Table 2.

Impact of Prehospital Delay from Onset of Symptoms to First Endoscopy on Short- and Long-Term Outcome After Esophagectomy; Comparison of Prehospital Delay ≤3 Months (N = 308) Versus >3 Months (N = 183)

	Prehospital delay ≤3 months, N = 308	Prehospital delay >3 months, N = 183	p value
Morbidity	199 (64.6%)	104 (56.8%)	0.09
Reoperation	34 (11.0%)	16 (8.7%)	0.42
In-hospital mortality	18 (5.8%)	9 (4.9%)	0.66
Overall 5-year survival	24.0%	29.3%	0.10