Table 2.

Outcome after esophageal resections in region of CCCW (1990–1994, 1995–1999, 2000–2004)

Outcome	1990–1994		1995–1999		2000–2004		P value
	No. of patients	%	No. of patients	%	No. of patients	%
Margins							0.57a,c
R0	107	69.5	140	74.9	156	72.9
R1	34	22.1	21	11.2	39	18.2
R2	10	6.5	25	13.4	12	5.6
Unknown	3	1.9	1	0.5	7	3.3
Complications							0.20a
No	43	27.9	46	24.6	70	32.7
Yes	106	68.8	140	74.9	143	66.8
Unknown	5	3.2	1	0.5	1	0.5
Reintervention							0.27a,d
None	115	74.4	155	82.9	163	76.2
1	27	17.5	21	11.2	32	15.0
2	5	3.2	7	3.7	12	5.6
≥3	2	1.3	3	1.6	3	1.4
Unknown	5	3.2	1	0.5	4	1.9
Hospital stay (days)b							0.002
Median	20		21		17
Range	(9–92)		(9–125)		(8–273)
In-hospital mortality							0.003a
No	131	85.1	160	85.6	204	95.3
Yes	22	14.3	23	12.3	10	4.7
Unknown	1	0.6	4	2.1	–	–
Total no. of patients	154		187		214

^a“Unknown” category excluded

^bPatients who died during hospital stay were not included

^cR0 versus R1 plus R2

^dNo reintervention versus others