Major coronary artery calcifications as predictors of postoperative complications in Ivor Lewis esophagectomies: a five-year retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine the relationship between preoperative arterial calcifications and postoperative outcomes after Ivor Lewis esophagectomies.

Methods

This was a single-center retrospective review of Ivor Lewis esophagectomies from 2013 to 2018. Preoperative CT imaging was reviewed, and arterial calcifications were graded (absent, minor, or major) in various locations. The primary outcome included major complications (defined by the Clavien-Dindo classification III-V) and the secondary outcomes were 90-day reoperations, readmissions, and mortality. Significant associations (p < 0.05) between calcifications and outcomes on univariable analysis were evaluated using a multivariable logistic regression model (odds ratios, OR; 95% confidence intervals, CI).

SUBMITTER: Pather K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11527579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature