Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States

Table 6 Adjusted odds ratios of outcomes and complications for the esophagectomy group (in comparison to the non-surgical group)

	OR	P	95%CI
In-hospital mortality	7.28	0.002	2.06-25.79
Disposition
Home	0.54	0.009	0.35-0.86
Transfer	1.84	0.010	1.16-2.94
Pneumonia	3.68	< 0.001	2.40-5.64
Urinary tract infection	1.28	0.507	0.62-2.67
Shock/sepsis	16.53	0.001	6.36-42.96
Pulmonary compromise	37.97	< 0.001	22.85-63.07

All the analyses were adjusted for age, gender, and Charlson Index score.