Why the study?
Does obesity (high BMI or high VFA) increase intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing open gastrectomy with D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer?
Population
100 consecutive patients with a preoperative diagnosis of gastric cancer who underwent open gastrectomy with…
Comparison
High body-mass index or high visceral fat area vs Normal BMI (<25.0 kg/m2) or normal VFA (<100 cm2)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
short-term postoperative
Authors
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High BMI or VFA signals elevated bleeding risk in open gastrectomy; supports risk stratification yet leaves open need for prospective validation.
Does obesity (high BMI or high VFA) increase intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing open gastrectomy with D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer?
High BMI and high visceral fat area independently predict increased intraoperative blood loss during open gastrectomy with D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer.
Makino et al. (2008) studied this question.
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