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Table 4 Studies of adverse events post-esophagectomy

From: Endoscopic treatments for Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review of safety and effectiveness compared to esophagectomy

  

Adverse event rates (No. of patients who suffered adverse events/No. of patients who received esophagectomy)

Study

No. of patients

A.leak*

CV compl.*

Del. gastric emptying*

Mortality

Pneumon.*

Pulm. compl.*

Pulm. embol.*

Small bowel perf.*

Strictures

Wound infec.*

Comparative studies

Prasad GA, et al. (2007)[21]

70

0% (0/70)

0% (0/70)

0% (0/70)

1.4% (1/70)

0% (0/70)

0% (0/70)

0% (0/70)

0% (0/70)

12.9% (9/70)

0% (0/70)

Reed MF, et al. (2005)[20]

49

4.1% (2/49)

0% (0/49)

0% (0/49)

2.0% (1/49)

0% (0/49)

0% (0/49)

0% (0/49)

0% (0/49)

0% (0/49)

0% (0/49)

Thomas T, et al. (2005)[55]

8

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Non-comparative studies

Ferguson MK, et al. (1997)[107]

15

73.3% (11/15)

20.0% (3/15)

0% (0/15)

0% (0/15)

0% (0/15)

26.7% (4/15)

0% (0/15)

0% (0/15)

0% (0/15)

33.3% (5/15)

Nguyen NT, et al. (2000)[108]

12

0% (0/12)

0% (0/12)

25.0% (3/12)

0% (0/12)

0% (0/12)

16.7% (2/12)

0% (0/12)

8.3% (1/12)

0% (0/12)

8.3% (1/12)

Romagnoli R (2003)[109]

33

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Sujendran V, et al. (2005)[110]

17

17.6% (3/17)

0% (0/17)

0% (0/17)

0% (0/17)

17.6% (3/17)

5.9% (1/17)

0% (0/17)

0% (0/17)

0% (0/17)

0% (0/17)

Thomson BNJ & Cade RJ (2003)[111]

7

0% (0/7)

0% (0/7)

0% (0/7)

0% (0/7)

0% (0/7)

0% (0/7)

14.3% (1/7)

0% (0/7)

0% (0/7)

14.3% (1/7)

Pooled total

211

9.4% (16/170) 0-73.3%‡

1.8% (3/170) 0-20.0%‡

1.8% (3/170) 0-25.0%‡

1.2% (2/170) 0-2.0%‡

1.8% (3/170) 0-17.6%‡

4.1% (7/170) 0-26.7%‡

0.6% (1/170) 0-14.3%‡

0.6% (1/170) 0-8.3%‡

5.3% (9/170) 0-12.9%‡

4.1% (7/170) 0-33.3%‡

  1. Notes:(1) *A.leak (anastomotic leak), CV compl. (cardiovascular complication), Del. gastric emptying (delayed gastric emptying), Pneumon. (pneumonia), Pulm. compl. (pulmonary complication), Pulm. embol. (pulmonary embolsim), Small bowel perf. (small bowel perforation), Wound infec. (wound infection) (2) ‡Ranges of the adverse event rates post-esophagectomy for the included studies