Table 5 Postoperative morbidity and mortality for squamous cell carcinoma compared with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
From: Morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma: A risk analysis
parameter | Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 229) | Adenocarcinoma (n = 150) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
- Surgical complications (%) | Â | Â | Â |
- General complications (%) | 37.9 | 33.7 | 0.447 |
-Total complications (%) | 40.7 | 28.0 | 0.012* |
- Length of ICU – stay (d) | 68.1 | 57.6 | 0.039* |
- 30-day-moratlity (%) | Â | Â | Â |
- Mortality (%) | 11 (2–176) | 8 (1–107) | 0.0001* |
| Â | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.8569 |
| Â | 15.1 | 6.6 | 0.0001* |