Changes of the Preoperative and Postoperative Nutritional Statuses in Patients with Gastric Cancer and Assessment of the Nutritional Factors That Are Correlated with Short-Term Postoperative Complications

Abstract Background: It is well established that retrieved lymph nodes (RLNs) count were positively correlated with better overall survival in gastric cancer (GC). But little is known about the relationship between RLNs count and short-term complications after radical surgery. Methods: A total of 1487 consecutive GC patients between January 2016 and December 2018 at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analyses were performed to elucidate the association between RLNs count and postoperative complications. We further identified clinical factors that might affect the RLNs count.Results: Among all of the patients, postoperative complications occurred in 435 (29.3%) patients. The mean RLNs count was 25.1 and 864 (58.1%) patients were diagnosed with lymph node metastasis. Univariate analyses showed no significant difference between RLNs count and postoperative complications (both overall and stratified by CDC grade). We further explored that preoperative serum albumin, type of resection, operation time, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis, and pTNM stage were associated with RLNs count. Conclusions: The current study demonstrated that RLNs count was not associated with postoperative short-term complications following gastrectomy of GC, which provided a rationale for the determination of a proper RLNs count of curative gastrectomy.

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Impact of Retrieved Lymph Nodes Count on Short-Term Complications in Patients with Gastric Cancer

10.21203/rs.3.rs-34560/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Feng Sun ◽

Song Liu ◽

Peng Song ◽

Chen Zhang ◽

Zhijian Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Lymph Node Metastasis ◽

Lymph Nodes ◽

Operation Time ◽

Short Term ◽

Node Metastasis ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Univariate Analyses

Abstract Background: It is well established that retrieved lymph nodes (RLNs) count were positively correlated with better overall survival in gastric cancer (GC). But little is known about the relationship between RLNs count and short-term complications after radical surgery. Methods: A total of 1487 consecutive GC patients between January 2016 and December 2018 at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analyses were performed to elucidate the association between RLNs count and postoperative complications. We further identified clinical factors that might affect the RLNs count.Results: Among all of the patients, postoperative complications occurred in 435 (29.3%) patients. The mean RLNs count was 25.1 and 864 (58.1%) patients were diagnosed with lymph node metastasis. Univariate analyses showed no significant difference between RLNs count and postoperative complications (both overall and stratified by CDC grade). We further explored that preoperative serum albumin, type of resection, operation time, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis, and pTNM stage were associated with RLNs count. Conclusions: The current study demonstrated that RLNs count was not associated with postoperative short-term complications following gastrectomy of GC, which provided a rationale for the determination of a proper RLNs count of curative gastrectomy.

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Preoperative Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score Predicts Short-Term Surgical Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer After Laparoscopy-Assisted Radical Gastrectomy

10.21203/rs.3.rs-53990/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yun Qian ◽

Huaying Liu ◽

Junhai Pan ◽

Weihua Yu ◽

Jiemin Lv ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Predictive Ability ◽

Short Term ◽

Optimal Cutoff ◽

Cutoff Value ◽

Conut Score

Abstract Background: The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is an emerging nutrition assessment tool that is very useful in patients with gastric cancer who usually experience weight loss and malnutrition. The aim of our study was to assess the predictive ability of the preoperative CONUT score for short-term prognosis in patients with gastric cancer undergoing laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 309 patients who underwent curative laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy. The patients were divided into two groups according to the optimal cutoff value of the CONUT score. The clinical association for the CONUT score, characteristics, and postoperative complications were evaluated and analyzed. The risk factors for complications were identified by univariate and multivariate analysis.Results: The preoperative CONUT score showed a good predictive ability for postoperative complications (AUC=0.718，Youden index=0.343)，with an optimal cutoff value of 2.5. The patients with high CONUT scores had a higher incidence of overall complications (P<0.001) and mild complications (P<0.001). Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that the CONUT score was independently associated with postoperative complications (P=0.012；OR=2.433；95%CI：1.218-4.862).Conclusions：The preoperative CONUT score was identified as a reliable nutritional assessment tool for predicting short-term prognosis in patients with gastric cancer after laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy.

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IDDF2020-ABS-0155 A new diagnostic index of sarcopenia for predicting short-term postoperative complications in patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer

10.1136/gutjnl-2020-iddf.100 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaolong Ge ◽

Wei Zhou

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Short Term ◽

Diagnostic Index

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Impact of Retrieved Lymph Nodes Count on Short-term Complications in Patients With Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-27768/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Feng Sun ◽

Song Liu ◽

Peng Song ◽

Chen Zhang ◽

Zhijian Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Lymph Node Metastasis ◽

Lymph Nodes ◽

Operation Time ◽

Short Term ◽

Node Metastasis ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Univariate Analyses

Abstract Background:It is well established thatretrieved lymph nodes (RLNs) count were positively correlated with better overall survival in gastric cancer (GC). But little is known about the relationship between RLNs count and short-term complications after radical surgery.Methods: A total of 1487 consecutive GC patients between January 2016 and December 2018 at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analyses were performed to elucidate the association between RLNs count and postoperative complications. We further identified clinical factors that might affect the RLNs count.Results: Among all of the patients, postoperative complications occurred in 435 (29.3%) patients. The mean RLNs count was 25.1 and 864 (58.1%) patients were diagnosed with lymph node metastasis. Univariate analyses showed no significant difference between RLNscount and postoperative complications (both overall and stratified by CDC grade). We further explored that preoperative serum albumin, type of resection, operation time, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis, and pTNM stage were associated with RLNs count.Conclusions: The current study demonstrated that RLNs count was not associated with postoperative short-term complications following gastrectomy of GC, which provided a rationale for the determination of a proper RLNs count of curative gastrectomy.

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Preoperative Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score Predicts Short-term Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Gastric Cancer After Laparoscopy-assisted Radical Gastrectomy

10.21203/rs.3.rs-99695/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yun Qian ◽

Huaying Liu ◽

Junhai Pan ◽

Weihua Yu ◽

Jiemin Lv ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Nutritional Assessment ◽

Area Under The Curve ◽

Predictive Ability ◽

Youden Index ◽

Short Term ◽

Conut Score

Abstract Background: The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is an emerging nutrition assessment tool that is useful in gastric cancer (GC) patients. The aim of our study was to assess the predictive ability of the preoperative CONUT score for short-term outcomes in GC patients undergoing laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 309 patients who underwent curative laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy. The patients were divided into two groups according to the optimal cut-off value of the CONUT score. The clinical characteristics and postoperative complications were evaluated and analysed in the low- and high-score groups. The risk factors for complications were identified by univariate and multivariate analysis.Results: The preoperative CONUT score showed a good predictive ability for postoperative complications (area under the curve (AUC)=0.718, Youden index=0.343) compared with other indexes, with an optimal cut-off value of 2.5. Patients with high CONUT scores had a higher incidence of overall complications (P<0.001) and mild complications (P<0.001). Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that the CONUT score was independently associated with postoperative complications (P=0.012; odds ratio (OR)=2.433; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.218-4.862).Conclusions: The preoperative CONUT score is a reliable and useful nutritional assessment tool for predicting short-term outcomes in GC patients after laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy.

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How Do Surgical Stress and Low Perioperative Serum Protein and Albumin Impact Upon Short Term Morbidity and Mortality in Gastric Cancer Surgery?

Medicine and Pharmacy Reports ◽

10.15386/cjmed-674 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 90 (1) ◽

pp. 71-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alexandru Munteanu ◽

Doru Munteanu ◽

Stefan Tigan ◽

Adrian Bartos ◽

Cornel Iancu

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Total Gastrectomy ◽

Serum Proteins ◽

Surgical Stress ◽

Subtotal Gastrectomy ◽

Total Serum ◽

Total Proteins ◽

Short Term ◽

Gastric Cancer Surgery

Background. Patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer may be expected to develop a certain range of postoperative complications. This retrospective cohort study determined if gauging the serum value of total proteins and albumins before and especially after surgery can predict an undesired short term outcome in patients with gastric resections for cancer, as we have not found studies debating the link between low postoperative total proteins or albumins and early postoperative morbidity.Methods. A total of 195 patients with gastric cancer who had been subjected to gastric resection (83 patients) or total gastrectomy (111 patients), were subsequently arranged into study group pairs. In each of these group pairs, one group had a complication, while another was without said complication, or total vs. subtotal gastrectomy, etc. Each of these group pairs were compared between them in order to determine if total serum proteins and/or albumins, before and/or after surgery could predict the onset of certain complications or death. In the end, we performed ROC curves to determine the predictability value of variables for certain complications.Results. preoperative serum albumin can predict an early onset of anastomotic leakage (p=0.02) as it can predict the occurrence of general complications (p=0.018) and surgical wound infections (p=0.029) as well as a higher risk of reoperation for the management of complications (p=0.028). Total serum protein may be tied to a higher surgical stress, like albumin, as it was significantly lower in patients undergoing total gastrectomy as compared to those subjected to subtotal gastrectomy (p=0.0001 total proteins, p=0.0001 albumins). Postoperative low total serum proteins and albumins translate in a risk of early postoperative death (p=0.031 total proteins, p=0.001 albumins).Conclusion. We demonstrated the fact that total serum proteins and serum albumins, checked both before and after surgery, are of great value in helping predict a series of postoperative complications in gastric cancer surgery and that they can also be used as surgical stress markers.

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Impact of retrieved lymph nodes count on short-term complications in patients with gastric cancer

10.21203/rs.3.rs-34560/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Feng Sun ◽

Song Liu ◽

Peng Song ◽

Chen Zhang ◽

Zhijian Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Lymph Node Metastasis ◽

Lymph Nodes ◽

Short Term ◽

Curative Gastrectomy ◽

Node Metastasis ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Univariate Analyses

Abstract Background: It is well established that retrieved lymph nodes (RLNs) count were positively correlated with better overall survival in gastric cancer (GC). But little is known about the relationship between RLNs count and short-term complications after radical surgery. Methods: A total of 1487 consecutive GC patients between January 2016 and December 2018 at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analyses were performed to elucidate the association between RLNs count and postoperative complications. We further identified clinical factors that might affect the RLNs count. Results: Among all of the patients, postoperative complications occurred in 435 (29.3%) patients. The mean RLNs count was 25.1 and 864 (58.1%) patients were diagnosed with lymph node metastasis. Univariate analyses showed no significant difference between RLNs count and postoperative complications (both overall and stratified by CDC grade). Univariate and multivariate analyses further revealed that type of resection, tumor invasion, and lymph node metastasis were associated with RLNs count. Conclusions: The current study demonstrated that RLNs count was not associated with postoperative short-term complications following gastrectomy of GC, which provided a rationale for the determination of a proper RLNs count of curative gastrectomy.

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Computed tomography–quantified body composition predicts short-term outcomes after gastrectomy in gastric cancer

Current Oncology ◽

10.3747/co.25.4014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Y. Zhang ◽

J. P. Wang ◽

X. L. Wang ◽

H. Tian ◽

T. T. Gao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Computed Tomography ◽

Body Composition ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Visceral Obesity ◽

Retinol Binding Protein ◽

Serum Retinol ◽

Short Term ◽

Muscle Attenuation

Background Malnutrition is a common and critical problem that influences outcome in cancer patients. Body composition reflects a patient’s metabolic profile and physiologic reserves, which might be the true determinant of prognosis. In the present study, which aimed to identify valuable new prognostic indicators, we investigated the association between computed tomography–quantified body composition and short-term outcomes after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.MethodsSkeletal muscle index, mean muscle attenuation, and ratio of visceral-to-subcutaneous adipose tissue area (vsr) were calculated from preoperative computed tomography images. Low skeletal muscle index, low mean muscle attenuation, and high vsr were respectively termed “sarcopenia,” “myosteatosis,” and “visceral obesity.” The association of body composition with postoperative complications and serum markers of nutrition and inflammation after radical gastrectomy were analyzed.ResultsThe overall complication rate was significantly higher in the sarcopenia (62.5% vs. 27.3%, p = 0.001) and myosteatosis groups (38.2% vs. 4%, p = 0.002). Patients with visceral obesity had a higher incidence of inflammatory complications (20.3% vs. 6.5%, p = 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that sarcopenia (p = 0.013), myosteatosis (p = 0.017), and low serum retinol-binding protein (p = 0.019) were independent risk factors for overall complications. Compared with control subjects, patients with sarcopenia had lower postoperative levels of serum retinol-binding protein (p = 0.007), and patients with visceral obesity had higher levels of C-reactive protein (p = 0.026).Conclusions Sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and visceral obesity were significantly associated with increased rates of postoperative complications and affected the postoperative nutrition and inflammation status of patients with gastric cancer.

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