Palliative Surgery Outcomes for Patients with Esophageal Cancer: An National Cancer Database Analysis.

Introduction: Many patients with esophageal cancer are not candidates for surgical resection with curative intent, given the advanced stage of disease at presentation. Palliative surgery is one treatment option, but relative survival of palliative surgery has not been described. This study aims to describe the outcomes of palliative surgery in patients with esophageal cancer.

Concurrent diagnosis of anxiety increases postoperative length of stay among patients receiving esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

Objective: Psychiatric comorbidities disproportionately affect patients with cancer. While identified risk factors for prolonged length of stay (LOS) after esophagectomy are primarily medical comorbidities, the impact of psychiatric comorbidities on perioperative outcomes is unclear. We hypothesized that psychiatric comorbidities would prolong LOS in patients with esophageal cancer.

Iatrogenic rib fractures and the associated risks of mortality.

Purpose: Rib fractures, though typically associated with blunt trauma, can also result from complications of medical or surgical care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The purpose of this study is to describe the demographics and outcomes of iatrogenic rib fractures.

Methods: Patients with rib fractures were identified in the 2016 National Inpatient Sample.