Table 2.
The short-term outcomes after a definitive operation for gastric cancer
| Parameter | The Pooled (n=1003) |
Study group (n=635) |
Control group (n=368) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoper. transfusion, n (%) | 0.593 | |||
| None | 618 (61.6) | 383 (60.3) | 235 (63.9) | |
| <500 mL | 177 (17.6) | 116 (18.3) | 61 (16.6) | |
| 500-1000 mL | 166 (16.6) | 107 (16.9) | 59 (16.0) | |
| >1000 mL | 42 (4.2) | 29 (4.6) | 13 (3.5) | |
| Operative time, min | 282±77 | 283±78 | 281±76 | 0.693 |
| LOS, day | 25.0±10.1 | 25.1±10.5 | 24.6±9.5 | 0.486 |
| LOPS, day | 15.0±8.7 | 15.1±9.2 | 14.7±7.8 | 0.493 |
| Postoper. complications (yes), n (%) | 235 (23.4) | 157 (24.7) | 78 (21.2) | 0.216 |
| Pyrexia | 105 (10.5) | 72 (11.3) | 33 (9.0) | |
| SSI | 58 (5.8) | 38 (6.0) | 20 (5.4) | |
| Bowel obstruction/ileus | 34 (3.4) | 22 (3.5) | 12 (3.3) | |
| Anastomotic leak | 25 (2.5) | 16 (2.5) | 9 (2.4) | |
| IAH | 17 (1.7) | 11 (1.7) | 6 (1.6) | |
| Others | 25 (2.5) | 16 (2.5) | 9 (2.4) | |
Abbreviations: Intraoper., intraoperative; Postoper., postoperative; LOS, length of stay; LOPS, length of postoperative stay; SSI, surgical site infection; IAH, intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Others include several rare complications, such as dumping syndrome, digestive fluid reflux, persistent vomiting and diarrhea.