Table 2 Perioperative outcomes and recurrence pattern
Characteristica | MIILE (n = 216) | Sweet (n = 216) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total surgical time(min) | 265.5(214~330) | 201.0(180~236) | < 0.001 |
Blood loss(ml) | 200(150~300) | 300(250~400) | < 0.001 |
Blood transfusion, n(%) | 14(6.5) | 18(8.3) | 0.462 |
Lymphadenectomy, n | |||
 RLN | 7(3~10) | 3(2~4) | < 0.001 |
 Thoracic | 14(9~19) | 10(6~14) | < 0.001 |
 Abdominal | 10(6~15) | 9(5~14) | 0.034 |
Total | 31(22~40) | 18(12~28) | < 0.001 |
 Initiation of oral intake, d | 6(5~7) | 9(7~11) | < 0.001 |
Length of stay, d | |||
 Intensive care unit | 4(2~6) | 3(2~6) | 0.629 |
 Postoperative hospital | 13(11~16) | 18(16~25) | < 0.001 |
Complications, n(%) | |||
 Anastomotic leak | 15/216 (6.9) | 16/216(7.4) | 0.852 |
 Esophagotracheal fistula | 3/216(1.4) | 2/216(0.9) | 0.653 |
 Atrial fibrillation | 56/216(25.9) | 67/216 (31.0) | 0.241 |
 Pneumonia | 80/216(37.0) | 104/216(48.1) | 0.020 |
 ARDS | 8/216(3.7) | 11/216(5.1) | 0.481 |
 Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury | 6/216(2.8) | 1/216(0.5) | 0.057 |
 Chylothorax | 8/216(3.7) | 7/216(3.2) | 0.793 |
 Wound infection | 11/216(5.1) | 13/216(6.0) | 0.674 |
 Ileus | 3/216(1.4) | 0/216(0.0) | 0.248 |
 Volvulus | 1/216(0.5) | 0/216(0.0) | 1.000 |
Totalb | 110/216(50.9) | 148/216(68.5) | < 0.001 |
 Reoperation, n(%) | 19(8.8) | 17(7.9) | 0.728 |
 Mortality within postoperative-30-day,n | 5 | 6 | 0.760 |
Recurrence, n(%) | |||
 Locoregional recurrence | 42/89(47.2) | 56/95(58.9) | 0.108 |
 Anastomosis site | 4/42(9.5) | 3/56(5.3) | 0.703 |
 Cervical/supraclavicular- lymph node | 4/42(9.5) | 9/56(16.1) | 0.159 |
 Mediastinal lymph node | 18/42(42.9) | 29/56(51.8) | 0.089 |
 Abdominal lymph node | 16/42(38.1) | 15/56(26.8) | 0.852 |
 Distance recurrence | 47/89(52.8) | 39/95(41.1) | 0.335 |
 Liver | 15/47(31.9) | 13/39(33.3) | 0.696 |
 Bone | 12/47(25.6) | 8/39(20.5) | 0.360 |
 Lung | 11/47(23.4) | 12/39(30.8) | 0.830 |
 Other sites | 9/47(19.1) | 6/39(15.4) | 0.647 |
 Multiple sites | 9/98(9.2) | 6/101(5.9) | 0.430 |
Total | 98/216(45.4) | 101/216(46.7) | 0.772 |