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- Title
Early unplanned reoperations after gastrectomy for gastric cancer are different between laparoscopic surgery and open surgery.
- Authors
Li, Ping; Lin, Jian-Xian; Tu, Ru-Hong; Lu, Jun; Xie, Jian-Wei; Wang, Jia-Bin; Chen, Qi-Yue; Cao, Long-Long; Lin, Mi; Huang, Ze-Ning; Lin, Ju-Li; Zheng, Chao-Hui; Huang, Chang-Ming
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>To compare the differences in occurrence rates, time intervals, main causes, and management strategies of early unplanned reoperations (EUROs) after gastrectomy for gastric cancer (GC) between laparoscopic and open surgery.<bold>Methods: </bold>From Jan. 2005 to Dec. 2014, 2608 and 1516 patients underwent laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) and open gastrectomy (OG), respectively. Perioperative outcomes and risk factors for EURO were analyzed.<bold>Results: </bold>The overall EURO rate was 1.3%, and the rate in LAG and OG groups was 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively. The EURO rate after 24 h postoperatively was significantly lower in LAG group than in OG group (p = 0.019). No significant correlation was identified between laparoscopic surgery and EURO rate (p = 0.157); age > 70 (p = 0.028), body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2 (p = 0.009), and estimated blood loss > 100 ml (p = 0.029) were independent risk factors for EURO. The main cause of EURO was intra-abdominal bleeding, anastomotic bleeding, and anastomotic leakage in LAG group; and intra-abdominal bleeding, anastomotic leakage, and intestinal obstruction in OG group. The proportion of patients with intra-abdominal bleeding requiring EURO was markedly higher in LAG group than in OG group (p = 0.043). Transverse mesocolonic vessels and spleen were the most common bleeding sites necessitating EURO in LAG and OG groups, respectively. Six of 28 (21.4%) patients with EUROs in LAG group underwent laparoscopic procedure (p = 0.025). Mortality in patients requiring EURO was 3.6% and 20.8% in LAG and OG groups, respectively (p = 0.084).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Compared to open surgery, laparoscopic surgery does not increase the incidence of EURO in patients undergoing gastrectomy for GC; however, laparoscopic surgery is associated with a lower EURO rate after 24 h postoperatively and a higher proportion of patients with intra-abdominal bleeding requiring EURO than open surgery. Effective and accurate intraoperative hemostasis for intra-abdominal vessels and anastomotic sites will help further reduce the incidence of EURO following LAG within 24 h postoperatively.
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2019, Vol 33, Issue 4, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-019-06722-0