Background For some types of cancer, postoperative complications can negatively influence
survival, but the association between these complications and oncological outcomes is …

The purpose of this study is to establish the incidence of perioperative complications in
asthmatic patients treated with preoperative corticosteroids and to compare these rates to …

Objective: To investigate the influence of infectious complications on the outcome of current
standard preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery for clinical stage II/III esophageal …

Background Post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures are difficult to treat. The impact of
adding local steroid injection to endoscopic dilation for the treatment of post-esophagectomy …

Objective: To determine the incidence of perioperative complications in asthmatic patients
who received preoperative treatment with corticosteroids and whether these could be …

Esophageal surgery has traditionally been associated with high morbidity rates. Despite the
recent advances in the field of minimally invasive surgery and the introduction of enhanced …

Objective To assess the effect of dexamethasone on complications or all cause mortality
after major non-cardiac surgery. Design Phase III, randomised, double blind, placebo …

Background In patients undergoing surgical resection for gastric cancer, postoperative
complications—in particular, postoperative infections—remain an important problem and …

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most frequent complications occurring after
thoracic surgery especially after lung resection. It is associated with an increase in …

Background Oesophagectomy is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. New-
onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent complication following oesophagectomy. Several …