Table 2.
Post-operative complications determined by the Clavien–Dindo classification
| GA group (n = 798, 89.4%) | EMR group (n = 75, 8.4%) | PO group (n = 20, 2.2%) | χ2 test | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local complications | 44 (5.5%) | 11 (14.7%) | 0 | 11.28 | 0.004 |
| Abdominal infection | 20 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Anastomotic fistula | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Intestinal obstruction | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Abdominal hemorrhage | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Disruption of wound | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lymphatic fistula | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pancreatic fistula | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duodenal stump fistula | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anastomotic stricture | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Systemic complications | 21 (2.6%) | 8 (10.7%) | 2 (10.0%) | 15.81 | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary infection | 15 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Urinary infection | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pneumothorax | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Renal failure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cardio- and cerebro-vascular event | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total complications | 65 (8.1%) | 19 (25.3%) | 2 (10.0%) | 23.28 | <0.001 |
| Clavien-Dindo classification | 36.05 | <0.001 | |||
| II | 40 | 9 | 1 | ||
| IIIa | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IIIb | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||
| IVa | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IVb | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| V | 3 | 2 | 1 |
GA, gastrectomy alone; EMR, extended multiorgan resection; PO, palliative operation.