Table 2 Surgical events and complications of surgery for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
| Â | All resections | Transthoracic | Transhiatal | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  n =  88 (%) |  n =  33 (%) |  n =  55 (%) |  P  |
Surgical events | 11 (13) | 6 (18) | 5 (9) | 0.318 |
- Recurrent nerve injury | 5 (6) | 3 (9) | 2 (4) | Â |
- Chylous leakage | 4 (5) | 2 (6) | 2 (4) | Â |
- Tracheal injury | 2 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | Â |
Splenectomy | 16 (18) | 4 (12) | 12 (22) | 0.197 |
Postoperative events | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pulmonary failure | 12 (14) | 6 (18) | 6 (11) | 0.354 |
Cardiovascular events | 5 (6) | 0 | 5 (9) | 0.152 |
Thromboembolism | 6 (7) | 4 (12) | 2 (3) | 0.192 |
Anastomose leakage | 5 (6) | 2 (6) | 3 (6) | 0.905 |
Infectious complications | 38 (43) | 18 (55) | 20 (36) | 0.121 |
- Pneumonia | 30(34) | 13 (39) | 17 (32) | Â |
- Incision | 4(5) | 3 (9) | 1 (2) | Â |
- Abdominal abscess | 3(3) | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | Â |
- Lung abscess | 1(1) | 1 (3) | 0 | Â |
Other / minor complications | 12 (14) | 6 (18) | 6 (11) | 0.354 |
Patients with complications | 49 (56) | 21 (64) | 28 (51) | 0.275 |
Intensive care, days (range) | 1 (0–69) | 1 (0–69) | 1 (0–65) | 0.457 a |
Hospital stay, days (range) | 16 (3–256) | 17 (10–114) | 15 (3–256) | 0.086 a |
Mortality (in-hospital) | 5 (5.7) | 0 | 5 (9.1) | 0.152 |