The Effect of Intraoperative Hypothermia on Anastomotic Leakage After Esophagectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia is a common occurrence during major surgery, and some preclinical studies have reported its association with postoperative anastomotic leakage (AL). In the present study, we demonstrated the correlation between intraoperative hypothermia and postoperative outcomes after Ivor Lewis (IL) esophagectomy for cancer.

Methods

Retrospectively, patients were divided into three groups on the basis of their time-weighted average temperatures (TWA): normothermia (N-TWA 36-37.5 °C), mild hypothermia (M-TWA 35-36 °C), and severe hypothermia (S-TWA < 35 °C).

Results

Starting from 254 consecutive patients, 95 were included in the final analysis, classified according to intraoperative temperature: S-TWA = 19 (20%), M-TWA = 6

SUBMITTER: Cinelli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987843 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature