Table 3.
Treatments and outcomes of patients with AEF.
| Total n = 219 | Survivors n = 103 | Nonsurvivors n = 116 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment for aortic lesions | ||||
| Aortic repair | 2.3% (5/219) | 1.9% (2/103) | 2.6% (3/116) | 1.000 |
| Aortic graft | 32.9% (72/219) | 49.5% (51/103) | 18.1% (21/116) | <0.001 |
| TEVAR | 21.5% (47/219) | 26.2% (27/103) | 17.2% (20/116) | 0.138 |
| Aortic graft+TEVAR | 8.7% (19/219) | 12.6% (13/103) | 5.2% (6/116) | 0.057 |
| No treatment | 34.7% (76/219) | 9.7% (10/103) | 56.9% (66/116) | <0.001 |
| Treatment for esophageal lesions | ||||
| Esophageal repair | 16.0% (35/219) | 19.4% (20/103) | 12.9% (15/116) | 0.202 |
| Esophagectomy | 27.9% (61/219) | 45.6% (47/103) | 12.1% (14/116) | <0.001 |
| Esophageal stents | 10.0% (22/219) | 9.7% (10/103) | 10.3% (12/116) | 1.000 |
| Esophageal combination treatments | 5.0% (11/219) | 7.8% (8/103) | 2.6% (3/116) | 0.120 |
| No treatment | 41.1% (90/219) | 17.5% (18/103) | 62.1% (72/116) | <0.001 |
| Combination of therapy | ||||
| Conservative treatment | 26.0% (57/219) | 1.9% (2/103) | 47.4% (55/116) | <0.001 |
| Aortic repair±esophageal surgery | 2.3% (5/219) | 1.9% (2/103) | 2.6% (3/116) | 1.000 |
| TEVAR | 11.9% (26/219) | 12.6% (13/103) | 11.2% (13/116) | 0.835 |
| TEVAR+esophageal repair | 2.3% (5/219) | 2.9% (3/103) | 1.7% (2/116) | 0.668 |
| TEVAR+esophagectomy | 1.8% (4/219) | 2.9% (3/103) | 0.9% (1/116) | 0.344 |
| TEVAR+esophageal stent | 4.6% (10/219) | 6.8% (7/103) | 2.6% (3/116) | 0.196 |
| Aortic graft | 2.3% (5/219) | 1.9% (2/103) | 2.6% (3/116) | 1.000 |
| Aortic graft+esophageal repair | 10.0% (22/219) | 12.6% (13/103) | 7.8% (9/116) | 0.265 |
| Aortic graft+esophagectomy | 17.4% (38/219) | 30.1% (31/103) | 6.0% (7/116) | <0.001 |
| Aortic graft+esophageal stent | 0.9% (2/219) | 1.0% (1/103) | 0.9% (1/116) | 1.000 |
| TEVAR+aortic graft±esophageal treatments | 8.7% (19/219) | 12.6% (13/103) | 5.2% (6/116) | 0.057 |
| TEVAR/aortic graft+esophageal treatments | 3.2% (7/219) | 4.9% (5/103) | 1.7% (2/116) | 0.258 |
| Esophageal repair | 1.8% (4/219) | 1.0% (1/103) | 2.6% (3/116) | 0.624 |
| Esophagectomy | 3.2% (7/219) | 5.8% (6/103) | 0.9% (1/116) | 0.053 |
| Esophageal stent | 3.7% (8/219) | 1.0% (1/103) | 6.0% (7/116) | 0.069 |
| Antibiotics (>4 weeks) | 47.8% (65/136) | 53.3% (48/90) | 37.0% (17/46) | 0.102 |
AEF: aortoesophageal fistula; TEVAR: thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
Data are percentages. Numbers of patients with available data are shown in parentheses.