Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Treatment of Patients Aged 75 Years and over with Esophageal Cancer

Table 4

Complications and hospital stay.

	≥75 years (𝑛=13)	<75 years (𝑛=49)	P value
Any complication	1 (8%)	13 (27%)	n.s.
Mediastinal/subcutaneous emphysema	0 (0%)	8 (16%)
Pneumothorax	0 (0%)	1 (2%)
Mediastinitis	1 (8%)	2 (4%)
Major perforation	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Bleeding	0 (0%)	2 (4%)
Stricture	0 (0%)	2 (4%)
Hospital stay after ESD (days : median, range)	8 (6–14)	9 (6–16)	n.s.

n.s.=not significant.