Table 2.
Surgical outcomes of patients in the RATE and TE groups.
| RATE (N = 51) | TE (N = 70) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area of lymph node dissection, n (%) | |||
| Mediastinum and upper abdomen (2-field) | 4 (8%) | 6 (9%) | 0.664 |
| Bilateral neck, mediastinum and upper abdomen (3-field) | 40 (78%) | 58 (83%) | |
| Lower mediastinum and upper abdomen | 7 (14%) | 6 ( 9%) | |
| Reconstruction | |||
| Gastric tube | 49 (96%) | 67 (96%) | 0.921 |
| Pedicled colon | 2 (4%) | 3 (4%) | |
| Approach for the abdominal portion | |||
| Open | 27 (53%) | 47 (67%) | 0.003* |
| Hand-assisted laparoscopic | 14 (27%) | 19 (27%) | |
| Total laparoscopic | 1 (2%) | 4 (6%) | |
| Robot-assisted laparoscipic | 9 (18%) | 0 ( 0%) | |
| Operation time (min), median (range) | |||
| All | 646 (485–852) | 606 (410–975) | 0.201 |
| Thoracic portion | 297 (188–457) | 298 (144–580) | 0.753 |
| Blood-loss (ml), median (range) | |||
| All | 407 (43–2355) | 417 (129–3366) | 0.684 |
| Thoracic portion | 91 (0–623) | 148 (12–1858) | 0.004* |
| Number of dissected lymph nodes, median (range) | |||
| All | 52 (14–104) | 54 (7–97) | 0.325 |
| Mediastinal | 21 (0–45) | 19 (0–68) | 0.741 |
| Pneumonia (UPS), n (%) | 0.365 | ||
| Negative | 43 (84%) | 54 (77%) | |
| Positive | 8 (16%) | 16 (23%) | |
| Anastomotic leak (Type ≧ I), n (%) | 1.000 | ||
| Negative | 46 (90%) | 63 (90%) | |
| Positive | 5 (10%) | 7 (10%) | |
| Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (Type ≧ I), n (%) | 0.414 | ||
| Negative | 39 (76%) | 48 (67%) | |
| Positive | 12 (24%) | 22 (33%) | |
| Death in hospital | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
| Death within 90 days after esophagectomy | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
UPS uniform pneumonia score.
*Statistically significant difference.