche agressive utilisée dans notre institution au cours des cinq dernières années. Méthodes : Les données de tous les patients avec CP d’origine appendiculaire ont été recueillies et analysées de façon prospective. Le traitement consista en une cytoréduction chirurgicale complète de la CP suivie d’une chimiohyperthermie intrapéritonéale (CHIP) à l’oxaliplatine (460 mg/m2) dans 2 L/m2 de D5% à 43°C pendant 30 minutes. Résultats : De février 2003 à mars 2007, 38 patients eurent une laparotomie à visée curative. Vingt-trois patients reçurent la CHIP. Par contre, chez 10 patients, une cytoréduction complète fut impossible et pour 5 autres patients, la chirurgie de « second-look » s’est révélée négative ; ils ne reçurent donc pas de CHIP. Le suivi moyen fut de 23 mois. La survie globale à 3 ans fut de 100% pour le groupe « second-look » négatif, 86% pour le groupe CHIP et 29% pour les patients avec maladie non-résécable (p=0.0098). La survie sans maladie (SSM) à 3 ans fut de 49% pour les patients du groupe CHIP. Le grade histologique fut identifié comme facteur pronostique en regard de la SSM dans le groupe CHIP (p=0.011). Il y eut un décès post-opératoire. Le taux de complications chez les patients traités fut de 39%, incluant les abcès intra-abdominaux (22%), les hémorragies (18%) et les fuites anastomotiques (9%). Conclusion : Bien que ces résultats soient préliminaires, cette approche thérapeutique semble à la fois faisable et sécuritaire chez des patients sélectionnés. / Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) arising from the appendix is a rare disease with a poor long-term prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of an aggressive approach used at our institution over the last five years. Methods: Data from all patients with a PC arising from the appendix were prospectively collected and analyzed. Treatment consisted of complete surgical cytoreduction of the tumor followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with oxaliplatin (460 mg/m2) in 2 L/m2 of D5W at 43˚C during 30 minutes. Results: From February 2003 to March 2007, 38 patients with PC arising from the appendix underwent laparotomy with curative intent. Mean follow-up was 23 months. Twenty-three patients received HIPEC but 10 patients could not have complete cytoreductive surgery and received no HIPEC. Five patients with a negative second-look surgery also received no HIPEC. The 3-year overall survival (OS) was 100% for the negative second-look patients, 86% for the HIPEC patients, and 29% for the unresectable patients (p=0.0098). The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 49% for the HIPEC patients. Histologic grade was a prognostic factor with regard to DFS for the HIPEC patients (p = 0.011). There was one postoperative mortality. The overall complication rate for treated patients was 39%, including intra-abdominal abscess (22%), hemorrhage (18%), and anastomotic leak (9%). Conclusions: Although these results are preliminary, this therapeutic approach seems both feasible and safe in selected patients.

Objectif : La carcinose péritonéale (CP) d’origine appendiculaire est une pathologie rare avec un pauvre pronostic à long terme. Le but de cette étude fut d’évaluer une approche agressive utilisée dans notre institution au cours des cinq dernières années. Méthodes : Les données de tous les patients avec CP d’origine appendiculaire ont été recueillies et analysées de façon prospective. Le traitement consista en une cytoréduction chirurgicale complète de la CP suivie d’une chimiohyperthermie intrapéritonéale (CHIP) à l’oxaliplatine (460 mg/m2) dans 2 L/m2 de D5% à 43°C pendant 30 minutes. Résultats : De février 2003 à mars 2007, 38 patients eurent une laparotomie à visée curative. Vingt-trois patients reçurent la CHIP. Par contre, chez 10 patients, une cytoréduction complète fut impossible et pour 5 autres patients, la chirurgie de « second-look » s’est révélée négative ; ils ne reçurent donc pas de CHIP. Le suivi moyen fut de 23 mois. La survie globale à 3 ans fut de 100% pour le groupe « second-look » négatif, 86% pour le groupe CHIP et 29% pour les patients avec maladie non-résécable (p=0.0098). La survie sans maladie (SSM) à 3 ans fut de 49% pour les patients du groupe CHIP. Le grade histologique fut identifié comme facteur pronostique en regard de la SSM dans le groupe CHIP (p=0.011). Il y eut un décès post-opératoire. Le taux de complications chez les patients traités fut de 39%, incluant les abcès intra-abdominaux (22%), les hémorragies (18%) et les fuites anastomotiques (9%). Conclusion : Bien que ces résultats soient préliminaires, cette approche thérapeutique semble à la fois faisable et sécuritaire chez des patients sélectionnés. / Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) arising from the appendix is a rare disease with a poor long-term prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of an aggressive approach used at our institution over the last five years. Methods: Data from all patients with a PC arising from the appendix were prospectively collected and analyzed. Treatment consisted of complete surgical cytoreduction of the tumor followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with oxaliplatin (460 mg/m2) in 2 L/m2 of D5W at 43˚C during 30 minutes. Results: From February 2003 to March 2007, 38 patients with PC arising from the appendix underwent laparotomy with curative intent. Mean follow-up was 23 months. Twenty-three patients received HIPEC but 10 patients could not have complete cytoreductive surgery and received no HIPEC. Five patients with a negative second-look surgery also received no HIPEC. The 3-year overall survival (OS) was 100% for the negative second-look patients, 86% for the HIPEC patients, and 29% for the unresectable patients (p=0.0098). The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 49% for the HIPEC patients. Histologic grade was a prognostic factor with regard to DFS for the HIPEC patients (p = 0.011). There was one postoperative mortality. The overall complication rate for treated patients was 39%, including intra-abdominal abscess (22%), hemorrhage (18%), and anastomotic leak (9%). Conclusions: Although these results are preliminary, this therapeutic approach seems both feasible and safe in selected patients.

Objectif: Le traitement de la carcinose péritonéale (CP) d’origine appendiculaire récidivante demeure sous-étudié. L’objectif est d’évaluer le traitement à offrir aux patients présentant une récidive de la maladie. Méthodologie: Depuis 2003, les données de tous les patients avec CP d’origine appendiculaire traités dans notre centre ont été recueillies. Le traitement de la maladie primaire consistait en une cytoréduction chirurgicale complète de la CP suivie d’une chimiothérapie hyperthermique intra-péritoneale (CHIP) à l’oxaliplatine. Lors d’une récidive, une deuxième cytoréduction avec une CHIP à la mitomycine C était offerte aux patients rencontrant certains critères de sélection. Résultats: Un total de 58 patients ont subi une cytoréduction complète suivie d’une CHIP avec l’oxaliplatine. Durant la période de suivi, 22 patients démontrèrent une maladie récidivante (39%). Le péritoine était le site de récidive le plus fréquent. Les survies sans maladie étaient statistiquement différentes selon le grade histopathologique et le degré de complétude de la cytoréduction. Parmi ces 22 patients, huit patients ont reçu une deuxième cytoréduction suivie d’une CHIP à la mitomycine C, un patient a subi une cytoréduction complète seule et 13 patients avaient une maladie non résécable. La survie globale moyenne des patients ayant reçu un deuxième traitement fut de 28 mois. Les taux de morbidité et de mortalité suite à une deuxième cytoréduction suivie d’une CHIP furent de 25% et 0%, respectivement. Conclusion: Une cytoréduction suivie d’une CHIP demeure une intervention possible chez les patients qui présentent une maladie récidivante, mais certains critères doivent être appliqués afin de maximiser la survie et minimiser la morbidité et la mortalité de cette approche. / Background: Additional treatment in patients presenting recurrent peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) has been much overlooked in the literature. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of additional treatment in patients with recurrent disease despite a first CRS with HIPEC. Methods: Since 2003, data from all patients with PC arising from the appendix treated in our center were prospectively collected. Treatment of primary disease consisted in CRS followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with oxaliplatin. When recurrent disease occurred, second CRS followed by HIPEC with mitomycin C were offered to patients meeting some selection criteria. Results: A total of 58 patients underwent CRS followed by HIPEC with oxaliplatin. During follow-up, 22 patients developed recurrent disease (39%). Peritoneum was the most common site of treatment failure. In the entire series, histologic grades and completeness of CRS were significant independent predictors of disease-free survival. Among patients with recurrent disease (n=22), eight patients underwent second CRS followed by HIPEC with mitomycin C, one patient received a CRS alone, and thirteen patients had unresectable disease. Mean overall survival for patients who received a second treatment (n=8) was 28 months. Morbidity and mortality rates following second CRS and HIPEC were 25% and 0%, respectively. Conclusions: CRS followed by HIPEC remains a possible intervention in patients with recurrent disease, but some selection criteria should be applied in order to maximise survival and minimise morbidity and mortality of this approach.

The diploma thesis deals with the protection of personnel in cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, focusing on non-medical healthcare workers - anesthetist nurses. The aim of the work was to analyze the knowledge of anesthesia nurses in the use of personal protective equipment, the specifics of selection for the given performance, the use of an electrocautery with integrated suction, the availability of decontamination aids In case of an accident of cytotoxic substances and if the staff is afraid of their own health. The data was obtained through a questionnaire. For the research were selected anesthesia nurses working in operating theaters in selected health care facilities in the Czech Republic. The total number of respondents who participated in the research was 35. The results of the survey revealed that the staff did not find out what PPEs are recommended for this type of operation. It's either because the staff is less linguistically equipped or does not know EBN / EBP or EBM. The staff only uses those PPEs that are available to them. As a good result, 49% of respondents use an integrated electric exhaust system. With regard to the availability of decontamination aids, I have found that most of the staff does not know whether these utilities are available at...