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Published in: Gynecological Surgery 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Endometriosis | Original Article

The utility of fibrinogen level as a predictor of complications after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a prospective observational study

Authors: Antonio Macciò, Giacomo Chiappe, Paraskevas Kotsonis, Fabrizio Lavra, Romualdo Nieddu, Paolo Onnis, Elisabetta Sanna, Valerio Mais, Clelia Madeddu

Published in: Gynecological Surgery | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Complications after laparoscopic gynecological surgery may increase patients’ morbidity and mortality; therefore, their timely diagnosis and early treatment would help clinicians to avoid life-threatening situations. We aimed to evaluate the predictive role of fibrinogen for diagnosing complications after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery for benign and malignant conditions.

Patients and methods

All patients who underwent elective laparoscopic gynecologic surgery between June 2013 and December 2017 at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, were prospectively included. Post-operative complications were assessed and graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Fibrinogen and white blood cell level were determined preoperatively, on the first post-operative day and at the appearance of symptoms indicative of an irregular post-operative course or at the time of re-hospitalization for persistent symptoms. The postoperative changes (calculated from the first postoperative day) were correlated with the occurrence and severity of complications and their predictive role was assessed.

Results

We enrolled 1016 patients: 36% underwent surgery for benign pathologies (mainly voluminous fibromatous uteri and severe deep endometriosis) and 64% for gynecologic malignancies. The overall complication rate was of 3.45%, the rate of major postoperative complications was 2.85%. A postoperative fibrinogen increase ≥ 20% had a high diagnostic accuracy to identify postoperative complications early (AUC 0.931, sensitivity 89%, and specificity 99%). The magnitude of postoperative fibrinogen change was associated with complication severity.

Conclusions

Our findings demonstrated that fibrinogen increase can enable the early detection of postoperative complications after laparoscopic gynecological surgery. Further prospective and multi-center studies are warranted to confirm these results.
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Metadata
Title
The utility of fibrinogen level as a predictor of complications after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a prospective observational study
Authors
Antonio Macciò
Giacomo Chiappe
Paraskevas Kotsonis
Fabrizio Lavra
Romualdo Nieddu
Paolo Onnis
Elisabetta Sanna
Valerio Mais
Clelia Madeddu
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Gynecological Surgery / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1613-2076
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-019-1064-x

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