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Table 3 Surgical procedures

From: Clinical value of a prophylactic minitracheostomy after esophagectomy: analysis in patients at high risk for postoperative pulmonary complications

Variables

PMT group (n = 30)

Non-PMT group (n = 64)

P

Cervical lymph node dissection, n (%)

24 (80.0)

52 (81.3)

1.000

Reconstructed organ, n (%)

  

0.064

 Stomach

27 (90.0)

46 (71.9)

 

 Jejunum

3 (10.0)

18 (28.1)

 

Reconstructive route, n (%)

  

0.229

 Percutaneous

7 (23.4)

20 (31.2)

 

 Retrosternal

10 (33.3)

11 (17.2)

 

 Postmediastinal

13 (43.3)

33 (51.6)

 

Anastomotic portion

 Cervical / Intrathoracic

23 / 7

40 / 24

0.240

Operative time [min]

540 (406–732)

584 (306–975)

0.084

Blood loss [ml]

1057 (262–2567)

964 (269–6698)

0.320

Blood transfusion, n (%)

19 (63.3)

33 (51.6)

0.374

  1. PMT prophylactic minitracheostomy