Table 3.
Surgical indicators in perioperative days between laparoscopic total gastrectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and laparoscopic total gastrectomy group
|
Variable
|
NC-LTG group (n = 73)
|
LTG group (n = 73)
|
P
value
|
| Surgical time, min (mean ± SD) | 244.10 ± 48.13 | 225.74 ± 45.33 | 0.019 |
| Blood loss, mL (median, IQR) | 150 (100-300) | 100 (100-200) | 0.011 |
| Retrieved lymph nodes, n (mean ± SD) | 31.14 ± 11.81 | 32.21 ± 12.12 | 0.593 |
| Fist flatus day, d (mean ± SD) | 4.25 ± 1.11 | 4.27 ± 1.10 | 0.896 |
| R0 resection rate, n (%) | 3 (4.1) | 3 (4.1) | 1.000 |
| Postoperative day, d (median, IQR) | 9.0 (7.0-11.0) | 8.0 (7.0-11.0) | 0.602 |
| Total complication rate, n (%) | 15 (20.5) | 10 (13.7) | 0.272 |
| Clavien-Dindo classification | |||
| Grade II | |||
| Anastomosis leakage | 2 | 1 | |
| Lymphatic leakage | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominal infection | 1 | 0 | |
| Ileus | 1 | 0 | |
| Anemia | 3 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 0 | |
| Hypoproteinemia | 2 | 2 | |
| Grade III | |||
| Deep venous thrombosis | 1 | 0 | |
| Anastomosis leakage | 0 | 1 | |
| Intestinal leakage | 0 | 1 | |
| Seroperitoneum | 0 | 1 | |
| Abdominal hemorrhage | 0 | 1 | |
| Grade IV | |||
| Cerebral infraction | 2 | 0 | |
| Grade V | |||
| Severe pneumonia | 1 | 0 | |
| Severe complication rate, n (%) | 4 (5.5) | 4 (5.5) | 1.000 |
NC-LTG: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy; LTG: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy; IQR: Interquartile range.