TABLE 3.
Early and late postoperative complications following laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy
| Complication | Laparoscopic
|
Open
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlya | Lateb | Earlya | Lateb | |
| Minor (Grade 1–2) | ||||
| Acute kidney injury | 1 | |||
| Anemia | 3 | 4 | ||
| Arrhythmia | 2 | 2 | ||
| Atelectasis | 3 | |||
| Deep vein thrombosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dehydration | 1 | |||
| Delayed gastric emptying | 1 | 2 | ||
| Diarrhea | 1 | |||
| Fever | 1 | |||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hematoma | 1 | |||
| Hypertension | 1 | |||
| Ileus | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Incisional hernia | 1 | 4 | ||
| Malnutrition | 1 | |||
| Pancreatitis | 1 | |||
| Superficial site infection | 2 | 5 | ||
| Urinary tract infection | 3 | |||
| Total | 11 | 5 | 26 | 11 |
| Major (Grade 3–4) | ||||
| Anastomotic leak | 4 | 4 | ||
| Anastomotic stricture | 3 | |||
| Deep space infection | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dehiscence | 2 | |||
| Duodenal stump leak | 6 | 4 | ||
| Incisional hernia | 5 | |||
| Internal hernia | 1 | 2 | ||
| Myocardial infarction | 1 | |||
| Pancreatic leak/fistula | 1 | |||
| Pleural effusion | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pulmonary embolism | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Small bowel obstruction | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 16 | 7 |
| Mortality (Grade 5) | ||||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 | |||
a
Early = ≤ 30 days of surgery
b
Late = 31 days–6 months following surgery