Surgical interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis in Mumbai, India: surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges.
Setting:While surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is considered an important adjunct for specific cases, including drug-resistant tuberculosis, operational evidence on its feasibility and effectiveness is limited.Objective:To describe surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges of providing surgery for PTB in Mumbai, India.Design:A descriptive study of routinely collected data of surgical interventions for PTB from 2010 to 2014 in two Mumbai hospitals, one public, one private.Results:Of 85 patients, 5 (6%) died and 17 (20%) had complications, with wound infection being the most frequent. Repeat operation was required in 12 (14%) patients. Most procedures were performed on an emergency basis, and eligibility was established late in the course of treatment. Median time from admission to surgery was 51 days. Drug susceptibility test (DST) patterns and final treatment outcomes were not systematically collected.Conclusion:In a high-burden setting such as Mumbai, important data on surgery for PTB were surprisingly limited in both the private and public sectors. Eligibility for surgery was established late, culture and DST were not systematically offered, the interval between admission and surgery was long and TB outcomes were not known. Systematic data collection would allow for proper evaluation of surgery as adjunctive therapy for all forms of TB under programmatic conditions.
Chest Department, GTB Hospital, Sewri, Mumbai, India.
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Shirodkar
Chest Department, GTB Hospital, Sewri, Mumbai, India.
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Anande
Chest Department, Jupiter Hospital, Thane, India.
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Dalal
Chest Department, GTB Hospital, Sewri, Mumbai, India.
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Desai
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Operational Research, Mumbai, India.
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Corrêa
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Operational Research, Mumbai, India.
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Das
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Operational Research, Mumbai, India.
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Laxmeshwar
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Operational Research, Mumbai, India.
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Mansoor
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Operational Research, Mumbai, India.
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Remartinez
Medical Department, MSF, Brussels, Belgium.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Operational Research, Mumbai, India.
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Isaakidis
complication; drug-resistant tuberculosis; treatment
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