Table 3.

Postoperative complications

	n=51
Total complications (n (%))	24 (47.1%)
Clavien-Dindo classification ≥III	5 (9.8%)
Pulmonary complications (n (%))	9 (17.6%)
Pneumonia	5 (9.8%)
Respiratory failure	1 (2.0%)
Pleural effusion	3 (5.9%)
Pneumothorax	2 (3.9%)
Severe cardiac complications (n (%))	2 (3.9%)
Anastomotic leakage (n (%))	5 (9.8%)
Type I (conservative)	2 (3.9%)
Type II (nonsurgical intervention)	3 (5.9%)
Type III (surgical intervention)	0 (0)
Vocal cord paralysis (n (%))	13 (25.5%)
Type I (transient injury requiring no therapy)	12 (23.5%)
Type II (requiring elective surgical procedure)	1 (2.0%)
Type III (requiring acute surgical intervention)	0 (0)
Left	11 (21.6%)
Right	1 (2.0%)
Bilateral	1 (2.0%)
Chyle leak (n (%))	4 (7.8%)
Type I (enteric dietary modifications)	2 (3.9%)
Type II (total parenteral nutrition)	1 (2.0%)
Type III (interventional or surgical therapy)	1 (2.0%)
Wound infections (n (%))	0 (0)
Postoperative hospital stay (d), median (range)	9 (6–42)
Intensive care unit stay (d), median (range)	1 (0–13)
Readmission intensive care unit (n (%))	1 (2.0)
In-hospital mortality (n (%))	0 (0)
30-day mortality (n (%))	0 (0)
90-day mortality (n (%))	0 (0)