Table 4 Comparison between good and poor prognosis group
From: Risk factors for the poor prognosis of Benign esophageal perforation: 8-year experience
Variable | Group A, n (%) | Group B, n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 105 | 30 | |
Age, year, mean ± SD | 54.09 ± 14.29 | 61.1 ± 12.96 | 0.205 |
Sex | 0.680 | ||
Male | 61 (58.0) | 16 (53.3) | |
Female | 44 (42.0) | 14 (46.7) | |
Reason of injury | 0.029 | ||
Foreign body | 95 (90.4) | 22 (73.3) | |
Non-foreign body | 10 (9.6) | 8 (26.7) | |
Esophagitis or esophageal abscess | 51 (48.5) | 24 (80.0) | 0.003 |
WBC (×109/L) | 0.013 | ||
≤ 10.02 | 59 (56.1) | 9 (30.0) | |
>10.02 | 46 (43.9) | 21 (70.0) | |
Chest or mediastinal emphysema | 45 (42.8) | 23 (76.6) | 0.002 |
Hydrothorax | 23 (21.9) | 23 (76.6) | 0.000 |
Heart rate (/min), mean ± SD | 85.95 ± 16.73 | 94.7 ± 19.98 | |
Temperature (°C), mean ± SD | 36.67 ± 0.58 | 37.18 ± 0.86 | 0.014 |
Location of perforation | 0.127 | ||
Cervical | 3 (2.8) | 2 (6.6) | |
Upper thoracic | 62 (59.0) | 10 (33.3) | |
Middle thoracic | 24 (22.8) | 7 (23.3) | |
Lower thoracic | 16 (15.4) | 11 (36.6) | |
Time to treatment | 0.018 | ||
≤ 24 h | 33 (31.4) | 4 (13.3) | |
24–72 h | 49 (46.6) | 15 (50.0) | |
> 72 h | 23 (22.0) | 11 (36.7) |