Association between underweight status and chylothorax after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A propensity score–matched analysisCentral MessagePerspective

Association between underweight status and chylothorax after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A propensity score–matched analysisCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: To use a nationwide database of hospitalizations to investigate underweight status as a risk factor for postesophagectomy complications. Methods: We identified all patients who underwent esophagectomy with a diagnosis of esophageal cancer and known body mass index in the 2018-2020 Nationw...

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Main Authors: Victoria Yin, BA, Alexander T. Kim, BA, Sean C. Wightman, MD, Takashi Harano, MD, Scott M. Atay, MD, Anthony W. Kim, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:JTCVS Open
Subjects:
esophagectomy
chylothorax
risk factors
underweight
body mass index
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623003480

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