Open AccessPerioperative Use of Glucocorticoids and Intraoperative Hypotension May Affect the Incidence of Postoperative Infection in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Yunxiao Zhang,
Shuo Li,
Chao Yan,
Jiheng Chen,
Fei Shan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s333414
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , cancer , anesthesiology , gastrectomy , surgery , odds ratio , cohort study , anesthesia , physics , optics
In patients undergoing surgical resection for gastric cancer, postoperative complications-in particular, postoperative infections-remain an important problem and can result in delayed recovery and increased postoperative mortality.