ArticleSurgery today2014
Risk factors for pulmonary complications after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
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- Smoking status predicts anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: a systematic review & meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Surgical Apgar score could predict complications after esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection vs. Surgery for Superficial Esophageal Squamous Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Force feedback and vocal cord dysfunction after robotic esophagectomy: a comparison of the da Vinci 5 and Xi systems.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical factors associated with rescue bronchoscopic sputum suction after minimally invasive esophagectomy: A single-center retrospective study.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Comparative clinical utility of preoperative psoas muscle and skeletal muscle index cutoffs for risk stratification after esophagectomy.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Establishing a rabbit sham model of cervical esophageal surgery for circumferential esophageal transplantation.Clinical transplantation and research · 2026Article
- Postoperative pulmonary complications after esophagectomy: risk factors and prediction model.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2026Article
- A machine learning-based predictive model for postoperative pulmonary complications in lung cancer and its SHAP interpretation.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Risk factors of delayed extubation after esophagectomy in the surgical intensive care unit.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
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- A nomogram predicting the risk of postoperative pneumonia after esophagectomy in esophageal carcinoma.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- High comprehensive complication index after minimally invasive esophagectomy associated with poor short-term and long-term outcome: a propensity score matching analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Utilizing machine learning approaches to investigate the relationship between cystatin C and serious complications in esophageal cancer patients after esophagectomy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Observational
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- Perioperative Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Relationship between the severity of emphysematous change in the lung and morbidity after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A retrospective study on a novel strategy for risk prediction.Thoracic cancer · 2024Article
- Association of DLT versus SLT with postoperative pneumonia during esophagectomy in China: a retrospective comparison study.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
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- Postoperative respiratory morbidity can adversely affect prognosis in thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a retrospective study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposePulmonary complications after esophagectomy are still common and are a major cause of mortality. The aim of this study was to clarify the risk factors for the occurrence of pulmonary complications after esophagectomy.
methodsThe clinical courses of 299 patients who underwent elective subtotal esophagectomy with lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer were retrospectively analyzed. Group I included patients who had pulmonary complications (n = 53), and group II included patients who did not (n = 246). The clinicopathological factors, surgical procedures and surgical results were compared between the groups.
resultsThe frequency of any pulmonary complication was 17.7 %. Pneumonia (n = 26; 8.7 %) and respiratory failure that needed initial ventilatory support for 48 h or reintubation (n = 16; 5.4 %) were the major morbidities. The results of the logistic regression analysis suggested that smoking with a Brinkman index ≥800, salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy and the amount of blood loss/body weight were independent factors associated with the occurrence of pulmonary complications.
conclusionPulmonary complications after esophagectomy remain common despite advances in perioperative management. Cases with a history of heavy smoking, preoperative definitive chemoradiotherapy, and high blood loss during surgery require more careful postoperative pulmonary care.
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