Table 2.

Operative morbidity and mortality

	Total	Clavien–Dindo complication grade ≥ III
		Total	Gastrectomy	Gastrojejunostomy
	(n = 104)	(n = 104)	(n = 32)	(n = 70)
Any complication	25	10	4	6
Anastomotic leakage	3	2	2†	0
Abdominal abscess	3	2	1	1†
Pancreatic fistula	2	1	1	0
Wound infection/ dehiscence	6	1	0	1
Pleural effusion	6	1	1	0
Pneumonia	3	0	0	0
Thrombus/embolus	2	1	1	0
Ascites	5	1	0	1
Ileus	5	0	0	0
Gastrointestinal bleeding	5	4	1	3
Reoperation	2		1‡	1§
Death in hospital	6		1¶	5#
30‐day postoperative mortality	2		0	2
Duration of hospital stay (days)*	13 (9–18)		13 (9.5–15.5)	12.5 (9–24)

^*Values are median (i.q.r.).

^†Grade IIIb.

^‡Duodenal stump leakage on postoperative day (POD) 13;

^§abdominal abscess on POD 10. Disease progression on

^¶POD 137 and

^#POD 28, 30, 40, 60 and 67.