Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics between conventional group and enhanced recovery after surgery group
| Characteristics | Conventional group (n = 40) | ERAS group (n = 40) | P value |
| Gender | 1.000 | ||
| Male | 24 | 20 | |
| Female | 16 | 20 | |
| Age (yr) | 1.000 | ||
| < 70 | 28 | 29 | |
| ≥ 70 | 12 | 11 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 1.000 | ||
| < 22 | 18 | 18 | |
| ≥ 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| ASA-PS | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | 30 | 29 | |
| Method | 0.679 | ||
| Partial gastrectomy | 9 | 6 | |
| Distal gastrectomy | 27 | 30 | |
| Total gastrectomy | 4 | 4 | |
| Approach | 0.809 | ||
| Abdominal surgery | 12 | 13 | |
| Laparoscopic surgery | 28 | 27 | |
| Tumor characteristics | 0.568 | ||
| Gastric cancer | 31 | 34 | |
| Submucosal tumor (GIST or schwannoma) | 9 | 6 |
BMI: Body mass index; ASA-PS: American Society of Anesthesiologists - physical status; ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery; GIST: Gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor.