Covered nitinol stents for the treatment of esophageal strictures and leaks

Table 4 In-hospital characteristics and long-term outcome after stent placement

	Ultraflex (n = 33)	Choostent (n = 32)	P-value
Duration of the procedure (min)	16 (12-35)	17 (13-27)	0.8
Median hospital stay (d)	2 (2-7)	2 (2-4)	0.7
Hospital mortality (%)	0	0	1.0
Hospital morbidity (%)	6.1 (2/33)	6.2 (2/32)	0.8
Pain score (scale 0-10)	6.3	4.8	0.2
Residual dysphagia (grade)	1.9 ± 0.3	2.1 ± 0.4	0.6
Mean survival (mo)	6.5 (1-19)	6 (3-26)	0.7