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23.01.2020 | Hepatobiliary Tumors
How Many Steps Per Day are Necessary to Prevent Postoperative Complications Following Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeries for Malignancy?
Erschienen in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Ausgabe 5/2020
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Purpose
The current study was designed to investigate the association between the average preoperative physical activity and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing surgeries for hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) malignancy.
Methods
Patients who were scheduled to undergo open abdominal surgeries for HPB malignancies (major hepatectomy, pancreatoduodenectomy, or hepato-pancreatoduodenectomy) between 2016 and 2017 were included. The average steps per day were recorded by a pedometer and calculated for each patient during the preoperative waiting period. Physical activity levels were classified according to the average number of daily steps as poor (< 5000 steps/day) and good (≥ 5000 steps/day).
Results
Of the 105 eligible patients, 78 met the inclusion criteria. The median number of steps per day was 6174. There were 48 patients (62%) with good physical activity and 30 patients (38%) with poor physical activity. Patients with poor physical activity revealed a significantly higher rate of major complications with Clavien grade ≥ 3 (63% vs. 35%, p = 0.016), a higher rate of infectious complications (53% vs. 23%, p = 0.006), and a longer postoperative hospital stay (median, 30 vs. 21 days, p < 0.001) compared with those with good physical activity. After a multivariate analysis, poor physical activity was identified as an independent risk factor for the development of major complications (odds ratio, 2.842, p = 0.042) and infectious complications (odds ratio, 3.844, p = 0.007).
Conclusions
The current study demonstrated that preoperative physical activity levels are associated with the incidence of major postoperative complications following HPB surgery for malignancy.