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. 2022 May 2;407(4):1–11. doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02520-w

Table 3.

Morbidity and mortality (n=220)

n/median
(%/IQR)
Morbidity CDC ≥ 3b 27 (12.3)
Anastomotic leak 29 (13.2)
Treatment of leak
Endoscopic 24 (82.8)
Reoperation 5 (17.2)
Pneumonia 43 (19.5)
Reoperation 24 (10.9)
Minimally invasive 9 (37.5)
Open 15 (62.5)
Reasons for reoperation
Anastomotic leak 5
Chylothorax 3
Ileus 3
Ischemia of gastric conduit 2
Pulmonary air leak 2
Bleeding 2
Others 7
Postoperative endoscopic intervention 27 (12.4)
ICU stay
Postoperative [days] 2 (1-4.7)
In total [days] 3 (1-5.8)
Readmission 30 (13.6)
Postoperative hospital stay [days] 15 (12-24)
90-day readmission 18 (8.2)
90-day mortality 8 (3.6)
Textbook outcome 67 (31.6)

CDC Clavien-Dindo Classification, ICU intensive care unit, n (%) median (IQR)