ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2025
Pulmonary infection after esophageal cancer surgery: impact on the reality, risk factors and development of a predictive nomogram.
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- Individualized Stent for Tracheal Fistula Complicating Tracheostomy Following Esophagectomy.Respirology case reports · 2026Article
- One-Lung Ventilation Duration Is a Risk Factor for Pneumonia in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Esophagectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Identification and validation of an explainable machine learning model for early postoperative pulmonary complications after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Predictive Value of Perioperative Systemic Inflammation Response Index Dynamics for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection Following Esophagectomy: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
- Risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in esophageal cancer: focus on inflammatory markers.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Application of a staged health education pathway checklist in perioperative care of patients with esophageal cancer.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs a major complication after esophageal cancer (EC) surgery, postoperative pulmonary infection (PPI) is speculated to be associated with quality of life and survival after surgery. This study is aimed to explore the influence of PPI on the reality and establish a nomogram to predict PPI.
methodsData of patients undergoing esophagectomy was collected between January, 2016 and December, 2020 and divided into PPI and without PPI groups. Hospital costs and overall survival (OS) were compared between two groups. Univariate-multivariate analysis and LASSO-multivariate logistic regression were carried out to identify risk factors, and then two models were established based on them. To choose the better one, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC), the area under curve (AUC) and K-fold cross validation were compared between the models.
resultsThe incidence of PPI in 633 esophageal cancer patients was 30.2% (191/633). PPI caused a total economic burden of RMB11,872.31 yuan on each patient and a poorer overall survival (60.5% vs. 54.0%, P = 0.002). The final nomogram was established by Univariate-multivariate logistic regression, including four independent risk factors of BMI < 18 kg/m
conclusionIndividual prevention of PPI after esophagectomy would lead a lower financial burden and a better survival for EC patients.
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