Key result
In a highly selected cohort of low-risk patients undergoing total minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy, the benchmark value for overall complications at 30 days after discharge was ≤55.7%.
Cohort (n=1,057)
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This study establishes benchmark values for postoperative outcomes in low-comorbidity patients undergoing total minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy, providing a reference standard for evaluating surgical performance.
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May inform quality benchmarks in selected low-risk esophagectomy cohorts; leaves open generalizability and prospective validation.
Schmidt et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Esophageal cancer (n=1,057). Total minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy (ttMIE) was evaluated on Benchmark value (75th percentile of median outcomes) for overall complications at 30 days after hospital discharge. In a highly selected cohort of low-risk patients undergoing total minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy, the benchmark value for overall complications at 30 days after discharge was ≤55.7%.
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