After-hours esophagectomy may pose additional risk to patients with esophageal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increase in the incidence of esophageal cancers (ECs) combined with fewer surgeons working at large centers will increase the likelihood of surgery for ECs being performed during later hours. This study aimed to compare esophagectomies' operative outcomes for EC performed at different surgical starting times.

Methods

This was a single-center, retrospective study. Risk-adjusted cumulative sum curve analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to identify the potential change-point of surgical starting times. The participants were then divided into 2 groups according to the change-point time. Propensity score matching was used to control confounding factors between the 2 groups. We compared the short- and long-term outcomes in both groups.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Tu DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947526 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature