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Table 5 Surgical procedures and postoperative outcomes

From: Outcomes of esophagectomy after chemotherapy with biweekly docetaxel plus cisplatin and fluorouracil for advanced esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis

 

DCF (%), N = 37

bDCF (%), N = 22

p value

Surgical procedure

  

0.224

 Right thoracotomy

6 (16.2)

1 (4.5)

 

 Thoracoscopy

29 (78.4)

17 (77.3)

 

 Left thoracotomy

2 (5.4)

3 (13.6)

 

 Transhiatal resection

0

1 (4.5)

 

Morbidity

12 (32.4)

10 (45.5)

0.317

 Pneumonia

5 (13.5)

2 (9.1)

0.612

 Dysrhythmia atrial

1 (2.7)

0

0.437

 Anastomotic leak

0

0

–

 Chyle leak

1 (2.7)

0

0.437

 Vocal cord palsy

5 (13.5)

4 (18.2)

0.630

 Bleeding requiring reoperation

0

0

–

 Wound infection

0

2 (9.1)

0.062

 C. difficile enteritis

0

3 (13.6)

0.021

Operative mortality

0

0

–

Postoperative hospital stay (daysa, range)

28.4 ± 18.4 (12–106)

19.4 ± 18.4 (10–33)

0.008

  1. C. difficile, Clostridium difficile
  2. aMean ± standard deviation