Table 3:

Operative and Postoperative Outcomes

	n=124
Completed minimally invasive	119 (96.0)
Side-to-side 6-cm anastomosis	118 (95.2)
EBL (mL, n=109)	150 [100,200]
Operative time (min, n=102)	463 [403,515]
Pyloric botulinum injection	80/108 (74.1)
Any postoperative complication	64 (51.6)
Delayed gastric emptying	23 (18.5)
Respiratory
Failure requiring intubation	8 (6.5)
Failure not requiring intubation	6 (4.8)
Aspiration	14 (11.3)
Pneumonia	12 (9.7)
Pneumothorax	6 (4.8)
Arrhythmia	15 (12.1)
Anastomotic leak	9 (7.3)
RLN paresis	3 (2.4)
Pulmonary embolism	4 (3.2)
Surgical site infection	3 (2.4)
Chyle leak	2 (1.6)
Deep vein thrombosis	2 (1.6)
Reoperation	7 (5.6)
Length of stay (days)	8 [7,11]
Disposition to home	94/114 (82.5)
30-day readmission	15 (12.1)
Mortality
30-day	1/123 (0.8)
90-day	3/122 (2.5)

Reported as number (percent) or median [IQR]. If data were not available for the entire cohort, reported as number/total (percent).

EBL, estimated blood loss; RLN, recurrent laryngeal nerve.