2.
Postoperative outcomes
| Variable | LADG (N=667) | TLDG (N=655) | P |
| EBL, estimated blood loss; POD, postoperative day; LADG, laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy; TLDG, totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy; *, Wilcoxon rank sum test. | |||
Operation time (
) (min)
|
171.0±46.8 | 177.1±54.1 | 0.10 |
| EBL [median (range)] (mL) | 100.0 (60.0−200.0) | 50.0 (20.0−100.0) | <0.001* |
| Proximal margin [median (range)] (cm) | 3.0 (1.9−5.0) | 4.2 (2.4−6.7) | <0.001* |
| Distal margin [median (range)] (cm) | 5.3 (3.5−7.5) | 5.0 (3.0−7.6) | 0.35* |
Postoperative pain score (
)
|
|||
| POD 1 | 5.1±1.5 | 4.8±1.4 | 0.01 |
| POD 3 | 3.4±1.1 | 3.3±1.3 | 0.63 |
First flatus passage after operation (
) (d)
|
3.4±0.8 | 3.2±0.6 | <0.001 |
| Hospital day after operation [median (range)] (d) | 7.0 (6.0−8.0) | 7.0 (7.0−8.0) | 0.10* |
| Readmission [n (%)] | 36 (5.4) | 29 (4.4) | 0.41 |