Table 4 HES data search for ADFs between 2000 and 2012 (a denotes hospitals that perform ≥20 oesophageal cancer resections per year)
From: The surgical management of non-malignant aerodigestive fistula
HES data (2000–2012) | n | % | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age ≥ 70 years | 35 | 49.3 | |
Sex | |||
Female | 35 | 49.3 | |
Male | 36 | 50.7 | |
Treatment | 17 | 24 | |
Surgery | 9 | 12.7 | |
Stenting of oesophagus | 8 | 11.3 | |
Unknown | 54 | 76 | |
Presenting Clinical Feature | |||
Pneumonia | 18 | 25.4 | |
Pleural effusion | 22 | 31 | |
Pulmonary embolus | 1 | 1.4 | |
Ischaemic cardiac event | 1 | 1.4 | |
Unknown | 29 | 40.8 | |
All Hospitals | |||
30-day mortality | 23 | 32.4 | |
90-day mortality | 30 | 42.3 | |
Specialist Centresa | 16 | 22.5 | |
30-day mortality | 4 | 25 | 0.473 |
90-day mortality | 5 | 31.3 | 0.311 |