Table 4: Comparison of morbidity and mortality between MIE-PP and OE.

Author

 

Morbidity (%)

 

Mortality (%)

Pneumonia

P

RLNP

P

Leak

P

Any

P

(%)

P

Smithers [53]

PP

30

NS

0

NS

4

NS

61

NS

 

0

NS

 

OE

27.8

 

0

 

8.7

 

66.7

 

 

2.6

 

Zingg [54]

PP

30.9

0.34

NA

NA

20.0

0.34

34.5

0.16

 

3.6

0.47

 

OE

38.8

 

NA

 

12.8

 

23.5

 

 

6.1

 

Gao [55]

PP

13.5

NS

2.1

NS

7.3

NS

32.3

NS

 

2.1

NS

 

OE

14.1

 

5.1

 

7.7

 

46.2

 

 

3.8

 

Daiko [56]

PP

3.4

1.0

17.2

1.0

14

0.71

31

0.59

 

0

NS

 

OE

3

 

20

 

10

 

40

 

 

0

 

Yatabe [57]

PP

4

0.003

8

0.22

13

0.68

25

0.02

 

4

0.24

 

OE

38

 

21

 

17

 

58

 

 

0

 

Iwahashi [58]

PP

2.2

0.5

10.9

1

2.2

0.18

13.0

0.02

 

0

1

 

OE

4.3

 

10.9

 

8.7

 

30.4

 

 

0

 

Bonavina [52]

PP

13.7

0.64

NA

NA

13.7

0.82

NA

NA

 

3.7

0.68

 

OE

11.3

 

NA

 

12.5

 

NA

 

 

2.5

 

Biere [59]

PP

8.5

0.005

2

0.012

12

0.39

NA

NA

 

3

0.59

 

OE

28.6

 

14

 

7

 

NA

 

 

1

 

MIE: minimally invasive esophagectomy; PP: prone position; OE: open esophagectomy; RNLP: recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis; NS: not significant; NA: not assessed.