Table 2 Time to closure of anastomotic leaks according to the indicated variables in 26 patients (excluding 7 patients with in-hospital mortality)
From: Choice of therapeutic strategies in intrathoracic anastomotic leak following esophagectomy
Variables | Time to closure | P-value |
|---|---|---|
(days, mean ± SD) | ||
Age (n) | 0.29 | |
≤60 years (14) | 44.6 ± 16.0 | |
>60 years (12) | 54.0 ± 27.9 | |
Extent of leak (n) | 0.126 | |
Contained (14) | 43.7 ± 19.4 | |
Uncontained (12) | 57.5 ± 24.5 | |
Hypoalbuminemia (n) | 0.001* (t-test) | |
Yes (8) | 71.6 ± 21.4 | |
No (18) | 36.9 ± 10.3 | |
Treatment of leak (n) | 0.09 | |
Conservative (16) | 41.9 ± 13.4 | |
Surgical exploration (10) | 60.3 ± 29.2 |