Lactacidemia and Complications Clinical Trial
Official title:
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Lactacidemia and Postoperative Complications After Cytoreduction Surgery for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Serum lactate is a risk factor for postoperative complications in patients undergoing cytoreduction surgery in peritoneal carcinomatosis
Background. Cytoreduction surgery has been developed as a treatment of peritoneal
carcinomatosis. However, this surgery is associated with important complications. The present
study attempts to assess the relationship between lactacidemia levels and the rate of
associated complications in patients undergoing cytoreduction surgery during the immediate
postoperative period in a critical unit.
Methods. Retrospective observational study. 57 patients underwent cytoreduction surgery
during the years 2014 and 2015 at the General University Hospital of Castellón. All patients
were admitted to the critical unit immediately after surgery. Lactacidemia levels at the time
of admission and discharge from the critical unit were collected. Post-surgical complications
that appeared during the stay in the critical unit were recorded and classified according to
the Clavien-Dindo classification.
Lactacidemia levels were still significantly higher in this group at the time of discharge.
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