ArticleBMC cancer2019
A comprehensive study of risk factors for post-operative pneumonia following resection of meningioma.
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- Biomarkers associated with post-operative pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Intraoperative tranexamic acid administration in cranial meningioma surgery: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Post-Operative Pulmonary Infection in Patients With Brain Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Surgical infections · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical and Perioperative Determinants of Postoperative Pneumonia After Craniotomy for Tumor Resection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A retrospective observational study of risk factors for postoperative meningitis following resection of meningioma.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Observational
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- The role of preoperative hematological inflammatory markers as a predictor of meningioma grade: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical neurology international · 2024Review
- Relationship between preoperative red blood cell distribution width and postoperative pneumonia in elderly patients with hip fracture: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Preoperative prediction of Ki-67 and p53 status in meningioma using a multiparametric MRI-based clinical-radiomic model.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Effect of differences in extubation timing on postoperative pneumonia following meningioma resection: a retrospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Article
- Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio may Predict Postoperative Pneumonia in Stage I-III Gastric Cancer Patients After Curative Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Study.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
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- Meningioma Surgery in Patients ≥70 Years of Age: Clinical Outcome and Validation of the SKALE Score.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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backgroundPost-operative pneumonia (Pop) following meningioma surgery is the dominant systemic complication which could cause serious threats to patients. It is unclear whether hematological biochemical markers are independently associated with the Pop. This study attempted to perform a more comprehensive study of taking both clinical factors and hematological biomarkers into account to promote the management of patients after meningioma surgery.
methodsWe collected clinical and hematological parameters of 1156 patients undergoing meningioma resection from January 2009 to January 2013. According to whether the symptoms of pneumonia had manifested,patients were divided into the Pop group and the Non-Pop group. We analyzed the distinctions of clinical factors between the two groups. We successively performed univariate and multivariate regression analysis to identify risk factors independently associated with the Pop.
results4.4% patients infected with the Pop (51 of 1156). The median age at diagnosis of the Pop patients was significantly older than the Non-Pop group (p = 0.002). There were strike distinctions of post-operative hospital stays between two groups, with 21 days and 7 days each (p < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, tumor relapse (p < 0.001), skull base lesions (p = 0.001), intra-operative blood transfusion (p = 0.018) and cardiovascular diseases (p = 0.001) were linked with increased risk of the Pop following meningioma resection. For hematological biochemical markers, it was the factor of Red blood cell distribution width-standard deviation (RDW-SD) (OR 5.267, 95%CI 1.316, 21.078; p = 0.019) and Neutrophils lymphocytes ratio (NLR) (OR 2.081, 95%CI 1.063, 4.067; p = 0.033) that could appreciably predict the Pop.
conclusionsApart from tumor recurrence, localizations, intra-operative blood transfusion and cardiovascular diseases are independent risk factors for the Pop. We initially found hematological RDW-SD and NLR are also important predictors.
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