Table 3 Postoperative outcomes of the patients before and after PSM
From: Does thoracoscopic repair of type C esophageal atresia require emergency treatment?
Variable | Group A (n = 43) | Group B (n = 43) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to postoperative mechanical ventilation (days) | 1.0(1.0, 3.0) | 2.0(1.0, 3.0) | 0.417 |
Time to postoperative sedation (days) | 2.0(1.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 0.291 |
Time to feeding via nasogastric tube (days) | 4.0(2.0, 5.0) | 3.0(2.0, 5.0) | 0.193 |
Time to oral feeding (days) | 12.0(11.0, 15.0) | 13.0(11.0, 15.0) | 0.142 |
Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 19.3 ± 1.5 | 18.7 ± 1.6 | 0.069 |
Total hospital stay (days) | 21.3 ± 1.6 | 22.1 ± 2.0 | 0.065 |
Anastomotic leakage (n, %) | 6(14.0) | 3(7.0) | 0.481 |
Anastomotic stricture (n, %) | 9(20.9) | 5(11.6) | 0.243 |
Number of balloon dilations | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.035* |
Recurrent esophageal fistulas (n, %) | 4(9.3) | 4(9.3) | 1.000 |
Recurrent respiratory tract infection (n, %) | 17(39.5) | 9(20.9) | 0.060 |
mortality (n, %) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 1.000 |