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ArticleIndian journal of surgical oncology2023

Role of Interleukin-6 in Prediction of Early Complications After Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy-a Pilot Study.

Sivaraman Kumarasamy, Hemanth Kumar, Vishal Sharma, Harshal Mandavdhare, Sant Ram, Harjeet Singh

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Article in Indian journal of surgical oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sivaraman KumarasamyDepartment of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Hemanth KumarDepartment of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Vishal SharmaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Harshal MandavdhareDepartment of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Sant RamDepartment of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Harjeet SinghDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, F-block, Nehru Hospital, Sector 12, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0748-9473
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious complications following oesophagectomy are associated with significant morbidity. Early prediction of these complications may mitigate significant morbidity and mortality. Patients undergoing minimally invasive oesophagectomy for carcinoma oesophagus between January 2019 and June 2020 were included in the study. All patients underwent standard preoperative investigations and preparation. Post-operative complications including infectious complications were recorded. Association of post-operative serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels with post-operative complications were analysed. A total of twenty-two participants were included in the study (median age; 51 years, 13 (%) male). The tumour site was middle 1/3rd of oesophagus in 13 (59.1%), lower 1/3rd of oesophagus in 9 (40.9%). The tumour histology was squamous cell carcinoma in all patients. Eight (36.4 %) patients developed major complications and five of them developed anastomotic leak. IL-6 levels were significantly higher on POD 3 in patients who developed major complications (

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Anastomotic leakComplicationIL-6MIEOesophageal cancer

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PMID37900661
PMCPMC10611687
OpenAlexW4361296197

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