The Influence of the Preoperative Status on the Risk of Postoperative Complications After Cytoreductive Surgery for Advanced-stage Ovarian Cancer.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND/AIM:The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of preoperative status on the risk of developing further postoperative complications after debulking surgery for advanced-stage ovarian cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 80 consecutive patients submitted to surgery between 2014 and 2019 for advanced-stage ovarian cancer were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:Among the 80 cases there were seven patients who developed serious postoperative complications requiring reintervention. Among these cases it seems that association of obesity, poor nutritional status (defined as a lower than 3.5 g/dl serum albumin level) and elderly age were significantly associated with the risk of developing further complications. CONCLUSION:When selecting the candidates for debulking surgery for advanced-stage ovarian cancer attention should be focused on excluding cases presenting such preoperative risk factors in order to decrease the postoperative morbidity.

SUBMITTER: Bacalbasa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7157856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature