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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 2 Observed unadjusted rates of pre- and post-discharge outcomes after esophagectomy n (%)
Outcome | Total (n = 1986) | Group 2 | Group 3 | P value |
Pre-discharge complication | Post-discharge complication | |||
n = 1588 (79.96) | n = 398 (20.04) | |||
30-d mortality1 | 140 (7.05) | 104 (6.55) | 36 (9.05) | 0.082 |
Overall morbidity | ||||
Wound infection | 470 (23.67) | 307 (19.33) | 163 (40.95) | < 0.001 |
Pneumonia | 535 (26.94) | 444 (27.96) | 91 (22.86) | 0.040 |
Urinary tract infection | 112 (5.64) | 91 (5.73) | 21 (5.28) | 0.725 |
Venous thromboembolism | 207 (10.42) | 142 (8.94) | 65 (16.33) | < 0.001 |
Cardiac complication | 108 (5.44) | 92 (5.79) | 16 (4.02) | 0.163 |
Shock/sepsis | 518 (26.08) | 422 (26.57) | 96 (24.12) | 0.319 |
Unplanned intubation | 420 (21.15) | 368 (23.17) | 52 (13.07) | < 0.001 |
Bleeding transfusion | 584 (29.41) | 526 (33.12) | 58 (14.57) | < 0.001 |
Renal complication | 59 (2.97) | 50 (3.15) | 9 (2.26) | 0.351 |
On ventilator > 48 h | 439 (22.10) | 396 (24.94) | 43 (10.80) | < 0.001 |
Organ space SSI | 242 (12.19) | 174 (10.96) | 68 (17.09) | 0.001 |
Reoperation 12-13 | 235 (25.97) | 160 (22.38) | 75 (39.47) | < 0.001 |
Serious Morbidity2 | 1102 (55.49) | 901 (56.74) | 201 (50.50) | 0.025 |
Year of operation | 0.142 | |||
2005-2007 | 264 (13.29) | 223 (14.04) | 41 (10.30) | |
2008-2010 | 518 (26.08) | 409 (25.76) | 109 (27.39) | |
2011-2013 | 1204 (60.62) | 956 (60.20) | 248 (62.31) | |
Length of stay, d (median) | 11.7 ± 5.4 (10) | 15.0 ± 6.3 (14) | 10.3 ± 4.3 (9) | < 0.001 |
Prolonged length of stay3 | 765 (38.52) | 707 (44.52) | 58 (14.57) | < 0.001 |
Operative time, min (median) | 342.3 ± 134.7 (328) | 358.6 ± 145.6 (343) | 350.4 ± 133.1 (335.5) | 0.308 |
Prolonged operative time4 | 570 (28.70) | 467 (29.41) | 103 (25.88) | 0.164 |
Readmission 2011-2013 | 226 (19.07) | 62 (6.60) | 164 (66.94) | < 0.001 |
- 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