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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2025; 17(4): 103483
Published online Apr 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i4.103483
Published online Apr 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i4.103483
Table 5 Surgery-related factors by analgesic use duration after esophagectomy, n (%)
| Surgery-related factors | Short-term analgesic use (n = 149) | Long-term analgesic use (n = 229) | t value or χ2 | P value |
| Type of anesthesia | 0.33 | 0.57 | ||
| General anesthesia | 77 (51.68) | 126 (55.02) | ||
| Epidural anesthesia | 72 (48.32) | 103 (44.98) | ||
| Surgical methods | 1.96 | 0.17 | ||
| Open surgery | 83 (55.70) | 162 (70.74) | ||
| Minimally invasive surgery | 66 (44.30) | 67 (29.26) | ||
| Location of anastomotic site | 1.34 | 0.25 | ||
| Cervical | 78 (52.35) | 150 (65.50) | ||
| Thoracic | 71 (47.65) | 79 (34.50) | ||
| Operative time, minutes, mean ± SD | 265.83 ± 76.28 | 266.35 ± 85.42 | 1.73 | 0.09 |
| Duration of analgesic use | 2.74 | 0.10 | ||
| ≤ 5 days | 85 (57.05) | 113 (49.34) | ||
| > 5 days | 64 (42.95) | 116 (50.66) | ||
| Postoperative radiotherapy or chemotherapy | 1.84 | 0.18 | ||
| No | 118 (79.19) | 147 (64.19) | ||
| Yes | 31 (20.81) | 82 (35.81) | ||
| Postoperative pneumonia | 1.95 | 0.16 | ||
| No | 122 (81.88) | 162 (70.74) | ||
| Yes | 27 (18.12) | 67 (29.26) | ||
- Citation: Liu SG, Xu XJ, He M, Zhao JD, Pei L. Perioperative risk factors for prognosis in patients undergoing radical esophagectomy: A retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(4): 103483
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i4/103483.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i4.103483