Articles: postoperative-complications.
-
Minimally invasive hemilaminectomy is a safe and effective alternative to open laminectomy for treating intradural extramedullary tumors. There are no reports of postoperative kyphosis after this approach. This study aims to determine whether performing minimally invasive spine surgery hemilaminectomy for intradural extramedullary tumors can prevent the development of postlaminectomy kyphosis (PLK) or lordosis loss. ⋯ Hemilaminectomy represents a promising approach for preventing PLK and postlaminectomy lordosis loss following intradural extramedullary tumor resection.
-
Higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) increase the invasive abilities of colon cancer cells in vitro. Studies assessing target values for end-tidal CO2 concentrations (EtCO2) to improve surgical outcome after colorectal cancer surgery are lacking. Therefore, we evaluated whether intraoperative EtCO2 was associated with differences in recurrence-free survival after elective colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. ⋯ Lower intraoperative EtCO2 target values in CRC surgery might benefit oncological outcome and should be evaluated in confirmative studies.
-
Malnutrition frequently is associated with increased complications and worse outcomes after surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether malnutrition status determined using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) can serve as an independent risk factor for complications in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). ⋯ In elderly patients after ACDF, malnutrition determined using GNRI is an independent risk factor for 30-day complications, readmissions, prolonged hospital length of stay, and nonhome discharge.
-
Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 2024
Meta AnalysisAssociation between elevated preoperative VE/VCO2 slope and increased mortality following major surgery: a meta-analysis.
The relationship between preoperative VE/VCO
2 slope and mortality in adults undergoing major surgery is not well-established. ⋯ Elevated preoperative VE/V CO2 slope is associated with an increased risk of postoperative short- and long-term mortality in adults undergoing major surgery.