Risk factors for gastrointestinal perforation and anastomotic leak in patients submitted to cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)

• Main Authors: Nogueiro, Jorge, Nik Qisti Fathi, Guaglio, Marcello, Baratti, Dario, Kusamura, Shigeki, Deraco, Marcello
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109071/; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0748798323006583
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Gastrointestinal leak is one of the most feared complications after cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) and harbors significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. We aim to identify risk-factors for anastomotic leak (AL) and gastrointestin...