Table 27.

Cause of death after esophagectomy

Cause of death	Cases (%)
Death due to recurrence	1809 (62.6%)
Death due to other cancer	205 (7.1%)
Death due to other diseases (with recurrence)	68 (2.4%)
Death due to other diseases (without recurrence)	404 (14.0%)
Death due to other diseases (recurrence unknown)	23 (0.8%)
Operative death*	41 (1.4%)
Postoperative hospital death**	77 (2.7%)
Unknown	264 (9.1%)
Total of death cases	2891

Follow-up period (months)
Median (min–max)	59.76 (0.00–78.72)

*Operative death means death within 30 days after operation in or out of the hospital.

Operative mortality rate: 0.79%

**Hospital death is defined as death during the same hospitalization, regardless of department at the time of death. Hospital mortality rate: 2.3%