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Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery 6/2016

01-09-2016 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Role of frailty and nutritional status in predicting complications following total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy in patients with gastric cancer: a prospective study

Authors: Fan-Feng Chen, Fei-Yu Zhang, Xuan-You Zhou, Xian Shen, Zhen Yu, Cheng-Le Zhuang

Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was performed to determine the association of frailty and nutritional status with postoperative complications after total gastrectomy (TG) with D2 lymphadenectomy in patients with gastric cancer.

Methods

Patients undergoing TG with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer between August 2014 and February 2016 were enrolled. Frailty was evaluated by sarcopenia which was diagnosed by a combination of third lumbar vertebra muscle index (L3 MI), handgrip strength, and 6-m usual gait speed. Nutritional status was evaluated by the nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS 2002) score. Univariate and multivariate analyses evaluating the risk factors for postoperative complications were performed.

Results

A total of 158 patients were analyzed, and 27.2 % developed complications within 30 days of surgery. One patient died within 30 days of the operation. In the univariate analyses, NRS 2002 score ≥3 (OR = 2.468, P = 0.012), sarcopenia (OR = 2.764, P = 0.008), and tumor located at the cardia (OR = 2.072, P = 0.046) were associated with the postoperative complications. Multivariable analysis revealed that sarcopenia (OR = 3.084, P = 0.005) and tumor located at the cardia (OR = 2.347, P = 0.026) were independent predictors of postoperative complications.

Conclusions

This study showed a significant relationship between postoperative complications and geriatric frailty using sarcopenia in patients with gastric cancer after TG with D2 lymphadenectomy. Frailty should be integrated into preoperative risk assessment and may have implications in preoperative decisionmaking.
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Metadata
Title
Role of frailty and nutritional status in predicting complications following total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy in patients with gastric cancer: a prospective study
Authors
Fan-Feng Chen
Fei-Yu Zhang
Xuan-You Zhou
Xian Shen
Zhen Yu
Cheng-Le Zhuang
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1435-2443
Electronic ISSN: 1435-2451
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-016-1490-4

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