Table 3. Postoperative complications of LATG and OTG groups.
| Variable | All patients(n = 1096) | Patients propensity matching (n = 692) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATG(n = 510) | OTG(n = 586) | P | LATG(n = 346) | OTG(n = 346) | P | |
| Total complication | 76(14.9%) | 123(21.0%) | 0.009 | 52(15.0%) | 79(22.8) | 0.009 |
| I–II complication | 51(10.0%) | 76(13.0%) | 0.126 | 37(10.7%) | 51(14.7%) | 0.110 |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 24 | 14 | 19 | ||
| Anastomotic leakage | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Abdominal infection | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Ileus | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Intra-abdominal bleeding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lymphatic leakage | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pancreatic fistula | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wound infection | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Others | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | ||
| III–IV complication | 15(2.9%) | 15(2.6%) | 0.699 | 10(2.9%) | 6(1.7%) | 0.312 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Anastomotic leakage | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Abdominal infection | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Ileus | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Intra-abdominal bleeding | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Wound infection | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lymphatic leakage | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Others | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Death | 0 | 7(1.2%) | 0.017 | 0 | 2(0.6%) | 0.499 |