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Table 2 Operative data and postoperative adverse outcomes after eTHE

From: Favourable long-term survival of patients with esophageal cancer treated with extended transhiatal esophagectomy combined with en bloc lymphadenectomy: results from a retrospective observational cohort study

 

eTHE (n = 166)

Operating time (min)

380 (88)

Blood loss (ml)

500 (238)

Clavien-Dindoa

 I

32 (19.3)

 II

60 (36.1)

 III

19 (11.4)

 IV

12 (7.2)

 V

3 (1.8)

Vocal cord paresis/paralysisa

 Transient

18 (10.8)

 Permanent

1 (0.6)

Anastomotic leaka

19 (11.4)

Reoperation overalla

9 (5.4)

Revision for leakagea

3 (1.8)

SSIa

16 (9.6)

Cardiovascular complicationsa

51 (30.7)

Hospital-acquired pneumoniaa

21 (12.7)

ARDSa

4 (2.4)

In-hospital mortalitya

2 (1.2)

30-day mortalitya

3 (1.8)

90-day mortalitya

7 (4.2)

Total hospital LOS

17 (12.0)

  1. Values are medians (interquartile ranges) unless indicated otherwise
  2. eTHE extended transhiatal esophageal resection with radical bilateral mediastinal en bloc lymphadenectomy, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, SSI surgical site infection, LOS length of stay
  3. a Values are numbers (percentages)