Table 2 Patients’ intraoperative and postoperative parameters
Intraoperative and postoperative parameters | Distal subtotal gastrectomy | Total gastrectomy | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Proximal resection margin, cm, median (25–75% range) | 5.0 (5.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 0.939 |
Total number of dissected lymph nodes, median (25–75% range) | 26 (18–34) | 31 (23–43) | <0.001 |
Operation duration, min, median (25–75% range) | 180 (154–213) | 240 (190–270) | <0.001 |
Blood loss volume, ml, median (25–75% range) | 150 (100–200) | 150 (100–200) | 0.178 |
Postoperative hospital stay, days, median (25–75% range) | 12.0 (10–15.3) | 14.0 (11.0–19.5) | 0.001 |
Complication rate, n (%) | 12 (8) | 29 (15) | 0.047 |
Bleeding, n (%) | 2 (1) | 7 (4) | 0.311 |
Anastomosis leakage, n (%) | 0 (0) | 8 (4) | 0.023 |
Obstruction, n (%) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1.000 |
Peritoneal abscess, n (%) | 5 (4) | 13 (7) | 0.195 |
Abdominal infection, n (%) | 6 (4) | 17 (9) | 0.100 |
Pancreatic fistula, n (%) | 0 (0) | 4 (2) | 0.140 |
Anastomosis stricture, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1.000 |
Reoperation, n (%) | 3 (2) | 7 (4) | 0.527 |
Mortality rate, n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 0.264 |