Benefits Of Preoperative Jejunostomy Tube In Resectable Esophageal Cancer.

e15574Background: Standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer includes neoadjuvant therapy followed by curative resection. Patients are at risk for malnutrition prior to and during neoadjuvant treatment. Therefore, these patients may derive benefit from preoperative jejunostomy tube (j-tube) placement. We hypothesize that usage of pre-operative j-tubes may be associated with better perioperative outcomes. Methods: A prospectively collected database at a single institution was retrospectively analyzed. Study period was from 2005 to 2015. Patients that underwent j-tube placement beforeinduction therapy prior to definitive resection for esophageal cancer were included in the analysis. Perioperative outcomes were compared between patients who adhered to recommended tube feeds during induction (users) and patients who did not adhere (non-users). P-values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios and confidence intervals. Multivariate analysis ...