Short- (30-90 days) and mid-term (1-3 years) outcomes and prognostic factors of patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgical treatments

Table 3 Postoperative complications, recurrence, metastasis, and mortality (n = 307)

Variables	Median (range) / n (%)
Clavien-Dindo stage
None	109 (35.5%)
I	27 (8.8%)
II	121 (39.4%)
IIIa	28 (9.1%)
IIIb	4 (1.3%)
IV	4 (1.3%)
IVa	8 (2.6%)
IVb	6 (2.0%)
CCI, median (range)	20.9 (0, 96.6)
Anastomotic leakage	75 (24.4%)
Secondary operation	7 (2.3%)
Hypoalbuminemia	88 (28.7%)
Pulmonary infection	68 (22.1%)
Recurrence	11 (3.6%)
Metastasis	21 (6.8%)
In-hospital mortality	52 (16.9%)
30-day mortality	61 (19.9%)
90-day mortality	78 (25.4%)

CCI: Charlson comorbidity index.