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. 2023 Apr 20;55(9):859–864. doi: 10.1055/a-2042-6707

Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

Total (n = 27)
Age, median (IQR), years 71 (54–78)
Sex, n (%)

  • Male

 16 (59)

  • Female

 11 (41)
Hospital, n (%) 27

  • Amsterdam UMC

 16 (59)

  • Karolinska University Hospital

 4 (15)

  • Klinik Hirslanden Zürich

 4 (15)

  • Universitätsspital Zürich

 2 (7)

  • Stadtspital Zürich

 1 (4)
ASA score, n (%)

  • 1

 2 (7)

  • 2

 10 (37)

  • 3

 12 (44)

  • 4

 3 (11)
Etiology of perforation, n (%)

  • Iatrogenic

 16 (59)

  • Boerhaave syndrome

 9 (33)

  • Glass ingestion

 1 (4)

  • Shot wound

 1 (4)
Perforation Severity Score, median (IQR) 4 (3–7)
Perforation site, n (%)

  • Cervical

 2 (7)

  • Thoracic

 25 (93)
Perforation size 1 , n (%) 25

  • Small (< 10 mm)

 3 (12)

  • Intermediate (10–19 mm)

 8 (32)

  • Large (≥ 20 mm)

 14 (56)

IQR, interquartile range; UMC, University Medical Centers; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.

1

The defect size was not documented in two patients.