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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2016; 22(22): 5246-5253
Published online Jun 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i22.5246
Published online Jun 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i22.5246
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing esophagectomy n (%)
Characteristic | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | P value |
No complication | Pre-discharge complication | Post-discharge complication | ||
n = 2497 (55.70) | n = 1588 (35.42) | n = 398 (8.88) | ||
Age, mean (median) | 62.5 ± 11.2 (63) | 63.9 ± 10.8 (65) | 63.4 ± 10.9 (64) | 0.001 |
Age group (yr) | 0.048 | |||
< 60 | 921 (36.88) | 513 (32.30) | 143 (35.93) | |
60-69 | 862 (34.52) | 579 (36.46) | 126 (31.66) | |
70-79 | 602 (24.11) | 407 (25.63) | 109 (27.39) | |
≥ 80 | 112 (4.49) | 89 (5.60) | 20 (5.03) | |
Male1 | 2042 (81.88) | 1220 (76.83) | 325 (81.66) | < 0.001 |
Race | 0.088 | |||
White | 2135 (85.50) | 1363 (85.83) | 352 (88.44) | |
Black | 76 (3.04) | 62 (3.90) | 6 (1.51) | |
Other/unknown | 286 (11.45) | 168 (10.26) | 40 (10.05) | |
ASA classification1 | < 0.001 | |||
No disturb/mild disturb | 611 (24.50) | 237 (14.92) | 88 (22.17) | |
Serious disturb | 1746 (70.01) | 1161 (73.11) | 269 (67.76) | |
Life threat/moribund | 137 (5.49) | 190 (11.96) | 40 (10.08) | |
Body mass index, mean (median) | 27.9 ± 6.4 (27) | 27.7 ± 6.3 (26.9) | 28.4 ± 6.2 (27.6) | 0.132 |
Body mass index group1 (kg/m2) | 0.013 | |||
< 18.5 | 68 (2.75) | 59 (3.75) | 9 (2.26) | |
18.5-24.9 | 761 (30.72) | 522 (33.14) | 100 (25.13) | |
25-29.9 | 905 (36.54) | 532 (33.78) | 159 (39.95) | |
≥ 30 | 743 (30.00) | 462 (29.33) | 130 (32.66) | |
Diabetes | 341 (13.66) | 300 (18.89) | 75 (18.84) | < 0.001 |
Current smoker | 616 (24.67) | 434 (27.33) | 86 (21.61) | 0.033 |
Dyspnea | 209 (8.37) | 205 (12.91) | 48 (12.06) | < 0.001 |
History of COPD | 131 (5.25) | 156 (9.82) | 23 (5.78) | < 0.001 |
Weight loss | 468 (18.74) | 301 (18.95) | 73 (18.34) | 0.959 |
Steroid use | 74 (2.96) | 42 (2.64) | 12 (3.02) | 0.820 |
Emergency case | 18 (0.72) | 39 (2.46) | 3 (0.75) | < 0.001 |
Diagnosis | 0.002 | |||
Benign disease | 355 (14.22) | 289 (18.20) | 56 (14.07) | |
Esophageal/gastric cancer | 2142 (85.78) | 1299 (81.80) | 342 (85.93) | |
Year of operation | 0.012 | |||
2005-2007 | 293 (11.73) | 223 (14.04) | 41 (10.30) | |
2008-2010 | 746 (29.88) | 409 (25.76) | 109 (27.39) | |
2011-2013 | 1458 (58.39) | 956 (60.20) | 248 (62.31) |
- Citation: Chen SY, Molena D, Stem M, Mungo B, Lidor AO. Post-discharge complications after esophagectomy account for high readmission rates. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(22): 5246-5253
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i22/5246.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i22.5246