title: Short-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric neoplasm: multicenter survey by osaka university ESD study group.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed for en bloc removal of large and flat gastrointestinal tract neoplasms. In Japan, ESD is performed under conscious sedation. The risks for sedation-related complications of ESD, such as postoperative pneumonia, have not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative pneumonia after ESD in a multicenter survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1188 patients with upper gastric neoplasms treated with ESD in nine hospitals were enrolled from May 2003 to September 2008. The en bloc resection rates and complications (bleeding, perforation, and postoperative pneumonia) were assessed. The correlations between the clinical variables and complications were investigated using logistic regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The en bloc resection rate was 95.3%. Bleeding, perforation, and pneumonia occurred in 37 (3.1%), 49 (4.1%), and 19 (1.6%) patients, respectively. Univariate analysis indicated that procedure time, but not specimen size, or patient age, or sex, was significantly related to bleeding and perforation. The incidence of pneumonia was higher in patients with ulceration, older patients (≥75years), and those with a long procedure duration (≥5h).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of pneumonia, but not perforation and bleeding, after ESD, is high in older patients (≥75years). Special care should be taken with older patients undergoing ESD to minimize the risk of postoperative pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomofumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Shusaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Michida
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogiyama
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichiba
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zushi
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishihara
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsujii
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004210:Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors