The impact of preoperative oropharyngeal microflora, decontamination, and postoperative nosocomial and opportunistic infections on the occurrence of respiratory complications in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer after chemoradiotherapy. A single-center cohort
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Surgical oesophagectomy remains the primary curative treatment for oesophageal cancer. It is a challenging procedure that carries the possibility of serious postoperative complications. METHODOLOGY: Retrospective analysis of preoperative oropharyngeal microbiologic cultivation, the role of decontamination, and the postoperative microbiologic cultivation in patients after hybrid esophagectomy with mild or severe respiratory complications (pneumonia and respiratory failure), and anastomotic leakage. RESULTS: Significantly more pneumonias were found in the group without eradication (Escherichia coli, facultative anaerobe, p=0.016) and in the group with new infection (Pseudomonas aeruginosa (hospital-acquired infection, p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
Nosocomial Infections in ICU
Surgical site infection prevention
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
- Volume
- 411
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 70–70
- Publication date
- 17 January 2026
- Language
- EN