Intraoperative gastric venous congestion: postoperative outcome

	(Sub)total gastrectomy
Variable	Yes	No	p value
	(n = 29)	(n = 24)
DGE grade B/C, n (%)a	4 (14.8)	2 (8.3)	0.671b
PPH grade B/C, n (%)	2 (6.9)	1 (4.2)	1.000b
Bile leakage grade B/C, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
Major morbidity, n (%)	10 (34.5)	11 (45.8)	0.400c
Relaparotomy	3 (10.3)d	2 (8.3)e	1.000b
Organ failure			0.224b
Single-organ failure	2 (6.9)	5 (20.8)
Multi-organ failure	0 (0)	0 (0)
Multiple major morbidity (> 1), n (%)	3 (10.3)	4 (16.7)	0.688b
Postoperative hospital stay (days) (median, IQR)	12 (10–15)	10 (8–18)	0.548f
Intensive care stay, n (%)	3 (10.3)	2 (8.3)	1.000b
In-hospital mortality, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
90-day mortality, n (%)	2 (6.9)	1 (4.2)	1.000b

Bold value indicates statistical significance (p < 0.050)

DGE, delayed gastric emptying; PPH, postpancreatectomy hemorrhage; IQR, interquartile range

^aPatients who underwent a total gastrectomy (n = 2) are excluded, ^bFisher’s exact test, ^cChi-square test, ^dIndications for relaparotomy were wound dehiscence (n = 2) and PPH (n = 1), ^eIndication for relaparotomy was wound dehiscence (n = 2), ^fMann-Whitney U test