Table 3.
Operative and postoperative outcomes after esophagectomy.
| Control | Partial IC | Complete IC | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR Time, Minutes (mean ± SD) | 454±67 | 526±95 | 551±44 | 0.011 | |
| EBL, No. (%) | 0.892 | ||||
| 0–200 mL | 5(56) | 5(63) | 9(69) | ||
| >200 mL | 4(44) | 3(38) | 4(31) | ||
| IVF, mL (mean ± SD) | 5950±2213 | 5901±1876 | 3826±2705 | 0.181 | |
| Length of Stay, Days (mean ± SD) | 14±9 | 11±4 | 11±5 | 0.541 | |
| R0 Margin, No. (%) | 9(100) | 7(88) | 13(100) | 0.502 | |
| Lymph node Count, No. | 12±6 | 13±8 | 17±4 | 0.131 | |
| 30 Day Morbidity, No. (%) | 4(44) | 4(50) | 2(15) | 0.182 | |
| Anastomotic Leak, No. (%) | 0(0) | 1(13) | 1(8) | 0.582 | |
| Anastomotic Stricture, No. (%) | 1(11) | 1(13) | 1(8) | 0.612 | |
| 30 Day Mortality, No. (%) | 1(11) | 0(0) | 1(8) | 0.642 | |
Partial IC, Partial Ischemic Conditioning; Complete IC, Complete Ischemic Conditioning; EBL, estimated blood loss; IVF, operative IV fluid administration
1
One way Analysis of Variance,
2
Fisher’s Exact Test