Table 2.
Perioperative characteristics of patients who underwent esophagectomy for cancer
| ETI (n = 21) | Control (n = 21) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night surgerya | 12(57.1%) | 7(33.3%) | 0.121 |
| Histologya | |||
| squamous carcinoma | 17(81.0%) | 19(90.5%) | 0.659 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 4(19.0%) | 2(9.5%) | |
| Lymph node dissectiona | 0.533 | ||
| Two-field | 13(61.9%) | 11(52.4%) | |
| Three-field | 8(38.1%) | 10(47.6%) | |
| hypotensiona | 6(28.6%) | 2(9.5%) | 0.116 |
| hypertensiona | 6(28.6%) | 4(19.0%) | 0.469 |
| Bradycardiaa | 0(0.0%) | 3(14.3%) | 0.231 |
| Tachycardiaa | 7(33.3%) | 3(14.3%) | 0.147 |
| Hypothermiaa | 13(61.9%) | 8(38.1%) | 0.123 |
| Operation time (min) b | 337.86 ± 51.09 | 319.95 ± 51.10 | 0.263 |
| PACU time (min) b | 107.73 ± 58.69 | 58.67 ± 24.08 | 0.001 |
| Intubation off PACUa | 10(47.6%) | 6(28.6%) | 0.204 |
| Reintubationa | 3(14.3%) | 0(0%) | 0.231 |
| Fluid infusion (L) b | 2.53 ± 0.65 | 2.34 ± 0.51 | 0.298 |
| Blood loss (ml) b | 133.33 ± 57.73 | 123.81 ± 78.45 | 0.657 |
| Urine volume (ml) b | 609.52 ± 238.55 | 561.90 ± 190.33 | 0.479 |
ETI Emergent endotracheal intubation, PACU Post-anesthesia care unit
a Data presented as numbers (percentages), chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test
bData presented as mean ± standard deviation, two-tailed Student’s t test