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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2023; 15(4): 520-533
Published online Apr 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.520
Harnessing interventions during the immediate perioperative period to improve the long-term survival of patients following radical gastrectomy
Lin-Bo Liu, Jian Li, Jian-Xiong Lai, Sen Shi
Lin-Bo Liu, Sen Shi, Department of General Surgery (Vascular Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
Lin-Bo Liu, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan Province, China
Jian Li, Jian-Xiong Lai, Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan Province, China
Sen Shi, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
Sen Shi, Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education and Medical Electrophysiological Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Liu LB and Li J are equal coauthors of this article; Li J and Shi S designed the review; Liu LB, Lai JX and Li J reviewed the literature; Liu LB and Lai JX drafted the manuscript; Shi S revised the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Sen Shi, MD, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery (Vascular Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China. shisen80@163.com
Received: December 15, 2022
Peer-review started: December 15, 2022
First decision: January 3, 2023
Revised: January 4, 2023
Accepted: March 30, 2023
Article in press: March 30, 2023
Published online: April 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: During the relatively short perioperative period, patients undergoing radical gastrectomy will suffer from various perioperative events, which have been shown to affect long-term outcomes. Therefore, in recent years, studies have been carried out to identify and test interventions during the perioperative period to improve the long-term survival of patients following radical gastrectomy. As the majority of these interventions are already safely applied clinically for other indications, are cost-effective and can be administered conveniently, if the desired survival benefits are prospectively confirmed, considerable economic and social improvements can be achieved at little financial cost.