Table 2 Procedure characteristics.

From: Ivor Lewis esophagectomy patients are particularly vulnerable to respiratory impairment - a comparison to major lung resection

Variables

ILE

MPR

p-value

Main procedure

Laparoscopy: 31 (37.3%)

Laparotomy: 52 (62.7%)

Gastric tube: 79 (95.2%)

Colon interposition: 4 (4.8%)

Upper lobectomy: 45 (45.9%)

Middle lobectomy: 5 (5.1%)

Lower lobectomy: 33 (33.7%)

Upper bilobectomy: 7 (7.1%)

Lower bilobectomy: 8 (8.2%)

 

Lymph node dissection

82 (98.8%)

87 (88.8%)

0.007

Relevant abdomino/thoracic extended procedures (additional to main procedure)

n = 17 (20.5%)

Major lung resection: 3#

Minor lung resection: 5#

Lung decortication: 1

Minor liver resection: 3

Multivisceral resection: 1

Jejunum catheter: 3

Cholezystectomy: 1

Colon resection: 1

Others: 3§

n = 26 (26.5%)

Sleeve resections, bronchoplasty: 11

Sublobar resection: 12&

Pleurectomy: 3

Decortication: 2

Chest wall resection: 1

0.3836

Duration of the thoracic part of Ivor Lewis procedure [min]

142 (48–423)$

 

<0.0001

Total duration of surgery [min]

306 (177–635)

180.5 (78–356)

 <0.0001

Blood loss [ml]

600 (50–4800)*

500 (50–3000)

0.221

Peridural anesthesia

57 (68.7%)

49 (50%)

0.015

  1. ILE = Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. MPR = major pulmonary resection. #Including 3 lobectomies and 5 wedge resections. &Including 3 segmentectomies and 9 wedge resections. §Including appendectomy, resection of a soft tissue tumor and hemithyroidectomy. $Not available retrospectively in 9 patients. *Not available retrospectively in 2 patients.
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