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ArticleJTCVS open2026

The impact of perioperative outcomes on long-term survival after esophageal cancer resection.

Carolyn C Chang, Ntemena Kapula, Irmina A Elliott, Brandon Guenthart, Douglas Z Liou, Natalie S Lui, Leah Backhus, Joseph B Shrager, Mark F Berry

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Carolyn C ChangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Ntemena KapulaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Irmina A ElliottDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Brandon GuenthartDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Douglas Z LiouDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Natalie S LuiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Leah BackhusDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Joseph B ShragerDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Mark F BerryDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.

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Abstract

Objective: Current metrics for quality of care after esophagectomy rely on short-term perioperative outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the relationship of perioperative outcomes and long-term survival after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Methods: Institutions in the National Cancer Database performing ≥20 esophagectomies (2010-2019) were ranked by a weighted composite score of major perioperative events-length of stay >20 days, unplanned readmissions, and 30-day mortality-and stratified into quintiles. Survival between centers with the least perioperative morbidity (quintile 1) and all other centers (quintiles 2-5) was compared using Kaplan-Meier, Cox proportional hazard, and landmark analyses. Results: Overall, 11,036 patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy at 209 institutions were included. Of those, 1825 (17%) patients were treated at 42 quintile 1 centers and 9211 (83%) were treated at 167 quintiles 2-5 centers. Prolonged length of stay (15% vs 7.9%, Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer at centers with lower rates of major perioperative events had improved long-term survival, suggesting that short-term metrics can serve as indicators of long-term performance and oncologic efficacy.

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esophageal canceresophagectomylong-term survivalmetrics of quality of careperioperative outcomes

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