No difference in the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications between abdominal laparoscopy and laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy : a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide Japanese database

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INTRODUCTION: There remains a lack of evidence regarding the optimal abdominal approach, including laparoscopy, hand-assisted, and open laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy. We aimed to compare the incidence of postoperative complications, particularly pulmonary complications, between laparoscopy and open laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy using nationwide Japanese databases.

METHODS: Data from patients in the National Clinical Database (NCD) who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer were analyzed. The incidence of pulmonary complications was compared between abdominal laparoscopy and laparotomy after matching the propensity scores (PS) from preoperative factors to account for confounding bias. Laparoscopic-assisted surgery (LAS) was also compared to hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS).

RESULTS: Of the 24,790 patients who underwent esophagectomy between 2018 and 2021, data from 12,633 underwent thoracoscopic procedure. The proportion of patients who experienced pulmonary complications did not significantly differ between the laparoscopy group and the laparotomy group after matching (664/3195 patients, 20.8% versus 702/3195 patients, 22.0%; P = 0.25). No difference in the incidence of pulmonary complications was observed among patients treated using the laparoscopic approach (508/2439 patients, 20.8% in the LAS group versus 498/2439 patients, 20.4% in the HALS group; P = 0.72).

CONCLUSIONS: We observed no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications between laparoscopy and laparotomy for thoracoscopic esophagectomy. Short-term outcomes were similar between the laparoscopic-assisted approach and the hand-assisted approach. This study provides valuable insights into the optimal abdominal approach for thoracoscopic esophagectomy using data from a nationwide database that reflect real-world clinical practice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society - 21(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 11-21

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Takeuchi, Masashi [VerfasserIn]
Endo, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Kawakubo, Hirofumi [VerfasserIn]
Matsuda, Satoru [VerfasserIn]
Kikuchi, Hirotoshi [VerfasserIn]
Kanaji, Shingo [VerfasserIn]
Kumamaru, Hiraku [VerfasserIn]
Miyata, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]
Ueno, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Seto, Yasuyuki [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]
Doki, Yuichiro [VerfasserIn]
Kitagawa, Yuko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abdominal approach
Esophageal cancer
Esophagectomy
Journal Article
Surgical outcome

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Date Completed 02.02.2024

Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10388-023-01032-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365298042