Analysis of the reasons for postoperative complications and death of thoracic tumors / 中国癌症杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose:To study the reasons for operative death and complications in cases of thoracic tumors,it was important for avoiding the operation risks and raising the survival rate. Methods:Analyzing the 3490 cases of thoracic tumors treated by surgery during 20 years in our hospital. Results:Among these cases,90 patients died and the operation death rate was 2.58%(90.3 400).In the 90 cases,there were lobectomy of lung cancer in 67,and the death rate was 1.72%(67/2 896);carcinoma of esophagus and gastric cardia in 19,the rate 3.91%(16/486);mediastinal tumors in 2,the rate 1.85%(2/108).The chief complications were cardiopulmonary diseases,stress ulcer,postoperative hemorrhage,stump fistula,anastomatic fistula,chylothorax and diaphragmatic hernia.Conclusions:The pulmonary,cardiavescular complications and anastomatic fistula were the major reasons for the operative death,but the first was pulmonary complication.