Influence of postoperative complications on prognosis of gastric cancer-The manifestation of gastric surgeon's skill, responsibility and empathy.
10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20221102-00447
- Author:
H CAO
1
;
Z Z ZHANG
1
;
C C ZHU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Stomach Neoplasms/pathology*;
Empathy;
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery*;
Prognosis;
Gastrectomy/methods*;
Postoperative Complications/etiology*;
Surgeons;
Retrospective Studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2023;26(2):126-131
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Radical gastrectomy combined with perioperative comprehensive treatment is the main curable strategy for gastric cancer patients, and postoperative complications are the issue that gastric surgeons have to face. Complications not only affect the short-term postoperative recovery, but also facilitate tumor recurrence or metastasis, thus resulting in poor prognosis. Therefore, unifying the diagnostic criteria for postoperative complications, bringing the surgeons' attention to complications, and understanding the potential mechanism of complications undermining long-term survival, will be helpful to the future improvement of the clinical diagnosis and treatment as well as prognosis for gastric cancer patients in China. Meanwhile, surgeons should constantly hone their operative skills, improve their sense of responsibility and empathy, and administer individualized perioperative management based on patients' general conditions, so as to minimize the occurrence of postoperative complications and their influence on prognosis.
