Table 4. Surgical treatment information for patients with confirmed or high suspicion for esophageal perforation after transfer who were taken to the operating room at our institution (total n=24).

Surgical treatment	Esophageal perforation and surgery, % [n]
Incision type	62.5% [15]
Thoracotomy
Thoracoscopy	16.7% [4]
Exploratory laparotomy	45.8% [11]
Surgical treatment of perforation	70.8% [17]
Repair of esophageal perforation
Esophagectomy	4.2% [1]
Jejunal or gastrostomy tube placement	50.0% [12]
Other	8.3% [2]
Confirmation of esophageal perforation intra-operatively
Yes	87.5% [21]
No	12.5% [3]
Contamination found in abdomen	16.7% [4]
Contamination found in chest	75.0% [18]
Surgery timing
Emergent (no delay)	29.2% [7]
Urgent (within 24 hours transfer)	50.0% [12]
Semi-elective	20.8% [5]
Overall treatment of esophageal perforation
Surgical	58.3% [14]
Endoscopy followed by surgery	20.8% [5]
Surgery followed by endoscopy	20.8% [5]