A total of 62 patients with radical operation of esophageal carcinoma were divided into all-in-one nursing intervention group (research,n =32) and routine nursing group (control,n =30).With regards to postoperative flatus time,removal of chest tube drainage time,postoperative hospital stay and hospital costs,the research group was lower than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).After 2 weeks,from the postoperative quality of life questionnaire with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer,the scores of overall health of enteral nutrition group were higher than those of parenteral nutrition group while the symptom scores of fatigue,nausea & vomiting,insomnia,decreased appetite,constipation and economic difficulties were less than parenteral nutrition group (P ＜ 0.05).Early postoperative enteral nutrition can improve the quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer.

Objective To investigate the effect of all-in-one nursing intervention on esophageal carcinoma patients with bad emotion and immune function. Methods From the October, 2012 to the October, 2013, 102 patients with radical operation of esophageal carcinoma were divided into all-in-one nursing intervention group (research group, 52cases) and routine nursing group (control group, 50 cases) according to the random number table method.Two groups of patients were evaluated before and after operation of anxiety and depression emotion scores, with the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) .At the same time, two groups of patients were detected the stress and immune index before and after the operation. Results Before operation, two groups of patients with anxiety, depression, stress reaction and immune index were not significantly different (P>0.05).After operation, the study group patients with anxiety and depression scores were significantly lower than those in the control group [(34.6+6.7) points vs. (44.8+7.5) points, (33.7+6.9) points vs. (40.6+7.3) points], the difference was statistically significant (t values were 7.234, 4.902, P<0.05). Eighth days after operation, patients in the control group FBG, CRP and Cor levels were significantly higher in the study group [(6.98±1.12)mmol/L vs.(6.09±0.85)mmol/L,(18.11±5.93) mg/L vs.(9.24±3.22)mg/L,(293.98±69.09)nmol/L vs.(221.97±67.94)nmol/L],the difference was statistically significant (t values were 4.532, 9.336, 5.307, P<0.05). Eighth days after operation, two groups of patients with IgA, IgM were higher than first days after operation [(2.41±0.46)g/L vs.(1.89±0.56)g/L,(2.51±0.58) g/L vs.(1.35±0.67)g/L and (2.36±0.53)g/L vs.(1.82±0.46)g/L, (2.34±0.62)g/L vs. (1.37±0.64) g/L], the difference was statistically significant (t values were 5.174, 9.439, 5.549, 7.850, P<0.05).The total number of patients blood lymphocytes (LYM) and cytokines (CD3, CD4, CD8, CD4/CD8) were significantly higher than the control group [(2.87±0.65)×109/L vs.(1.98±0.58)×109/L, 0.62±0.10 vs. 0.57±0.07, 0.41±0.08 vs. 0.35 ±0.08, 0.24 ±0.04 vs. 0.26 ±0.05, 2.06 ±0.44 vs. 1.65 ±0.46], the difference was statistically significant (t values were 7.286, 2.915, 6.942, 2.225, 4.601, P<0.05). Conclusion All-in-one nursing intervention can significantly improve the anxiety and depression in patients with esophageal cancer in bad mood, enhance the immune function of patients, conducive to the rehabilitation of patients.

Objective To investigate the value of intervention bundles in enteral nutrition for patients with esophageal cancer.Methods From October 2014 to September 2015,226 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were collected.From April 2015 to September 2015,109 patients(intervention group)were treated with intervention bundles during perioperative period,and from October 2014 to March 2015,117 patients(control group)were treated by routine intervention.Results The albumin,prealbumin,and transferrin showed no significant difference(all P>0.05)before treatment but were significantly different on the eighth day[albumin:(38.2±3.5)g/L vs.(36.3±4.8)g/L,P=0.001;prealbumin:(126.7±52.8)g/L vs.(72.9±42.3)g/L,P=0.001;transferrin:(2.9±1.2)g/L vs.(2.1±1.6)g/L,P=0.001].The incidence of complications was 11.01％(12/109)in intervention group and 21.37％(25/117)in control group(X2=4.422,P=0.035).In addition,the postoperative exhaust time[(52.8±10.9)h vs.(58.7±14.3)h,P=0.001],time to the removal of chest drainage tube[(3.5±0.9)d vs.(4.8±1.3)d,P=0.001],postoperative hospital stay[(11.2±1.3)d vs.(12.1±1.5)d,P=0.001],and hospital costs[(37±4)thousand yuan vs.(39±5)thousand yuan,P=0.004] were also significantly shorter or smaller in the intervention group.Conclusions Intervention bundles is clinically valuable in the early enteral nutrition for patients with esophageal cancer.It can improve the nutritional status of patients,reduce complications,and improve the clinical outcomes.

One hundred and eighty three patients with esophageal cancer admitted from September 2015 to September 2016 were randomly divided into two groups:91 patients received clinician-involving pre-discharge and postoperative follow-up health education (study group) and 92 patients received traditional health education (control group).The quality of life and the compliance rate of comprehensive treatment within 3 months after discharge were evaluated and compared between two groups.The overall scores of quality of life in study group was significantly better than those of the control group (P＜ 0.05),and the compliance rate of comprehensive treatment after discharge in study group was significantly higher than that of control group [82.4％(75/91) vs.67.4％(62/92),x2=5.49,P=0.02].It is suggested that clinician participating in the pre-discharge and follow-up health education can improve the quality of life of patients,and improve the compliance of comprehensive treatment after discharge.

Objective To investigate the application of bundles of intervention in the treatment of postoperative delirium in esophageal cancer.Methods Thirty-six cases of delirium associated with esophageal cancer(study group)after the application of bundles of intervention in the Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from November 2015 to August 2016 were analyzed,and 41 cases of postoperative delirium(control group)from January 2015 to October 2015 were treated by routine treatment.Results The mean duration of postoperative delirium was(3.6±0.8)d in the study group and(4.7± 1.2)d in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(t =4.783,P<0.01).The incidence rates of other complications in the study group and control group were 19.4％(7/36)and 34.1％(14/41),respectively,and there was no significant difference(χ2=2.089,P=0.148).The incidence rates of accidental events in the study group and control group were 13.9％(5/36)and 31.7％(13/41),respectively,and the difference was statistically significant(χ2= 4232,P= 0.040).There was no significant difference in the postoperative exhaust time and removal of chest tube drainage time between the two groups(both P＞ 0.05),but there was a significant difference in postoperative hospital stay and hospital costs between the two groups(t values were 4.726 and 2.065,both P<0.05).Conclusions In the treatment of postoperative delirium in esophageal cancer,applying the bundles of intervention concept is feasible and effective.It can significantly reduce postoperative delirium duration and accelerate the rehabilitation of patients.

Objective To compare the efficacy of neoadjuvant radiotherapy and adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of patients who underwent radical esophagectomy for T3 N0 stage. Methods Totally 555 cases of T3 N0 , who underwent t neoadjuvant radiotherapy or adjuvant radiotherapy from 2004 to 2014, were selected from the SEER cancer registry in this study. 486 cases received neoadjuvant radiotherapy ( neoadjuvant radiotherapy group ) and 69 cases received adjuvant radiotherapy ( adjuvant radiotherapy group). Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to analyze the overall survival ( OS) and cancer specify survival ( CSS) of the two groups. A propensity score model was utilized to balance the baseline covariates. Results The CSS in the neoadjuvant radiotherapy group was significantly better than that in the adjuvant radiotherapy group (χ2 = 6. 030, P<0. 05 ) . Multivariate COX regression analysis showed that age, gender, and radiotherapy sequence with surgery were important factors influencing the prognosis of esophageal cancer with T3N0 stage ( Wald=10. 099, 10. 562, 4. 331, P<0. 05) . Compared with the neoadjuvant radiotherapy group, the adjuvant radiotherapy group had a worse CSS ( hazard ratio:1. 649, 95％CI 1. 173-2. 316, P=0. 004) and OS ( hazard ratio:1. 402, 95％CI 1. 020-1. 928, P=0. 037) . According to K-M survival analysis, the adjuvant radiotherapy group showed the worse CSS ( hazard ratio: 1. 813, 95％CI 1. 072-3. 069, P=0. 027) and OS ( hazard ratio: 1. 424, 95％ CI 0. 896-2. 262, P=0. 134) than the neoadjuvant radiotherapy in esophageal cancer with T3N0 stage, which was similar to the matched cohort. Conclusions Compared with postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy, neoadjuvant radiotherapy significantly improves the CSS and OS of T3 N0 patients with esophageal cancer.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the application of bundles of intervention in the treatment of esophageal carcinoma anastomotic leak.

METHODSFrom January 2014 to May 2015, 44 cases of esophageal carcinoma anastomotic fistula were treated by bundles of intervention (through the collection of a series of evidence-based treatment and care measures for the treatment of diseases) in Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huai'an First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University (bundles of intervention group), and 68 patients with esophageal carcinoma postoperative anastomotic leak from December 2013 to January 2012 receiving traditional therapy were selected as the control group. The clinical and nutritional indexes of both groups were compared.

RESULTSThere were no significant differences in general data and proportion of anastomotic leak between the two groups. Eleven patients died during hospital stay, including 3 cases in bundles of intervention group(6.8%) and 8 cases in control group (11.8%) without significant difference(P = 0.390). In bundles of intervention group, 1 case died of type III( intrathoracic anastomotic leak, 2 died of type IIII( intrathoracic anastomotic leak. In control group, 2 cases died of type III( cervical anastomotic leak, 2 died of type III( intrathoracic anastomotic leak and 4 of type IIII( intrathoracic anastomotic leak. The mortality of bundles of intervention group was lower than that of control group. The duration of moderate fever [(4.1±2.4) days vs. (8.3±4.4) days, t=6.171, P=0.001], the time of antibiotic use [(8.2±3.8) days vs.(12.8±5.2) days, t=5.134, P = 0.001], the healing time [(21.5±12.7) days vs.(32.2±15.8) days, t=3.610, P=0.001] were shorter, and the average hospitalization expenses[(63±12) thousand yuan vs. (74±19) thansand yuan, t=3.564, P=0.001] was lower in bundles of intervention group than those in control group. Forty-eight hours after occurrence of anastomotic leak, the levels of hemoglobin, albumin and prealbumin were similar in both groups. However, at the time of fistula healing, the levels of hemoglobin [(110.6±10.5) g/L vs.(103.8±11.1) g/L, t=3.090, P=0.002], albumin [(39.2±5.2) g/L vs.(36.3±5.9) g/L, t=2.543, P=0.013] and prealbumin [(129.3±61.9) g/L vs.(94.1±66.4) g/L, t=2.688, P=0.008] were significantly higher in bundles of intervention group.

CONCLUSIONIn the treatment of postoperative esophageal carcinoma anastomotic leak, application of bundles of intervention concept can significantly improve the nutritional status and improve the clinical outcomes.

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Objective:To investigate the clinical application value of commonly used preoperative indicators of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative pneumonia in patients aged 70 years and above with esophageal cancer.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 398 elderly patients(≥70 years old)with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent thoracic laparoscopic radical resection of esophageal cancer in our hospital from January 2020 to December 2021.The study aimed to investigate the correlation between clinical pathological indicators and commonly used measurement indicators of sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia.Statistical analysis was performed to analyze the data.Results:The study found that the proportion of postoperative pneumonia in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients aged 70 years and above was 27.9%(111 out of 398). The pneumonia group had significantly lower preoperative BMI and peak expiratory flow(PEF)measurements compared to the non-pneumonia group, with statistically significant differences( t=2.799, 2.674, both P<0.05). Logistic multivariate analysis revealed that low PEF, low psoas major muscle index(PMI), and low psoas muscle density(PMD)were the primary risk factors for postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients aged 70 years and above(Wald χ2 values were 7.577, 6.091, 6.845, all P<0.05). The risk of postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients aged 70 years and above with low PEF, low PMI, and low PMD was found to be 1.969 times higher(95% CI: 1.215-3.185, P=0.006), 1.912 times higher(95% CI: 1.143-3.205, P=0.014), and 1.832 times higher(95% CI: 1.164-2.882, P=0.009)respectively, compared to patients with high PEF, high PMI, and high PMD. Conclusions:Low PEF, low PMI, and low PMD are significant risk factors for postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients aged 70 years and older.Preoperative PEF, PMI, and PMD, which are commonly utilized measurement indicators for sarcopenia, can be utilized as early screening indicators for postoperative pneumonia.

Objective:To investigate the effect of adjuvant radiotherapy on the prognosis of patients with N 2 stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing radical resection. Methods:The data of 1 208 patients with NSCLC who received radical lung cancer resection combined with chemotherapy or post-operative adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy from SEER database of the United States from 2004 to 2016 were included in the study. 627 patients received radical lung cancer resection combined with chemotherapy (surgery + chemotherapy group), and 581 patients received radical lung cancer resection combined with radiochemotherapy (surgery + radiochemotherapy group). We analyzed and compared the effect of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy on the prognosis of patients with N 2 stage NSCLC undergoing radical resection. The 1∶1 propensity matching method was used to analyze the prognosis of the two groups. Results:In the two groups of patients with stage N 2 NSCLC included in the study, the median survival time was 51 months in the operation + radiotherapy and chemotherapy group, and the 3- and 5-year cancer specific survival rates were 58.3% and 44.9%, respectively. The median survival time was 50 months in operation + chemotherapy group, and the 3- and 5-year cancer specific survival rates were 59.9% and 46.5%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in cancer specific survival ( P>0.05). The result of subgroup analysis showed that the cancer specific survival of patients in operation + radiotherapy and chemotherapy group was significantly worse than that in operation + chemotherapy group ( χ2=5.085, P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age, gender, G stage, T stage and the number of lymph node metastasis were the important factors affecting the cancer specific survival of patients with N 2 NSCLC ( Wald =15.236, 7.039, 4.841, 10.155, 11.192, respectively, P<0.05). After propensity matching, there was no statistically significant difference in cancer specific survival ( P>0.05) between the two groups. However, in the T 1 NSCLC patients, the cancer specific survival of operation + radiochemotherapy group was significantly worse than that of operation + chemotherapy group ( χ2=5.364, P<0.05), while the cancer specific survival of operation + radiochemotherapy group was significantly better than that of operation + chemotherapy group in T 3-4 subgroup( χ2=4.486, P<0.05). According to the tendency matching of pathological subgroups, the cancer specific survival of surgery + radiochemotherapy group was significantly better than that of surgery + chemotherapy group ( χ2=6.279, P<0.05) in the non adenocarcinoma subgroup. And the multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that postoperative radiotherapy was an important factor for cancer specific survival in patients with N 2 non adenocarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer ( Wald=7.300, P<0.05). However, before and after propensity matching in lung adenocarcinoma subgroup, there was no statistically significant difference in cancer specific survival between the surgery + radiochemotherapy group and the surgery + chemotherapy group ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy can improve the prognosis of patients with T 3-4 or non-adenocarcinoma N 2 NSCLC. But, for other patients with N 2 non-small cell lung cancer, the choice of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy should be cautious, especially for T 1 stage.

Objective:To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on the perioperative clinical outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).Methods:The retrospective case-control study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 1 148 ESCC patients who were admitted to the Affiliated Huaian No.1 People′s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2020 to December 2021 were collected. There were 789 males and 359 females, aged (67±7)years. All patients under-went thoracoscopic and laparoscopic radical esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Observation indicators: (1) incidence of sarcopenia in patients with ESCC; (2) comparison of general data between ESCC patients complicated with sarcopenia and those without sarcopenia; (3) comparison of clinical outcomes between ESCC patients complicated with sarcopenia and those without sarcopenia; (4) analysis of influencing factors for sarcopenia in ESCC patients. Measurement data of normal distri-bution were represented by Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Count data were represented as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Ordinal data was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Logistic regression analysis was used to conduct univariate analysis. Logistic backward stepwise regression model was used to conduct multivariate analysis. Results:(1) Incidence of sarcopenia in patients with ESCC. Among 1 148 ESCC patients, 469 cases were complicated with sarcopenia, 679 were without sarcopenia. The incidence of sarcopenia was 40.854%(469/1 148). Among the 469 patients with sarcopenia, there were 313 males and 156 females. There were 125 cases <65 years old, 145 cases ≥65 years old but <70 years old, 106 cases ≥70 years old but<75 years old, 93 cases ≥75 years old, respectively. (2) Comparison of general data between patients with ESCC complicated with sarco-penia and those without sarcopenia. The age, tumor diameter, body mass index, cases in stage T1, T2, T3, preoperative albumin, preoperative serum prealbumin, psoas muscle index, psoas muscle density were (68±7)years, (3.3±1.5)cm, (22.4±2.9)kg/m 2, 100, 105, 264, (43±4)g/L, (193±38)mg/dL, (3.9±0.8)cm 2/m 2, (48±8)HU of 469 ESCC patients complicated with sarcopenia, versus (66±7)years, (3.2±1.4)cm, (23.8±3.0)kg/m 2, 173, 170, 336, (44±4)g/L, (206±37)mg/dL, (6.0±2.2)cm 2/m 2, (50±7)HU of 679 ESCC patients without sarcopenia, showing significant differences between the two groups ( t=5.74, 2.11, 7.57, Z=-2.93, t=2.25, 5.52,20.36, 4.18, P<0.05). (3) Comparison of clinical outcomes between patients with ESCC complicated with sarcopenia and those without sarcopenia. The duration of postoperative hospital stay, cases with postoperative hospital stay>30 days, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, anastomotic fistula, and abnormal heart rhythm were (17±9)days, 32, 158, 39, 33, and 103 of 469 ESCC patients complicated with sarcopenia, respectively, versus (15±6)days, 15, 102, 18, 19, and 85 of 679 ESCC patients without sarcopenia, showing significant differences between the two groups ( t=4.89, χ2=15.04, 55.17, 18.86, 11.52, 18.06, P<0.05). (4) Analysis of influencing factors for sarcopenia in ESCC patients. Results of multivariate analysis showed that age ≥65 years was an independent risk factor for sarcopenia in ESCC patients ( odds ratio=1.64, 95% confidence interval as 1.26-2.14, P<0.05). Preoperative serum prealbumin ≥200 mg/dL, psoas muscle density ≥48 HU and body mass index >24 kg/m 2 were independent protective factors for sarcopenia in ESCC patients ( odds ratio=0.64, 0.72, 0.53, 95% confidence interval as 0.50-0.82, 0.56-0.92, 0.41-0.69, P<0.05). Conclusions:Age ≥65 years is an independent risk factor for sarcopenia in ESCC patients. Preoperative serum prealbumin ≥200 mg/dL, psoas muscle density ≥48 HU and body mass index >24 kg/m 2 are independent protective factors for sarcopenia in ESCC patients. Compared with patients without sarcopenia, ESCC patients with sarcopenia are more prone to postoperative compli-cations such as pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, anastomotic fistula, and arrhythmia, and have a longer postoperative hospital stay.