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. 1997 Feb;84(2):252-7.

Oxygen delivery as a factor in the development of fatal postoperative complications after oesophagectomy

C Kusano  1 , M Baba, S Takao, S Sane, M Shimada, K Shirao, S Natsugoe, T Fukumoto, T Aikou
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  • PMID: 9052449

Oxygen delivery as a factor in the development of fatal postoperative complications after oesophagectomy

C Kusano et al. Br J Surg. 1997 Feb.

Abstract

Background: This study was designed to assess the impact of oxygen transport variables on outcome in 115 patients undergoing elective surgery for oesophageal carcinoma.

Methods: Haemodynamic parameters were determined using a Swan-Ganz catheter in all patients on the day before operation, 6 h after operation, and daily for the first 4 days after operation.

Results: Oxygen delivery and consumption at 6 h were significantly higher in survivors than in non-survivors. However, oxygen delivery and consumption in both groups did not differ significantly after postoperative day 1. Of 17 patients with oxygen delivery levels lower than 445 ml min-1 m-2 at 6 h, eight died in hospital. Oxygen delivery in patients who developed either an anastomotic leak or severe pneumonia was significantly lower 6 h after surgery. Lower levels of oxygen delivery preceded postoperative complications.

Conclusion: Oxygen delivery 6 h after oesophagectomy correlates with postoperative complications and may be a determinant of hospital mortality.

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