Table 5.
Outcome of the endoluminal vacuum therapy
| Total n (%) |
AL n (%) |
Perforation n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 (100) | 69 (67.6) | 33 (33.4) | ||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Granulated cavity | 88 (86.3) | 14 (13.7) | 63 (91.3) | 6 (8.7) | 25 (75.8) | 8 (24.2) |
| New abscess | 10 (9.8) | 92 (90.2) | 3 (4.4) | 66 (95.6) | 7 (21.2) | 26 (78.8) |
| Fistula | 7 (6.9) | 95 (93.1) | 6 (8.7) | 63 (91.3) | 1 (3) | 32 (97) |
| Bleeding, transfusion needed | 5 (4.9) | 97 (95.1) | 4 (5.8) | 65 (94.2) | 1 (3) | 32 (97) |
| Peritonitis | 4 (3.9) | 98 (96.1) | 1 (1.5) | 68 (98.5) | 3 (9.1) | 30 (91) |
| Pneumonia | 11 (10.8) | 91 (89.2) | 9 (13) | 59 (87) | 2 (6.1) | 31 (94) |
| Mediastinitis | 10 (10) | 92 (90.2) | 9 (13) | 60 (87) | 1 (3) | 32 (97) |
| Pleural empyema | 6 (5.9) | 96 (94.1) | 5 (7.3) | 64 (92.8) | 1 (3.1) | 32 (97) |
| Sepsis | 10 (9.8) | 92 (90.2) | 7 (10.1) | 62 (89.9) | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) |
| Renal failure | 5 (4.9) | 97 (95.1) | 5 (7.3) | 64 (92.8) | n.a. | 33 (100) |
| ARDS | 3 (2.9) | 99 (97.1) | 3 (4.4) | 65 (94.2) | n.a. | 33 (100) |
| Mediastinal emphysema | 5 (4.9) | 97 (95.1) | 4 (5.8) | 65 (94.2) | 1 (3.1) | 32 (97) |
| Intubation | 4 (3.9) | 98 (96.1) | 2 (2.9) | 67 (97.1) | 2 (6.1) | 31 (93.9) |
| Stenosis | 10 (9.8) | 92 (90.2) | 8 (11.6) | 61 (88.4) | 2 (6.1) | 31 (93.9) |
| Stent applied | 9 (8.8) | 93 (91.2) | 6 (8.7) | 63 (91.3) | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) |
| Reoperation | 26 (25.5) | 76 (74.5) | 18 (26.1) | 51 (73.9) | 8 (12.1) | 25 (75.8) |
| Death | 7 (6.9) | 95 (93.1) | 4 (5.8) | 65 (94.2) | 3 (9) | 30 (91) |
| Mean (s.d.) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | ||||
| Therapy duration (days) | 26.41 (24.68) | 24.95 (1–99) | 30.09 (2–141) | |||
| Distance from the arch (cm) | 30.23 (9.22) | 30.91 (15–50) | 28.82 (15–45) | |||
| Defect diameter (cm) | 2.54 (2.16) | 2.77 (0–15) | 2.04 (0–8) | |||
| Defect depth (cm) | 4.49 (4.20) | 4.33 (0–15) | 4.8 (0–24) | |||
AL, anastomotic leakage; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.