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Table 3 Clinical outcomes after treatment

From: Application of modified neck drainage in the management of cervical anastomotic fistula in esophageal cancer patients

 

Group A(n = 14)

Group B(n = 11)

Ρ

Fistula healing time (days)

12.93 ± 3.93

19.73 ± 5.29

0.001

Complication rate*

21.4%(3/14)

9.1%(1/11)

0.604

Incidence of cervical complications#

0(0/14)

9.1%(1/11)

0.440

Cumulative dressing change times

14.93 ± 3.93

37.91 ± 9.77

0.000

Length of hospital stay (days)

22.36 ± 4.39

29.00 ± 5.79

0.003

Hospitalization cost (ten thousand yuan)

11.02 ± 1.73

13.50 ± 2.43

0.007

  1. *: Complications other than anastomotic leakage; *:Bleeding from small cervical blood vessels