ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2023
The Influence of Preoperative Smoking Status on Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Outcome Following Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in Prone Position for Esophageal Carcinoma.
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- Preoperative risk factors for postoperative pneumonia in patients with esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgery today · 2026Pooled it
- Smoking and Complications After Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Smoking status predicts anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: a systematic review & meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Thoracic duct ligation during esophagectomy fails to prevent chylothorax or improve survival: a propensity score matched cohort study.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Article
- Risk factors of poor long-term outcomes in elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after minimally invasive esophagectomy.Surgery today · 2025Article
- Impact of occupation on survival of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients following esophagectomy: a long-term survival analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Long-term survival outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with intraoperative thoracic duct ligation: a large-scale propensity score matching analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes of smoker and drinker with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma after oesophagectomy: a large-scale propensity score matching analysis.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Smoking and diabetes cause telomere shortening among alcohol use disorder patients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The effects of smoking history on robotic transhiatal esophagectomy patient outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Editorial: Preoperative Frailty Risk Assessment Prior to Esophagectomy, Where Are We?Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Significance of Thoracic Duct Resection During Esophagectomy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Preservation of the Thoracic Duct is Feasible for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Esophagectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEsophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma is associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates than other gastrointestinal surgeries. Smoking is an established risk factor for postoperative complications after esophagectomy. This study aimed retrospectively to investigate the impact of smoking status on short- and long-term outcomes for patients undergoing thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position (TEP) for esophageal carcinoma.
methodsIn this study, 234 patients with esophageal carcinoma who underwent TEP between 2012 and 2020 were divided into two groups based on smoking status (current or non-current smokers and the Brinkman index) by patients' declarations. Postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification grade ≥2), overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) were compared between smoking statuses.
resultsThe rates of postoperative complications did not differ significantly between the two groups (current smoker vs non-current smoker; Brinkman index ≥800 vs <800). The rate of postoperative pneumonia was higher in the combination group of current and higher Brinkman index (≥800) smokers than in the other group (25.0 % vs 11.8 %; P = 0.036). Multivariate analysis showed that smoking status was an independent risk factor for postoperative pneumonia (hazard ratio, 0.41; 95 % confidence interval, 0.18-0.93; P = 0.037). According to the long-term outcomes, no significant differences in OS and DFS were observed between the smoking statuses.
conclusionsThe combination of current smoking and heavy smoking history is a risk factor for postoperative pneumonia in patients who have esophageal carcinoma treated with TEP, although no correlation was observed between the long-term outcomes and smoking status.
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