Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
| N = 38 | |
|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 60.5 ± 9.5 |
| Sex(M/F) | 27/11 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 22.6 ± 3.2 |
| ECOG [n (%)] | |
| 0 | 15(39.5) |
| 1 | 10(26.3) |
| 2 | 13(34.2) |
| Previous abdominal surgery [n (%)] | 4(10.5) |
| Comorbidity [n (%)] | |
| Diabetes | 5(13.2) |
| Hypertension | 7(18.4) |
| Respiratory | 12(31.6) |
| Cardiovascular | 7(18.4) |
| Tumor complications [n (%)] | |
| Bleeding | 5(13.2) |
| Obstruction | 4(10.5) |
| Serum albumin (g/L, mean ± SD) | 37.4 ± 3.8 |
| Total protein (g/L, mean ± SD) | 62.9 ± 6.3 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L, mean ± SD) | 116.6 ± 23.0 |
| Neoadjuvant therapy [n (%)] | 12(31.6) |
| Invaded esophagus [n (%)] | 21(55.3) |
| cT category [n (%)] | |
| T1 | 4(10.5) |
| T2 | 9(23.7) |
| T3 | 11(28.9) |
| T4 | 14(36.8) |
| cT category [n (%)] | |
| N0 | 13(34.2) |
| N1 | 10(26.3) |
| N2 | 7(18.4) |
| N3 | 8(21.1) |
| cM category [n (%)] | |
| M0 | 37(97.4) |
| M1 | 1(2.6) |