ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2026
Impact of Postoperative Infectious Complications on Long-Term Survival After Curative Resection for Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study in the Minimally Invasive Era.
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- Methodological Considerations in Evaluating Postoperative Infectious Complications and Long-Term Oncological Outcomes.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Article
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Aim: Previous studies have reported that postoperative infectious complications (PICs) worsen long-term outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery; however, most were conducted before widespread adoption of minimally invasive surgery. We evaluated the association between PICs and long-term oncological outcomes after curative colorectal cancer resection. Methods: This multicenter, retrospective cohort study enrolled patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal adenocarcinoma between 2017 and 2021 at 19 hospitals in Japan. PICs were defined as Clavien-Dindo grade≥II infectious complications within 30 days after surgery. Multivariable Cox regression and propensity score matching (1:4) were used to evaluate associations with overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS). Results: Among 5377 patients, 90.6% underwent laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgery, and PICs occurred in 500 (9.3%). In multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis, PICs were independently associated with worse OS (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.01-1.72; Conclusion: PICs are associated with impaired long-term survival after curative colorectal cancer surgery, even in the modern minimally invasive era. Preventing postoperative infections is important to improve perioperative recovery and long-term oncological outcomes.
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