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Table 1 Demographic and preoperative characteristics of patients who underwent esophagectomy for cancer

From: Emergency tracheal intubation peri-operative risk factors and prognostic impact after esophagectomy

 

ETI (n = 21)

Control (n = 21)

p-value

Male gender a

17(81.0%)

21(100%)

0.107

Age (years) b

64.57 ± 9.39

58.29 ± 7.62

0.022

BMI (kg/m2) b

22.71 ± 3.76

21.76 ± 2.45

0.336

ASAa

 II

16(76.2%)

19(90.5%)

0.408

 III

5(23.8%)

2(9.5%)

 

FEV1 < 70%  a

3(14.3%)

1(4.8%)

0.599

Smoke a

13(61.9%)

5(23.8%)

0.013

History of thoracoabdominal surgery a

7(33.3%)

3(14.3%)

0.147

Depth of invasionc

  

0.222

 T1

3(14.3%)

6(28.6%)

 

 T2

4(19.0%)

2(9.5%)

 

 T3

5(23.8%)

9(42.9%)

 

 T4

9(42.9%)

4(19.0%)

 

Location of tumorc

  

0.802

 Proximal

2(9.5%)

1(4.8%)

 

 middle

3(14.3%)

4(19.0%)

 

 distal

16(76.2%)

16(76.2%)

 

comorbidities a

 cardiovascular system

12(57.1%)

10(47.6%)

0.537

 Respiratory system

13(61.9%)

11(52.4%)

0.533

 Gastrointestinal system

10(47.6%)

6(28.6%)

0.204

  1. Cardiovascular system: History of myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension or (treated) coronary artery disease; Respiratory system: history of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, silicosis, pulmonary bullae, asthma; Gastrointestinal system: history of gastroenteritis, dyspepsia, reflux esophagitis, gastric ulcer, intestinal obstruction
  2. ETI Emergent endotracheal intubation, BMI Body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in the first second
  3. aData presented as numbers or percentages, chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test
  4. bData presented as mean ± standard deviation, two-tailed Student’s t test
  5. cData presented as numbers or percentages, One way ANOVA