Epidemiology Of Postoperative Complications After Esophagectomy: Implications for Management

CONCLUSIONS: Maintaining a high index of suspicion for early postoperative complications is crucial for rescuing patients after esophagectomy. Early postoperative pneumonia and atrial fibrillation may be sentinel complications for an anastomotic leak, and their occurrence may be used to prompt further clinical investigation. Early recovery protocols should consider the development of early complications into postoperative feeding and imaging algorithms.PMID:37704003 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.004

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 13, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Stanley Kalata Bilawal Singh Nathan Graham Zhaohui Fan Andrew C Chang William R Lynch Kiran H Lagisetty Jules Lin Jonathan Yeung Rishindra M Reddy Elliot Wakeam Source Type: research