Table 3 Clinical data for 21 cancelled cases followed up after one year
No. | Age/sex | Diagnosis | Planned surgery | Reason(s) for cancellation | Outcome after one year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 87/F | Ileus | Gastrojejunal bypass | Terminal stage, peritoneal carcinomatosis, aspiration pneumonia | Died of cancer 99 days after the conference |
2 | 54/F | Brain tumor, SLE | Resection | Severe infection due to long-term steroid administration | Survived |
3 | 74/F | Ileus | Metallic stent insertion | Terminal stage, peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver failure | Died of cancer 24 days after the conference |
4 | 69/M | Lung cancer, empyema with bronchopleural fistula | Musculocutaneous flaps plombage | Respiratory failure | Died of respiratory failure 13 days after the conference |
5 | 64/F | Pancreatic cancer, SLE | PD | Pancreatitis, CKD on HD | Died of cancer 121 days after the conference |
6 | 70/M | Oesophageal cancer | Esophagectomy | COPD on HOT | Radiotherapy and chemotherapy, survived |
7 | 68/F | Hepatic hemangioma | Resection | CKD on HD | Survived |
8 | 56/F | Metastatic ovarian cancer | BSO | Surgical difficulty, rapidly growing cancer | Died of cancer 19 days after the conference |
9 | 80/M | Gangrene of the lower limb | Amputation | Low cardiac function, COPD, CKD on HD | Died of heart failure four days after the conference |
10 | 46/M | Liver failure | Living donor liver transplant | Ethical issue (family refusal) | Died of liver failure the day after the conference |
11 | 1/M | Liver tumor | Open biopsy | Low birth weight, tracheomalacia, chronic lung disease | Survived |
12 | 72/M | Lung cancer | Partial pulmonary resection | COPD | Chemotherapy, survived |
13 | 79/M | Gastric cancer | Complete gastrectomy | CKD on HD, carotid artery stenosis | Chemotherapy, survived |
14 | 43/F | Large retroperitoneal tumor | Resection | Surgical difficulty | Chemotherapy, survived |
15 | 72/M | Renal-cell carcinoma | Laparoscopic nephrectomy | Pneumonia, heart failure | Died of pneumonia 19 days after conference |
16 | 1/M | Pilomyxoid astrocytoma | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt | Ethical issue (patient in vegetative state) | Radiotherapy, survived |
17 | 63/F | Spondylolisthesis | Spinal fusion | LC, CKD on HD, PE | Survived |
18 | 79/M | Gastric cancer | Complete gastrectomy | COPD, AS, CAD | Died of MI 23 days after the conference |
19 | 76/M | Large retroperitoneal tumor | Resection | Surgical difficulty | Chemotherapy, survived |
20 | 34/M | Cervical spine injury, AIDS | Internal fixation | Severe infection | Died of pneumonia seven days after the conference |
21 | 68/M | Lung cancer, bronchopleural fistula | Closure | COPD | Died of cancer 134 days after the conference |