Table 1.
Patients and procedures.
| Patient characteristics (n = 50) | |
|---|---|
| Patients with esophageal leakage, n | 40 |
| Patients with preemptive VACStent, n | 10 |
| Age, years (average, range) | 64 (23–92) |
| Gender, male/female | 35/15 |
| ASA status, n (%) | |
| Grade I | 3 (6) |
| Grade II | 11 (22) |
| Grade III | 32 (64) |
| Grade IV | 3 (6) |
| Grade unknown | 1 (2) |
| Procedures with consecutive Leakage (n = 40) | |
| Surgical esophageal resection, n | 15 |
| Iatrogenic instrumental perforations, n | 9 |
| Bariatric gastric sleeve, n | 6 |
| Hiatal hernia repair, n | 3 |
| Boerhaave syndrome, n | 2 |
| Surgical resection of gastric cancer, n | 2 |
| Lung resection | 1 |
| LINX band explantation | 1 |
| Ingestion foreign body | 1 |