Low oxygen after surgery linked to dangerous leaks, study finds

NCT ID NCT07309991

Summary

This study looked back at past patients to see if low oxygen levels after esophageal cancer surgery are linked to a higher chance of the surgical connection leaking. Researchers reviewed the records of over 2000 patients who had this surgery, comparing those with low oxygen to those with normal levels. The goal was to find out if low oxygen is a risk factor that doctors can fix to help patients heal better.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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