From: Prognostic factors of esophageal perforation and rupture leading to mortality: a retrospective study
Cause of EPR | No. of cases | Size (mm), mean | Time to treatment (days) | Hospital stay duration | Mortality, n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish bone | 41 | 10.80 | 2.06 | 15.07 | 2 (4.87%) |
Boerhaave syndrome | 22 | 33.64 | 2.32 | 29.82 | 3 (13.6%) |
Iatrogenic | 5 | 16.80 | 3.7 | 19.4 | 1 (20%) |
Other | 11 | 25.7 | 2.61 | 28 | 1 (9.1%) |
Total | 79 | 7 |