title: [Postoperative morbidity and mortality after surgical intervention for gastric carcinoma in advanced stage].
abstract: The paper reports the authors' experience in a group of 546 patients who underwent surgical treatment for gastric cancer from 1981 to 1988. Of 437 patients (80%) with advanced gastric cancer, 121 (28%) received palliative treatment and 316 (72%) were treated for curative purposes. Postoperative care was normal in 331 patients with a mean hospital stay of 11 days; various complications occurred in 106 patients with a mean hospital stay of 26 days. Overall operative mortality was 6% (27 patients). This study aimed to assess the main factor responsible for postoperative morbidity and mortality. Findings were compared to previously reported data and were shown to be similar.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Policattedra di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Siena.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vuolo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roviello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Stefano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trapassi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Morbilità e mortalità postoperatoria dopo interventi chirurgici per carcinomi gastrici in fase avanzata.