Table 1 General study characteristics
Author | Country | Design | Patients (n) | Type of operation | Outcomes reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intrathoracic | |||||
 Griffin 2001 [18] | UK | NC | 13 | NA | Mortality/success/complication/reoperation |
 Holscher 2003 [19] | DE | NC | 6 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/complication/reoperation |
 Hunerbein 2004 [21] | DE | NC | 9 | Transhiatal or Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention/reoperation/hospital and ICU stay |
 Kauer 2008 [23] | DE | NC | 10 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention/reoperation |
 Tuebergen 2008 [31] | DE | NC | 18 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/reintervention/reoperation/hospital stay |
 Qin 2010 [29] | CN | NC | 5 | Left thoracotomy | Mortality/success/hospital stay |
 Hu 2011 [20] | CN | C | 23 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/reoperation/hospital stay/ICU stay |
 Hu 2011 [20] | CN | C | 17 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/reoperation/hospital stay/ICU stay |
 Jiang 2011 [22] | CN | C | 7 | Left thoracotomy | Mortality/success/complication/hospital stay |
 Jiang 2011 [22] | CN | C | 25 | Left thoracotomy | Mortality/success/complication/hospital stay |
 Yin 2012 [33] | CN | NC | 28 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention |
 Al-Issa 2014 [15] | DK | NC | 15 | Ivor Lewis (some MIE) | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention/hospital stay |
 Bludau 2014 [17] | DE | NC | 5 | Ivor Lewis | Mortality/success |
 Shuto 2017 [30] | JP | NC | 19 | Ivor Lewis (some MIE) | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention |
Cervical | |||||
 Orringer 1986 [28] | US | NC | 5 | Orringer | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention |
 Bhasin 2000 [16] | IN | NC | 8 | Orringer | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention |
 Korst 2005 [24] | US | NC | 13 | McKeown or left thoracotomy | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention/hospital stay |
 Lindeman 2008 [27] | AT | NC | 6 | McKeown or Orringer | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention |
 Larburu 2013 [25] | ES | NC | 9 | McKeown or Orringer (both MIE) | Mortality/success/complication/reoperation |
 Leenders 2013 [26] | NL | NC | 9 | Orringer | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention/reoperation/hospital stay |
 Van Rossum 2017 [32] | NL | NC | 23 | McKeown | Mortality/success/complication/reintervention/reoperation/hospital and ICU stay |