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

Table 5 Summary of adverse events post-esophagectomy

A. leak*	CV compl.*	Del. gastric emptying*	Mortality	Pneumon.*	Pulm. compl.*	Pulm. embol.*	Small bowel perf.*	Strictures	Wound infec.*
9.4%٭	1.8%٭	1.8%٭	1.2%٭	1.8%٭	4.1%٭	0.6%٭	0.6%٭	5.3%٭	4.1%٭
16/170‡	3/170‡	3/170‡	2/170‡	3/170‡	7/170‡	1/170‡	1/170‡	9/170‡	7/170‡
0 -73.3%†	0 -20.0%†	0 - 25.0%†	0 - 2.0%†	0 - 17.6%†	0 - 26.7%†	0 - 14.3%†	0 - 8.3%†	0 - 12.9%†	0 - 33.3%†

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 embolism), Small bowel perf. (small bowel perforation), Wound infec. (wound infection) (2) ٭Adverse event rates post-esophagectomy, ‡ No. of patients who suffered adverse events/No. of patients who received esophagectomy, † Ranges of the adverse event rates post-esophagectomy for the included studies

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