Perioperative fluid dynamics evaluated by bioelectrical impedance analysis predict infectious surgical complications after esophagectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transthoracic esophagectomy, among the most invasive surgeries, is highly associated with postoperative infectious complications which adversely affect postoperative management including fluid dynamics. The aim of the study is to evaluate the utility of perioperative bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measurements for the patients after transthoracic esophagectomy.

Method

Multi-frequency BIA measurements were conducted in 24 patients undergoing transthoracic esophagectomy preoperatively, at 1 h after surgery, and twice daily for the following 7 days. The amounts of extracellular water (ECW), internal cellular water (ICW), total body water (TBW), and fat-free mass (FFM) were calculated. Changing trends in variables were analyzed, and the patients were subdivide

SUBMITTER: Oya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889694 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature