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. 2007 Aug 20;5:95. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-5-95

Table 2.

Postoperative morbidity by approach

Ivor Lewis n = 29 Transhiatal n = 31 Left Thoraco-laparotomy n = 42 p value
Chest Infection 12 (41%) 7 (23%) 13 (31%) 0.292
Cardiac Event 3 (10%) 2 (6%) 6 (14%) 0.564
Anastomotic Leak 1 (3%) 5 (16%) 4 (10%) 0.255