Table 4.
Complications
| Consultant (n = 157) | Registrar (n = 84) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Technical complications | ARDS/ALI | 78 | 49.7 | 31 | 36.9 | NS |
| Anastomotic leak –- all | 11 | 7.0 | 17 | 20.2 | < 0.01 | |
| Hand-sewn | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 0.1 | |
| Stapled | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | < 0.01 | |
| Thoracic duct leak* | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.2 | NS | |
| Ischaemic gastric tube | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.4 | NS | |
| Haemorrhage* | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.6 | NS | |
| Non-technical complications | Septicaemia | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 | NS |
| Cardiovascular | 5 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.2 | NS | |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.2 | NS | |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.4 | NS | |
| Other organ failure | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | NS | |
*
Requiring re-operation.