Prevention and treatment of postoperative complications following gastrointestinal surgery.
- Author:
Jin GU
- Publication Type:Editorial
- MeSH:
Digestive System Surgical Procedures;
adverse effects;
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms;
surgery;
Humans;
Postoperative Complications;
prevention & control;
therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2012;15(4):313-316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Gastrointestinal cancers include gastric cancer, small intestinal cancer and colorectal cancer. In China, the majority of hospitals at central cities even at county hospitals are providing surgical intervention for patients with gastrointestinal cancer. However, the complications after gastrointestinal cancer surgery pose significant burden to the patients and their relatives because of increased hospital cost and law suit. Acute bleeding, obstruction, anastomotic leakage are major complications after gastrointestinal surgery. Therefore it is important to deal with complications after gastrointestinal surgery.
