Postoperative fever after elective minimally invasive resection for gastric and colorectal cancer: incidence, risk factors and characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the incidence and risk factors of postoperative fever (POF) in gastrointestinal cancer (GIC), discuss the influence of POF on short-term clinical outcomes, and predict anastomotic leakage (AL) based on POF characteristics.

Methods

Overall, 1362 patients that underwent radical resection for GIC were retrospectively analyzed. POF was defined as a postoperative temperature ≥38°C during hospitalization. Patients were divided according to whether they experienced POF. The influence of POF on short-term clinical outcomes was analyzed using propensity score matching. A subgroup analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between different POF characteristics and AL or infection-related complications.

Results

POF occurred in 172 patients (12.6%). Ove

SUBMITTER: He F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759314 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature