Perioperative decrement of factor XIII as a predictor of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 32-32
Author(s):  
Hiroya Takeuchi ◽  
Masazumi Inoue ◽  
Satoru Matsuda ◽  
Kazumasa Fukuda ◽  
Rieko Nakamura ◽  
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32 Background: Factor XIII(F13), or fibrin stabilizing factor, is involved in the last stage of blood coagulation. Although F13 is also known to be activated in wound healing after surgery, the association between F13 levels and postoperative complications after surgery remains unknown. In this study, we hypothesized that the F13 levels during perioperative periods may be related to the postoperative complications after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer. Methods: A prospective study has been conducted for patients with esophageal cancer at our institution (UMIN000011658). Preoperative and postoperative (1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th postoperative days) F13 levels were examined in 73 patients with primary esophageal cancer who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy. We investigated the association of F13 levels with clinicopathological background factors and the postoperative complications after esophagectomy. Results: The average age of the patients who underwent esophagectomy was 64.8 years, and 66 patients (90%) were males. Major postoperative complications included anastomotic leakage (C-D grade ≥ I: 19%), and pneumonia (C-D grade ≥ I: 34%). F13 level in preoperative esophageal cancer patients ranged from 36 to 155% (median 102%). In general, F13 levels markedly decreased after esophagectomy and gradually recovered after the 5th postoperative day. Preoperative and postoperative F13 levels at each point did not correlate with occurrence of any postoperative complications. However, the patients with 35% or more reduction of F13 level in the 1st postoperative day compared to the preoperative F13 level significantly correlated with higher incidence of anastomotic leakage. The incidence of anastomotic leakage of the patients with F13 change≥35% was 27% while that of the patients with F13 change<35% was only 4% (p = 0.013). Conclusions: This study revealed that perioperative decrement of factor XIII may be a promising predictor of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estela Val Jordan ◽  
Agustín Nebra Puertas ◽  
Juan Casado Pellejero ◽  
Maria Dolores Vicente Gordo ◽  
Concepción Revilla López ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (31) ◽  
pp. 2900-2905
Author(s):  
Sadhu Nagamuneiah ◽  
Gandikota Venkata Prakash ◽  
Sabitha P ◽  
Karthik Periyasamy ◽  
Sanjay Raj Kumar Reddy Madduri ◽  
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BACKGROUND Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure which is commonly performed by surgeons worldwide, but the outcome and complication rates were mainly dependent on the surgeon’s skill and experience, indication and the extent of surgery and the number of thyroid surgeries performed at that particular centre. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of the postoperative complications after thyroid surgery in Sri Venkateswara Ramnaraian Ruiya Government General Hospital, Tirupati. METHODS A prospective study conducted on 100 patients with thyroid swelling who attended the Sri Venkateshwara Ramnaraian Ruya Government General Hospital, Tirupati. Patient age, sex, rural/urban origin, history, diagnosis, type of surgery, laboratory investigation such as complete blood, serum calcium, thyroid function test, us culture and sensitivity test in wound infections and indirect laryngoscopy for all pre-operative patients and postoperative voice change patients. Outcomes recorded as a complication of thyroid surgery within one week. RESULTS Totally 100 patients were enrolled in the study. Thyroid enlargement was more common in females (F: M =5.6:1) presenting in 3rd and 4th decades mostly with the mean age and standard deviation were 42.92 years and 13.097 years respectively. Total thyroidectomy was the most common procedure performed (44 %) followed by hemithyroidectomy (31 %), subtotal thyroidectomies (29 %) and near total thyroidectomy (5 %). On histopathological examination most common finding was multinodular goiter (54 %) followed by nodular goiter (33 %) and malignancies (10 %). The overall postoperative complication rate was 47 %. The most common postoperative complications after thyroidectomies were seroma formation in wound complication (27 %), followed by hypocalcemia (11 %), recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury (3 %), and surgical site infection (2 %). Majority of these complications were found to be associated with total thyroidectomy, female population, and in patients with age more than 30 years. CONCLUSIONS Seroma formation in wound complication is the commonest post thyroidectomy complication. Female gender, old age, and extensive thyroid surgery were associated with increased complication rate. KEYWORDS Post-Operative Complications, Thyroid Surgery


2016 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 483-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie Fernandes ◽  
Abigail T. Berman ◽  
Rosemarie Mick ◽  
Stefan Both ◽  
Kristi Lelionis ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidoriki Irene ◽  
Schizas Dimitrios ◽  
Mpaili Efstratia ◽  
Mpoura Maria ◽  
Hasemaki Natasha ◽  
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Abstract Aim To investigate the impact of malnutrition on postoperative complications in esophageal cancer patients. Background and Methods Malnutrition is common in esophageal cancer patients due to the debilitating nature of their disease. Several methods of nutritional assessment have emerged as significant prognostic factors for short-and long-term outcomes in patients operated for esophageal cancer. The study sample consisted of 85 patients with esophageal (n=11) and gastroesophageal junction (n=74) cancer who were admitted for surgery in the First Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece, between September 2015 and March 2019. Out of them, 65 patients underwent esophagectomy, while 20 patients underwent total gastrectomy. The assessment of nutritional status included the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), the Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and sarcopenia. GNRI was based on preoperative values of patients’ serum albumin and body weight. The preoperative assessment of sarcopenia was based on Skeletal Muscle Index (SMI) derived from analysis of CT scans using SliceOmatic® Software version 4.3 (Tomovision, Montreal, Canada). Postoperative complications were graded according to Clavien-Dindo classification. Minor complications included categories I-II, whereas major complications included categories III-V. Results Thirty nine patients (47.6%) developed postoperative complications. More specifically, 21 patients (24.7%) developed minor complications and 18 patients (21.2%) developed major complications, while anastomotic leakage occurred in 10 patients (11.8%). Eighty patients (94.1%) had a high-risk GNRI (<92), while 5 patients (5.9%) had a low-risk GNRI (≥92). Forty four patients (51.8%) were diagnosed with sarcopenia. The mean PG-SGA score was 8.82 ± 5.57. Patients with a high-risk GNRI demonstrated significantly higher rate of overall complications compared to low-risk GNRI patients (100% vs 44.2%, p<0.05 respectively). Moreover, the rate of anastomotic leakage was significantly higher in the sarcopenia group than in the non-sarcopenia group (29% vs 3.4%, p<0.05). Nonetheless, PG-SGA was not significantly associated with postoperative outcomes. Conclusion Higher-risk scores on the GNRI are associated with an increased risk for developing postoperative complications, while sarcopenia is associated with higher risk for anastomotic leakage among esophageal cancer patients. Preoperative assessment of GNRI and sarcopenia should be performed in all patients in order to detect patients who are at greater risk of postoperative morbidity.


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