| No PPC (n = 157) | PPC (n = 178) | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
Procedural parameters | |||
 Surgery-related | |||
  Surgical approach (n) | |||
   Transhiatal | 10 (6) | 16 (9) | 0.42 |
   Thoracoabdominal | 148 (94) | 161 (91) |  |
  Reconstruction (n) | |||
   Gastric tube | 154 (98) | 167 (94) | 0.18 |
   Colon interposition | 4 (2) | 10 (6) |  |
   Duration of surgery (hours) | 7 (6–8.3) | 7.1 (6.2–8.5) | 0.19 |
   Blood loss (ml) | 600 (300–1000) | 750 (500–1000) | 0.12 |
 Anesthesia-related | |||
  Norepinephrine (μg/kg/min) | 0.03 (0–0.06) | 0.02 (0–0.07) | 0.9 |
  Crystalloids (ml) | 1100 (880–1924) | 1404 (1008–2071) | 0.007 |
  Colloids (ml) | 752 (73–1000) | 710 (263–1035) | 0.7 |
  Colloids (n) | 141 (90) | 158 (89) | 1 |
  FFP (n) | 19 (12) | 21 (12) | 1 |
  PRBC (n) | 44 (28) | 78 (44) | 0.002 |
  TEA (n) | 142 (90) | 144 (81) | 0.019 |
  TIVA / Gas (n) | 49 (31) / 108 (69) | 45 (25)/ 132 (74) | 0.27 |
  Hospital stay (days) | 17 (15–23) | 30 (20–50) | <  0.001 |
  Extubation on ICU | 110 (70) | 141 (79) | 0.5 |
  Pleural effusion | 0 | 104 (58) | <  0.001 |
  Chylothorax | 0 | 23 (13) | <  0.001 |
  ICU stay (days) | 6 (5–8) | 12 (7–26) | <  0.001 |