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Table 3 Treatment method and the result of esophageal injury

From: Risk factors for the poor prognosis of Benign esophageal perforation: 8-year experience

Treatment regiment

N

Death

Prognosis and complication

Gastroscopy

87

0

2 patients developed esophageal fistula

Gastroscopy + titanium clip closed

3

0

none

Gastroscopy + closed thoracic drainage

1

0

none

Gastroscopy + endovascular graft exclusion

1

0

none

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery vats

4

1

1 patient died of postoperative respiratory and cardiac arrest

Gastroscopy + open surgery

6

1

1 patient died of AEF, and 2 patients developed esophageal fistula

Open surgery

19

6

1 patient died of AEF, 1 patient died of respiratory failure, 3 patients died of MODS, 1 patient died of septic shock, 2 patients developed esophageal fistula, 1 patient developed pyothorax

Closed thoracic drainage

2

1

1 patient died of MODS

Gastroscopy

6

3

1 patient died of septic shock, 1 patient died of AEF, 1 patient died of respiratory failure, 1 patient developed tracheoesophageal fistula, 1 patient developed esophageal fistula

Without invasive treatment

6

3

1 patient died of aortoclasia, 1 patient died of septic shock with respiratory failure, 1 patient died of septic shock

  1. MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndromes, AEF, aortoesophageal fistula