Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of prediction of rTEF.

Variables	Estimate	Standard error	Wald	P	OR
Closing TEF with Ham-lock clip	0.985	0.570	2.989	0.084	2.677 (0.877, 8.175)
Closing TEF with ligation	1.407	0.518	7.389	0.007	4.083 (1.481, 11.261)
Hospital stay ≥ 28.5 days*	1.172	0.415	7.975	0.005	3.228 (1.431, 7.282)

rTEF, recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula.

^*Stratification values for hospital stay was calculated by ROC curve analyses.