Table 3 Procedure details and follow- up
From: Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia in an Egyptian cohort
Procedure time (minutes) | |
Range | 75–260 |
Median (IQR) | 120 (76) |
Myotomy length | |
Range | 8–10 cm |
Median (IQR) | 10 (0) |
Number of clips used | |
Range | 4–12 |
Median (IQR) | 6 (2) |
Technical success (Number, %) | 34 (100%) |
Hospital stay (days) | |
Range | 2–10 |
Median (IQR) | 3 (1) |
Intraprocedural adverse events (Number, %) | |
Mucosal tear | 3 (8.8%) |
Pneumoperitoneum needing UWS d | 3 (8.8%) |
Pneumoperitoneum | 14(40%) |
Surgical emphysema | 2 (5.9%) |
Postprocedural adverse events | |
Aspiration pneumonia | 2 (5.9%) |
DVT a and pulmonary embolism | 1 (2.9%) |
DVT | 1 (2.9%) |
Follow - up period (months) | |
Range | 6–22 |
Median (IQR)c | 10 (6) |
BMI (kg/m2) | |
Range | 15.2–43.5 |
Median (IQR) | 26.3 (10) |
Endoscopic evidence of GERDb | 10 (29.4%) |
Eckardt score (Post-procedure) | |
Range | 0–4 |
Median (IQR) | 1 (2) |
Clinical success (number, %) | 33/34 (97.1%) |
Patient’s satisfaction (0–10) | |
Range | 7–10 |
Median (IQR) | 9 (2) |
IRP4s (postprocedure) e | 3.1- –18.7 |
Range | 10.8 (8.2) |
Median (IQR) | |