Author/s | Year | Number of cases | Mortality rate |
---|---|---|---|
Cherveniakov | 1992 | 147 | 14,4% |
Marty-Ane et al | 1999 | 12 | 16,5% |
Papalia et al | 2001 | 13 | 23% |
Macrí P et al | 2003 | 26 | 15,4% |
Vidarsdottir et al | 2010 | 29 | 31% |
Points | Sign and symptoms |
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One point for each of the following | Age >75 years Tachycardia Leukocytosis Pleural effusions |
Two points for each of the following | Fever Noncontained leak on barium esophagram Respiratory compromise Time to diagnosis >24 h |
Three points for each of the following | Presence of malignancy Hypotension |
Gram-positive cocci | Gram-positive bacilli | Gram-negative cocci | Gram-negative bacilli | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anaerobic | Peptostreptococcus | Actinomyces Lactobacillus Eubacterium | Veillonella | Bacteroides Prevotella Porphyromonas Fusobacterium |
Aerobic | Streptococci (including beta-hemolytic and S. viridans group), Staphylococci | Corynebacterium | Moraxella | Enterobacteriaceae Eikenella corrodens Pseudomonas |
Fungi | Candida albicans |
Surgical treatment of oesophageal perforations | Recommended | Class of evidence* |
---|---|---|
IA | ||
Perforation <24 h | IC | |
Primary repair | Perforation <72 h | |
Thoracic small perforation (failure off medical treatment) | NA** | |
Abdominal perforations <24 h | IA | |
Drainage only | Cervical perforations | IIC |
Thoracic small perforations | NA | |
Diversion without esophagectomy | Severe mediastinitis after large thoracic perforations in critical patient | IIC |
Advance stages of oesophageal cancer perforations | IIC | |
Severe mediastinitis after large thoracic perforations if general conditions | IIC | |
Esophagectomy | allow | |
Initially stages of oesophageal cancer | IA | |
Endoscopic closure system vacuum-(E-VAC) assisted | Large perforations with an efficient peri-oesophageal drainage | IIC |
Oesophageal stenting associated with pleural/mediastinal drainage | Thoracic perforations<24 h in stable patients Bridging method for critical patients | IIC |