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Infectious complications represent the most common postoperative adverse events following esophagectomy for cancer, such as pneumonia (15% of cases). These complications increase immediate risks, lengthen hospital stays, and worsen patient quality of life.
The population includes patients admitted to intensive care after esophagectomy for cancer between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2024.
The study focuses on this population due to the increasing incidence of esophageal cancer, the increased use of surgery for these indications, and the importance of postoperative infections in these complex procedures, despite their understudied nature in the current literature. Identifying modifiable risk factors could lead to corrective measures and thus improve the prognosis of postoperative patients.
The research focuses primarily on the incidence, types, factors, and prognosis associated with the occurrence of infections after esophagectomy for cancer. It also includes an analysis of the pathogens involved, their resistance profiles, and the antibiotic therapies used in first-line probabilistic treatment.
The retrospective, multicenter study consists of the retrospective and pseudonymous collection of data from the medical reports of patients, covering the period from January 2017 to December 31, 2024, who were treated in each participating intensive care unit.
The investigators at each participating center will be responsible for screening and including patients, as well as obtaining their non-opposition.
Patients who were hospitalized for esophagectomy will be included, provided there are no exclusion criteria.
The following data will be collected after pseudonymization: only the first letter of the patient's last name and the first letter of their first name will be recorded, along with a study-specific coded number, which will differ for each center and indicate the order of inclusion of subjects. A correspondence table will be kept at each center for a period of 15 years. This table will be stored within each participating center.
At each participating center, data entry will be coordinated by the investigator responsible for the center. The collected data will be pseudonymized and stored in a secure database located at each participating center.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of infections after esophagectomy for cancer | until the day 28 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of postoperative infectious episodes per participant, classified by anatomical site, as assessed retrospectively from hospitalization records | Each infectious episode occurring within 28 days after esophagectomy will be retrospectively identified by review of hospitalization records. The anatomical site of infection (e.g., pulmonary, pleural, mediastinal, urinary, abdominal, surgical wound, bloodstream) will be determined based on the description found in medical documentation. The diagnosis of infection will rely on retrospective analysis of recorded clinical signs (e.g., fever), laboratory data (e.g., leukocytosis, elevated CRP), imaging reports (e.g., CT scan, chest X-ray), and physician assessmentsdocumented in the medical file. The unit of measure is : number of infectious episodes per participant. The data will be reported as the total number of episodes and their distribution by anatomical site, summarized per participant and overall using descriptive statistics (median [IQR], counts, percentages). |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Hospitalized patients in intensive care unity.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| François DEPRET, MD-PHD | Contact | 0142499570 | 0033 | francois.depret@aphp.fr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| François DEPRET, MD-PHD | APHP | Principal Investigator |
| DEPRET | APHP | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hôpital Saint-Louis - APHP | Recruiting | Paris | 75010 | France |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| ID | Term |
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| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
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| until the day 28 |
| Presence of predefined pathogens during postoperative infectious episodes, as assessed retrospectively from hospitalization records | For each postoperative infectious episode occurring within 28 days after esophagectomy, the presence or absence of specific pathogens will be retrospectively extracted from hospitalization reports using a structured checklist. The pathogens are not recorded as free-text entries but as binary variables (Yes/No) based on the presence of documentation in medical reports (microbiology results, discharge summaries, etc.). The predefined list includes :
| until the day 28 |
| Association between preoperative and perioperative clinical variables and the occurrence of postoperative infection, as assessed by multivariable logistic regression analysis of hospitalization records | This outcome aims to explore the association between clinical and surgical factors and the risk of developing at least one infectious episode within 28 days following esophagectomy. Postoperative infections will be identified retrospectively based on hospitalization records. A multivariable logistic regression analysis will be conducted, with infection occurrence (Yes/No) as the dependent variable. Covariates will include :
| until the day 28 |
| Occurrence of major complications (sepsis, septic shock, AKI, ARDS, or death) within 28 days after esophagectomy, as documented in hospitalization records, compared between infected and non-infected patients | Association between postoperative infection and the occurrence of major complications (sepsis, septic shock, AKI, ARDS, or death), as assessed by logistic regression analyses of hospitalization records. Description This outcome assesses the relationship between the occurrence of postoperative infection (within 28 days of esophagectomy) and the development of the following complications :
Unit of measure : Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% Confidence Interval for each complication | until day 28 |
| Association between postoperative infection and length of hospital stay, as assessed by linear regression analysis of hospitalization records | Length of hospital stay (in days, from surgery to discharge) will be extracted from hospitalization records. A linear regression model will be used to assess whether the occurrence of a postoperative infection is associated with a prolonged hospital stay, adjusted for relevant covariates. Unit of measure : Median difference in number of days, with 95% Confidence Interval | until day 28 |
| Saint Louis Hospital | Not yet recruiting | Paris | 75010 | France |
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| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |