Table 2 Operation details and complications in dependency of type of anastomosis
Intrathoracic (n = 36) | Cervical (n = 36) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Operation time in min | 261 ± 53 | 238 ± 60 | 0.087 |
Thoracotomy | 36 (100%) | 7 (19%) | <0.001 |
ICU stay in days | 3.4 ± 6.7 | 5.3 ± 6.9 | 0.232 |
Re ICU | 7 (19%) | 6 (17%) | 0.739 |
Median Hospital stay in days | 14 (10 – 110) | 26 (12 – 105) | 0.012 |
In-hospital mortality | 1 (3%) | 3 (8%) | 0.310 |
Blood transfusion intraoperatively | 6 (17%) | 3 (8%) | 0.317 |
Blood transfusion postoperatively | 8 (22%) | 12 (33%) | 0.248 |
Patients with lymph nodes positive | 17 (47%) | 18 (50%) | 0.655 |
Resected lymph nodes | 18 ± 8 | 16 ± 7 | 0.539 |
Bleeding | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0.317 |
Pneumonia | 7 (19%) | 7 (19%) | 1.000 |
CPAP | 10 (28%) | 10 (28%) | 1.000 |
Re-intubation | 9 (25%) | 9 (25%) | 1.000 |
Anastomotic leakage | 4 (11%) | 11 (31%) | 0.040 |
Revision operation | 3 (8%) | 2 (6%) | 0.655 |
Wound infection | 0 (0%) | 10 (28%) | 0.002 |
Thrombemboli | 4 (11%) | 3 (8%) | 0.706 |
Paresis of recurrent laryngeal nerve | 0 (0%) | 4 (11%) | 0.046 |
Chylothorax | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1.000 |
Radiatio postoperative | 3 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 1.000 |
Chemotherapy postoperative | 17 (47%) | 10 (28%) | 0.108 |