Table 3.
Comparison of postoperative complications between the two groups n (%)
| Postoperative complications | LARG | ORG | P value |
| Decreased gastrointestinal motility | 3 (1.5) | 7 (3.5) | 0.2 |
| Anastomotic leakage/stump fistula | 7 (3.5) | 15 (7.5) | 0.08 |
| Poor incision healing | 5 (2.5) | 16 (8.0) | 0.01 |
| Pulmonary infection | 4 (2.0) | 19 (9.5) | 0.001 |
| Acute liver/kidney failure | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.0) | 0.18 |
| Total | 131 (6.5) | 271 (13.5) | 0.02 |
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Some patients had two or more concomitant complications. LARG: Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy; ORG: Open radical gastrectomy.