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. 2015 Jul 21;10(7):e0132889. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132889

Table 2. Outcomes of interest in Included Studies.

Study Endpoints
Hospital Mortality Pulmonary complications Pulmonary embolism Arrhythmia Anastomotic Leak Gastric Tip Necrosis
MIO OE MIO OE MIO OE MIO OE MIO OE MIO OE
Law S[43] NA NA 3/18 11/63 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Nguyen NT[44] NA NA 2/18 6/36 1/18 1/36 NA NA 2/18 4/40 0/18 1/36
Osugi H[45] NA NA NA NA 12/149 3/72 2/77 2/77 1/149 2/53 NA NA
Kunisaki C[46] NA NA 0/15 1/30 NA NA NA NA 2/15 1/30 NA NA
Van den Broek WT[47] NA NA 2/25 2/20 NA NA NA NA 2/25 3/20 NA NA
Braghetto I[48] 3/47 13/119 7/47 22/119 0/47 1/119 NA NA 4/47 26/119 NA NA
Bresadola V[49] NA NA 1/14 2/14 1/14 0/14 NA NA 1/14 2/14 NA NA
Shiraishi T[50] 6/116 5/37 25/116 12/37 NA NA 3/116 4/37 13/116 9/56 NA NA
Benzoni E[51] NA NA 0/8 1/13 NA NA NA NA 1/8 1/13 0/8 1/13
Smithers BM[3] 7/332 3/114 87/332 35/114 NA NA 55/332 21/114 18/332 10/114 5/332 2/114
Fabian T[52] 1/22 4/43 3/22 18/43 1/22 0/43 4/22 8/43 3/22 3/43 1/22 0/43
Parameswaran R[54] NA NA 4/50 2/30 0/50 1/30 0/50 2/30 4/50 1/30 5/50 2/30
Perry KA[55] NA NA 2/21 3/21 NA NA 5/21 8/21 4/21 6/21 NA NA
Saha AK[56] 0/16 2/28 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2/16 3/28 NA NA
Zingg U[57] 2/56 6/98 17/56 33/98 NA NA NA NA 11/56 11/98 NA NA
Hamouda AH[58] NA NA 15/51 5/24 NA NA 3/51 6/24 4/51 2/24 3/51 1/24
Pham TH[21] 3/44 2/46 13/44 9/46 0/44 2/46 18/44 11/46 4/44 5/46 1/44 1/46
Safranek PM[59] 3/75 1/46 19/75 13/46 NA NA NA NA 11/75 1/46 2/75 0/46
Schoppmann SF[60] NA NA 5/31 17/31 NA NA NA NA 1/31 8/31 0/31 1/31
Schröder W[61] 7/238 11/181 NA NA NA NA NA NA 18/238 17/181 NA NA
Wang H[63] NA NA 1/27 5/29 0/27 1/29 2/27 1/29 5/27 4/29 NA NA
Berger AC[64] 5/65 4/53 5/65 12/53 NA NA NA NA 9/65 6/53 NA NA
Gao Y[65] 2/96 3/78 13/96 11/78 NA NA NA NA 7/96 6/47 NA NA
Lee JM[66] 4/74 8/64 11/74 20/64 NA NA NA NA 10/74 18/60 NA NA
Nafteux P[67] 2/65 2/101 47/65 17/101 NA NA NA NA 5/65 10/101 NA NA
Yamasaki M[68] 0/109 2/107 7/109 15/107 NA NA 3/109 6/107 6/109 4/166 0/109 2/107
Briez N[69] 2/140 10/140 22/140 60/140 NA NA NA NA 8/140 6/140 0/140 1/140
Kinjo Y[70] NA NA 22/106 31/79 NA NA 10/106 4/79 8/106 10/29 NA NA
Maas KW[71] 0/50 1/50 9/50 13/50 NA NA 3/50 6/50 4/50 3/50 NA NA
Mamidanna R[72] 46/1155 274/6347 230/1155 1181/6347 19/1155 92/6347 102/1155 611/6347 NA NA NA NA
Sihag S[73] 0/38 2/76 1/38 33/76 0/38 2/76 5/38 12/76 0/38 2/76 NA NA
Sundaram A[74] 2/47 1/57 5/47 19/57 5/47 19/57 9/47 19/57 4/47 4/57 NA NA
Tsujimoto H[75] 1/22 5/27 2/22 10/27 NA NA 3/22 14/27 7/22 3/31 1/22 0/27
Bailey L[76] 2/39 2/31 15/39 18/31 NA NA 3/39 8/31 NA NA NA NA
Biere SS[4] 2/59 1/56 7/59 19/56 1/59 9/56 NA NA 7/59 4/56 NA NA
Ichikawa H[77] 0/153 8/153 20/153 33/153 NA NA 17/153 38/153 14/153 27/153 4/153 5/153
Kitagawa H[78] 1/45 2/47 6/45 14/47 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Noble F[79] NA NA 18/53 14/53 0/53 1/53 6/53 6/53 5/53 2/53 NA NA
Parameswaran R[80] 3/67 1/19 NA NA 11/67 2/19 1/67 2/19 NA NA 9/67 2/19
Takeno S[81] 4/91 15/166 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Kubo N[6] 2/135 2/74 13/135 16/74 NA NA NA NA 10/135 7/74 0/135 2/74
Mu J[82] 1/176 1/142 6/176 4/142 NA NA NA NA 12/176 4/142 NA NA
Kauppi J[83] NA NA 13/74 15/79 5/74 5/79 14/74 20/79 5/74 5/79 0/74 2/79
Meng F[84] 1/94 4/89 9/49 24/89 NA NA 4/94 11/89 6/94 7/89 NA NA
Schneider C[85] 0/19 2/61 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Zhang J[86] NA NA 4/60 7/61 NA NA 3/60 5/61 3/60 2/61 NA NA
Li J[87] 3/89 16/318 15/89 76/318 1/89 3/318 7/89 29/318 19/89 45/318 NA NA
Javidfar J[88] NA NA 9/92 29/165 3/92 4/165 22/92 46/165 5/92 7/165 2/92 2/165

Note: NA: not applicable; MIO: minimally invasive oesophagectomy, including MIE, thoracoscopic-assisted MIE and Hybrid MIE; OE: open esophagectomy.