Table 3.
Surgical treatment n (%)
| Variables | ≥70 years (n=60) | <70 years (n=1782) | P value |
| Operation time (min) | 239 ± 147 | 225 ± 139 | 0.88 |
| Blood loss (mL) | 443 ± 364 | 418 ± 251 | 0.41 |
| Blood transfusion | 23 (38.3) | 415 (23.3) | 0.01 |
| Types of operations | 0 | ||
| Transthoracic esophagectomy | 41 (68.3) | 1 563 (87.7) | |
| Transhiatal esophagectomy | 17 (28.3) | 190 (10.7) | |
| Thoracoscopic esophagectomy | 2 (3.3) | 29 (1.6) | |
| Organs in reconstruction | 0.27 | ||
| Stomach | 53 (88.3) | 1 435 (80.5) | |
| Colon | 3 (5.0) | 197 (11.1) | |
| Jejunum | 4 (6.7) | 150 (8.4) | |
| Anastomotic site | 0.31 | ||
| Cervical | 14 (23.3) | 326 (18.3) | |
| Intrathoracic | 46 (76.7) | 1 456 (81.7) | |
| Curative resection | 43 (71.7) | 1 157 (64.9) | 0.34 |