Table 1 Patients characteristics risk factors in dependency of type of anastomosis
Intrathoracic (n = 36) | Cervical (n = 36) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 62 ± 12 | 62 ± 10 | |
Gender | |||
- male | 34 (94%) | 30 (83%) | 0.157 |
- female | 2 (6%) | 6 (17%) | |
ASA-classification | |||
−2 | 18 (50%) | 19 (53%) | |
−3 | 18 (50%) | 17 (47%) | 0.819 |
Cardiac disease | 9 (25%) | 9 (25%) | 1.000 |
Pulmonary disease | 8 (22%) | 10 (28%) | 0.527 |
Hypertension | 24 (67%) | 19 (53%) | 0.225 |
Diabetes | 10 (28%) | 8 (22%) | 0.593 |
Abuse of nicotine | 17 (47%) | 17 (47%) | 1.000 |
Abuse of alcohol | 13 (36%) | 13 (36%) | 1.000 |
Histology | |||
-adenocarcinoma | 29 (81%) | 26 (72%) | 0.317 |
-squamous cell carcinoma | 7 (19%) | 10 (28%) | |
UICC stage | |||
- I | 16 (44%) | 15 (42%) | |
-II | 8 (22%) | 9 (25%) | |
-III | 10 (28%) | 11 (31%) | |
-IV | 2 (6%) | 1 (3%) | |
Grading | |||
2 | 15 (42%) | 16 (44%) | 0.796 |
3 | 21 (58%) | 20 (56%) | |
Radiatio preoperative | 6 (17%) | 4 (11%) | 0.414 |
Chemotherapy preoperative | 20 (56%) | 7 (19%) | 0.003 |