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Respiratory complications after oesophagectomy for cancer do not affect disease-free survival
Author(s) -
T. D'Annoville,
Xavier Benoît D’Journo,
Delphine Trousse,
Geoffrey Brioude,
Laétitia Dahan,
J. F. Seitz,
C. Doddoli,
P. Thomas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs080
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , esophagectomy , complication , esophageal cancer , surgery , pneumonia , univariate analysis , logistic regression , cancer , respiratory system , respiratory failure , respiratory distress , respiratory disease , multivariate analysis , lung
Recent studies have suggested that postoperative complications could have a potential negative effect on long-term outcome after oesophagectomy for cancer. Because respiratory failures represent the most frequent postoperative complication, we have investigated the prognostic impact of these complications on disease-free survival (DFS).

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