Perioperative management of esophageal cancer patients concomitent with diabetes / 重庆医科大学学报

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Objective:To explore the perioperative treatment for esophageal cancer patients concomitent with diabetes.Methods:74 operation cases of esophageal and gastric cardia cancer associated with diabetes were analyzed retrospectively from 1976 to July 2003.Results:The occurrence of esophageal and gastric cardia cancer patients concomitent with diabetes was 6.1% among the esophageal cancer operative cases in the same period. The morbidity was 12.2% (including pulmonary infections in 2 cases,incision infection in 1,anastomosis fistula in 2,HHNC in 2 and hypoglycemia in 2 cases).The perioperative mortality was 1.4% with one patient dying of respiratory failure caused by pulmonary infection.Conclusion:Esophageal and gastric cardia cancer patients associated with diabetes are found to be common in thoracic operations (6.1%).It is crucial to control these patients for low morbidity and mortality through enough preparation,satisfactory aneathesial management and good nutrition support perioperatively.