Table 5 Postoperative complications in the 2 groups
From: Safety analysis of early oral feeding after esophagectomy in patients complicated with diabetes
Postoperative complications | EOF (n = 67) | LOF (n = 54) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Clavien-Dindo Degree I-II | 17 | 14 | 0.945 |
Pulmonary infection | 4 | 4 | 0.752 |
Incision infection | 5 | 3 | 0.675 |
Gastrointestinal dysfunction | 5 | 4 | 0.991 |
Injury of recurrent nerve | 3 | 3 | 0.786 |
Clavien-Dindo Degree III-IV | 8 | 7 | 0.643 |
Severe pulmonary infection and respiratory failure | 1 | 1 | > 0.999 |
Hydropneumothorax | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Anastomotic fistula | 6 | 5 | 0.954 |
Anastomotic or thoracic bleeding requiring reoperation | 0 | 1 | 0.446 |
Total | 25 | 21 | 0.859 |