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Table 2 Surgical features of patients with esophageal injury

From: Esophageal perforation etiology, outcome, and the role of surgical management – an 18-year experience of surgical cases in a referral center

Variables

Total

Age group (years)

Gender

ASA Score

≤ 18

19–25

26–45

46–65

> 65

Male

Female

I

II

III

IV

Total; n (%)

69 (100)

11 (17.5)

8 (11.1)

21 (29.2)

21 (29.2)

7 (9.7)

48 (66.7)

24 (33.3)

33 (45.8)

25 (34.7)

11 (15.3)

3 (4.2)

Surgical repair; n (%)

Primary

63 (91.3)

11 (17.2)

8 (12.7)

21 (33.3)

18 (28.6)

5 (7.8)

43 (68.3)

20 (31.7)

31 (49.2)

23 (36.5)

7 (11.1)

2 (3.2)

Secondary

11 (15.9)

1 (9.1)

1 (9.1)

2 (18.2)

4 (36.4)

3 (27.3)

4 (36.4)

7 (63.6)

3 (27.3)

4 (36.4)

3 (27.3)

1 (9.1)

Type of Surgery; n (%)

Esophagectomy

26 (37.7)

1 (3.8)

2 (7.7)

10 (38.5)

9 (34.6)

4 (15.4)

14 (53.8)

12 (46.2)

8 (30.8)

14 (53.8)

3 (11.5)

1 (3.8)

Thoracotomy

35 (50.7)

6 (17.1)

1 (2.9)

10 (28.6)

13 (37.1)

5 (14.3)

23 (65.7)

12 (34.3)

11 (31.4)

15 (42.9)

6 (17.1)

3 (8.6)

Laparotomy

14 (20.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (42.9)

4 (28.6)

4 (28.6)

10 (71.4)

4 (28.6)

4 (28.6)

7 (50.0)

3 (21.4)

0 (0)

jejunostomy tube insertion

23 (33.3)

1 (4.3)

3 (13.0)

8 (34.8)

8 (34.8)

3 (13.0)

15 (65.2)

8 (34.8)

7 (30.4)

13 (56.5)

2 (8.7)

1 (4.3)

Gastrostomy Tube Insertion

21 (30.4)

2 (9.5)

0 (0)

8 (42.9)

6 (28.6)

4 (19.0)

16 (76.2)

5 (23.8)

7 (33.3)

10 (47.6)

3 (14.3)

1 (4.8)

Chest Tube Insertion

29 (42.0)

2 (6.9)

1 (3.4)

9 (31.0)

12 (41.4)

5 (17.2)

18 (62.1)

11 (37.9)

7 (24.1)

15 (51.7)

6 (20.7)

1 (3.4)

Neck Exploration Surgery

25 (36.2)

3 (12.0)

5 (20.0)

5 (20.0)

9 (36.0)

3 (12.0)

18 (72.0)

7 (28.0)

11 (44.0)

8 (32.0)

5 (20.0)

1 (4.0)

Explorative Laparotomy

8 (11.6)

0 (0)

2 (25.0)

3 (37.5)

3 (37.5)

0 (0)

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

3 (37.5)

4 (50.0)

0 (0)

1 (12.5)

Esophagectomy

66 (95.7)

10 (15.2)

7 (10.6)

22 (33.3)

20 (30.3)

7 (10.6)

43 (65.2)

23 (34.8)

31 (47.0)

24 (36.4)

9 (13.6)

2 (3.0)

Jejunectomy

16 (23.2)

1 (6.3)

4 (25.0)

1 (6.3)

9 (56.3)

1 (6.3)

10 (62.5)

6 (37.5)

6 (37.5)

8 (50.0)

2 (12.5)

0 (0)

Tracheotomy

2 (2.9)

0 (0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (50.0)

2 (10)

0 (0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0)