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Table 5 Treatment strategies in esophageal perforations

From: Esophageal perforation in South of Sweden: Results of surgical treatment in 125 consecutive patients

Number i figure 2

 

6

7

8

Not thoracotomiced patients

All

Neck incision

Covered stent

Only conservative

n (%)

26 (21) 1' 2

8 (6)

6 (5)

10 (8)

Pre-operative ASA Score

    

   mean

2,6

2,4

2,8

2,8

Complications

7 (23) 2

1 (12)

2 (33)

3 (30)

Late thoracotomy

4 (15) 2

0

2 (33)

1 (10)

Days in hospital median (min-max)

16 (2-126)

15 (9-32)

14 (12-17)

18 (5-126)

Hospital mortality

4 (15) 1

0

0

3 (30)

Mortality < 90 days post op

4 (15) 1

0

0

3(30)

  1. 1 One patient died before treatment decision (diagnoses at autopsy).
  2. 2 One patient was operated upon through an abdominal incision. This patient survived but had to be re-operated upon.
  3. ASA score ranges from 1 (healthy) to 5 (moribund)