1 Aug 2025 • Asthma is a strong independent predictor of postoperative complications in gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy, with the highest hazard ratio of 3.08 among all risk factors.

Asthmatic patients had markedly higher rates of anastomotic leakage (8.2% vs. 2.4%), bleeding (4.8% vs. 0.3%), pancreatic fistula (9.5% vs. 2.3%), abdominal abscess (22.2% vs. 4.6%), and pneumonia (8.9% vs. 1.2%).

Reduced FEV₁ further increased complication risk. These findings underscore the need for thorough perioperative respiratory evaluation and individualized management in this high-risk group.

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