From: Outcome-volume relationships and transhiatal esophagectomy: minimizing failure to rescue
Complication | All cases | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | P-value |
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Anastomotic leak | 27 (14%) | 10 (20%) | 5 (10%) | 5 (10%) | 7 (14%) | 0.43 |
Chyle leak | 11 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 6 (12%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 0.09 |
Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (temporary or permanent) | 13 (7%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (6%) | 0.82 |
Ventilator dependent respiratory failure | 29 (15%) | 8 (16%) | 9 (18%) | 8 (16%) | 4 (8%) | 0.51 |
Pneumonia or sepsis | 25 (13%) | 5 (10%) | 9 (18%) | 9 (18%) | 2 (4%) | 0.10 |
Pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis | 9 (4%) | 5 (10%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 0.18 |
Myocardial infarction | 4 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 0.11 |
1 or more major† | 61 (31%) | 18 (36%) | 17 (35%) | 14 (28%) | 12 (24%) | 0.56 |