Table 3.
Operative details
| Variable | Age < 75 | Age 75 + | Overall | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 979 | 156 | 1135 | |
|
| ||||
| Surgical technique | 0.02 | |||
| McKeown | 479 (48.93%) | 62 (39.74%) | 541 (47.67%) | |
| Ivor Lewis | 482 (49.23%) | 87 (55.77%) | 569 (50.13%) | |
| Transhiatal | 12 (1.23%) | 3 (1.92%) | 15 (1.32%) | |
| Thoracoabdominal | 6 (0.61%) | 4 (2.56%) | 10 (0.88%) | |
| Overall approach | 0.718 | |||
| Total MIE | 645 (65.88%) | 107 (68.59%) | 752 (66.26%) | |
| Open | 176 (17.98%) | 24 (15.38%) | 200 (17.62%) | |
| Hybrid | 158 (16.14%) | 25 (16.03%) | 183 (16.12%) | |
| Thoracic approacha | 0.696 | |||
| Minimally Invasive | 642 (65.58%) | 107 (68.59%) | 749 (65.99%) | |
| Thoracotomy | 289 (29.52%) | 43 (27.56%) | 332 (29.25%) | |
| Robotic | 48 (4.90%) | 6 (3.85%) | 54 (4.76%) | |
| Abdominal approach | 0.713 | |||
| Minimally invasive | 642 (65.58%) | 107 (68.59%) | 749 (65.99%) | |
| Laparotomy | 289 (29.52%) | 43 (27.56%) | 332 (29.25%) | |
| Robotic | 48 (4.90%) | 6 (3.85%) | 54 (4.76%) | |
| Convert to open surgeryb | 0.154 | |||
| None | 905 (94.86%) | 142 (94.04%) | 1047 (94.75%) | |
| Thoracic portion only | 26 (2.73%) | 2 (1.32%) | 28 (2.53%) | |
| Abdominal portion only | 18 (1.89%) | 4 (2.65%) | 22 (1.99%) | |
| Both thoracic and abdominal portions | 5 (0.52%) | 3 (1.99%) | 8 (0.72%) | |
SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, MIE minimally invasive esophagectomy (includes video-assisted or robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)
a
Out of N = 1119
b
Out of N = 1105