title: [Strategies for prevention and treatment of postoperative complications of gastric cancer].
abstract: Postoperative complications after gastric cancer surgery has their own specificity and complexity, and the strategies for prevention and treatment should be of equal emphasis on both theory and technology. Based on the knowledge and familiarity with different postoperative complications, to efficiently prevent them, it is not only necessary to strengthen the training of acknowledged operative strategy, smooth and precise surgical techniques, but also to address the importance of overall preoperative assessment for patients, to treat the basic diseases, and to improve and correct their general conditions. Combining with the concept and basic protocol of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), it is preferred to work out an individualized perioperative preventing strategy for patients who have high risk factors of specific postoperative complications. After the operation, to guarantee intensive and individual managements for patients, to catch early abnormal signs, then to make early and precise diagnosis, and to do timely response and accurate treatments, including timely and proper re-operations, can improve the efficacy of complications and promote the recovery of patients as soon as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, General Surgery Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. qin.xinyu@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Hongshan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yihong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000592:standards; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*