Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of patients with esophageal injury in Shiraz, Iran from 2002–2019
Variable | Value | |
|---|---|---|
Age (year); mean ± SD | 38.8 ± 19.5 | |
Age group (year); n (%) | ≤ 18 | 11 (15.9) |
19–25 | 8 (11.6) | |
26–45 | 22 (31.9) | |
46–65 | 21 (30.4) | |
> 65 | 7 (10.1) | |
Year; n (%) | 2002–2007 | 17 (24.6) |
2008–2013 | 15 (21.7) | |
2014–2019 | 37 (53.6) | |
Season; n (%) | Spring | 21 (30.4) |
Summer | 19 (27.5) | |
Winter | 15 (21.7) | |
Autumn | 14 (20.3) | |
ASA score; n (%) | I | 32 (46.4) |
II | 25 (36.2) | |
III | 9 (13.0) | |
IV | 3 (4.3) | |
Symptom till hospitalization interval (hours) | Total; Median [Q1 – Q3] | 40 [24–72] |
≤ 24 | 25 (36.2) | |
> 24 | 47 (63.8) | |
Etiology; n (%) | Penetrating trauma | 11 (15.9) |
Ingestion of caustic substance | 7 (10.1) | |
Foreign body ingestion | 32 (46.4) | |
Iatrogenic | 10 (14.5) | |
Underlying esophagus disease | 9 (13.0) | |
Infective Mediastinitis | 17 (24.6) | |
Spontaneous | 1 (1.4) | |
Location | Cervical | 30 (43.5) |
Thoracic | 32 (46.4) | |
Abdominal | 19 (27.5) | |
Clinical Features | Chills and Fever | 8 (11.6) |
Emphysema | 10 (14.5) | |
Dysphagia | 5 (7.2) | |
Tachycardia | 3 (4.3) | |
Tachypnea | 1 (1.4) | |
Chest pain | 2 (2.9) | |
Neck pain | 1 (1.4) | |
Dyspnea | 1 (1.4) | |
Complication; n (%) | Mortality | 3 (4.2) |