Table 2.

Surgical outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy and open gastrectomy

Outcomes	LAG (n = 101)	OG (n = 101)	P value
Operative outcomes
Operating time, mean, min ± SD	297.4 ± 57.9	198.1 ± 24.7	<0.001*
EBL, mean, ml ± SD	131.9 ± 52.1	129.5 ± 50.3	0.680
Retrieval lymph nodes, mean, n ± SD	33.7 ± 7.1	33.1 ± 7.6	0.358
Hospital courses
Hospital stay, mean, days ± SD	10.5 ± 2.0	11.9 ± 1.8	<0.001*
First flatus time, mean, days ± SD	2.8 ± 0.7	3.6 ± 0.5	<0.001*
Diet start time, mean, days ± SD	3.8 ± 0.7	4.6 ± 0.5	<0.001*
Transfused patients, n (%)	20 (19.8%)	18 (17.8%)	0.832
Postoperative fever, n (%)	14 (13.9%)	15 (14.9%)	1.000
Morbidity, n (%)			0.019*
None	79 (78.2%)	63 (62.4%)
Mild	1 (1.0%)	14 (13.9%)
Moderate	4 (4.0%)	4 (4.0%)
Severe	17 (16.8%)	20 (19.8%)
Mortality, n (%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1.000

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).

EBL, estimated blood loss.

*Statistically significant.