Table 2.
Surgical features of patients with esophageal injury
| 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) | |