Table 1. Demography, clinical profile and details of initial diagnostic evaluations.
| Variable | n= 12 |
| Year of presentation 2005-2010 2011-2015 2015-2018 |
3 (25.0%) 7 (58.3%) 2 (16.7%) |
| Age; years | 53.75 ± 14.96 (28-80) |
| Sex Male Female |
10 (83.3%) 2 (16.7%) |
| CCI CCI< 2 CCI> 2 |
7 (58.3%) 5 (31.7%) |
| Time intervala Early (<24 hours) Delayed (>24 hours) |
2 (16.7%) 10 (83.3%) |
| Dominant symptom Chest pain Abdomen pain Dyspnoea | 7 (58.4%) 4 (33.3%) 1 (8.3%) |
| Precipitating factor Alcohol + retching/vomiting No alcohol but retching/vomiting No precipitating factor reported |
6 (50.0%) 2 (16.7%) 4 (33.3%) |
| Initial admitting department Surgical unit Medical specialities0 | 7 (58.3%) 5 (41.7%) |
| Presence of shock/organ failure at admission Shock alone Organ failure0 alone Shock and organ failurec |
1 (8.3%) 3 (25.0%) 1 (16.7%) |
| Laboratory evaluations Hemoglobin (g/dL) Albumin (g/dL) Creatinine (mg/dL) Total leukocyte count (cells/cu mm). |
13.01 ± 3.17 3.1 ± 0.95 1.08 ± 0.47 12.400 (4.400-19.600) |
| Diagnostic modality Chest radiograph Normal Pleural effusion (Left, right, bilateral) Diagnostic endoscopy Contrast-esophagography Thoracic CT scan |
12 1 11 (7, 3, 1) 3 2 12 |
| Location of perforation Lower thoracic esophagus |
12 |
| Perforation contained?d Yes No |
3 (25.0%) 9 (75.0%) |
| CCI: Charlson comorbidity index, CT: Computed tomography. Values expressed in n, n (%), mean ± SD or median (range) as appropriate. a: Time interval, from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis/initiation of treatment, b: Admitted initially under medical specialities with an alternate diagnosis, c: Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia in four patients; acute renal failure in one patient, d: As determined by the radiological evaluations. | |