Early versus delayed surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mithun Nariampalli KarthyarthAnvin MathewDeepti RamachandraAnuj GoyalNeeraj Kumar YadavKamireddy Madana Raghava ReddyNirjhar Raj RakeshGourav KaushalPuneet Dhar

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2023)

National registry-based studies' analysis shows that delay in surgery is riskier and leads to higher mortality and major complication rates. Further, well-designed RCTs are required.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
rectal cancer
locally advanced
surgical site infection
lymph node
cardiovascular events
quality improvement
radiation therapy
atrial fibrillation
case control
acute coronary syndrome