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Table 1 Incidence rates of postoperative adverse events observed in patients after open esophagectomy

From: Perioperative fluid dynamics evaluated by bioelectrical impedance analysis predict infectious surgical complications after esophagectomy

Total

 

n = 24

(%)

Pneumonia

Grade2

6

25.0%

> = Grade3a

3

12.5%

Any

9

37.5%

ARDS

Any

2

8.3%

Leakage

Grade2

1

4.2%

> = Grade3a

2

8.3%

Any

3

12.5%

SSI

Wound

1

4.2%

Mediastinitis

1

4.2%

Empyema

1

4.2%

Any

3

12.5%

Chylothorax

Grade2

1

4.2%

> = Grade3a

1

4.2%

Any

2

8.3%

Pleural fluid

> = Grade3a

6

25.0%

Pneumothorax

> = Grade3a

1

4.2%

Laryngeal N paralysis

> = Grade3a

1

4.2%

Delayed Emptying

> = Grade2

3

12.5%

Af

Any

9

37.5%

  1. Infection-related events are shaded in the table. Severities of the adverse events are graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Some cases had experienced overlapping episodes. ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, SSI surgical site infection, Laryngeal N laryngeal nerve, Af Atrial fibrillation