Research Article

Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Infections after Cytoreduction Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: An Observational Single-Centre Study

Table 1

Characteristics of 38 patients who underwent hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) operation.

VariablesComplicated with infectionNot complicated with infection value
N = 23N = 15

Preoperative variables
Age (year)50.3 ± 1254.5 ± 160.184
Gender (male/female)(8/7)(7/16)0.142
BMI27.7 ± 5.725.8 ± 5.40.369
Preoperative hospital stay (days)10.4 ± 11.72739 ± 105860.872
Hypertension320.469
Diabetes mellitus630.455
Renal disease210.644
Liver disease200.345
Lymph node involvement1030.05
Organ metastasis1570.13
KRAS mutation600.33

Preoperative laboratory variables
CK (U/L)376.7 ± 440.4440.9 ± 3450.658
CK-MB (U/L)21.7 ± 18.419.55 ± 114.90.289
Troponin (U/L)0.037 ± 0.0480.062 ± 0.140.71
White blood cells 109/L7.3 ± 2.26.7 ± 3.20.49
Red blood corpuscles ×1012/L4.5 ± 1.34.6 ± 0.60.853
Haemoglobin (g/dL)10.9 ± 1.411.7 ± 1.90.378
C-reactive protein (mg/L)19.5 ± 27.9 ± 9.30.198

Serum electrolytes level
Sodium (mmol/L)135.2 ± 3.3136 ± 2.60.567
Potassium (mmol/L)3.9 ± 0.54.3 ± 0.30.263
Calcium (mg/dL)8.6 ± 0.68.7 ± 0.50.161
Phosphorus (mg/dL)3.5 ± 13.5 ± 10.237
Magnesium (mg/dL)1.9 ± 0.31.6 ± 0.50.227
Chloride (mmol/L)100.5 ± 4102.3 ± 2.20.952
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (U/L)72.5 ± 7374.7 ± 122.90.614
Uric acid (mg/dL)3.9 ± 1.84 ± 10.165

Liver function markers
Alanine transaminase (IU/L)37.1 ± 24.948.6 ± 39.50.578
Aspartate transaminase (IU/L)28 ± 27.933.5 ± 34.90.789
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)146.7 ± 119.6108 ± 53.70.785
Amylase (U/L)61.9 ± 53.669.8 ± 30.30.065
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0.53 ± 0.490.34 ± 0.410.606
Conjugated bilirubin (mg/dL)0.15 ± 0.230.1 ± 0.10.632
Albumin (gm/dL)3 ± 0.53.3 ± 0.420.699
A/G ratio1.2 ± 0.561.2 ± 0.540.531
Total protein (gm/dL)6.1 ± 1.36.53 ± 1.50.465

Tumour markers
Alpha feto protein (Ng/mL)2.1 ± 1.32.9 ± 1.50.207
CA 125 U/mL57.5 ± 92.240.1 ± 780.661
CA 15-3 U/mL19.4 ± 9.516.4 ± 8.60.546
CA 19.9 U/mL42.1 ± 3020.7 ± 13.70.045
CEA ng/dL32.7 ± 61.153.5 ± 152.20.64

Coagulation factors
INR1.1 ± 0.21.1 ± 0.20.441
Platelet count ×109/L327 ± 151234 ± 1440.433
Prothrombin time (sec.)34.4 ± 8.734.4 ± 8.70.08
Fibrinogen (g/L)2.6 ± 1.61.3 ± 0.140.208

Renal function markers
Blood urea nitrogen10.2 ± 4.712.2 ± 3.70.02
Creatinine (mg/dl)0.7 ± 0.20.8 ± 0.230.15
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)26 ± 3.226.3 ± 4.40.329
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)207.7 ± 99.2177.4 ± 830.05
Lipase (U/L)162.7 ± 70.1150.2 ± 57.60.658
Cholesterol (mg/dL)72.9 ± 42.5104.8 ± 56.60.813
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)38.7 ± 27.670.1 ± 46.5
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)19.4 ± 1121.5 ± 16.70.347
Triglycerides (mg/dL)88.8 ± 55.486.4 ± 42.50.252
Random glucose (mg/dL)150.7 ± 70.7158.9 ± 82.70.755
Glycosylated haemoglobin7.6 ± 2.28.2 ± 1.80.918

Iron panel
Iron (μmol/l)20.5 ± 15.891.3 ± 920.047
Total iron-binding capacity (μg/dL)236 ± 150346 ± 900.281
Ferritin (μg/L)192.8 ± 178.5116.2 ± 136.50.615
Transferrin (μg/L)11.8 ± 8.930.5 ± 190.07

Operative variables
Surgical time (hour)651 ± 218576 ± 1730.296
Colloids transfusion (mL)1528 ± 8991250 ± 6210.911
Packed red blood cells (unit)3.3 ± 2.64.5 ± 40.187
Fresh frozen plasma (unit)4.2 ± 34.3 ± 1.90.271
Fluid (25% albumin) transfusion (mL)83.3 ± 28.950 ± 70.271
Plasma protein (mL)906 ± 670775 ± 4480.288
Platelets (unit)4.3 ± 1.64.8 ± 1.50.085
Blood loss (mL)2177 ± 13131558 ± 10640.829

Postoperative variables
Length of ICU stay days12.8 ± 34.35.1 ± 2.40.924
Readmission number3.5 ± 42.1 ± 2.80.988

BMI, body mass index; CK, creatine kinase; INR, international normalized ratio; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; ICU, intensive care unit.