F Oehme1, S Hempel1, R Knote1, D Addai1, M Distler1, B Muessle1, U Bork1, J Weitz1, T Welsch1, C Kahlert2. 1. Department for Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. 2. Department for Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. christoph.kahlert@uniklinikum-dresden.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE: Anemia affects the postoperative course of patients undergoing a major surgical procedure. However, it remains unclear whether anemia has a different impact on the long-term outcome of patients with malignant or benign pancreatic disease. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing pancreatic surgery for pancreatic malignancies or chronic pancreatitis was conducted between January 2012 and June 2018 at the University Hospital Dresden, Germany. The occurrence of preoperative anemia and the administration of pre-, intra-, and postoperative blood transfusions were correlated with postoperative complications and survival data by uni- and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: A total of 682 patients were included with 482 (70.7%) undergoing surgical procedures for pancreatic malignancies. Univariate regression analysis confirmed preoperative anemia as a risk factor for postoperative complications > grade 2 according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Multivariate regression analyses indicated postoperative blood transfusion as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications in patients with a benign (OR 20.5; p value < 0.001) and a malignant pancreatic lesion (OR 4.7; p value < 0.01). Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed preoperative anemia and pre-, intra-, and postoperative blood transfusions as independent prognostic factors for shorter overall survival in benign and malignant patients (p value < 0.001-0.01). CONCLUSION: Preoperative anemia is a prevalent, independent, and adjustable factor in pancreatic surgery, which poses a significant risk for postoperative complications irrespective of the entity of the underlying disease. It should therefore be understood as an adjustable factor rather than an indicator of underlying disease severity.
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE:Anemia affects the postoperative course of patients undergoing a major surgical procedure. However, it remains unclear whether anemia has a different impact on the long-term outcome of patients with malignant or benign pancreatic disease. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing pancreatic surgery for pancreatic malignancies or chronic pancreatitis was conducted between January 2012 and June 2018 at the University Hospital Dresden, Germany. The occurrence of preoperative anemia and the administration of pre-, intra-, and postoperative blood transfusions were correlated with postoperative complications and survival data by uni- and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: A total of 682 patients were included with 482 (70.7%) undergoing surgical procedures for pancreatic malignancies. Univariate regression analysis confirmed preoperative anemia as a risk factor for postoperative complications > grade 2 according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Multivariate regression analyses indicated postoperative blood transfusion as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications in patients with a benign (OR 20.5; p value < 0.001) and a malignant pancreatic lesion (OR 4.7; p value < 0.01). Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed preoperative anemia and pre-, intra-, and postoperative blood transfusions as independent prognostic factors for shorter overall survival in benign and malignant patients (p value < 0.001-0.01). CONCLUSION: Preoperative anemia is a prevalent, independent, and adjustable factor in pancreatic surgery, which poses a significant risk for postoperative complications irrespective of the entity of the underlying disease. It should therefore be understood as an adjustable factor rather than an indicator of underlying disease severity.
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