Table 4 Postoperative complications of thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy (TE) compared with open Mckeown esophagectomy (ME)
Complications | ME | TE | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clavien–Dindo grade | |||||
Minor | 1 | Urinary retention | 2 | 1 | 0.677 |
Hypokalemia | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | ||
2 | Atrial fibrillation | 8 | 1 | 0.033* | |
Pulmonary complications | 5 | 1 | 0.150 | ||
Wound infection | 1 | 0 | 0.362 | ||
Recurrent nerve injury | 4 | 1 | 0.248 | ||
Chyle leak | 3 | 1 | 0.410 | ||
Major | 3 | Pulmonary complications | 3 | 1 | 0.410 |
Chyle leak | 2 | 1 | 0.677 | ||
Anastomotic leak | 1 | 1 | 0.889 | ||
Myocardial infarction | 0 | 1 | 0.268 | ||
4 | Pulmonary complications ARDS | 2 | 0 | 0.196 | |
Necrosis of gastric tube | 0 | 1 | 0.268 | ||
Anastomotic leak | 1 | 0 | 0.362 | ||
5 (death) | DVT/pulmonary embolism | 1 | 0 | 0.362 | |