Table 3. Comparison of perioperative parameters between LTG and OTG groups.
Postoperative parameters | LTG group (n=23) | OTG group (n=46) | P value |
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Complication (%) | |||
No complication | 15 (65.22) | 31 (67.39) | 0.418 |
Clavien-Dindo grade I/II | 5 (21.74) | 13 (28.26) | |
Clavien-Dindo grade III/IV | 3 (13.04) | 2 (4.35) | |
Anastomotic leak | 3 (13.04) | 4 (8.70) | 0.573 |
Intra-abdominal infection | 4 (17.39) | 5 (10.87) | 0.448 |
Pulmonary infection | 2 (8.70) | 5 (10.87) | 0.778 |
All-cause infection | 6 (26.09) | 10 (21.74) | 0.687 |
Hemorrhage/transfusion | 2 (8.70) | 1 (2.17) | 0.210 |
Lymphatic leak | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.17) | 1.000* |
Length of incision (cm) | 4.0 (4, 8) | 22.0 (20, 23) | <0.001 |
Operation time (min) | 262 (234, 300) | 205 (173, 235) | <0.001 |
Estimated blood loss (mL) | 100 (75, 120) | 100 (50, 100) | 0.764 |
The first aerofluxus time (days) | 4.0 (3.0, 4.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.0) | 0.958 |
The first defecating time (days) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 0.665 |
Time to pull drainage (days) | 7.0 (6.0, 11.0) | 8.0 (6.0, 9.0) | 0.653 |
The first time on liquid diets (days) | 6.0 (3.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (4.0, 8.0) | 0.245 |
Length of stay (days) | 11.0 (10.0, 15.0) | 11.0 (10.0, 13.0) | 0.928 |
Continuous variates were presented as median (25, 75 percentile). *, Fisher exact test. LTG, laparoscopic total gastrectomy; OTG, open total gastrectomy.