TABLE 6.

The Effect of the Minimally Invasive Approach on Clinical Outcomes in the Pre-regionalization Era (N = 29) and Post-regionalization Era (n = 377)

	Pre-Regionalization Laparoscopic Gastrectomy N = 29		Post-Regionalization Laparoscopic Gastrectomy N = 377
Characteristic	N	%	N	%	P Value
Duration of surgery (min)  Median	238		239		0.870
Length of hospital stay (days)  Median	6		2		<0.0001
Type of gastrectomy  Subtotal gastrectomy  Total gastrectomy	29 0	100 0	297 80	78.8 21.2	0.006
ER visit  30 days	8	27.6	72	19.1	0.268
Readmission  30 days	3	10.3	39	10.3	1.000
Reoperation  30 days	2	6.9	25	6.6	0.956
ICU utilization  Yes	0	0	11	2.9	0.350
Mortality  30 days	0	0	4	1.1	0.578
Post-op chemotherapy received  Yes	15	51.7	262	69.5	0.034
Time between gastrectomy to restarting chemotherapy (days)  Median	51		41		0.153

ICU indicates intensive care unit.