Predictors of complications and mortality following left colectomy with primary stapled anastomosis for cancer: results of a multicentric study with 1111 patients.
Gianluca PellinoM FrassonA García-GraneroP Granero-CastroJ L Ramos RodríguezB Flor-LorenteJ Bargallo BerzosaN Alonso HernándezF J Labrador VallverdúP A Parra BañosG Ais CondeE Garcia-Graneronull nullPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)
Requirement for TPN was associated with more leaks, complications and mortality. Leakage was presumably responsible for almost half of deaths. Hyperlipidaemia and female gender were associated with lower rates of complications. These findings warrant a better understanding of metabolic status on perioperative outcome after left colectomy.