Table 2.

The clinical data of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy and open radical gastrectomy

Parameters	Laparotomy group	Laparoscopic surgery group	P
Duration of surgery (min)	235±47	285±59	<0.05
Intra-operative blood loss (ml)	146±43	94±48	<0.05
Post-operative exhaust time (day)	3.8±0.8	2.4±0.8	<0.05
Post-operative hospital stay (day)	18±8	15±6	<0.05
Timing of drain removal (day)	11.6±2.5	10.2±1.9	<0.05
Number of harvested LNs	23.3±9.9	22.9±9.5	>0.05

LNs: Lymph nodes