Efficacy of preoperative single-dose dexamethasone in preventing postoperative pulmonary complications following minimally invasive esophagectomy: a retrospective propensity score-matched study

Table 4 Occurrences of major postoperative non-pulmonary complications during hospital stay

Complications	DXM group (n = 183)	Control group (n = 183)	χ²	P value
Anastomotic leakage	18(9.8%)	17(9.3%)	0.032	0.859
Wound infection	6(3.3%)	3(1.6%)	0.456	0.500
Cardiac complications	4(2.2%)	12(6.6%)	4.183	0.041^*
Chylothorax	1(0.5%)	1(0.5%)	0.000	1.000
Recurrent laryngeal injury	2(1.1%)	7(3.8%)	2.848	0.091

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