Key clinical point : Infectious complications during curative resection for HCC significantly reduced overall survival and recurrence-free survival; outcomes were even worse for patients with non-surgical site infections vs surgical site infections.
Major finding: A total of 269 patients experienced a postoperative complication. Overall survival was significantly shorter in HCC patients who experienced infectious complications after curative surgery compared to those who did not (46.5 months vs 106.4 months, P < 0.001).
Study details: The data come from 734 adults with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent curative resection between 2000 and 2017.
Disclosures: The study received no outside funding. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.
Source: Wei T et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug 10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10565-2.