title: [Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) as preoperative alcohol marker in surgical risk patients].
abstract: In a prospective study the preoperative risk of alcohol addiction was evaluated in 46 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. In all patients the alcohol marker carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) was measured prior to esophagectomy and correlated with the incidence of postoperative withdrawal symptoms (yes/no) and the postoperative course (good/moderate/poor/fatal). Withdrawal symptoms were more frequently observed in cases of elevated CDT values (median of CDT with withdrawal 17.0 U/l vs without withdrawal 10.7 U/l; P = 0.0006). CDT values were significantly increased in case of a complicated postoperative course (median of CDT for moderate/poor/fatal postoperative course 14.0 U/l vs good course 10.8 U/l; P = 0.02). The CDT value correlated (P = 0.04) with the patient's history of preoperative alcohol consumption (normal/increased/high). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis CDT and preoperative alcohol consumption were independent parameters to predict significantly the postoperative course and withdrawal. The sensitivity was 71.4% and the specificity 84.4% selecting the parameter "postoperative withdrawal" and a CDT cut-off point of < 15.3 U/l. CDT can effectively identify patients with high alcohol consumption prior to esophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Visceral- und Gefässchirurgie, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogelsang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luppa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hölscher
mesh_terms: D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014168:Transferrin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014168:Transferrin; C056759:carbohydrate-deficient transferrin
vernacular_title: Kohlenhydratdefizientes Transferrin (CDT) als präoperativer Alkoholmarker bei chirurgischen Risikopatienten.