Table 2.
Analysis of complication rates by preoperative sarcopenia
| Preoperative | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcopenia | ||||||
| Level | No | Yes | p | |||
| (N = 23) | (N = 92) | |||||
| 30-day mortality (%) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (3.3) | 0.884 | |
| 90-day mortality (%) | 1 | (4.3) | 6 | (6.5) | 1.000 | |
| Any complication (%) | 17 | (73.9) | 62 | (67.4) | 0.725 | |
| Clavien-Dindo score (%) | 0 | 6 | (26.1) | 30 | (32.6) | 0.886 |
| 1 | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (3.3) | ||
| 2 | 4 | (17.4) | 10 | (10.9) | ||
| 3a | 3 | (13.0) | 13 | (14.1) | ||
| 3b | 7 | (30.4) | 20 | (21.7) | ||
| 4a | 2 | (8.7) | 11 | (12.0) | ||
| 4b | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (2.2) | ||
| 5 | 1 | (4.3) | 3 | (3.3) | ||
| Chyle leak (%) | 1 | (4.3) | 8 | (8.7) | 0.795 | |
| Anastomotic leak (%) | 2 | (8.7 | 13 | (14.1) | 0.729 | |
| Conduit necrosis (%) | 1 | (4.3) | 2 | (2.2) | 1.000 | |
| Recurrent nerve palsy (%) | 1 | (4.3) | 7 | (7.6) | 0.927 | |
| Intraoperative Complications† (%) | 3 | (13.0) | 9 | (9.8) | 0.939 | |
| Pulmonary complications‡ (%) | 6 | (26.1) | 26 | (28.3) | 1.000 | |
| Reoperation rate (%) | 2 | (8.7) | 8 | (8.7) | 1.000 | |
| Operative bleeding, ml (median [IQR]) | 200 | [150, 400] | 400 | [150, 700] | 0.091 | |
| ICU stay, days (median [IQR]) | 3 | [1, 5] | 2 | [1, 4] | 0.535 | |
| Tracheostomy rate (%) | 1 | (4.3) | 8 | (8.7) | 0.795 | |
†Intraoperative vessel, conduit or airway injury or conversion to open esophagectomy
‡Contains ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), pneumonia, atelectasis requiring intervention, pleural effusion or pneumothorax requiring intervention, pulmonary embolism, and acute aspiration