Analysis of the reasons for postoperative complications and death of thoracic tumors
- VernacularTitle:胸部肿瘤术后并发症及死亡原因分析
- Author:
Jianyun WANG
;
Daping YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thoracic tumor;
operation;
preoperative and postoperative period;
complication;
death
- From:
China Oncology
1998;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Purpose:To study the reasons for operative death and complications in cases of thoracic tumors,it was important for avoiding the operation risks and raising the survival rate. Methods:Analyzing the 3490 cases of thoracic tumors treated by surgery during 20 years in our hospital. Results:Among these cases,90 patients died and the operation death rate was 2.58%(90.3 400).In the 90 cases,there were lobectomy of lung cancer in 67,and the death rate was 1.72%(67/2 896);carcinoma of esophagus and gastric cardia in 19,the rate 3.91%(16/486);mediastinal tumors in 2,the rate 1.85%(2/108).The chief complications were cardiopulmonary diseases,stress ulcer,postoperative hemorrhage,stump fistula,anastomatic fistula,chylothorax and diaphragmatic hernia.Conclusions:The pulmonary,cardiavescular complications and anastomatic fistula were the major reasons for the operative death,but the first was pulmonary complication.
