ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2025
Early Postoperative Serum Lactate Levels Predict Anastomotic Leakage After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.
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- Lactate in Drainage Fluid to Predict Complications in Robotic Esophagectomies-A Pilot Study in a Matched Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The value of perioperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio combined with the prognostic nutritional index for predicting anastomotic leakage after minimally invasive esophagectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnastomotic leakage (AL) is a major complication after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, and the significance of elevated postoperative lactate levels in the occurrence of AL is unclear. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe evaluated 583 patients who underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Serum lactate levels were measured immediately after esophagectomy and in the morning on postoperative days (POD) 1, 2, 3, and 4. We also evaluated the factors associated with AL using multivariable logistic regression analysis.
resultsAL occurred in 8.9% (n = 52) of patients, and the median onset of AL was POD10 (interquartile range: 7-13). The lactate levels immediately after esophagectomy through POD3 were significantly higher in patients with AL than in those without AL. A further multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that elevated lactate level on POD2 was an independent predictor of the occurrence of AL (odds ratio 11.9; 95% confidence interval: 4.04-17.3; P < 0.001). Severe AL was significantly more frequent in the higher lactate patients (P < 0.001). Furthermore, in patients with AL with higher lactate, the onset tended to be earlier (P = 0.054), and the treatment duration of AL was significantly longer compared with those with lower lactate (P = 0.037).
conclusionsAL was significantly associated with elevated postoperative lactate levels. Elevated lactate levels on POD2 could be significant predictor of AL development after esophagectomy.
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