Table 2: Comparison of morbidity and mortality between MIE-LP and OE.

Author

 

Morbidity (%)

 

Mortality

Pneumonia

P

RLNP

P

Leak

P

Any

P

(%)

P

Osugi [37]

LP

15.5

0.67

14.3

0.81

1.3

0.20

38.6

NS

 

0

NS

 

OE

19.4

 

12.5

 

5.6

 

32.4

 

 

0

 

Kunisaki [38]

LP

0

0.48

20

0.35

6.7

0.20

NA

NA

 

0

1.0

 

OE

3.3

 

10

 

3.3

 

NA

 

 

0

 

Parameswaran [39]

LP

8

0.05

12

0.07

8

0.52

48

NS

 

2

NS

 

OE

23

 

0

 

3

 

50

 

 

3

 

Schoppmann [40]

LP

6.2

0.003

2.9

0.005

3.2

0.024

35.5

0.002

 

0

1.0

 

OE

35.5

 

41.9

 

25.8

 

74.2

 

 

0

 

Pham [41]

LP

25

0.30

14

0.06

9

0.78

77

0.06

 

6.8

0.34

 

OE

15

 

0

 

11

 

59

 

 

4.3

 

Berger [42]

LP

7.7

0.11

NA

NA

14

1.0

48

0.1

 

7.7

1.0

 

OE

18

 

NA

 

11

 

60

 

 

7.5

 

Nafteux [43]

LP

26.2

0.005

NA

NA

9.9

0.63

67.3

0.34

 

3.1

0.66

 

OE

46.5

 

NA

 

7.7

 

60.4

 

 

2.0

 

Sundaram [44]

LP

10.6

0.013

0

0.67

8.5

0.18

59.5

NS

 

4.25

0.58

 

OE

34.6

 

2.13

 

0

 

53.9

 

 

0

 

Sihag [45]

LP

0

0.001

NA

NA

0

0.55

NA

NA

 

0

0.55

 

OE

21.0

 

NA

 

2.6

 

NA

 

 

2.6

 

MIE: minimally invasive esophagectomy; LP:left lateral decubitus position; OE: open esophagectomy; RNLP: recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis; NS: not significant; NA: not assessed.