Table 2. Characteristics and outcomes of patients who had a totally minimal invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy with paravertebral catheter analgesia.
| Demographics | Data |
|---|---|
| Median age (years) | 69 |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 80 |
| Female | 20 |
| ASA score (%) | |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 60 |
| WHO performance status (%) | |
| 0 | 38 |
| 1 | 59 |
| 2 | 3 |
| Clinical tumour staging (%) | |
| Stage 1 | 6 |
| Stage 2 | 24 |
| Stage 3 | 70 |
| Tumour histology (%) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 85 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 15 |
| Neoadjuvant therapy (%) | |
| Chemotherapy | 89 |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 5 |
| None | 6 |
| Clinical outcomes | |
| Median length of stay (days) | 7 |
| Median length of HDU stay (days) | 1 |
| 90 days mortality (%) | 0 |
| Anastomotic leak (%) | 8 |
| Complications (Clavien-Dindo IIIa ≥) (%) | 21 |